LOL - and I just ordered my 12' PB today for delivery next week.
Just did not want to wait any longer. I will still cherish it - (I hope)
Just did not want to wait any longer. I will still cherish it - (I hope)
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15inch PowerBook update at MWCP (Macworld Creative Pro)
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Joz: "And that's it. You'll all get a chance to lick the G5 PowerMacs in the lobby on your way out ..."
[some commotion backstage ... Joz walks over and looks behind the curtain]
Joz (muffled): "Oh. I see. Okay. Sure!"
Joz turns back to crowd: "Everyone please sit back down. Steve Jobs wants to say something."
Jobs (walking on stage): "Well, we've got this one more thing to show you today ..."
Poor Joz
wouldn't that just suck for Joz?
But it's clearly in the realm of plausibility knowing how stingy Jobs is with product announcements. Though I think if (BIG BOLD IF) there was a PB announcement made, then it would probably be Jobs via satellite like he did last time he was in Paris.
Either that, or whatever Joz has been using to blackmail Jobs to get all the press coverage he's had in the last month or two is big enough to even wrangle a powerbook announcement as well.
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wouldn't that just suck for Joz?
But it's clearly in the realm of plausibility knowing how stingy Jobs is with product announcements. Though I think if (BIG BOLD IF) there was a PB announcement made, then it would probably be Jobs via satellite like he did last time he was in Paris.
Either that, or whatever Joz has been using to blackmail Jobs to get all the press coverage he's had in the last month or two is big enough to even wrangle a powerbook announcement as well.
-Hertz
If they upgrade the 15" they really have to bump the 12" and 17" as well. A 17" 1GHz won't sell if there is a 15" 1.3 or 1.4, same for the 867MHz 12".
Personally, I'm hoping for a 15" Aluminum, speed bumps for the 12" and 17", and some L3 cache on the 12" (maybe a higher built-in RAM chip too).
Personally, I'm hoping for a 15" Aluminum, speed bumps for the 12" and 17", and some L3 cache on the 12" (maybe a higher built-in RAM chip too).
I can still definately see this happening, but it seems a bit of a safe rumor to me.
Anyone could say "Yep 15" PowerBooks really soon", simply because they are so overdue and simply because another big event is looming.
Poor attempt to improve credibility?
AppleMatt
Anyone could say "Yep 15" PowerBooks really soon", simply because they are so overdue and simply because another big event is looming.
Poor attempt to improve credibility?
AppleMatt
just out of curiousity, since i've only started following Apple releases since the Ipods:
has there ever been a (moderately) big revamp of a product without being introduced from Steve Jobs?
i am waiting for this 15 inch pbook.... but i must say: the knowledge that a G5 exists will slightly stain the glory of my powerbook... even though it would be brand new.
has there ever been a (moderately) big revamp of a product without being introduced from Steve Jobs?
i am waiting for this 15 inch pbook.... but i must say: the knowledge that a G5 exists will slightly stain the glory of my powerbook... even though it would be brand new.
Why the delay??
I still want to know why the delay between intro-ing the 12" and 17" with AP Extreme in Jan and the 15" in July. That is a HUGE amount of time to have the 15" so far behind the other two.
I don't think it will be a G5, by the way, but I'd love to be surprised as would lots of other people, I bet.
I still want to know why the delay between intro-ing the 12" and 17" with AP Extreme in Jan and the 15" in July. That is a HUGE amount of time to have the 15" so far behind the other two.
I don't think it will be a G5, by the way, but I'd love to be surprised as would lots of other people, I bet.
Not that I remember, I've been following Mac rumors for a few years now, but you can forget a lot in a few years.
The G5 isn't going into a PowerBook soon, as confirmed by Apple. You'll have the fastest PowerBook if not the fastest Mac
AppleMatt
HA RIGHT...
That's sad that all you're hoping for is the update to Aluminum. I definately think they'll have a faster processor in the 15", along with the FW800/BT/AE. I'm sure the processor speed will match the 17" book. 17" really isn't about speed, more about screen real estate, though having the top-of-the-line processor in the 17" doesn't hurt as it is the top-of-the-line laptop (though i don't see it that way).
I think i might just buy this PB update and then upgrade when the G5 comes out in a laptop.
That's sad that all you're hoping for is the update to Aluminum. I definately think they'll have a faster processor in the 15", along with the FW800/BT/AE. I'm sure the processor speed will match the 17" book. 17" really isn't about speed, more about screen real estate, though having the top-of-the-line processor in the 17" doesn't hurt as it is the top-of-the-line laptop (though i don't see it that way).
