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Apple Press Event October 19 Confirmed
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How many posts do you need to be able to have an avatar anyway? I sent an email to the webmaster but never got a replywinmacguy said:Crikey! I started using the "quote" button a while back.I just added my pic tonight as well
AppleInsider is suggesting that the reason we haven't seen updates until now is because of the bugs that haven't been ironed out; mainly due to the good engineers working on the Intel transition while the bunnies try to hack together the last PowerPC PB's. The article also suggests the updated PB's might not even see a processor upgrade to the 7448. Given Freescale's previous track record (as Motorola) this is hardly surprising. Another cruel PowerBook joke inflicted on the Apple stalwarts.tech4all said:This is good news. I would like to get a Powerbook (and money to
So where are you going to spend your money, on the last PowerPC PB that the bunnies have been working on or the new Intel PB that the brightest minds have been applied to?
Personally I was starting to get enthusiastic about this update because my TiBook is aging but I swore I wouldn't buy another PB until the FSB was uncrippled. Guess I'm waiting for the Intel PB and probably the rev. B unless Apple pulls something really compelling out of the hat on Wednesday.
Umm, that's just not going to happen. If you find the whining annoying, perhaps you should rethink why you spend time on a PB thread. Let's face it, until Apple releases a decent Intel-based successor for the PB the whining will only increase. Plus a lot of the whining is absolutely valid critique and frustration at the lack of progress.mac-er said:
Given that laptops now make up the majority of Macs sold, I assume that the lack of quality chips from Motorola/Freescale also contributed to the switch to Intel.
I'm not sure how that works on the PM side, it sounds like the PMs are going to get some shiny new dual-core G5's, woot.
My prediction is that it'll be a huge anti-climax because it nearly always is
The thing is we come on here and build up our expectations, and Apple bless 'em can't deliver the impossible. I'd be happy with decent speed bumps to the PMs and PBs, sensible pro-machine RAM allocation, HD screens on the PBs and PCI-E on the PMs. That's not too much to ask is it? Having said that, those announcements don't seem worthy of a special event so who knows?
I've read a lot of people saying that we won't see MacIntels because there's no software, but I think the Macs (not necessarily pro Macs) will come first, and the software will follow; maybe at another special event I don't recall there being a lot of software for OSX when it was launched, or written for the PPC when they were introduced. Apple will need to be the catalyst for change.
I wouldn't be surprised to see an Intel eMac in the near future. It would be a piece of cake (relatively) to put an Intel chip and new motherboard in, and it would be cheap. Small developers would love it and Apple would have a small army of beta testers before switching the entire line.
Just my two pence.
The thing is we come on here and build up our expectations, and Apple bless 'em can't deliver the impossible. I'd be happy with decent speed bumps to the PMs and PBs, sensible pro-machine RAM allocation, HD screens on the PBs and PCI-E on the PMs. That's not too much to ask is it? Having said that, those announcements don't seem worthy of a special event so who knows?
I've read a lot of people saying that we won't see MacIntels because there's no software, but I think the Macs (not necessarily pro Macs) will come first, and the software will follow; maybe at another special event
I don't recall there being a lot of software for OSX when it was launched, or written for the PPC when they were introduced. Apple will need to be the catalyst for change. I wouldn't be surprised to see an Intel eMac in the near future. It would be a piece of cake (relatively) to put an Intel chip and new motherboard in, and it would be cheap. Small developers would love it and Apple would have a small army of beta testers before switching the entire line.
Just my two pence.
In New Zealand the Tui brewery has a fun advertising campaign (mostly). I can't help but think it applies here.StkhlmSyndrm23 said:
Freescale over-deliver? Yeah right.
We can dream can't we? Seriously, though, the technology is available but certain Apple's suppliers who shall remain nameless (i.e. Freescale and IBM), have been the source of many disappointments. Steve wants to push the envelope, but now he has to push his under-performing suppliers aside and move on to where the action is. He allied himself with Intel for many good reasons: They have the scale, they have the technology, they have the drive, they have the focus.Southernboy said:My prediction is that it'll be a huge anti-climax because it nearly always is
The thing is we come on here and build up our expectations, and Apple bless 'em can't deliver the impossible. ...
Intel is not without fault (i.e. Pentium 4), but they have learned some good lessons recently and I have confidence in Paul Otellini, the new CEO. With Steve Jobs barking up their tree, let's hope Intel will keep the flame of innovation burning brightly.
Alright than!! Jheeeee.
Just sold my dual 2.7 two weeks ago thought there might be something faster soon!!!! ( Never fast enough ) Hope it's a real beast: 4-drive slot's, 1066mhz RAM bus, 4x PCI-E slot and a real graphics card for a change! And of-course a dual dualcore 2.5Ghz CPU with 1Ghz internal core to core bus and a 1.25Ghz external bus x2.
