Apple Expo Paris Booth

[technocoy]

grey is going to be the color...

of Asteroid! lol...

wouldn't we all be pissed... It's two control surfaces for garageband.

grey will be the color of all apples music creation devices from here on out.

he he he






I. REALLY. NEED. NEW. POWERBOOKS. or powermac.

 

[SiliconAddict]

I'm a New Orleans evacuee displaced to Galveston Texas and just want to check my email and tell people that I may be moving again since I am in the path of another one. But .Mac is down! Apple please give me something good to keep me occupied another few weeks. As any responsible mac owner would do in a similar situation I pulled my hard drive out of my iMac G5 and grabbed my ibook before getting on the helicopter (I had a little extra time, thanks Bush!).

Good luck. Prayers be with you. I wouldn't worry about e-mail. It will be up in a few hours. What you could do in the mean time is make a quick and dirty hotmail or gmail account or if you wish you can have one of my spare comcast mail accounts. I'm only using 3 and have 8 total to me. PM me if you want.

 

[toneloco2881]

I'm a New Orleans evacuee displaced to Galveston Texas and just want to check my email and tell people that I may be moving again since I am in the path of another one. But .Mac is down! Apple please give me something good to keep me occupied another few weeks. As any responsible mac owner would do in a similar situation I pulled my hard drive out of my iMac G5 and grabbed my ibook before getting on the helicopter (I had a little extra time, thanks Bush!).

First off, my prayers and thoughts are with you. I had relatives who lost everything during the storm... On a lighter note however; that is hilarious that you mention how you grabbed your hard drive, and iBook before getting on the helicopter. I swear in having a conversation with my cousin about what items did he make sure to grab before heading out, I told him my powerbook would have been of first priority. My whole life is pretty much on there, so forget anything else 😀

Best wishes to you!

 

[newsound]

It appears that something for .mac may be released tomorrow! I am really looking forward to seeing some enhanced .mac features! 😀

Like being able to upload a 5 MB file to your public folder in under three hours (on a high speed dsl line)?

If so, bring the black veil down!

 

[bodeh6]

....Majority think it will be new laptops with a new design. But ONLY TWO SIZE! 90% of chance for new PowerBook with a new design, but where is the 17"?....

You mean the 12". Rumors were speculating the 12" might go bye bye. The 12" was too close to the iBook. The line up will be 12"/14" iBook and the 15"/17" Powerbook.

 

[MacNoobie]

I'm going out on a limb here..

For some reason I almost get the feeling its going to be some really early Intel based laptops to play around with for the Q&A session with Jobs. I don’t know why and it sounds HIGHLY unlikely but it'd be funny as hell if its just some early Intel laptops to show off OSX on x86 and Rosetta along with Power Book and Power Mac updates along side, heck maybe a comparison.

*Shrugs* After reading this whole thread and seeing the black curtain that’s the only thing I could equate to is a Q&A session, and somehow someway Intel based laptops running OSX.

 

[dongmin]

For all you intel fanatics waiting for the first macs with intel processors:
I'm going to laugh when Apple has to switch back to PPC due to the outstanding amount of legacy machines still out there and the poor sales of the intel macs. Why would anyone REALLY buy a mac with an intel processor for any other reason than OSX AND at a premium when they could get a dell or make their own or something along those lines? Anyone who is holding their breath for "intel pbooks" or whatever needs a slap in the face. PPC forever, end of story.
(BTW, I am hoping quad proc PM's, bring daddy the good stuff Jobs!)

What a troll. Do you honestly believe that people've been buying PowerBooks/iBooks the last 2-3 years because of the superiority of the G4 architecture? You've got to be joking. The processor is the single biggest thing that's been holding Apple back. People buy PowerBooks because of 1) OS X, 2) the stylish design, and 3) the iApps and pro apps only available on a Mac. We've been paying a premium for inferior hardware for a few years now. At least with the Intel move, we'll be paying a premium for equivalent hardware.

(Yes, the G5 is a good architecture. But it too has stalled. Apple is simply not a big enough customer for IBM to really push the architecture. Sorry for the rant. I know it's been said a million times before, but it really annoys me when I read posts like the above.)

 

[barneygumble]

ibook ship times have gone from 1-2 days yesterday to 2-4 days in australia today, my bet it them being updated to what i cannot speculate 😉

 

[Peace]

.Mac

Seems the French .Mac site is up but the american one isn't..

