Apple's Subnotebook 'Delayed' Until Late 2007/Early 2008?

[O. Frabjous-Dey]

Why the delays apple???? i used a subnotebook 11" sony vaio laptop the other day, it felt way to small to use comfortably.

I've got a 9" subnotebook from Fujitsu and the only complaint I have about its form factor is the screen resolution. If Apple's working on resolution independence in Leopard, we can expect to see pixels being jammed tighter together next year. Maybe.

As much as I would love an ultraportable from Apple, that desire is at odds with my need for a machine with room for an actual graphics card. Argh!

 

[johnee]

I'm thinking sub-notebooks will replace macbooks.

3 lines of laptops might be too much. The price point would have to be $1000

 

[ktlx]

This is in spite of recent news that Intel's Santa Rosa initiative will be shipping as early as next month. The Santa Rosa platform similarly provides NAND-flash caching to improve boot times and battery lives.

If true, the latest rumor, indicates that Apple's own version of this technology will not see light of day until late 2007 or early 2008.

For the life of me, I cannot see the leap from an article saying a a flash-only subnotebook release being delayed to saying Apple won't use Intel's Robson/Turbo Cache technology until late this year/early next year. The two technologies are only related in the sense they both use flash memories.

 

[iSee]

better late than never!

well i certainly hope there is some truth to this and the product sees the light of day.

This is an unannounced product with no public schedule to be delayed. It may not even exist.

Common Apple theme these days : delays.

This is an unannounced product with no public schedule to be delayed. It may not even exist.

Ahh..more delays. Bliss

This is an unannounced product with no public schedule to be delayed. It may not even exist.

Why the delays apple???? i used a subnotebook 11" sony vaio laptop the other day, it felt way to small to use comfortably.

This is an unannounced product with no public schedule to be delayed. It may not even exist.

You should direct your complaints toward AI for inaccurate rumoring...

 

[nagromme]

I want this machine bad! Let's hope the rumors are false

I'd probably buy this over an iPhone, even--though both are inevitable for me.

I want it to have a real GPU and full pro features--and if that means it has to cost more than a 15" then so be it.

 

[jesteraver]

Apple is delaying everything, argh.

tv
iPhone
Leopard

Now this, what next?

 

[shawnce]

Now this, what next?

Well... how about more posts bitching about how a unannounced, unofficial product, is delayed for unverifiable reasons...

 

[TheAnswer]

I've heard from reliable sources that the next big rumors from Appleinsider, which were scheduled to appear May 1st, now face unknown problems and will be delayed until just prior to WWDC. The problems in the supply pipeline are believed to be similar to those that effected Thinksecret, namely the need to continue to publish rumors and generate ad revenue despite absence of credible sources. Despite these reports, analyst Pshaw You expects Appleinsider's revenue to remain steady..."Despite the recent setbacks, we believe that Appleinsider's ability to generate rumors from re-hashed analyst speak provides a viable income stream for the rumor generator in these uncertain times."

 

[Yonizzle]

I've got a 9" subnotebook from Fujitsu and the only complaint I have about its form factor is the screen resolution. If Apple's working on resolution independence in Leopard, we can expect to see pixels being jammed tighter together next year. Maybe.

I was thinking along similar lines. I figured if the project exists at all, it probably wasn't gonna come out before Leopard. I doubt they'd go lower than 1024 x 768 in terms of actual pixels, but they'd have to up the density to something that doesn't work with Tiger.

Sigh.. I really want a new Mac laptop, and a subnotebook would be ideal, but I don't think I can wait past early summer. I guess I'll get the next MacBook and try to sell it if a "MacBook mini" shows up later.

Apple is delaying everything, argh.

tv
iPhone
Leopard

Chill out; iPhone isn't "delayed" until a) Apple says so or b) June ends without it shipping..

 

[SiliconAddict]

Obviously it was delayed because of the iPhone.

