QCassidy352 said:
But did he actually get any of them before the announcement? If you look every single post that has the prediction was updated after the announcement.
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But did he actually get any of them before the announcement? If you look every single post that has the prediction was updated after the announcement.
Hickman
Brian Hickman said:
well the night before the eMacs were released I was there in the thread in which he announced the eMac configuration. He might have gotten lucky however he was pretty cock sure in his prediction and was quite close in the specifications and price.
Brian Hickman said:
Yes, he did.
Look:
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So to summarize, is this what we're looking at tomorrow morning:
1.25 GHz G4
256 MB PC133 SDRAM
40GB/80GB HD
Combo/SuperDrive (8x? No, I doubt it would be the emac before the G5, but it would make sense that we have something to put those 8x discs in)
ATI Radeon 9200 32MB (64MB?Probably not)
USB 2.0 Ports
$799/$999
This looks good. I have a G5 now, and might get one of the Sups for my family.
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This is WELL BEFORE the announcement.
rikers_mailbox said:
Yeah, I'm hoping that too... After all the 12" PB is the coolest of the three...
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skinEman23 said:
Me too. If they come out on tuesday, I'm at my santa monica apple store that day on my lunch break!
I want a backlit keyboard in the 12''. No...NO...I need a backlit keyboard in it. I am ready to order for my graduation present and I have been waiting for updates. It would also be very cool if the design was slightly changed and it was smaller/lighter.
Also, let's not forget...These new Powerbooks better have 8X Superdrives...Oh yes, they better.
Also, let's not forget...These new Powerbooks better have 8X Superdrives...Oh yes, they better.
Aah, yes. Here comes the time again when expectations and hopes are up. And then releases... And then a couple weeks of silence... And then comes the begging for more!
It will never stop, until Apple releases a 30GHz PowerMac out of the blue. That would keep us silent for a looooong time. Or would we all complain that the form-factor was getting boring? A sad situation... But unavoidable in the rumor world.
I look forward to updates in the coming weeks!
It will never stop, until Apple releases a 30GHz PowerMac out of the blue. That would keep us silent for a looooong time. Or would we all complain that the form-factor was getting boring? A sad situation... But unavoidable in the rumor world.
I look forward to updates in the coming weeks!
I like how Apple is releasing small updates to draw the attention away from the increasingly obvious failure to update Power Macs beyond 2ghz in a respectable time frame. They are just buying time and trying to fill the void with some more small crappy updates. I promised myself that I would not buy a PM until rev b updates and I am not going to, it's a matter of principle. I wish I had bought when they were first released but I didn't so now I am in it until the second revision.
Of course these updates are good because almost all of the models were in desperate need of an update. I'm just being a selfish bastard.
Of course these updates are good because almost all of the models were in desperate need of an update. I'm just being a selfish bastard.
jimsowden said:
How about if we all buy Jim a 2L coke if he gets it right again?
Or beer if he wants.
Soire said:...That would mean WWDC at the earliest for PMs, cause there wouldn't be anything left to update except displays...
Everyone forgets the iMacs
I actually hope they wait untill WWDC to update them, with a big Keynote introducing the G5 iMac. (But still with a swivel type screen!)
There won't be G5 powerbooks next week - not if IBM is having difficulty making the 90nm ones and hasn't ramped up production yet. Unless you want a 1.2GHz G5 Powerbook anyway!
The Powerbooks will use the new 7447A G4, the one with power management / speedstep / powernow! style stuff. At least it had better do!
What this means is that Apple could run the Powerbook at 1.6GHz from mains to provide more computing power in that situation. When on battery it can run slower (and cooler) - and hopefully the power management will be based on processor load (like AMD's CoolnQuiet and Powernow) and not on preset states (like Intel's speedstep).
Hopefully there will be Radeon 9700-M graphics as well, and a decent wodge of graphics memory. 8x superdrive.
Ah, it isn't that long to find out.
The Powerbooks will use the new 7447A G4, the one with power management / speedstep / powernow! style stuff. At least it had better do!
What this means is that Apple could run the Powerbook at 1.6GHz from mains to provide more computing power in that situation. When on battery it can run slower (and cooler) - and hopefully the power management will be based on processor load (like AMD's CoolnQuiet and Powernow) and not on preset states (like Intel's speedstep).
Hopefully there will be Radeon 9700-M graphics as well, and a decent wodge of graphics memory. 8x superdrive.
Ah, it isn't that long to find out.
This isn't a rumor, it's FACT.
This thread appears to me to be 100% fact. Why?
1. Apple Insider posted this as "inside-info," not as a rumor. All of their "inside-info's" have been correct as far as I know.
2. The source that divulged this information to Apple Insider is "unblemished." They have NEVER been wrong.
Cheers to the Updates on Monday...
Now for powermacs and iMacs...
3 down, 2 to go...
This thread appears to me to be 100% fact. Why?
1. Apple Insider posted this as "inside-info," not as a rumor. All of their "inside-info's" have been correct as far as I know.
2. The source that divulged this information to Apple Insider is "unblemished." They have NEVER been wrong.
Cheers to the Updates on Monday...
Now for powermacs and iMacs...
3 down, 2 to go...
June 26
I have been looking at the promotions on the US and Aus websites.
"Brilliant savings" ( Aus and US) finishes on 26 june
"Impress for less"(Aus only) finishes 26 June
"More memory"(US only) finishes 26 June
".Mac savings" finishes 26 June
Anyone starting to notice a pattern, and also wouldnt that date coincide with WWDC?