It's just routine maintenance....Mac email is working also.It's just the website that's down

or is it

 

[dongmin]

no steve = no new products

If the outsides haven't changed, then there is no reaosn to cover them up as everything is hidden by the case.

It's possible that they're covering up signs and promotional material.

I'm skeptical that we'll see anything other than minor speedbumps. Show me one new product Apple has introduce without a Steve presentation (Phill Schiller did the iMac G5 intro only b/c Steve was in the hospital.)

Intel laptops, Apple PDA, new form factor for the iBook/PowerBook, etc. would all fall under the 'new product' category. Dual-core PowerMacs...I say no. I say Apple scrapped plans for a Stevenote precisely b/c they couldn't get the dual cores ready.

 

[g0gie]

Im gonna stay up and hope to read about updates and annoucnemtns as they happen. I plan to be up until 3 or 4 am (PST) whos with me!?! WE CAN TRADE AIM screen names and chat live YAY!!!

 

[dongmin]

$10 says that some of the folks at Apple are sitting in a room watching this thread go nuts laughing their heads of. Sick bastards. 😛

Doubt it. Macrumors forum is for people like you and me who have way too much time on their hands. I doubt anyone who works for Steve has that much free time to burn.

The deal these days is that a lot of mainstream journalists & wall st. guys have started to cover Mac rumors sites. If you read the WSJ or News.com regularly, you're bound to run into a random Apple-related rumors. It's hard to avoid, even if you tried.

 

[ajwitte]

I'm skeptical that we'll see anything other than minor speedbumps. Show me one new product Apple has introduce without a Steve presentation (Phill Schiller did the iMac G5 intro only b/c Steve was in the hospital.)

The Newton.

(I know, I know.)

 

[Peace]

It's possible that they're covering up signs and promotional material.

I'm skeptical that we'll see anything other than minor speedbumps. Show me one new product Apple has introduce without a Steve presentation (Phill Schiller did the iMac G5 intro only b/c Steve was in the hospital.)

Intel laptops, Apple PDA, new form factor for the iBook/PowerBook, etc. would all fall under the 'new product' category. Dual-core PowerMacs...I say no. I say Apple scrapped plans for a Stevenote precisely b/c they couldn't get the dual cores ready.

Phil Schiller also designed the iMac..

A new iMacTel?

 

[pags]

Seems the French .Mac site is up but the american one isn't..

It's just routine maintenance....Mac email is working also.It's just the website that's down

or is it

My .mac e-mail is down.

 

[Peace]

My .mac e-mail is down.

My .Mac mail is working fine..

Received: from mac.com (smtpin06-en2 [10.13.10.151]) by ms42.mac.com (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 Patch 2 (built Jul 14 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IN3001GBJYWCP@ms42.mac.com> for nospamcmcdan@mac.com; Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:49:44 -0700 (PDT)

 

[digitalbiker]

What a troll. Do you honestly believe that people've been buying PowerBooks/iBooks the last 2-3 years because of the superiority of the G4 architecture? You've got to be joking. The processor is the single biggest thing that's been holding Apple back. People buy PowerBooks because of 1) OS X, 2) the stylish design, and 3) the iApps and pro apps only available on a Mac. We've been paying a premium for inferior hardware for a few years now. At least with the Intel move, we'll be paying a premium for equivalent hardware.

(Yes, the G5 is a good architecture. But it too has stalled. Apple is simply not a big enough customer for IBM to really push the architecture. Sorry for the rant. I know it's been said a million times before, but it really annoys me when I read posts like the above.)

While I agree with most of what you say, I think it might be quite a different thing when you can compare Apples to Dells directly.

Previously, Apple had a unique OS, unique software, and unique hardware. Some of that hardware was clearly superior because of the good points of the PPC chip, such as Alti-Vec, and low-power, long battery life. It is only recently that Intel went down this same road with the Pentium-M design.

However when Apple goes Intel, being a smaller customer, Dell will get better pricing and newer chips first. Plus Dell is much faster at releasing new hardware and will allow Built-to-Order.

Apple will be slower with releases and will offer fixed units of their own design. The jury is still out on whether or not Apples will sell when cheaper, more current identical architectural equipment is available through Dell.

Apples principle market separation from the competition will be OS X and the iLife apps. It will be interesting to see how much the consumer will pay above Dell hardware price for those extras from Apple.

