Don't expect to see the PowerBook line die just yet as they still haven't updated the 12 or 17 inch. I suspect you might see another PowerBook update before the line dies. As for FW800 Apple won't support something the industry is not catching on to. Apple was hoping for industry acceptance and it never happened.
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Stella said:
Interesting - the graphic at www.apple.com/uk changed over the past hour from stating "from £1779" to "from £1429". Must have had some irate Brits deluging their switchboards....
On the new iBook having the Core Solo, that would be extremely disappointing given the minimal price difference between the Solo and Duo lines, but makes sense from a marketing point of view. Curse those evil marketdroids.
Randall said:
But, still, 67% brighter than then 15-inch PowerBook G4.
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/graphics.html
I do not believe it is an Intel board inside the system, plus apple used thier own chip set and controllers around the processor. Apple is only buying the processor not all the bus controls and such since many other mac features would not work. Like I said above, we lost the features due to power not because on the intel chip set like you think.mr_flibble said:
ansalmo said:Rubbish? It's INSANE
$1999 in the US, £1779 in the UK. That's over $3100 according to xe.com.
My credit card's going back to bed too, particularly with nothing smaller than a 15.4" model - that's too big for a portable IMHO. Roll on the MacBook Amateur...
Compare like for like. The $1999 US model is £1429, which translates to $2520.68. Seems ridiculous. Then consider that the US price is without sales tax, so let's remove our equivalent, the whopping 17.5% VAT.
Then we have £1216.17, or $2145.24. It's about $150 over the top, more than I'd like but it's been worse in the past.
If you want to blame anyone for the huge difference in price, blame Gordon Brown
iSight higher resolution?
The MacBook Pro pages mention that the included iSight camera is higher resolution (higher than 640x480 I presume) but I can't find the real numbers at the moment.
I just don't think having the iSight "built in" on a laptop is all that great an idea (the iMac, sure, no problem). They mention all these new creative possibilities for citizen journalism and backstage chicanery etc with the iSight. But with the darn thing stuck on the lid, only facing you, you can't use it for event coverage or other situations where you want to have it pointed somewhere ELSE besides your mug, without turning the whole 'book around and therefore not able to see what you're doing.
I still prefer a separate camera with a mount that be turned around or hand-held depending on the application. But that's just me.
The MacBook Pro pages mention that the included iSight camera is higher resolution (higher than 640x480 I presume) but I can't find the real numbers at the moment.
I just don't think having the iSight "built in" on a laptop is all that great an idea (the iMac, sure, no problem). They mention all these new creative possibilities for citizen journalism and backstage chicanery etc with the iSight. But with the darn thing stuck on the lid, only facing you, you can't use it for event coverage or other situations where you want to have it pointed somewhere ELSE besides your mug, without turning the whole 'book around and therefore not able to see what you're doing.
I still prefer a separate camera with a mount that be turned around or hand-held depending on the application. But that's just me.
I wonder if there will be a future option to ditch the camera. some work places won't allow them anyway. I want my higher screen res.Alex Cutter said:
Yeah, as soon as I get mine, I'll show ya what it looks like with Windows Vista running on it.Randall said:With a little hacking around, I guarantee it.
Awesome! I will wait for the 17" model to appear. I'm sure it is going to cost an arm and a leg...
features
some features are missing that i really like,
fw 800, some type of video out besides dvi, pci slot (what the hecks is expresscard anyway), modem(kidding). I think it s a brilliant design, i also want to know what kind of battery we are getting. i remember seeing an acer with a similar proc getting 6 hr battery i hope the mac book can claim the same. Im excited for my bro to get one for his art school. I will wait on the first gen intel powermacs, assuming they rock the socks off of the g5.
some features are missing that i really like,
fw 800, some type of video out besides dvi, pci slot (what the hecks is expresscard anyway), modem(kidding). I think it s a brilliant design, i also want to know what kind of battery we are getting. i remember seeing an acer with a similar proc getting 6 hr battery i hope the mac book can claim the same. Im excited for my bro to get one for his art school. I will wait on the first gen intel powermacs, assuming they rock the socks off of the g5.
no firewire 800 support means my backups take a century instead of a week....i regularly back up my music collection which is over 300 gb..
sw1tcher said:
Yeah, I am definitely going to wait until next year same time when I can get my Macbook preloaded with Leopard and iLife '07, a 160GB HD, a Merom proc, a Blu-Ray burner, etc.....
What's up with the drive in general? 4x burner? What happend to the 8x burner?
first, I hate to say I told you so, but...
The Good
x1600 graphics! I wasn't expecting it to get that good.
didn't get more expensive.
tons faster of course... 4x is a stretch, but indisputably faster.
that power adapter. damn cool.
Front Row. sweet.
The Expected
no modem.
thinner. not as thin as I had in mind, but still... the 1" form factor of the 17" PB is very impressive.
it's out of my price range.
The Bad
the name. come on, what has Steve been smoking? I thought it was just a dorky idea some rumourmonger came up with.
battery life? just tell me. until I have an official number, this is the dealbreaker for me
missing FW800. I've never used the port on my G5, but it's still there. well, at least it has an expansion slot.
The Good
x1600 graphics! I wasn't expecting it to get that good.
didn't get more expensive.
tons faster of course... 4x is a stretch, but indisputably faster.
that power adapter. damn cool.
Front Row. sweet.
The Expected
no modem.
thinner. not as thin as I had in mind, but still... the 1" form factor of the 17" PB is very impressive.
it's out of my price range.
The Bad
the name. come on, what has Steve been smoking? I thought it was just a dorky idea some rumourmonger came up with.
battery life? just tell me. until I have an official number, this is the dealbreaker for me
missing FW800. I've never used the port on my G5, but it's still there. well, at least it has an expansion slot.
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^100No dual layer burner support means i can't make perfect full length movies, and instead make only single layered artifact compressed movies
Yawn............
Looks like they rushed this one out the door for stock-valuation and PR value. I think the "real thing" Intel-wise may still be 8 to 12 months away. My issues......
So, I'm not even tempted with this one. But, I sure am looking forward to MWSF 2007. I think they'll really have their act together by then. Personally, what will come down the road will be very different that what we saw today.
Looks like they rushed this one out the door for stock-valuation and PR value. I think the "real thing" Intel-wise may still be 8 to 12 months away. My issues......
- Weight. I thought part of the reason for the switch was to make sleeker and lighter portables. Instead we get something substantially heavier than the current 15". Gotta admit I'm blown away by this. No thanks.
- Battery Life. And while we're at it wasn't this switch also about better battery life? Anybody notice they don't mention battery life at all? Not good.
- Loss of 800mb FW. Not a major point for me personally. To be honest, I think Apple will cease to offer ALL FW shortly. Am I the only one to notice that the current crop of iPods didn't ship with a FW connector? The handwriting is on the wall. USB2 will replace FW on all Macs in a very short time.
- Loss of modem is a bummer. I like to use programs that automatically dial the number. And I like the flexability if I'm on the road and there is no broadband.
- Form factor. Still the same old same old. B-O-R-I-N-G. And that AL sure conducts heat.
So, I'm not even tempted with this one. But, I sure am looking forward to MWSF 2007. I think they'll really have their act together by then. Personally, what will come down the road will be very different that what we saw today.
Randall said:
1440 by 900 = 1.6 aspect ratio as apposed to 1.5, maybe to be closer to HD aspect (16:9 or 1.7 r7) ?
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