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iBook Updates... Details?

Hugh said:
I think every one keeps forgetting what the iMac and iBook are marketed for. Those that need the higher RAM/Hard drives are not your adverage user that those are targeted for. The machines that those are targeted for are 'just right' for them. If you need more space, then you are not the 'average' user.

-Hugh
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bingo! most people buying the iBook seem to be getting it for word processing and some other light use.. no point having a space rocket sitting on your lap when just a bike will do fine.
 
Hugh said:
I think every one keeps forgetting what the iMac and iBook are marketed for. Those that need the higher RAM/Hard drives are not your adverage user that those are targeted for. The machines that those are targeted for are 'just right' for them. If you need more space, then you are not the 'average' user.
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I don't know. I think the average user according to Apple is expected to edit video and music; store digital photos and have enough music files to fill a 40GB iPod.
 
the latest it comes the biggest will be the revision

PlaceofDis said:
i wonder what this means for the next powerbook revision, they are due too
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first, I could have made those specs myself... :p
the most important aspect of the revision for the iBook is not the CPU clock or size of the HDs!! but the graphic card!! we need 64MB graphic card in a niBook otherwise motion will be usable at all .... regarding powerbooks, I think if the revision does not happen in the next few days...then one can expect a much bigger revision, meaning, maybe, processor and bus revision, something more serious than a speed bump...
let's see, but the real interesting points for the ibook are:
- graphic card
- price
- airport extreme built-in.

that's all

I can predict than the next revision for the iBook will see the low-end at 1.33GHz and the high-end at 1.5GHz.... :rolleyes:
 
You seem to be right there. The processor speed is not that much of an issue here. They have to change the graphics card and ad airport extreme to make the ibook competitive on the laptop market. Every new laptop has wireless today, and while they are at it they could also toss in bluetooth.

I am going to be refreshing my apple page quite often today I guess…
See you after they got announced
 
eric67 said:
I can predict than the next revision for the iBook will see the low-end at 1.33GHz and the high-end at 1.5GHz.... :rolleyes:
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Nurtz! I knew it was only a matter of time before the clock speed of the low-end iBook would knock my iMac FP into the previous century ;)

Mind you, if my recent iBook hadn't fallen into the logic board replacement thingy, then I would be hard pushed not to purchase one of them beauties .... (sexy specs permitting, of course)
 
To all the people that suggested that Apple might drop the 12" PB....
They won't and they can't. One of many reasons would be a lowered resale value, people left with a discontinued product line, without an option to get a small PB (the 12" as it seems won't get a SD) etc., etc.

All the people that wanted to sell their 12" PB in the near future better do it now, this second. Because if these rumors are true it won't be worth a whole lot after tomorrow...
Good thing that I plan on keeping mine for a while... :D
 
Apple have just launched a new 'switch' campain,'Time for a Change,' that includes the iBook... and it is still priced 'starting at £799'. Obviously they can change that, but it seems odd to start something like that just before details on the page are about to change. It doesn't mention a speed bump either.

(I might be wrong and this has been out for ages, but I've never seen it before... and I spend a lot of time on the store!)
 
iJoe said:
Apple have just launched a new 'switch' campain,'Time for a Change,' that includes the iBook... and it is still priced 'starting at £799'. Obviously they can change that, but it seems odd to start something like that just before details on the page are about to change. It doesn't mention a speed bump either.

(I might be wrong and this has been out for ages, but I've never seen it before... and I spend a lot of time on the store!)
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I just noticed that too. Maybe there won't be any price changes, or maybe they will change it all and there will be new eMacs here too - maybe these are the new low end PowerMacs? :p

No, I'm guessing there could be an update on iBooks - I've got to the point where wishful thinking has gotten ahead of me probably. But now I'm in the running for an iPod under the cram and jam promotion when my bro gets his iBook - I'm getting impatient! :D
 
Diatribe said:
To all the people that suggested that Apple might drop the 12" PB....
They won't and they can't. One of many reasons would be a lowered resale value, people left with a discontinued product line, without an option to get a small PB (the 12" as it seems won't get a SD) etc., etc.

All the people that wanted to sell their 12" PB in the near future better do it now, this second. Because if these rumors are true it won't be worth a whole lot after tomorrow...
Good thing that I plan on keeping mine for a while... :D
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Don't worry - it would be suicide for Apple to drop the 12" Albook!
 
Does anyone know what time Cupertino wakes up and when we might expect to hear anything? What time do they normally make announcements or update the store?
 
Well, people are expecting something - the servers are overloaded! :eek:

UK store is down but US is still up. No worry - this regularly happens on update days. Expect the UK store to not be ready within the hour (try 3) and the US one will go down in an hour or two.

I've suddenly got a good feeling about this.. :D
 
How annoyed are we gonna be when the store comes back up and all that has changed is that they've added a new cable or something!
 
iJoe said:
How annoyed are we gonna be when the store comes back up and all that has changed is that they've added a new cable or something!
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I don't think thats going to happen this time. I've got a good feeling about this one....

I just hope its more than expected, although that doesn't happen often these days.

Please please please let there be new Powerbooks as well as iBooks. Otherwise I will probably get a 12" iBook tomorrow, but I'd really like a Powerbook if they're either upgraded, discounted, or hopefully both.

I don't think I'm going to get much work done this afternoon :D
 
dobbin said:
I don't think thats going to happen this time. I've got a good feeling about this one....

I just hope its more than expected, although that doesn't happen often these days.

Please please please let there be new Powerbooks as well as iBooks. Otherwise I will probably get a 12" iBook tomorrow, but I'd really like a Powerbook if they're either upgraded, discounted, or hopefully both.

I don't think I'm going to get much work done this afternoon :D
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I doubt a PB update...maybe the 12" to pull it ahead of the iBooks when they too get bumped...
 
aswitcher said:
I doubt a PB update...maybe the 12" to pull it ahead of the iBooks when they too get bumped...
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I think iBooks and Powerbooks were updated on the same day last time?
 
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