I think a lot of Apple's success will actually be hinged on Microsoft. If Vista is well accepted, makes a big splash, and is loved by users, Apple may have a hard time selling in the Intel world. Luckily for us Mac users Microsoft will most likely fail in this attempt.

 

[FFTT]

Since there is too little difference between the 12"
iBook and the 12" Powerbook,
A 13" WS PB would certainly make a difference.
Improved HD displays across the line and standard 128 MB VRAM would make most of us very happy.

All doable upgrades without any major processor or logic board upgrades.

The question for PowerMac is whether Apple has a new motherboard ready with PCI-e and dual core
processors.

A smaller single processor G5 Max mini
with upgradable PCI-X or PCI-e slots
would make lots of people happy.

So would a $400 price drop on the existing 2.3 G5's

Get your paper and plastic ready folks,
this could be cool. 😉

 

[Peace]

processors.



So would a $400 price drop on the existing 2.3 G5's

Get your paper and plastic ready folks,
this could be cool. 😉

If this happens I'm gonna be lucky because I just bought a dual 2.3 G5 one week ago..

I can hear funny fan and HD noises too..Ya..that's the ticket!

 

[Ti_Poussin]

What a troll. Do you honestly believe that people've been buying PowerBooks/iBooks the last 2-3 years because of the superiority of the G4 architecture? You've got to be joking. The processor is the single biggest thing that's been holding Apple back. People buy PowerBooks because of 1) OS X, 2) the stylish design, and 3) the iApps and pro apps only available on a Mac. We've been paying a premium for inferior hardware for a few years now. At least with the Intel move, we'll be paying a premium for equivalent hardware.

(Yes, the G5 is a good architecture. But it too has stalled. Apple is simply not a big enough customer for IBM to really push the architecture. Sorry for the rant. I know it's been said a million times before, but it really annoys me when I read posts like the above.)

I found the G4 was a great design IMO, just got along for too long in it's current form. I mean, give the G4 the cash for developpement and give it a 90 - 60 nm process, dual core, a memory controler, more cache and it's a damn beast. Wait it existe in 90 nm, just Apple haven't use them, cause they aren't in sufficient quantity cause Apple don't want to put the cash down to developpe those chip. If the G4 would have get as much money for being developped as the pentium M got, we surely would have a speed demon. The design isn't bad, they just got nobody (Apple don't want, and probably can't) pay for it's developpement.

 

[digitalbiker]

It's possible that they're covering up signs and promotional material.

I'm skeptical that we'll see anything other than minor speedbumps. Show me one new product Apple has introduce without a Steve presentation (Phill Schiller did the iMac G5 intro only b/c Steve was in the hospital.)

Intel laptops, Apple PDA, new form factor for the iBook/PowerBook, etc. would all fall under the 'new product' category. Dual-core PowerMacs...I say no. I say Apple scrapped plans for a Stevenote precisely b/c they couldn't get the dual cores ready.

Yes but this is a unique situation. Steve Jobs is there! And Apple is trying to bring everyone publicly on board with the Intel transition idea. Kind of hard to hold a Stevenote that boasts the speed of the amazing new PPC PowerBook and PPC PowerMac. It would immediately send mixed messages to the buying public.

 

[tekmoe]

just got an email from apple to remind me that the ipod mini offer expires on sept 25th. hehehe

i hope apple releases new powerbooks. i'd love to get a free ipod mini! 😛

 

[parigo]

You mean the 12". Rumors were speculating the 12" might go bye bye. The 12" was too close to the iBook. The line up will be 12"/14" iBook and the 15"/17" Powerbook.

13"/15" PowerBook is possible too, and the "old" PB 17" removed or updated later???
No precise information about screen size. And it's night in Paris 6:00AM (I can't sleep). No news immediately. Maybe around 9/11AM? Before Steeve Jobs interview! 😛

 

[Kobushi]

so, maybe you covered this and I just missed it because I have the attention span of a gnat. But, what time is this shin dig going down. And if you're feeling really ambitious, what time is that in Pacific Daylight Time?

 

[Peace]

so, maybe you covered this and I just missed it because I have the attention span of a gnat. But, what time is this shin dig going down. And if you're feeling really ambitious, what time is that in Pacific Daylight Time?

Use your clock widget..It's 11AM Paris time