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Intel iBook in Shipping in June?

MacQuest said:
That only kinda rules out the movie service launch for today... and I don't even think that the iTunes Music Store [iTMS] having been updated really rules out the possibility of an Apple movie service being launched either as a sub-category within iTMS or even as an entirely new application - iMovie Video Store [iMVS] and/or iDVD Movie Store [iDMS] - later today, or whenever.

Either way, this thread is entitled "Intel iBook in Shipping in June?", and I think most of us on this poorly titled thread are more concerned with Macintosh computer hardware releases than Apple's online movie service... although that and vPod's would be welcomed as well. ;)

It has been pretty darn quiet on all Apple fronts though hasn't it?

Dare I say...

INCOMING APPLE PRODUCTS FROM ALL FRONTS!!! :eek: :D

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HEY MODS!!!
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Agreed with your points, really too quiet for a 30th annivesary without anything happen...
 
The thing i ask myself is, how old are u people posting this forum??
You only want to hear the good things, and photoshop invitations and actually start beleaving your own $!@#
I mean dont you have anything better to do?, find something else to do than obsessively checking rumorssites 24/7 who just copy 'news' from other rumors.
Let me tell you, i want a macbook just like you, but apple will notify if anything takes places. Dont go speculate and get your hopes up every day that tomorrow it will come. And apple doesn't delay it, it just wants to deliver a good product, they dont know (and care) what rumors say. And your whining every single day isnt going to help.
I know its a hard wait (i feel the pain), could be juni, april, may whatever.
And yeah i check rumors every once in a while, im excited too.
Thats what rumorsite is for, but if i count the messages people saying: "i want it now!! cry cry whine, @$# apple, i know whats going on, apple should release it tomorrow" every single day, i think to myself, your just !#$#@
Lets all think it will come in June, and talk about what it will be or whats on your mind telling everyone.
Please, please stop this date speculation until anywhere near june until official reports say so.
hope u understand....:rolleyes:
 
rhsgolfer33 said:
How did they miss the buying season? Most private colleges and high schools get out in May/June as do most public schools. They tend to go back to school at the begining or end of August. If they're shipping in June then its almost perfect timing.

I'm definetly excited about this, If they have one with a dedicated video card and front row Im all over it.
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Most schools, purchase their computers for the coming year in May. I'm thinking that perhaps this is Apples way of getting rid of old Ibook stock.

Anyways, Big fat BOO! I still want them to at least acknowledge their 30th. This sucks big time.
 
If Apple has no 12".... it will be sad. :( I love those little computers, and I know many who also do.
Also, gosh, June.... that seems late. But I'm glad it's not goign to be infinity. :rolleyes: I wanted to see these thing back in January, long, long time ago.
 
Josias said:
The article said it was latest June. Why not today?
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Oh, God. You make me so sad. :( :eek:
 
Josias said:
The article said it was latest June. Why not today?
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Fake. Its gotta be. Seriously. Not a single rumor site, engadget, nothing. Nothing is reporting any media event. And you know if it WAS real, they'd be all over it, counting down to it and doing live feeds and everything else.
 
I hope Apple do find a chance to celebrate their 30th Anniversary, but I'd be very disappointed if, as some of you hope, they do this by releasing an Intel version of the iBook.

The MacBook (I assume that's the name) is coming. It's not going to be announced until you can buy it, or close to when you can buy it. This isn't like the PowerBook G5 where there's some technical hurdle to overcome, cheap, small, Intel-based, notebooks are commonplace, if Apple had to they could rebadge the appropriate Thinkpad. So for crying out loud, the more obsessive need to stop acting like it's the end of the world that it's not been announced yet:

- It WILL be announced
- It would SUCK if it were announced as the "Birthday surprise"

I'd be happier seeing a revamped Apple II GS for Apple's birthday than I would see them announce a low-end laptop that merely replaces their existing low-end laptop and offers nothing spectacular.

(You know, the GS idea isn't a bad one. With technology being what it is, they could probably fit the entire system on a single chip, ramp up the speed quite a bit, possibly even ship it with a recompiled OS X (why not? The original GS came with a Mac OS clone), and sell it for under $500. Heh. Not going to happen, but it's amusing sometimes to think of the possibilities.
 
This enclosure thing is what most interests me. My original guess (quite a long time ago) is that the ibook and powerbook lines would converge into one line with extremely similar physical characteristics. Apple no longer needs form factor as a differentiator between the high and low end lines, they can use processor speeds, graphics cards, etc.

I wonder how right I was.
 
ReanimationLP said:
Fake. Its gotta be. Seriously. Not a single rumor site, engadget, nothing. Nothing is reporting any media event. And you know if it WAS real, they'd be all over it, counting down to it and doing live feeds and everything else.
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I think you're right, it's possibly fake. Apple usually "bold" the headline, not roman type. But that's me.
 

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I think you're right, it's possibly fake. Apple usually "bold" the headline, not roman type. But that's me.
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would you guys quit it with that invitation? somebody else on these forums just mocked it up: fixing the spelling error in the previous "fake".

so...yeah, stop speculating about it. it's fake.

