G5 Powerbook out this year!?

[MOFS]

G5 PowerBooks, iBooks for Q2 2005 - DigiTimes


By Jonny Evans




Apple continues to stress the technical challenge of putting a G5 processor in a notebook - but may plan to ship them this year.



A report on Taiwanese technology industry Web site,
DigiTimes, claims that Quanta Computer has been contracted to produce 30-50,000 PowerBook G5s each month, with a claimed delivery date of "2Q 2005".



While it is possible the report is flawed, that DigiTimes sources may be misinformed, the story grows more exciting: the report also claims that Asustek has been contracted to produce 1.3-1.5 million iBooks each year - both G4 and G5 iBooks, with the "iBook G5 scheduled to start shipping in 2Q 2005," the report claims.



Foxconn has been contracted to ship "at least 100,000 Mac minis each month", the report claims, adding that Asustek is producing 400-500,000 iPod shuffles each month to satisfy anticipated demand.



Speaking during Apple's financial call this week, Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer described the production of a G5 PowerBook as the "mother of thermal challenges".
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Seems like they might be coming. I'm not too sure they'll do this though - I think the dual core processors seem better suited to Powerbooks - but this might be interesting. Page 1 news, maybe?

 

[Veldek]

There are already plenty of threads about this and even a Page 2 news item! Do a search next time, please.

 

[wdlove]

I think that he deserves a break, there has been such a flurry of news this week. Mistakes happen, so don't take it too hard MOFS.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/104959/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/104965/

 

[Mechcozmo]

Yes, they are coming next Tuesday.


(ITS A JOKE FOR ALL OF YOU OUT THERE!)

 

[maya]

Yes, they are coming next Tuesday.

Coming next tuesday, really WOW, in 2006 right.

 

[Dr. Dastardly]

Well I would tend to think that the iBook would get the g5 after at least a year after the Powerbook gets one. So it doesn't make to much sense to me.

 

[maya]

Well I would tend to think that the iBook would get the g5 after at least a year after the Powerbook gets one. So it doesn't make to much sense to me.

Or Apple could just place a 1.6GHz G5 in the iBook and 2.0Ghz in the PB line.

From there 6-8 month updates the iBook goes to 1.8GHz while the PB goes to 2.3 or 2.5Ghz from there another 6-8 months and the iBook is at 2.0GHz while the PB is at 3.0GHz or dual core.

As you can see the iBooks will get smaller speed bumps then the PB line.

Quite possible.

 

[Mechcozmo]

Coming next tuesday, really WOW, in 2006 right.

No, when I say next Tuesday I mean that my divine revelation caused by a reality distortion field is telling me that they are coming out next Tuesday.

 

[maya]

No, when I say next Tuesday I mean that my divine revelation caused by a reality distortion field is telling me that they are coming out next Tuesday.

Steve Jobs RDF seems to be rubbing off on you.