So, many believe that a PowerBook G5 will be released at WWDC. If this theory turns out to be true, how soon do you think it will take for the PowerBooks to hit the shelves/arrive in homes? I am moving away to college August 15th and I'm buying a PowerBook whether or not it's a G5, but I just wanted to know if you all believe it would be plausible to believe that I might be able to get my hands on something debuted at WWDC by August 15th.
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maya said:Send an email to Apple in regards to this matter.
Maybe they can hire you in the process.
maya, i agree that apple has a tough time and it is unpredictable situation predicting demand
but the other poster saying, it is correct that it can be said that past few years they have not been on the mark with estimating demand
all in all, they are running things tight because it wants to keep shareholders happy, and a pent-up demand is always good when you are marketing something that is seen as very desirable and beneficial to oneself
sunilraman said:all in all, they are running things tight because it wants to keep shareholders happy, and a pent-up demand is always good when you are marketing something that is seen as very desirable and beneficial to oneself
BINGO, Apple has been playing this with the iPod, iPod mini, iPod shuffle (current), PMG5, and now Mac mini (current).
That is the Apple game.
And everyone who talks about it should go look at Freescale's website. I don't think the dual-core PCI-Express PowerPC MDC8641D is going to show up in apple products anytime soon. http://freescale.com/webapp/sps/site/overview.jsp?code=DRPPCDUALCOREaesth3tic said:
It won't even start sampling till the second half of this year (according to the Register a few months ago. So it'd be a year at the very very least before we see this in an apple machine. At least the FSB gets all the way up to 667 AND dual onboard memory controllers, so that's pretty sweet. It really looks like the MDC8641D is meant for the embedded market rather than ending up in a desk/lap top machine. Plus, the chip itself doesn't appear to have better power consumption than the 970fx. Freescale says "starts at 15W" for 1.5GHz. IBM says 12.3W for 1.4GHz.
The 7448 (more of the same lame G4 crap w/a BLAZING 200MHz bus) is sampling in the first half of this year, and is pin-compatible with the 7447 that's in PBs now. If we don't see a 970FX-based PB, the 7448 is probably the next logical step in the PB stagnation saga.
Yvan256 said:
dude! do you really think that apple is going to go from THIN to THICK? lol that think would weigh more than a ton on someone's lap
Yvan256 said:
Sort of goes with a question that I asked long time ago whether users were willing accept a thicker PB in order to get a G5 in it for the short term till heat issues could be addressed. I don't think it would have to be as thick as this picture, but more inline with the thicker Win box books out there.
Most said no way they would give up on size. Well you can't have everything when you want it.
Yvan256 said:
Another PowerBook G5. I actually think this one is in the works. Look at the surface area. Surely Apple could use it to dissipate the heat.
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MOSR rains on the parade
I'm still waiting for a reason to upgrade and I'm still determined I won't be buying a G4 with a 200MHz FSB. Meanwhile my upgrade fund is paying dividends, WTF, waiting is good.
New projections of a Powerbook G5 by the end of this new financial quarter are much too optimistic, according to sources in Cupertino; apparently, even the "first half of the year" may be a difficult deadline to meet. New G4-class PowerPCs from Freescale will power new Powerbooks for at least two new revisions, we're told.
Two revs from Freescale, this could be bad news or it could be good news or given MOSR's reputation this could be no news. My view would be first rev single core pin-compatible drop in with an old man's fsb, second rev dual core all new architecture/enclosure with firehose I/O. Oh, and in case anyone has forgotten, Freescale used to be Motorola. Plus the dual-core chip isn't supposed to be sampling until the second half of the year.I'm still waiting for a reason to upgrade and I'm still determined I won't be buying a G4 with a 200MHz FSB. Meanwhile my upgrade fund is paying dividends, WTF, waiting is good.
Does this mean 3.0 GHz powermacs soon? When were those due, really? It was supposed to be last summer, wasn't it? Then they updated the promise to be last fall. Hasn't come yet.. should come soon, I hope!
Yvan256 said:I'm not sure but I'd take a thicker PowerBook than a larger one.
Think about it... 30" LCD? That PowerBook would be so huge that you'd probably never carry it around.
I know.
I've seen how large a 30" Apple Cinema Display is, and it is huge!! It's funny though, if one were to carry around a 30" PowerBook. 
