iBook, Powerbook Specs?

[Dippo]

UPDATES CONFIRMED!!

Powerbook

iBook

 

[zuzu]

yes but...

Did you ask about the actual updates?

Yes... but he didn't told me nothing

But he emphasized about waiting to make the order (altough I was able to do it by phone with him)

 

[ChrisH3677]

They are out:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm094_1.html (new iBook incl. SD)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm095_1.html (new PowerBooks)

Congratulations Wuddel. You win. Well spotted.

And FINALLY a SuperDrive on the iBook!!! yayyyyy

 

[garybooberry]

Powerbooks are up.

 

[captain kirk]

New ibooks with optional superdrive!!! whoo hoo

 

[eSnow]

They are out:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm094_1.html (new iBook incl. SD)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm095_1.html (new PowerBooks)

Hmmm the iBooks now look much more interesting than the PowerBooks.

 

[janfarrell]

They are out:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm094_1.html (new iBook incl. SD)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm095_1.html (new PowerBooks)

Nice... graphic cards 128mb update.. and 9700 for 15" and 17".... niiice

 

[skinEman23]

its down again !!!!!

 

[Wuddel]

Nice to see Airport Extreme in all PB-models. The lack of APX-card in the 12"-PB made it badly priced.

Seems that i can play Wow on a 12"-PB. Nice speed-bumb. Nothing spectecular.

 

[vancenase]

Nice... but what happened to those graphic cards? No 128mb update.. and 9700 for 15" and 17"

drop down upon configuration

 

[iAtom]

WOOHOO! Less expensive by a couple of hundred (US).

But the educational pricing is the same.

 

[James L]

And the stores are back up!

 

[skinEman23]

actually just the education store is down. well i'm saving my $200 and waiting i guess.

 

[dongmin]

They are out:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm094_1.html (new iBook incl. SD)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040419/sfm095_1.html (new PowerBooks)

a decent, under-the-radar update to tie us over until the G5 PBs, whenever they arrive. The graphics options are nice. I assume the 7447 is at the end of the road at 1.5 ghz. MWSF '05 here we come.

 

[Dippo]

They crippled the 12" powerbooks and ibooks again!!!!

Oh well, I guess I will just wait then!

 

[Bear]

3-5 business days quoted shipping time on a custom 15".

 

[vancenase]

But the educational pricing is the same.

are you sure? isn't it $300 less? my edu site says $2499 for the 17". damn!

 

[gotohamish]

England is NOT a part of Europe...please remember to vote Conservative everybody and then we can start our own continent.

Leave that talk for your old men at the pub please - this is the MacRumors forum.

 

[MacMyDay]

No backlit keyboard on the 12". NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

[hmg]

Nice little update!

Nice update, since a 1GHz PB15 beats my IBM T40p in most tests (except for ut2004), and I just bought a 1.33 PB17 for the business (maybe I can get something from Apple here?). I guess this means I'll buy a 15" earlier than I thought! so long as the 15" can last a year, everything is ok (salary sacrificing is a wonderful way to get a new laptop each year...)

Funny how the Apple site is still showing Motion on the front page.

Enjoy!

Jeroen

 

[|_wise_|]

au prices dropped!!!!

wooohooo the au ibooks have dropped to $1695 from (it think) $1895....checking education prices now.

 

[singletrack]

The UK store seems to be half up.

Prices are down. The 15" superdrive model has dropped £250 to £1749 and the other models appear to have dropped a couple of hundred each at least, particularly as Airport Extreme is included now (£79 extra before in most models)

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObj...XhW4AhfybTcumg/0.0.7.1.0.5.21.1.1.1.1.0.0.1.0

 

[iAtom]

are you sure? isn't it $300 less? my edu site says $2499 for the 17". damn!

Yes the 17" is less, but the 15" Superdrive is the same, even though the regular price dropped by $100.

Question: How much difference in speed will I notice with a 5400 RPM hard drive compared to a 4200 one?

 

[aswitcher]

They crippled the 12" powerbooks and ibooks again!!!!

Oh well, I guess I will just wait then!

Why? How?

 

[ftf]

THEY'RE HERE

Store is back up.

They're here!!