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Apple Releases New iBooks
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adamNet said:
Yup, and the people who believed and spread the rumors.
The process is pretty simple:
1) Apple doesn't say a thing about an update.
2) Rumors get started somewhere.
3) People who should know better perpetuate the rumor.
4) People continue to perpetuate the rumor, adding in here and there.
5) Rumor perpetuating continues.
6) Apple releases new product, that doesn't match rumored product (and they never said it would).
7) People whine.
8) People whine.
9) People whine.
Then, there is a lull, and then the whole process starts up again with a different product.
Widescreen here is a classic example. Apple NEVER said that they were moving the iBook to widescreen. Some idiot started a rumor that they were. Now that it hasn't happened, people feel let down. They should feel let down, but with themselves for getting so hyped up, not with anyone else.
The only time I have heard valid whining recently is when SJ promised 3Ghz and then couldn't deliver.
macrumors12345 said:
What i really fail to see in most of the arguments is that ... dedicated graphics is not required for windows! it simply does not use it!! and with the advent of PCI express there is even less use for it ... may be when Vista is relaesed people might get some interest. I read a review where it says that 900 GMA Intel is as good as low end graphics (accelerate WMV, RM ,Mpeg 2/4) ! ... Mac OS X requires one! there you go.
1.4 Ghz celeron - M ( 1MB L2 + 400 FSB)
900 GMA = low end graphics
512 MB 2700 RAM
40 GB HD
Combo
Wireless + BT
14" XGA
costs = 519$ ... at HPshopping .... academic site!! yes there is a HP Academic site ... i book marked it ... i will post it if people ask for it!! so there you go!
OMG - I just saw on the Apple site it has 512 MB on board RAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was wrong again (I said yesterday that there was no way it would have 512 MB onboard because that would give it a higher total memory capacity than the 12" Powerbook). Unbelievable. Hehe, I've rarely been so pleased to be wrong!!
This must imply that PB updates are coming within the next two or three months (which is no big surprise given that we know the 7448 is shipping by October).
I was wrong again (I said yesterday that there was no way it would have 512 MB onboard because that would give it a higher total memory capacity than the 12" Powerbook). Unbelievable. Hehe, I've rarely been so pleased to be wrong!!
This must imply that PB updates are coming within the next two or three months (which is no big surprise given that we know the 7448 is shipping by October).
carlos700 said:
The 9550 is a under clocked 9600 originally made for Gateway's retail AMD notebooks.
MikeH said:
isn't it "sad" that we wouldn't have even thought about writing this down a few years ago?
me needs an iBook. now that iBook updates are here. how long would we wait for hopefully the REAL iBook update?
budugu said:
Go ahead. I don't see it on the site you mention, and I guarantee is does not meet the criterion that I posted.
I like how you can get a very usable, feature-rich machine (airport, bluetooth, decent RAM) without BTO. Makes stuff a lot easier.
Two-finger scrolling isn't that important, due to the whole iScroll2 thing, I'm already using it on my 1GHz iBook. Great feature, its just that I don't care if it is "official"
SMS seems like a bit of a gimmick. I haven't dropped my iBook yet, and I have Applecare and backups, so meh. Though, the whole using it as a tilt-sensor controller for games... now THAT is cool! That alone makes me think about upgrading. I want to play that game where you guide the marble around a track by tilting the play field with two knobs on the sides of the box, only by tilting my whole computer.
My sister is getting an iBook for school. Now I can recommend she just pick up a stock model from Amazon or something, rather than a BTO. This is GREAT for back-to-school.
I'll be sticking with my maxed-out 12-inch 1GHz G4 iBook for now. With 1.25 gigs of RAM and Tiger, it's running fine.
Two-finger scrolling isn't that important, due to the whole iScroll2 thing, I'm already using it on my 1GHz iBook. Great feature, its just that I don't care if it is "official"
SMS seems like a bit of a gimmick. I haven't dropped my iBook yet, and I have Applecare and backups, so meh. Though, the whole using it as a tilt-sensor controller for games... now THAT is cool! That alone makes me think about upgrading. I want to play that game where you guide the marble around a track by tilting the play field with two knobs on the sides of the box, only by tilting my whole computer.
