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Apple Portable Updates?

Meanwhile, the company is also said to be readying another slight revision to its consumer iBook laptops. According to an anonymous report, the new units will include a low end 933 Mhz model for $999 and a high end 1.25 Ghz configuration for $1499. Two additional midrange configurations were listed, though it should be noted that all configurations are currently unconfirmed.
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*Ahem* Being the skeptic I am, nothing is real until I can feel the power of a consumer ibook G4 in my hands with a 1.25GHz chip, faster hard drive (larger would be nice), and 64MB of VRAM. Well, currently I am computerless using a PeeCee at the library, and when I am rich the Net cafe on their only Linux PC. Going to work in fisheries in a remote area of Alaska this summer, and when I return it will be interesting to see what Apple's revisions are to the portable lineup.
 
A while back, someone pointed out that the PentiumM only goes to ~1.7GHz.

You know, for Apple fans, we sure played the GHz game real fast, didn't we?

The performance of a PentiumM at 1.7GHz is roughly equivalent to a 2.8GHz Pentium4-Mobile. They are *very* different cores.
 
sub_version said:
A while back, someone pointed out that the PentiumM only goes to ~1.7GHz.

You know, for Apple fans, we sure played the GHz game real fast, didn't we?

The performance of a PentiumM at 1.7GHz is roughly equivalent to a 2.8GHz Pentium4-Mobile. They are *very* different cores.
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I thought about pointing that out when someone tried to argue that a P-M at 1.7GHz could be matched by a 1.25GHz G4. Based on the performance numbers I've seen, it would take at least a 1.4 if not a 1.5-1.7GHz G4 to match a P-M at 1.7GHz.

Food for thought...
 
Snowy_River said:
I thought about pointing that out when someone tried to argue that a P-M at 1.7GHz could be matched by a 1.25GHz G4. Based on the performance numbers I've seen, it would take at least a 1.4 if not a 1.5-1.7GHz G4 to match a P-M at 1.7GHz.

Food for thought...
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Absolutely. CLock for clock the g4s match up with the p4m's. To see a competitive or superior speed for the powerbooks and centrino notebooks, the clock speed would need to be equal of higher on the powerboooks. No more times 2 to compare apple processors to PC notebook chips.
 
jade said:
Absolutely. CLock for clock the g4s match up with the p4m's. To see a competitive or superior speed for the powerbooks and centrino notebooks, the clock speed would need to be equal of higher on the powerboooks. No more times 2 to compare apple processors to PC notebook chips.
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where do you guys find all this info?
 
Intel apologists...

Phinius said:
The G4...
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PHINIUS:
I read Snowy_River's response to your post and I didn't even bother reading yours because I realized that you're just an Intel apologist hanging on for dear life.

Bottom Line: Intel has been kicked out of all 3 major game consoles by AIM's [Apple/IBM/Motorola] superior PowerPC RISC technology which is rapidly exposing Intels antiquated x86 architecture for what it is, a prehistoric dead duck shot through IBM's crosshairs.

Apple will undoubtedly reap rewards from being one of the three founders of the PowerPC RISC architecture.

Intel's failure's [Prescott and their newly re-introduced Itanium - if at first you don't succeed, you must be using Wintel] recently caused them to approach IBM and request licensing for IBM's SOI manufacturing technology. IBM allows AMD to utilize this fabrication process but told Intel that they would have to pay half a million dollars for licensing and $45 per processor.

Yes, it's called bleeding the "competition"...not that Intel is any kind of competition for Big Blue/AMD anymore. :D

BTW, IBM and AMD partnered in January of '03 to take out Intel on their own crappy x86 platform. Fortunately, the PowerPC RISC architecture has made much greater advances along with AMD putting Intel to shame.

Intel Inside = Idiot Outside.
 
So does this mean no PowerBook updates today? Or do they sometimes update things at different times? That 1.25 GHz eMac is really tempting right now!
 
Tomaz said:
:D :D :D :D :D :D

And you wrote that as a joke...
Looks like you have a special gift, how about a prediction for PBs ?
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No, not a joke, just going on what another poster had promised would appear today...he was right. new eMacs are cheaper and better
 
iAtom said:
So does this mean no PowerBook updates today? Or do they sometimes update things at different times? That 1.25 GHz eMac is really tempting right now!
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No other updates today. I don't think the release the new eMac, then wait another hour or two to release new PBs.
 
aswitcher said:
No, not a joke, just going on what another poster had promised would appear today...he was right. new eMacs are cheaper and better
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So the other guy has the gift...we shall listen to his predictions carefully from now on! :)
 
HEY,

I just visited the Specials/Refurbs section of apple.com - there are NO PowerBooks of any sort available now (earlier this am, there was a 17" for 2199, but now nothing.....

Seems a few of the other mac areas are all empty as well....

Could this mean PB updates tomorrow?....

Could this mean PB updates next Tuesday?.....

Could this mean PB updates the next Tuesday?....

Could this mean they are just restocking the Refurbs?.....

Or (and MOST LIKELY)...

Could this mean nothing.... :(
 
PowerPC 750vx?

I know we're all drooling over the G5s (PPC 970/970fx), but it really seems to be a power-monger. Obviously unsuitable for portables with any real portability. However, the PPC 750vx has been finalized by IBM.

Apparently it runs a lot faster and somewhat cooler than the current moto G4s that are used in the PBs and iBs. No, it's deffinately not a G5 (classified as what is currently running in the desktops), but it sounds like a decent portable replacement to me.

A possible marketing strategy would be to create a "G5-Mobile", much like there is a "PentiumM" over at Intel. The PC world accepts that the mobile machines don't use the same processors as their desktop counterparts (without sacrificing mobility), can the Apple world accept the same?
 
Cock-a-doodle-dooooooooooooooooooo



http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=425

Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Apple to refresh PowerBooks, iBooks next week (Updated
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In all, the company is expected to debut 8 new laptop configurations. Two new 12-inch PowerBooks will reportedly carry model numbers 'M9183LL/A' and 'M9184LL/A', while revised 15-inch models are being referenced by model numbers 'M9422LL/A' and 'M9421LL/A.' A single high-end 17-inch PowerBook G4 configuration is referenced by sources as 'M9462LL/A.'

In addition, Apple will also refresh its fast selling iBook product line. Two new 14-inch configurations are listed by sources as 'M9418LL/A' and 'M9419LL/A.' Meanwhile, a single 12-inch configuration is said to carry model number 'M9426LL/A.'

According to sources, Apple is expected to announce the new portables simultaneously next week All models are said to feature faster G4 processors and improved graphics capabilities.
:D :D :D
Update
In reference to the previously published announcement date, sources have noted that while certain parties may be able to order the new portables on Monday the 19th, Apple may not announce the products officially until the following day (Tuesday the 20th :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
patriotn11 said:
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Apple to refresh PowerBooks, iBooks next week (Updated
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Update
In reference to the previously published announcement date, sources have noted that while certain parties may be able to order the new portables on Monday the 19th, Apple may not announce the products officially until the following day (Tuesday the 20th :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
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So those at the broadcast thing get first pick.

Damn shame the update didn't say anything about G5s...
 
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