iBook Specs and Powerbook Superdrive

[Mr T]

need faster Chips

i am not buying the fact that Apple cannot workout heat issues for G4 chips over 1 ghz. They have had a long time to get it done, it's not like this problem came out of nowhere and was not anticipated.

Not putting a 1.2 G3 in the ibook is a crime - we really need fasrer chips and better graphics to run os 10 in a reasonable fashion. I don't care how cheap they make them, they wont be worth beans if they don't provide comprable performance to typical PC's running XP

I am tired of waiting for decent specs at a fair price - my 2 cents

 

[Centris Fan]

These prices mean something more

Right now the computer industry is shifting more and more the laptop rather than the desktop. If you look at the biweekly market share figures from the New York Times, Apple has a much larger presence in the desktop world than in the laptop world. This is a good sign that they are being more aggresive in gainging laptop market share. If they can swallow a 200 price decrease than they need to take it.

If Think Secret is correct, we will see the highest end iBook at 1599, right now the lowest end Powerbook is 2499. A 900 diff between two price sets of laptop is way too high, they need to lower the gap or produce something to fill into it. I suspect that either there will be a significant price drop on the Powerbooks when they get their rev OR, there will be a new laptop introduced in the middle. Apple could add a higher end iBook, split the Powerbook into 3 configurations or produce something new altogether. I got be wrong, but this seems like something we should keep an eye, especially if Think Secret produces the Powerbook prices.

 

[boom-boom]

And the XServe Raid can't be far away!!

ftp.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Misc/Inserts/073-0758-a.pdf

 

[Rocketman]

Re: need faster Chips

Originally posted by Mr T
i am not buying the fact that Apple cannot workout heat issues for G4 chips over 1 ghz. They have had a long time to get it done, it's not like this problem came out of nowhere and was not anticipated.

In a sense you are right. The chips ARE fixed in technology (13 micron) and heat dissipation. Because they ARE fixed there is only so much Apple can do to work around it.

If you ever used a Ti at full processor sppeed on a processor intensive task with short pants on, on your lap, you would soon realize heating is a MAJOR ISSUE until Motorola or IBM gets the micron size and thus the heat down.

Both are working on it. Neither have delivered YET.

I would suggest if you DO get a laptop, consider getting 800 Mhz or less merely to be realistic about heat. Unless you live in a very cold place.

If you DO buy a laptop over 800 Mhz, get one of those leather lap guards and raise your CPU off any table you set it on with something ablative.

This IS rocket science

Rocketman

 

[soilchmst]

Price Drops

As someone mentioned on another thread, the price drops are for real. They are evident because the new prices are in the Apple Loan icons for the Powerbook and iBooks.
iBooks starting at 999
PowerBooks starting at 2299

Pretty cool for us. I may get an iBook to hold me over until the IBM 970 Desktops.

 

[iShater]

Re: Price Drops

Originally posted by soilchmst
As someone mentioned on another thread, the price drops are for real. They are evident because the new prices are in the Apple Loan icons for the Powerbook and iBooks.
iBooks starting at 999
PowerBooks starting at 2299

Pretty cool for us. I may get an iBook to hold me over until the IBM 970 Desktops.

The force is strong with this one!