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Apple Answers Questions About Low-end iPhone and Mac Netbooks

I use to own a Dell Axim but gave it up and vouched that as soon as Apple came out with a Pocket Mac I would get one.

Then they came out with Touch that I instantly snagged. As much as I love it I wish they took more of the Newton OS it seems like iPhone OS is more of a stripped down version of Newton which is completely backwards to me. The Newton had word processing, the ability to connect to more then one Newton, print documents, etc. It even had bluetooth and a keyboard attachment!:eek:

If Apple took the Newton and revamped it instead of stripping it down we would not be having this discussion about netbooks.
 
tuckerja said:
I have the best apple netbook ever made, the 12" powerbook g4!
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I thought a netbook was a small, light, cheap computer designed for internet use, email and applications no more powerful than word processing. While I agree that it's a great machine, other than being small and light, the 12" PBG4 is nothing like a netbook.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Apple made a true netbook, it wouldn't be capable of running iLife, any graphics programs (Adobe CS4), or games. Would it even be capable of running Leopard? Is it still a netbook if it's over $500?
 
zdobson said:
I thought a netbook was a small, light, cheap computer designed for internet use, email and applications no more powerful than word processing.
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Just like "ultra portable", there's no fixed definition of netbook.

Just about any system in the 9" to 11" range could be called a netbook. The 12" PB G4 may be the closest thing to a netbook that Apple has recently made, but it's a bit too big.

I run Photoshop, full Office, Google Earth,... on my eeePC - it is not part of the netbook definition that the system must be crippled.
 
AidenShaw said:
Just like "ultra portable", there's no fixed definition of netbook.

Just about any system in the 9" to 11" range could be called a netbook. The 12" PB G4 may be the closest thing to a netbook that Apple has recently made, but it's a bit too big.

I run Photoshop, full Office, Google Earth,... on my eeePC - it is not part of the netbook definition that the system must be crippled.
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I realize wikipedia doesn't offer strict definitions, but they do represent a consensus of the population, and they draw a distinction between ultraportable (or subnotebook) and a netbook. See article.

Also, I wouldn't say crippled, but definitely significantly slower. Run the retouch artists speed test and let me know how it fares.
 
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