My main concern is will my older printers still work on Intel based Macs? Can it print using Rosetta to take advantage of an OSX printer driver? I have an A3 colour laser it cost over $8000 new and has had light use and has years of service left in it, but QMS which is now part of Konica Minolta are probably unlikely to bring out an OSX Intel driver for it.
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Intel Apple Laptop In January?
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From where? I'd be interested to see a link on this.Lacero said:...Unconfirmed reports state Apple may or may not consolidate the two laptop lines into a single line. Stay tuned for more updates.
Though not an alltogether bad idea - it saves Apple money (single form factor), and allows a broader offering of features in the lineup. A baseline model (single core processor, combo drive, 60GB HDD, 512MB RAM) could sell for $999, while the high-power model (dual-core processor, DVD DL or Blu-Ray, 120GB HDD, 2GB RAM) could sell for $2500. I'd probably also expect the 15" to be the "sweet-spot" WRT screen size, but maybe Apple would keep the current 12"-17" range.
I don't even need a laptop and I would buy that. I'm just interested to see the what the actual speed of these processors will be at when Apple ships them.KindredMAC said:
I don't see that happening. I could seem him giving it a similar name or a something with mobility in it but I just don't see him calling it a G5 with the iMacs and Power Macs both having G5's.Lacero said:
Josh396 said:
Im in...I have about half the money I need for this (assuming 1700+ for a new laptop)
I dont see what everyone is so disgusted in with respect to intel hardware...I have been working with Intel hardware for years, and I dont see anything in their hardware that makes them worse than IBM...Its the software that matters dummy!
Phatpat said:
Ah, I can see it now.
Introducing the new Powerbook G5. With 5... minutes of battery life and a Superdrive that can burn DVDs (literally). Pick up yours today before they burn the Apple Store down.
Any of you OS X intel developers out there think that you're even remotely close to a GM release? I've seen nothing on these or any other forums to suggest that you are. I could only assume that any computer that Apple might launch at MWSF would not actually ship for some time. Maybe I'm being pessimistic but I just don't see anything being ready in just over a month.
They probably are reporting this from Macrumors.com. This is a endless circle. I can hardly wait for anything Apple does with Intel.
With the rumors of a smaller Shuffle, Mac Tivo Mini, Intel this and that, and iLife '06 this will be like having 3 Macworlds.
With the rumors of a smaller Shuffle, Mac Tivo Mini, Intel this and that, and iLife '06 this will be like having 3 Macworlds.
It's pretty damn cool...
It's pretty damn cool if Apple releases a laptop or two at Apple Expo in Janurary. The powerbooks could use some juice. Mine is proving to lack that power I need for mixing Audio with a number of plugins.
I wonder when the PowerMacs will see an update. It's unfortunate that Intels desktop processors aren't matching up to AMD's, but I'm sure things will change midpoint next year. I'd love to jump on the quad right now, but I'm nervous about vendor support in the future. If I new for a fact that Ableton Live would implement multi-threading on the PPC, it would be a no brainer.
It's pretty damn cool if Apple releases a laptop or two at Apple Expo in Janurary. The powerbooks could use some juice. Mine is proving to lack that power I need for mixing Audio with a number of plugins.
I wonder when the PowerMacs will see an update. It's unfortunate that Intels desktop processors aren't matching up to AMD's, but I'm sure things will change midpoint next year. I'd love to jump on the quad right now, but I'm nervous about vendor support in the future. If I new for a fact that Ableton Live would implement multi-threading on the PPC, it would be a no brainer.
Josh396 said:
Yep, it'll be too confusing, especially when G5 refers to the PPC 970 processor and not not an Intel processor.
I very much doubt that - MacRumours rarely comes up with its own rumours, just publishes rumours from other sources - such as TS or AI.BornAgainMac said:
Lacero said:Big news media reporting on a Mac rumor? Hmm... It must be true then.
I'll possibly eat crow and say Apple will release an Intel PowerBook, and not the widely speculated iBook. Unconfirmed reports state Apple may or may not consolidate the two laptop lines into a single line. Stay tuned for more updates.
