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ibook specs predictions

eXan said:
I find these specs unlikely, especially the CPU and GPU, cuz iBooks will be veru close to Powerbooks, even if PBs will go to e600 or whatever the new freescale cpu is called.
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My expectation is that the Powerbooks will take on 1.8 - 2.0GHz processors, so my prediction for the iBook isn't completely out of the realm of possibility. However, having read other posts in this thread, I will concede that iBook updates in the 1.33 - 1.5GHz range are probably far more likely.
 
Jedi128 said:
Ok, guys... First there will be no price drop becuase they dropped the price the last time they updated them. It was $1100, and they dropped to $999. So there is no way there will be a price drop.
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But the last update was in October of last year, and PC notebook prices seem to have come down significantly since then.
 
12" ibook (widescreen?)
1.33 Ghz G4
512MB DDR
40 GB HD
combo drive standard/superdrive finally optional
32 MB DDR VM
bluetooth standard

14" ibook (widescreen?)
1.42 Ghz G4
512MB DDR
60 GB HD
combo drive/superdrive (optional)
32 MB DDR VM/ 64 MB DDR VM (optional)
bluetooth standard

now give me a prize!
 
grapes911 said:
I think ITASOR was trying to say that it will be a while before they are updated. And because it will take so long, 'who knows?' and 'who cares?'. At least thats how I feel.

Edit: Better yet, hear it straight from the source ^
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I care and im sure others do as well... keep the specs coming or just dont post
 
ITASOR said:
12" 1024x768
1.2Ghz PowerPC G4
256MB RAM
30GB HD
Combo
$999

14" 1024x768
1.33Ghz PowerPC G4
256MB RAM
60GB HD
Combo/Superdrive
$1,299/$1,499

Done.
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Agreed, i read some of these other specs and all i can think is why are you waiting for the new ibook, cos its already out, its called the 12 powerbook. just get one already.
 
Rangerhall6 said:
I care and im sure others do as well... keep the specs coming or just dont post
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I think you miss understood me. I think it would be great if they updated the iBooks. I just think updates are so far away that no one can really guess with any accuracy what those updates will be. Maybe they will be updated tomorrow. Maybe they will be updated in January. Who knows. The actual update will be much more important than people's wild guesses. If you don't like my comments ignore them or just don't post.
 
Alasta said:
This sounds like fun! Maybe we could have a sweepstake!

- 12" model will have 1.5GHz G4, 14" model will have 1.67GHz G4. Both will have 167MHz FSB.
- 512Mb standard. Probably all soldered onto the motherboard, leaving the second slot free, but I wouldn't bet on this.
- 12" model will have 40Gb hard drive, 14" model will have 80Gb.
- Some sort of video hardware upgrade. I don't have enough knowledge in this area to be specific, but I think it would be fair to assume that it will have 64Mb VRAM and support core image.
- An increase in display resolution and Superdrives across the line are possible, although I'm a bit less confident on these aspects.
- Built in bluetooth.
- Price drop of $US100 - 200.
- No change in form factor (even though it's overdue, they will wait for the Intel units before doing this).

If you're thinking that these specs are too close to the Powerbook, please bear in mind that I believe that the Powerbook will be updated at the same time. In terms of timing, I think that we'll be looking at Macworld Paris, or shortly after.
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now that right there is a beautiful example of wishful thinking! Especially the display resolution, but I think the 512 RAM built in is highly doubtful too.
 
grapes911 said:
I think you miss understood me. I think it would be great if they updated the iBooks. I just think updates are so far away that no one can really guess with any accuracy what those updates will be. Maybe they will be updated tomorrow. Maybe they will be updated in January. Who knows. The actual update will be much more important than people's wild guesses. If you don't like my comments ignore them or just don't post.
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Im not going to get in a stupid little argument with you about this. I just dont like it when people say "who cares?" in an iBook specs thread. I dont understand why someone would take the time to write that if they didnt care... so dont tell me to ignore your posts if your going to post "who cares?" in this thread. Why is it so hard for you to just not put stuff like that?
 
mashinhead said:
Agreed, i read some of these other specs and all i can think is why are you waiting for the new ibook, cos its already out, its called the 12 powerbook. just get one already.
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Link me to a new 12" PowerBook for £699 / $999 please.
 
QCassidy352 said:
now that right there is a beautiful example of wishful thinking! Especially the display resolution, but I think the 512 RAM built in is highly doubtful too.
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I think that is the most likely thing to occur actually.

Regardless, whereas the iBook was a good deal 9 months ago, it isn't now compared to other laptops on the market. They'll sell them still because of the brand, but they'll get less switchers as time goes on - it is incredibly hard to resist a $699 laptop with better specifications than a $999 one, regardless of the OS and bundled software.

There will be iBook updates this year. Whether they are today, later this month, next month or at Paris I don't know, but they will come before the Intel transition.
 
Hattig said:
I think that is the most likely thing to occur actually.

Regardless, whereas the iBook was a good deal 9 months ago, it isn't now compared to other laptops on the market. They'll sell them still because of the brand, but they'll get less switchers as time goes on - it is incredibly hard to resist a $699 laptop with better specifications than a $999 one, regardless of the OS and bundled software.

There will be iBook updates this year. Whether they are today, later this month, next month or at Paris I don't know, but they will come before the Intel transition.
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I agree entirely. If Apple offers the most basic possible update, then it will be an increase in RAM to 512Mb and/or a very slight processor bump.

I also believe you are correct when you say that there will be one more update between now and the release of the Intel based iBooks. Of course, because none of us really know when the Intel based iBooks will be released, we have no reliable way of predicting when the next PowerPC machines will be released.
 
Rangerhall6 said:
Im not going to get in a stupid little argument with you about this. I just dont like it when people say "who cares?" in an iBook specs thread. I dont understand why someone would take the time to write that if they didnt care... so dont tell me to ignore your posts if your going to post "who cares?" in this thread. Why is it so hard for you to just not put stuff like that?
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Once again, I don't think you are understanding what I'm trying to convey. I'll put it in simpler terms: Who cares about the specs, just update the iBooks. Anything would suffice at this point.
 
aswitcher said:
New form factor will hopefully push some new boundaries - besides widescreen.
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I'd really love Apple only having widescreen displays in their lineup. I don't think they're gonna change the design much. Why would they? There's no need.
 
Think Secret is usually pretty accurate with their rumors, so I trust that the iBooks will indeed be updated this week.


Diatribe said:
I'd really love Apple only having widescreen displays in their lineup. I don't think they're gonna change the design much. Why would they? There's no need.
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I would hate that! I really dont like widescreen that much, the only thing that I can think of it being good for is watching movies. Although there is other 12" widescreen laptops out there, i think that 12 is a little too small to have widescreens. I am perfectly content with Apple putting out widescreen laptops, but I hope that they still keep around the regular ones too.
 
Theman2290 said:
Think Secret is usually pretty accurate with their rumors, so I trust that the iBooks will indeed be updated this week.




I would hate that! I really dont like widescreen that much, the only thing that I can think of it being good for is watching movies. Although there is other 12" widescreen laptops out there, i think that 12 is a little too small to have widescreens. I am perfectly content with Apple putting out widescreen laptops, but I hope that they still keep around the regular ones too.
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I'm also not too sure of a 12.1" Widescreen, everything will seem a bit squashed. A 13.1" Maybe, a 14.1" widescreen, nice. I do hope we can lay to rest all these threads tomorrow when they WILL come out ;)
 
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