Me thinks massive updates on 26 June are certain.
I just hope we see some smaller updates for PM G5's in the mean time.
So i wouldnt hold out for any major updates till then (3Ghz G5PM, G5PB, G5 imac etc)
Due to the first promo brilliant savings, i would say any updates to hgih end displays are def. not happening before 26 june, if we are lucky we may see new lower end displays with new PM's before then though
I have been looking at the promotions on the US and Aus websites.
"Brilliant savings" ( Aus and US) finishes on 26 june
"Impress for less"(Aus only) finishes 26 June
"More memory"(US only) finishes 26 June
".Mac savings" finishes 26 June
Anyone starting to notice a pattern, and also wouldnt that date coincide with WWDC?
Me thinks massive updates on 26 June are certain.
I just hope we see some smaller updates for PM G5's in the mean time.
So i wouldnt hold out for any major updates till then (3Ghz G5PM, G5PB, G5 imac etc)
Due to the first promo brilliant savings, i would say any updates to hgih end displays are def. not happening before 26 june, if we are lucky we may see new lower end displays with new PM's before then though
personaly i will be very happy when i buy my new perfected 15" 1.5 G4 ~crosses fingers~ For its final revision it should very well be perfected with no flaws and perhaps better resolution (laugh but it may be possible, but a dual G4 set up in the 15" or 17"...more likely just 17") this will be an excellent ebay item once rev. B G5 PBs come out mid/late 2005 just in time for my sophmore year in college...should be a suitable upgrade
Powerbook updates
I hate to say this but I really doubt that anyone will see a G5 powerbook until the summer of 2005. It seems very likely that Apple will update the line with faster G4 processors in the next week or two. This will be the one and only update to the line until next year. You have to consider that IBM hasn't overcome the technical hurdles to shrinking the processor and reducing the heat it produces. Until that happens, Apple will squeeze the G4 for all its worth. Personally, as a professional artist, I'll get excited about the G5 when a 64bit version of OS X finally ships. For now, my 867 should be more than powerful enough for the next couple of years.
I hate to say this but I really doubt that anyone will see a G5 powerbook until the summer of 2005. It seems very likely that Apple will update the line with faster G4 processors in the next week or two. This will be the one and only update to the line until next year. You have to consider that IBM hasn't overcome the technical hurdles to shrinking the processor and reducing the heat it produces. Until that happens, Apple will squeeze the G4 for all its worth. Personally, as a professional artist, I'll get excited about the G5 when a 64bit version of OS X finally ships. For now, my 867 should be more than powerful enough for the next couple of years.
Kirkland said:
no possible way the resolution on the 14" ibooks increases. Those who hate them will just have to go on hating them.
Just because rumors have been wrong in the past about new ibooks/ PBs doesn't mean that they will never be updated again. At some point, the rumors have to be correct. And the emac indicates that apple is ready to start updating again.
I'll be interested to see what apple can do to make the powerbooks more attractive without adding a G5. Better graphics card (128 MB Radeon 9700)? Speed bump to 1.5 Ghz? It's pretty minor stuff. The 12" has a bit more room for improvement without the G5. FW800, better graphics (the 9600 in the bigger ones is already pretty good, whereas the 5200go is not), backlit keyboard would all generate interest without a G5. But, will it be possible to have FW800 and backlit in the 12", even if Apple wants to? Or is the form factor just too small to cram that stuff in right now?
Have they ever been right is more the question?
Of course, you can also have an unblemished track record if its your FIRST rumour leak. Not to put to fine a point on it, they also don't exactly say this source is "proven" as far as I can read in the article.
Not like our trusted and proven coke loving Jimmy!!!!!!
I wouldn't trust Apple Insider that completely.
invaLPsion said:The source that divulged this information to Apple Insider is "unblemished." They have NEVER been wrong.
Of course, you can also have an unblemished track record if its your FIRST rumour leak. Not to put to fine a point on it, they also don't exactly say this source is "proven" as far as I can read in the article.
Not like our trusted and proven coke loving Jimmy!!!!!!
I wouldn't trust Apple Insider that completely.
Yes had the answer, but missed it...
I have a Dell with a 14" screen that's 1400x1050 pixels. There's absolutely no way that I'd go back to 1024x768 - or even 1280x1024 after working with higher resolution screens....
QCassidy352 said:
I have a Dell with a 14" screen that's 1400x1050 pixels. There's absolutely no way that I'd go back to 1024x768 - or even 1280x1024 after working with higher resolution screens....
Anyone care to speculate
Presumably the new PB's will still be somewhat hamstrung by the existing chipset/slow bus speed, and I tend to agree there will be no PB G5's unless Apple manages to poke a G5 into the 17". But right now I think I would upgrade if the 15" screen resolution improved from the existing 1280x854 plus a few hundred extra MHz.
1.5GHz
15.4" 1920x1200 resolution display
Mobility 9700 128MB
1GB RAM standard
8x SuperDrive
etc
I think that would just about do it for me.
Presumably the new PB's will still be somewhat hamstrung by the existing chipset/slow bus speed, and I tend to agree there will be no PB G5's unless Apple manages to poke a G5 into the 17". But right now I think I would upgrade if the 15" screen resolution improved from the existing 1280x854 plus a few hundred extra MHz.
1.5GHz
15.4" 1920x1200 resolution display
Mobility 9700 128MB
1GB RAM standard
8x SuperDrive
etc
I think that would just about do it for me.