I know a lot of people don't like macwispers but if this rumor is true than I think Apple has a very bright future. Have a read: http://www.envestco2.com/macwhispers/archives/000070.php
Originally posted by RandomDeadHead
Sounds very good, but then Apple would only have 2 procs, the G3 and G5(or what ever they call it). What would happen to the ibook? Would they keep the G3 for another couple years, or would it go directly to the 970?
I think they will keep the G4 around for awile, just to serve as a bridge between the other procs.
Originally posted by MacBandit
There's a new G3 coming down the pipeline with an integer processing unit on it ala Altivec that should wipe the floors with the G4.
Originally posted by NavyIntel007
Is there any documentation on that?
Originally posted by jholzner
I know a lot of people don't like macwispers but...
Originally posted by ncbill
Why not drop Moto entirely (G3 from IBM)?
1. EOL iBooks, except for the lowest end. $999, 800MHz G3, 30GB drive, CD-only.
2. Powerbooks:
a. 12" 1GHz 970, 40GB drive, combo optical.
$1399 (Superdrive $200 more)
b. 15"/17" 1.2GHz 970, 40/60GB drive, superdrive.
Originally posted by applemacdude
well youre only 200$ off right now
The 980 will probably be marketed the same as the 970, just like the 7455s and 7457s were both marketed as G4. The 970 itself can only get to 2.5 GHz(which would only last a year or so, or Apple would have to go incredibly slow in terms of updates), so Apple would have to make a major change too soon. Thus, I believe the 970 and 980 will be marketed as the same thing.Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
Keeping the pro systems multi processor and having a single CPU on the iMachines and PowerBooks really has some apeal.
Does anyone have any info on the 980?
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Originally posted by XnavxeMiyyep
The 980 will probably be marketed the same as the 970, just like the 7455s and 7457s were both marketed as G4. The 970 itself can only get to 2.5 GHz(which would only last a year or so, or Apple would have to go incredibly slow in terms of updates), so Apple would have to make a major change too soon. Thus, I believe the 970 and 980 will be marketed as the same thing.
I said that the 970 could only get uip to 2.5 GHz. I said nothing of the 980s limit.Originally posted by MacBandit
I thought the 980 with the .09nm processing could scale up to 3-5GHz.
Unless the 980 is a radically new chip 5ghz is out of the question for 90nm. For one thing, it would mean that going from 130nm to 90nm yielded 100% speedup (40% is more reasonable), and for another, 2.5ghz isn't even a confirmed figure. It may be the case that the 970 can't go even that fast. It would not surprise me at all if the 980 couldn't go much faster than 3ghz, and it would surprise me if it beat 4ghz.I thought the 980 with the .09nm processing could scale up to 3-5GHz.
I said that the 970 could only get uip to 2.5 GHz. I said nothing of the 980s limit