Next Gen powerbooks (intel) are due in January, Feb if they hit delays. Mark my words.
Bring it on!!
I'm not due for a new laptop at work yet; just got one last year. But, if Apple can muster up a really fast laptop, I might just have to bite the bullet and shell out the cash myself. I'm just itching for something faster to do DV editing on.
I'm not due for a new laptop at work yet; just got one last year. But, if Apple can muster up a really fast laptop, I might just have to bite the bullet and shell out the cash myself. I'm just itching for something faster to do DV editing on.
Exactly... I've seen real life results of Pentium M's vs the G4 on a laptop and they're getting more than double the power in Ableton Live.. Makes me want to cry...MattG said:
I am thinking that there could be one line of Laptops from apple. Why not scrap the powerbook and the ibook line, save some money and have one line of laptops with good intel chip and a graphic card then call them itel. How is that for an idea. Ohh and i want mine in Black like the nano.
Unfortunately, rumers seem to point to an iBook release. I'm too damned impatient - although it will give Apple more time to iron out the problems with the processors/whatever else happens. I would be ecstatic with a Yonah PB (read: SPEED) that actually gets 5.5 hours of battery life...
Hahaha, Oh Lacero how right you are. I do indeed wonder what these machines will be called, they'll have to do a better model naming system then, Dell, HP, or Gateway... I can't imagine saying "Yes I'd like to purchase the Apple XP5492810-I PowerBook!" This is Apple we're talking about so I guess they'll have a nice name for it. I mean it can't be called the iiBook, that would be confusing.Lacero said:
Now all we have to do is wait for another invatation to the press from Apple with some little teaser to make us go insane until the day of the event. hahaha!
Yeah this is sure a crazy rumor week, this Macworld should be the best one yet!BornAgainMac said:
CTYankee said:
I think it would be hilarious if the Intel Macs actually came out during the summer like they said
Well actaully it wouldn't be funny... Moving swiftly on, I think Apple need to offer a better iBook line. The cheapest 15-inch* you can get is £1,399/$1,999, which is just plain wrong as some people might not want power, but want lots of screen space. Why not...
13-inch (£599/$849) and 15-inch (£799/$1,099) Widescreen iBooks
13-inch (£1099/$1,399), 15-inch (£1,349/$1,749) and 17-inch (£1,599/$2,099) Widescreen Powerbooks
*And the 14-inch has the same resolution as the 12-inch so you can't include that as having more screen space!
Why the excitement?
I can't understand what all the excitement is about. This change will have huge financial consequences as you will all want to upgrade you applications so that they run natively, many will not work properly for months. Many devices such a MFD's will be left high and dry and not work at all. Clock speed is going to be significantly higher, but in low end Macs outright performance will still be eclipsed by PowerMacs running PPC, so the actual increase in performance is likely to be modest indeed. There seems to be some fervour about the change, and that may be good for Apple, but quite honestly "Fools rush in where Angles..."
I can't understand what all the excitement is about. This change will have huge financial consequences as you will all want to upgrade you applications so that they run natively, many will not work properly for months. Many devices such a MFD's will be left high and dry and not work at all. Clock speed is going to be significantly higher, but in low end Macs outright performance will still be eclipsed by PowerMacs running PPC, so the actual increase in performance is likely to be modest indeed. There seems to be some fervour about the change, and that may be good for Apple, but quite honestly "Fools rush in where Angles..."
I don't think this is based on any solid facts, just echoing current rumors. While I have little doubt that Apple is probably already testing pre-production Intel portables in the bowels of Cupertino, there is no solid evidence of a January release date, or indeed any date beyond Steve's vague timeline.
A new Mac Mini is much more likely for January, though a Powerbook or iBook in January wouldn't surprise me too much. I'm more curious as to what they'll name it.
A new Mac Mini is much more likely for January, though a Powerbook or iBook in January wouldn't surprise me too much. I'm more curious as to what they'll name it.
Noiseboy said:
In my opinion OSX on Intel is ready now.
There are a lot of universal apps ready to roll.Including games.