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5 computer updates coming soon?

paxtonandrew said:
Has anybody thought that the new imac may have a much faster G4 chip in it? I understand that the dual core processors aren't ready yet, but maybe the G4 chip has finally been clocked to decent speeds(>2ghz) *Crosses Fingers*



Pardon me for being naive, but what the hell is the PowerTune chip? Who makes it, and what speeds are we looking at for this CPU?

The G4 is a more than adequate CPU for iBooks and iMacs (please don't flame me) and I believe with a bit of tweaking, we may see a P4 spec G4 chip eventually.
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1. The imac is going G5. The only chip meant for >2 Ghz is the freescale e700 which from what I heard lately is still being developed.

2. The Powertune chip is made by IBM and it is the G5. It is meant for mobile and tight enclosure use. The chip could be scaled at the same speeds as the upcoming imac G5. But, I have no clue.
 
quagmire said:
1. The imac is going G5. The only chip meant for >2 Ghz is the freescale e700 which from what I heard lately is still being developed.

2. The Powertune chip is made by IBM and it is the G5. It is meant for mobile and tight enclosure use. The chip could be scaled at the same speeds as the upcoming imac G5. But, I have no clue.
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Thanks for putting me in my place. You could say I would rather give a smaller company (freescale) a plug over IBM, who wouldn't be able to get their acts together if they went into receivership! The powertune chip sounds like something for use in the iPod :rolleyes: but if the wattage and heat are low enough, I may have to ebay this PowerBook, and buy a G5!
 
paxtonandrew said:
Thanks for putting me in my place. You could say I would rather give a smaller company (freescale) a plug over IBM, who wouldn't be able to get their acts together if they went into receivership! The powertune chip sounds like something for use in the iPod :rolleyes: but if the wattage and heat are low enough, I may have to ebay this PowerBook, and buy a G5!
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A 970fx chip in an iPod? No, unfortunately the iPod is not going G5 anytime soon.

(But wouldn't that piss people off? The next revision Powerbooks get a faster G4 and the iPod gets the G5!) :)
 
alexf said:
A 970fx chip in an iPod? No, unfortunately the iPod is not going G5 anytime soon.

(But wouldn't that piss people off? The next revision Powerbooks get a faster G4 and the iPod gets the G5!) :)
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If the ipod gets a G5 there will be definitly be a hidden feature that will blow the rest of the ipod away. :D
 
i'd love to see g5 powerbooks next week so it would leave enough time for a rev b or c by the time i get one for college next year :D

does anyone know if the paris keynote will be broadcast online anywhere?
 
cwright said:
i'd love to see g5 powerbooks next week so it would leave enough time for a rev b or c by the time i get one for college next year :D

does anyone know if the paris keynote will be broadcast online anywhere?
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Unfortunately a 10 minute stint googling could not find anything about the keynote, and as Schiller is doing the Keynote, there is a much less of a chance of it being broadcast. It is a shame, but me being in Australia, the Keynote starts at 6PM in Sydney, so the apple Australia site will be getting a good attack from my tribe of working computers! I do expect this site to constantly update with each new product. So, in other words, no live broadcast unfortunately.
 
paxtonandrew said:
Unfortunately a 10 minute stint googling could not find anything about the keynote, and as Schiller is doing the Keynote, there is a much less of a chance of it being broadcast. It is a shame, but me being in Australia, the Keynote starts at 6PM in Sydney, so the apple Australia site will be getting a good attack from my tribe of working computers! I do expect this site to constantly update with each new product. So, in other words, no live broadcast unfortunately.
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Well that chat session might give us some live updates at least.

I half wonder if they will broadcast just to show that even without an American audience their new found world focus means they will broadcast...but I would have expected soemthing on their website by now,.
 
I'm still hoping for a live broadcast, although chances are we won't be able to follow the keynote live. Even if Apple was planning to provide a live stream, they would probably announce it on short notice. Why? Because if they announced it early, many Mac fans in the US might decide to stay up late (on the West Coast) or get up early (on the East Coast) to follow it. Without any early announcement, Apple only has to make sure to have enough bandwith for Mac fans between Portugal and NZ. :)
 
paxtonandrew said:
What do you mean by 'chat session'? Is it the IRC program, or something else?
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Yeah, IRC.

I am using Colloquy as suggested by others. Macrumors have a channel (secret) on irc.krono.net and add #macrumors to get on.
 
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