Just sold my dual 2.7 two weeks ago thought there might be something faster soon!!!! ( Never fast enough
) Hope it's a real beast: 4-drive slot's, 1066mhz RAM bus, 4x PCI-E slot and a real graphics card for a change! And of-course a dual dualcore 2.5Ghz CPU with 1Ghz internal core to core bus and a 1.25Ghz external bus x2.I think the outlook for new Powerbooks and Powermacs seems pretty good.
I've been waiting to buy a new Powermac for some time, but after the upgrade from 2.5GHz to 2.7GHz it just made me think that the upgrade was so weak, it wasn't worth me splashing my money on one, but if Apple release dual duals, I will buy one in an instant.
I've been waiting to buy a new Powermac for some time, but after the upgrade from 2.5GHz to 2.7GHz it just made me think that the upgrade was so weak, it wasn't worth me splashing my money on one, but if Apple release dual duals, I will buy one in an instant.
well you know what they say - there is no two without a three - i can't wait to watch the video cast - this is like the the lord of the rings only you don't have to wait three years to know everything - maybe this was supposed to have been released at paris but apple decided to do it this way - gotta love it
applesticker said:well you know what they say - there is no two without a three - i can't wait to watch the video cast - this is like the the lord of the rings only you don't have to wait three years to know everything - maybe this was supposed to have been released at paris but apple decided to do it this way - gotta love it
... will there be a video cast?? Same like Oct 12th a few hours after the event at apples website??
I don't think knowing one's own hardware is enough to compete against the deep feature set of Photoshop. We are talking more than just painting pixels and moving around layers. Photoshop is deep, deep, deep. It would take Apple an Herculean effort to get people to move away from their competitor's software that is the cornerstone of their livelihood.Mitch1984 said:
As for FCP, it's from the same engineering team that created Premiere. Consider FCP as Premiere 2.0. Premiere was such a lame duck of an editing program, any competing video editing app would have trounced it easily.
Lacero said:
Yeah, you're spot on. Adobe have refined their Photoshop (With tons of feedback from Photographers/illustrators/designers etc.) over many years, if (IF) Apple made a better version then people would be on it, wether they could is another matter, to get anywhere close they would have to develop it with the help of Adobe, i doubt that would happen.
Sorry if I'm going of track because i have not read anything in this thread but presume there is a rumour of Apple releasing a photoshop.
Diddnt work that well with pages did it
al3000 said:Awesome!! This has to be it, new powerbooks!!
...Built in iSight would be good too....
Yeah, but what will they do with the 12 inch that I am gonna buy?
I NEED Isight and Backlit Keyboard.
And Widescreen would be nice too, it need not to be HD though.
There will be Dothan MacIntels....
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/1740048/
Maybe you'll see Yonah-based PBs released in January, along with Dothans in the iBook and MiniMac at the same time.
But Apple isn't waiting for Yonah across the board, and it certainly isn't waiting for Merom (although IMHO it would be a good idea to wait for Merom over the long term).
Technically, though, Apple could release Dothan-based systems today (or next Wed) - all the necessary chips for Dothan are available in high volumes.
I would find it conceivable that a MiniMacIntel could be out anytime. Many Mini users would be happy with just the native iLife suite, and (perhaps more important) it would give small developers an affordable MacIntel for developing and testing fat binaries.
nagromme said:
Apple is telling developers to program for Dothan-based systems....~Shard~ said:Apple is eyeing up the Yonah, and further down the road, the Merom, so we will not see any portable Intel Macs until 2006 for sure.
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/1740048/
Maybe you'll see Yonah-based PBs released in January, along with Dothans in the iBook and MiniMac at the same time.
But Apple isn't waiting for Yonah across the board, and it certainly isn't waiting for Merom (although IMHO it would be a good idea to wait for Merom over the long term).
Technically, though, Apple could release Dothan-based systems today (or next Wed) - all the necessary chips for Dothan are available in high volumes.
I would find it conceivable that a MiniMacIntel could be out anytime. Many Mini users would be happy with just the native iLife suite, and (perhaps more important) it would give small developers an affordable MacIntel for developing and testing fat binaries.
maybe they'll wait for all 3 displays
They may wait until they can update all three to current technology.
Apple might be concerned that an updated 20" would make the 23" and 30" look bad when they're side-by-side in the store.~Shard~ said:
They may wait until they can update all three to current technology.
roy_dan said:
I think you're right. Mid 2006 had to have been a conservative estimate...I think there's good probability we see them winter or spring. The sooner the better since I'm already saving up for it...