 

[scrambledwonder]

I've heard from reliable sources that the next big rumors from Appleinsider, which were scheduled to appear May 1st, now face unknown problems and will be delayed until just prior to WWDC. The problems in the supply pipeline are believed to be similar to those that effected Thinksecret, namely the need to continue to publish rumors and generate ad revenue despite absence of credible sources. Despite these reports, analyst Pshaw You expects Appleinsider's revenue to remain steady..."Despite the recent setbacks, we believe that Appleinsider's ability to generate rumors from re-hashed analyst speak provides a viable income stream for the rumor generator in these uncertain times."

Brilliant!

 

[scrambledwonder]

Oh well

Oh well. I didn't expect a tiny Apple laptop anyway. I just want a MacBook Pro with a better screen. The 15-inch has a bad screen. And the MacBook is PLASTIC. Yuck.

I want an aluminum 13-inch MacBook. Any word on that?

-D

 

[quigleybc]

gotta love rumors of rumors

so the rumor is the delay of something that was rumored
......


I love MacRumors

 

[BigPrince]

for the love of god

 

[Maccus Aurelius]

Ugh, first Apple delays Leopard, then the flash notebooks.....at this rate we'll never get those iReplicators.

 

[aswitcher]

Next year for sure. Unless the OSX has been delayed till October for a simultaneous release.

 

[papadopolis1024]

For all the people saying that its not a real product so it can not be delayed, It can be. Apple dose not have to show it to you to for it to be there. Yes it is a rumor but this site is MacRumors so dont complain about "this is a rumor its not true" cause what do you think the point of this site is!!! some people are DUMB!

 

[DaBrain]

I've heard from reliable sources that the next big rumors from Appleinsider, which were scheduled to appear May 1st, now face unknown problems and will be delayed until just prior to WWDC. The problems in the supply pipeline are believed to be similar to those that effected Thinksecret, namely the need to continue to publish rumors and generate ad revenue despite absence of credible sources. Despite these reports, analyst Pshaw You expects Appleinsider's revenue to remain steady..."Despite the recent setbacks, we believe that Appleinsider's ability to generate rumors from re-hashed analyst speak provides a viable income stream for the rumor generator in these uncertain times."

Thanks I need a good Laugh!--))) Well done!

 

[Rocketman]

atnn

 

[IJ Reilly]

Apple dose not have to show it to you to for it to be there.

That's not a rumor, that's a mirage.

 

[siurpeeman]

The sooner the better. I consider this good news... There really isn't anything solid to discuss lately.

i also think this is good news. any rumors of a new product, however far away, has to be good, no?

 

[BigPrince]

I am not really sold on the idea of Apple forgetting about there computer roots.


But everyday it seems like the case gets stronger and stronger.

 

[iSee]

I've heard from reliable sources that the next big rumors from Appleinsider, which were scheduled to appear May 1st, now face unknown problems and will be delayed until just prior to WWDC. The problems in the supply pipeline are believed to be similar to those that effected Thinksecret, namely the need to continue to publish rumors and generate ad revenue despite absence of credible sources. Despite these reports, analyst Pshaw You expects Appleinsider's revenue to remain steady..."Despite the recent setbacks, we believe that Appleinsider's ability to generate rumors from re-hashed analyst speak provides a viable income stream for the rumor generator in these uncertain times."

LOL!!!! This is classic

 

[jwa276]

Sweet! My C2D MacBook Pro will hold it's new-ish value for a bit longer! Wohoo!!

My buddy at work (who is / has been waiting for the SR MacBook Pro's) is gonna be pissed though. I know I'm biased because I still have Apple's most recent MBP revision (and I don't want it to be outdated quite yet), but it makes sense to me that Apple would work on getting Leopard up to speed with flash caching rather than trying to concentrate development on makinig Tiger support it–especially with iPhone on the horizon!

I guess we still might see it before Leopard, but I have been thinking we wouldn't see Santa Rosa in Apple products for a while. This rumor seems to confirm my doubt of the earlier rumor post about Santa Rosa MacBook Pro's at WWDC.

 

[pieman02]

Well I finally joined the forums I read them so often...anyway I really hope this lil laptop thing sees the light of day - I wrote my technical report on flash memory in laptops last term and I wanna see Apple prove all my Windows-using nay-sayin firends wrong that it can/will be done