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How close are we to a Powerbook upgrade??

THEY ARE COMING

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New PowerBook G4 coming

As we've told you in the past, this Autumn will show us another round of PowerBook G4 series. (G5 PowerBooks will come in Spring/Summer 2005.) According to our sources, there'll be nothing radical about the next upgrade to the PBG4. We'll see the 12" model move up to 1.6 GHz, as well as the lower-end 15" model. The high end 15" and the 17" model will get the 1.8 GHz processor.
All of them are PPC 7448 processors that should run cool enough at these high rates (as cool as current PBs, our sources put it, although we find that not really 'cool' on some occasions...). The graphics card will be the ATi Mobility Radeon 9800 for 15 and 17 inch models, the 12" will - according to sources - stay at its current nVidia card but lowered in price by 100 USD. The release date for the PowerBooks has been specified as "mid to end october"
 
kallaway1 said:
Has anybody heard anything about a new iBook revision? Call me crazy, but I actually prefer how they look 😛
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No news about the iBook but we can expect a sped bump, with the high end 14" probably getting a 1.33 GHz CPU and perhaps a fourth iBook model (14" iBook w/ Superdrive). Also the 12" iBook might finally get a 40 GB HD, other than I don't think Apple will change anything else.
 
bit of a let down but wasnt not expected as th most obvious change. im kinda glad im wrapped in the imac now! gotta get me one of dem tings!
 
Dalriada said:
What updates would you predict/expect just to keep us patient...
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http://macintosh.fryke.com/cgi-bin/macnews.cgi/index.html said:
As we've told you in the past, this Autumn will show us another round of PowerBook G4 series. (G5 PowerBooks will come in Spring/Summer 2005.) According to our sources, there'll be nothing radical about the next upgrade to the PBG4. We'll see the 12" model move up to 1.6 GHz, as well as the lower-end 15" model. The high end 15" and the 17" model will get the 1.8 GHz processor.
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Thats my guess too.
 
kallaway1 said:
Has anybody heard anything about a new iBook revision? Call me crazy, but I actually prefer how they look 😛
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I don't call you crazy, me too. I always liked the iBooks better. I would only go for a Powerbook because I kind of need the power.

Cheers
 
CmdrLaForge said:
I don't call you crazy, me too. I always liked the iBooks better. I would only go for a Powerbook because I kind of need the power.

Cheers
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i do - the only ibooks i liked better than powerbooks were the colourful clamshells 😉
 
CmdrLaForge said:
I don't call you crazy, me too. I always liked the iBooks better. I would only go for a Powerbook because I kind of need the power.

Cheers
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BTW, LaForge start saving money for MWSF '06 because that's when PB G5 Rev. Bs will be released. Until then enjoy whatever computer you're using now 😀
 
After all the things I have read about the Rad9800 it would surprise me a lot if they could fit in the Powerbooks and/or still maintain a decent battery life.
Although the stuff that I've read may have been wrong I think it's more a wish than actual truth. As for the 12" staying with the Geforce5200... GET A GRIP APPLE. This is last century's technology and as of today the worst, still to get graphics card. Using them in the imac was bad enough, but staying with it in the pb line? Arrrgh. 😱
C'mon fit those neat little 9700s in the 12". I know you can do it, I know you can. 😀

Oh, one word concerning the cpu. The G4 is not a bad cpu IF they could increase the bus speed it'd be awesome. If they stay with the current bus speed the increase of the Mhz won't give you any actual speed increase because it will be limited by the bus. So at that bus speed it doesn't really matter if you have 1.5 or 1.8 GHz.
 
certainly agree about the bus. achilles heel if you will.

however this update seems logical... the bump to 1.6 and 1.8 that is. typically thiese small updates come with making options standard as well. will we see standard super drives? hmm that would be interesting. who else is excited about the end of cram and jam. i am almost certain we will see an update, however small, in the coming weeks with the g5 coming middle of next year(as said jobs wont announce a g4 update but the g5 will certainly be scheduled for him.)

all i know is i will certainly be tuned in for that speech and will quickly sell the 12" i am about to get and get my g5 powerbook😀
 
Diatribe said:
As for the 12" staying with the Geforce5200... GET A GRIP APPLE. This is last century's technology and as of today the worst, still to get graphics card. C'mon fit those neat little 9700s in the 12"
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Definitely. Am desperately awaiting next 12" revision but if they stick that 'ol 5200 again, will probably jump for the 15" and have to get used to carting around those extra kilos. 🙄
 
Dalriada said:
Definitely. Am desperately awaiting next 12" revision but if they stick that 'ol 5200 again, will probably jump for the 15" and have to get used to carting around those extra kilos. 🙄
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do yourself a favor and get the 15" anyway and don't settle for the powerlessbook 😉
 
JFreak said:
do yourself a favor and get the 15" anyway and don't settle for the powerlessbook 😉
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Believe me am tempted and appreciate the advice but this will be my travelmate only, my homemate will be the rev B iMac fully maxed out with all the upgradable items they'll be allowing us when the time comes... 😀
 
Zaty said:
BTW, LaForge start saving money for MWSF '06 because that's when PB G5 Rev. Bs will be released. Until then enjoy whatever computer you're using now 😀
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Well, yes you are right. The thing is that I will need to get some work done starting around June - July 05. And I will just buy whats available then. I will not wait with my purchase. Maybe if the powerbooks are then 8 month old and the next release is around the corner. In fact - I could not care less about a G5 in a powerbook. A 1.8 GHz G4 or even 2.0 GHz G4 with a Radeon 9800 would make me perfect happy. And yes, I would get a first Rev. G5 as well.

Cheers
LaForge
 
Dalriada said:
Believe me am tempted and appreciate the advice but this will be my travelmate only, my homemate will be the rev B iMac fully maxed out with all the upgradable items they'll be allowing us when the time comes... 😀
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15" powerbook travels nicely, i have had two of them and no problem ever.
 
So what do we think? How long after the end of Cram and Jam do we get an announcement of new stuff?
 
john123 said:
So what do we think? How long after the end of Cram and Jam do we get an announcement of new stuff?
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i'm guessing two weeks. not because i know anything special, but because i just ordered a powerbook today, and my history with buying technology is that it is upgraded almost exactly two weeks after i buy something. got a canon g5 about a month and a half ago, and they upgraded it about a week and a half later. but it's alright. 🙂
 
I expect Apple will announce speed-bumped Powerbooks and iBooks in October. I doubt that they will be announced on the 27th as I can't see Apple announcing at the end of a financial quarter, more likely at the beginning of one i.e. Oct 4th or Oct 11. Apple will want to get these quickly in the sales channels to make the most of the holiday buying season.
 
JFreak said:
do yourself a favor and get the 15" anyway and don't settle for the powerlessbook 😉
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I have a 15" Powerbook and agree that they are very capable machines, however I do think that the iBooks are good value for money as well.
 
JFreak said:
do yourself a favor and get the 15" anyway and don't settle for the powerlessbook 😉
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Having a PB 12" rev. B, I am not so sure that it is that under powered, even stacked against the 15" PB's. For portability the 12" PB can't be beat.

The only upgrade that I would like to see in the rev. D 12" PB would be an option (or standard) 64mb VRAM.
 
Chip NoVaMac said:
The only upgrade that I would like to see in the rev. D 12" PB would be an option (or standard) 64mb VRAM.
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Already done..now if we can have that 64mb VRAM option in the ibook I'd be set.
 
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