My sister is getting an iBook for school. Now I can recommend she just pick up a stock model from Amazon or something, rather than a BTO. This is GREAT for back-to-school.
I'll be sticking with my maxed-out 12-inch 1GHz G4 iBook for now. With 1.25 gigs of RAM and Tiger, it's running fine.
redAPPLE said:
One year. If you need it today, I'd buy the cheapest one now, Ebay/Craigslist it next year, and upgrade (if you need to). That is the great thing about Macs - total cost of ownership is much lower than PCs if you are trying to keep your systems up to date, because they depreciate much slower (so higher resale value).
DTphonehome said:
780i is 1280x720 and 480p is 852x480. Those are High-Def resolutions, and the Powerbook 15 and 17 can do both of those. They won't do 1080i (1,920x1,080) or 1080p (not sure if anything is even broadcast in the US in 1080p).
Symantecs aside, I agree that Apple's LCD tech has fallen behind. It's sad to say but I am guessing we'll have to wait for the Intel chips to see new laptop form factors. For now I'll "suffer" with my slow old aging Powerbook 15", and love every second of it - it's a great computer.
Jeff
Core Graphics?
Anyone recognized the radeon 9550 ? Its compatible with Core Graphics. Not too bad for that price i would say.
Cheers
Anyone recognized the radeon 9550 ? Its compatible with Core Graphics. Not too bad for that price i would say.
Cheers
adamjaskie said:
I thought that too, until I read a CNET review about how they test dropped the 17" PB onto a pillow, and as soon as the fall began it immediately stopped/locked up the DVD drive (they had a movie playing), and then after it came to a rest the DVD started right back up where it left off. Pretty cool stuff.
Also, I think it is a bit more useful on the iBook than the Powerbook. The iBook case/frame is pretty darn tough (tougher than the PB), so it can stand up to a decent fall. But, at least in the previous version, the internals might not. Now the internals can (remember, an HD with its drive parked is rated to survive 3-4 times more acceleration than one without its drive parked).
Not that I plan to drop my iBook all over the place, but honestly you never know what can happen.
Not bad really. More RAM, new graphics card, faster processor(s).
That's a classic 'update' ain't it?
Agreed on the rumour whining. When will people realise that Apple is not about to hamstring it's Powerbook range by matching the iBook's specs to it?!
It was the same before WWDC. Most people were asking for 3GHZ Dual Core G5's and all that jazz when it was so unlikely it was stupid. Occasionally there will be a stunning new product, but gradual updates are the norm. Live with it.
By the way - anyone know when the first Dual Processor Quad Core Pentium 12's are out? I read elsewhere it would be next Tuesday - here's hoping, I can't wait!!
That's a classic 'update' ain't it?
Agreed on the rumour whining. When will people realise that Apple is not about to hamstring it's Powerbook range by matching the iBook's specs to it?!
It was the same before WWDC. Most people were asking for 3GHZ Dual Core G5's and all that jazz when it was so unlikely it was stupid. Occasionally there will be a stunning new product, but gradual updates are the norm. Live with it.
By the way - anyone know when the first Dual Processor Quad Core Pentium 12's are out? I read elsewhere it would be next Tuesday - here's hoping, I can't wait!!
steve_hill4 said:
When did Apple make a big deal of the update? All they did was update the line with some mildly better specs for the same price. The only people who made it a big deal were the rumormongerers (they are among us). Why do people take rumors as gospel?
As for the updates themselves, they're pretty much what reasonable people expected. Why would Apple create a completely different mobo and form factor to put out a WS iBook with a 64MB GPU on it, only to do it all over again next year for the Intel chips? That kind of redesign comes out with the intent to last a few years, not 9-12 months.
Apple upgraded as much as they could without stomping on the PowerBook. Want to blame someone for the "crap" update? Blame IBM for stalling the PPC. Blame all the people who created yet another "LOOK! iBook WS!!!!" thread for building up expectations.
Cooknn said:
X-Brite aren't the only ones...they're are a lot of high glare ones out there now. But obviously you are the only one who knows exactly which ones you were looking at.
