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Apple Event on Thursday May 18th, 2006?
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so powerbook G5s on thursday...
At this point i could careless about an ipod updated or a macbook. They only thing i wanted updated are the iMacs and powermacs..cause i want to get one in the summer...
At this point i could careless about an ipod updated or a macbook. They only thing i wanted updated are the iMacs and powermacs..cause i want to get one in the summer...
Opps, that's not a good sign.arn said:
In any case, when is Core Duo processor price coming down? I don't know if it makes sense to introduce a low price computer right before one of the biggest costs is about to go down. I'd think they would wait until they can get the processors cheaper.
So keep iBook and not PowerBook. Not likely.ero87 said:
Keep iMac and not iBook. Seems a little out of line.
I still have a suspicion that at some point either the iMac as a name will be dropped, or the iBook will be renamed and realigned to another line, perhaps MacBook Mini.
MacBook in many ways doesn't seem connected to any desktop range. MacBook Pro will have Mac Pro, (assuming the trademark rumour from New Zealand was true), to have a MacBook I would feel would warrant a simply named Mac desktop. Maybe we will see the headless version of the iMac with expansion options at some point and this could be called the Mac and paired with the MacBook.
Unlikely, but I would like to see some desktop-laptop connections preserved.
I'm repeating myself from another thread, but...
Here's a guess.. Steve will be at the Thursday event to introduce the new MacBooks... Bono will show up to help introduce the Red iPod and talk about the cause it supports. The next day, MacBooks and Red iPods will be flying out the door. Apple will be able to make headlines two days in a row with a major three-pronged marketing push (including the new NYC store). Again, just a guess.
Here's a guess.. Steve will be at the Thursday event to introduce the new MacBooks... Bono will show up to help introduce the Red iPod and talk about the cause it supports. The next day, MacBooks and Red iPods will be flying out the door. Apple will be able to make headlines two days in a row with a major three-pronged marketing push (including the new NYC store). Again, just a guess.
Are you referring to the store opening invite or the media invite?milo said:
Here is the store opening invite- Clicking on the "find out more" button takes you to this site-
http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/week/20060521.html
Dont have the media one which im pretty sure is the one you want to see
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steve_hill4 said:
I'm sorry but who the motherf***ing son of a b**** ****sucker needs a hypothetical MacBook Mini?!?! If you don't want a dedicated GPU, an up-to-speed processor and room for a fair amount of RAM, go buy a bloody smartphone or a tablet.
Now, I already have a smartphone, so what I don't need from Apple is some underwhelming cheapo laptop for people who aren't gonna do anything else other than check their mail and organise their music in iTunes.
A portable consumer laptop please Apple, and that means no measly Core Solo, and no pathetic integrated graphics.
milo said:
hah, I think they're quite clever. they have no facts, no sources, no reporting. and yet, they're still able to generate a lot of hits on their page and sell ads and make money.
i think they 'get it' more than most of us here who take this rumor business so bloody seriously.
dongmin said:
Yeah, I used to take them word for word.
I became suspicious when they redesigned the site... and it remained crappy. They love to refer to the "grapevine" and "very reliable sources in Cupertino."
milo said:
Fine, but now is not the time. If Apple are replacing the iBooks and 12" PowerBook, if there is no Duo and no GPU in the line (which I really do doubt) then Apple have "officially" lost their minds.
i know many people wont like to hear this, but I think apple may stick a core solo into the macbook if it DOES come out next week, simply to make it different from the macbook pro. of course, you will likely be able to upgrade to a core duo for extra money....but i think the base model will have a solo....which is fine by me because it's still faster than a G4. Why would apple put the same chip that's in their PRO machine in an entry-level consumer laptop?
milo said:
If I remember correctly, he did NOT say that all macs would have "mac" in their name. It seemed more like a small aside to rationalize the renaming of the Powerbook.
the powerbook HAD to be renamed because it still had a name referring to PowerPC processors. Just because Jobs said "we'd like "mac" to be in our products' names" doesn't mean that it will be in EVERY name. For example, the iMac!!!
besides, "i" has come to be synonmous with mac. iPod, iLife, iTunes... everyone knows the connection.
Who? About half the votersrussed said:
That is too funny. Maybe they are voting negative because the event might be about the NYC store, and they are down on any Apple news BUT MacBooks? Or maybe it's because they fear MacBooks may arrive 2 days later than Tuesday? ([homer]"40 seconds! But I want it now!"[/homer])Now vote negative, and enjoy the sheer absurdity! "Down with Apple Event Thursday May 18th!"
The MacBooks are having a real full moon effect on people here I think
Wait until they appear... the insanity that will be unleashed may be unprecedented.
The PowerBook just means "power" as in "powerful." PowerBooks existed for many years before PowerPC processors appeared.ero87 said:
And the Chinese characters say "This Side" and the CompUSA iBook event is the same one they always schedule
I can't believe people are still going on and on about this. Jeez.ero87 said:
Apple has already leaked 'MacBook' so it's a done deal folks. Move along. There's nothing to discuss. And for the last bloody time: it's just a name. Who gives a flyn' flip what it's called as long as it looks nice and works well?!