Now, if they don't do anything today, I'd be fine. I mean, June is right around the corner, right after school ends. That gives me 2 more months to find someone to sell my PC to; there is no way I would be able to afford a new computer without selling this one anyways. If you're interested...get in contact ;)
 
Josias said:
I don't. We like discussing what we hope for, yet soem people may get too excited, so they become dissapointed. BTW, it's June, not Juni (dansih n00b!):p
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almost im dutch :p yeah im hoping on your 2nd config too, i want something like powerbook an advanced laptop, not pro (overkill for just school) not basicuser (still need to do design)
Well ill wait, well we have too :) its always worth the wait i hope.
And as said, june is like 8weeks from now, the weather is getter better, so get out and forget the mac for a month there's more in life than rumors ;)

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ReanimationLPFake said:
. Its gotta be. Seriously. Not a single rumor site, engadget, nothing. Nothing is reporting any media event. And you know if it WAS real, they'd be all over it, counting down to it and doing live feeds and everything else.
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Fake are u sure? :rolleyes: maybe tomorrow because then its april the 5th
Meaning 5x6=30, so 6 new products on the 5th means the 30th an.
I know im F5ing the apple site all day
(sorry for that)
 
Savage Henry said:
No worries. I think I was just a bit tetchy from reading all the posts that are exclaiming wildly about how June is such a reprehensibly late shipment date is an offence to their mothers and grandmothers.

....... June is only 8 weeks away people ... we are only talking about laptops here, not emergency open heart surgery appointments..... sheesh !
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Spoken like a true a) Windows user; b) Mac user not in the market for a 13" Mac laptop. :rolleyes:

On the other hand, if you've been waiting to purchase an Intel iBook for months ... were disappointed it didn't come in January as rumored ... bought a stop-gap G4 Mac Mini in January (like I did--performance is miserable) ... were hopeful for an April 4th release, which didn't happen ... then, yes, TWO MORE MONTHS or EIGHT WEEKS IS a looooooong way away! :(
 
Why do you guys believe June so fast? Could be Christmas time before they're out. If I recall correctly he said they'd all be running Intel by the end of the year, right? Well, that's not for another 8 months. Gear up Intel iBook hopefuls, this could be a long wait.
 
This Looks Promising...

This morning Appleinsider is reporting in addition to this "June shipping" of Intel iBooks:

The Commercial Times also recently reported that Intel will cut Core Duo pricing ahead of a new 2.33GHz model in May.

Now, if Apple bumped the 15" MBP to 2.0 and 2.16 GHz with a 2.33 GHz option in May, and brought in the 13" Macbook at 1.67, 1.83 and 2.0 GHz core duos, then I *could* live with this delay. Would love to see:

13.3" widescreen Macbook with 1.67 core duo for $999 (combo drive, integrated graphics)
13.3" widescreen Macbook with 1.67 core duo for $1299 (superdrive, no integrated graphics)
13.3" widescreen Macbook Pro with 1.83 core duo for $1499 (superdrive, no integrated graphics, backlit keyboard) (2.0GHz option for $200 more)

Like the iMacs, Apple should keep the core solo out of the iBook line and only put in core duo. Save the core solo for the lowly Mac Mini. Also, with the above, Apple would need to bump the iMacs to 2.0/2.16 GHz at the same price points.
 
Agreeing with others, June is too late to be set in the Educational Market (a prime target for iBook/MacBooks). Published educational buying guides come out in May. I went to an "educational" Apple offering on campus last week and they are pushing Macbook Pros (too expensive for most students) or iMacs (no portability). There is a serious gap in Apple's offerings right now. Guess I will look at what HP has got (as much as it pains me to do so).
 
what makes me wonder.............is that the apple site hasnt been updated in a while, well at least not since before the 1st...so something is coming, i think....may not be the iBook (macBook); but, something for sure
 
4God said:
Yeah, really. What happened to 30th anniversary announcements? :confused:
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Pay attention. PR doesn't mean advertising or new products for that matter. They took the time to put out enough PR to last another five years.

QCassidy352 said:
So what am I missing? Why on earth would they delay the ibooks another 2 months?
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Because there have been several issues with the new laptops. Because their last "event" was lousy. Because they have time now seeing that Microsoft's OS is delayed. Because a majority of developers still are not Universal. Because they just found a manufacturer to build them.
 
We Can Only Hope

that my iBook (500,G3) lasts till June... the HardDrive is starting to sound like a chainsaw, and I've already had to rip the poor thing open once to replace the motherboard. Maybe it will hang in there till then, and, also fingers crossed they will be still sub grand laptops. Looking forward to being able to leave give my Dell back to my boss, and leave the Drone(as in noise, not automaton) at home! One light laptop instead of 2 heavish laptops. Apple you heard me, I want sub 5lb, sub grand, iBookedGoodness
 
EricNau said:
June seems too late.
Many High School Seniors receive laptops as graduation gifts (to prepare for college), but June will be too late for that.

Should be early May at the latest IMHO.
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You sure about that?
Most of the kids around here just get money or a car.
Computers tend to be a Christmas type gift around here or maybe a B-day gift.

I think when I graduated in 97' I got new car and enough money to buy a new computer...atleast $2k worth.


But then again most kids I know have their own laptop or PC or a Mac...and those with iPods all seem to want a Mac Mini or iBook.
 
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