I think i might just buy this PB update and then upgrade when the G5 comes out in a laptop.
Re: Why the delay??
Because the 15" was updated in November last year, if I remember correctly, how would you feel if after just 2 months your PowerBook is very obselete?
IT WON'T BE G5!
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Because the 15" was updated in November last year, if I remember correctly, how would you feel if after just 2 months your PowerBook is very obselete?
Originally posted by centauratlas
I don't think it will be a G5, by the way, but I'd love to be surprised as would lots of other people, I bet.
IT WON'T BE G5!
AppleMatt
Time to let go of that notion. It was just a smokescreen until the G5 was announced. It's the year of the desktop if ever there was one.
I don't think Jobs would let Jos announce an updated PowerBook, but updated monitors, mice and keyboards to match the G5 are a good possibility.
Ech! Don't suggest such an evil thing! Eventually when I get a PB someday, it will be a 15" one. 17" is just a little larger than what I'd want to tote around with me. Even my 12" iBook gets heavy after awhile (plus all of its accessories). To me, 15" is about perfect. Nice screen size without being too obscene or bulky.
The graphics should be the new Radeon 9600M, since Apple used the Radeon 9000 only a month after it came out, for the current 15in PBs. Although if the 15ins are updated, the 12in and 17in will also have to be updated all everyone will go for the 15in.
I don't think they'll release 15" AluBooks without updating 17" Alubooks and maybe the 12" models too. Otherwise the 15" sales are going to canibalize the others. I've been thinking about getting a 17" but if they release a 15" with higher specs, I'd definitely go with that over the 17" any day. Or would I?
Wow, if this is true, then it looks like someone finally hit Steve with a bout of common sense.
It never made much sense anyway. They had a 15" PB update in November, made the 12" and 17" announcements in January, and only started shipping them around March or April or so. It would have fit the timeline perfectly if he just sneaked a 15" into the lineup or something. All this time just to do something they should have done months ago. *sigh*
And for the people hoping for a 1.3GHz and 1.33GHz G4 in the 15" and 17" PB's, I think they would just go with a 1.25GHz G4 like they have with everything else they have made thus far. I hope they update everything to 1.25GHz, and the 12" should go to 1GHz. It already has heat problems at 867MHz, so I'm not sure about putting a 1.25GHz G4 in there.
It never made much sense anyway. They had a 15" PB update in November, made the 12" and 17" announcements in January, and only started shipping them around March or April or so. It would have fit the timeline perfectly if he just sneaked a 15" into the lineup or something. All this time just to do something they should have done months ago. *sigh*
And for the people hoping for a 1.3GHz and 1.33GHz G4 in the 15" and 17" PB's, I think they would just go with a 1.25GHz G4 like they have with everything else they have made thus far.
I hope they update everything to 1.25GHz, and the 12" should go to 1GHz. It already has heat problems at 867MHz, so I'm not sure about putting a 1.25GHz G4 in there.Get rid of the 15 inch?!? That would be like Goldilocks throwing out the "just right" porridge!!! I don't think that will happen and if it does I'll have to repair my walls where I pounded my head into them!!!
Also, alot of people are talking about the 15.4 inch PB. I don't know if that will be the case. The 15.4 inch LCD rumor originated with MacWhispers ( or was it from the Digitimes article ). Whichever it was, both sources said that the new 15 inch would be shipping in Feb 03. Since they were wrong about that, then I would think they are wrong about the screen size.
Could see Jos doing the announcement - more likely that Jobs will do it remotely. The case for Jos doing it is that he may be going to Jobs saying, "Hey, throw me a bone now and then!" And so Jobs gives him this announcement. Maybe they're grooming him for something...
What's a "brower???"
Also, alot of people are talking about the 15.4 inch PB. I don't know if that will be the case. The 15.4 inch LCD rumor originated with MacWhispers ( or was it from the Digitimes article ). Whichever it was, both sources said that the new 15 inch would be shipping in Feb 03. Since they were wrong about that, then I would think they are wrong about the screen size.
Could see Jos doing the announcement - more likely that Jobs will do it remotely. The case for Jos doing it is that he may be going to Jobs saying, "Hey, throw me a bone now and then!" And so Jobs gives him this announcement. Maybe they're grooming him for something...
What's a "brower???"
I think everybody tends to overlook what I consider the real reason that the 15" PBs have not been updated -- it is the only PowerBook that still boots OS 9. Now with QuarkXpress 6 shipping, they can finally update it to an AluBook and get rid of OS 9 booting.
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