Intel Powerbook and iMac in January?

[xraycat]

ok thanks a lot blackheart, generik and maverik 808. i think i probably just stick to getting one thats available now mainly because i am unsure about the truth of this rumor and the fact that i dont know how much software will be suitable for it. thanks again people!

 

[DeepIn2U]

I just want to see PowerBooks in Black!

Would be nice to have say, genuine soft black leather accents or carbonfiber inner frame with some other metal that doesnt conduct heat to easily or ceramic composites for the outter shell (fortifide enough strength so not to shatter).

 

[reflex]

Sure. I oversimplified with the point being that two cores and two operating systems allow both operating systems to be doing useful things simultaneously without significantly degrading overall system performance compared to uni-processor, uni-core laptops that everyone has today. Hence, not only will we be able to run Windows and Mac OS at the same time, but thanks to a dual-core processor, we could run them at the same time at high speed. In reality, bus, memory, and disk contention will create traffic jams. Disk contention may be the biggest drawback, but it could be mitigated by separate hard drives (not so easy to do in a laptop).

It's amazing what you can achieve with two computers and a KVR switch

 

[gekko513]

I just want to see PowerBooks in Black!

I think carbon fiber could be nice. It's lighter and stronger than aluminium and I think it could look good.

 

[sk3pt1c]

carbon fiber is expensive too!!!
i think they will be plastic like all intel laptops
i for one am ordering by 17" powerbook now and will be happy to have the last "all apple" powerbook
i think that with intel processors they may be faster but they will lose in my eyes...
plus i am more than sure they first revs will have problems
if you think about it,apple has been making g4s for years and they still have some problems,you think that with a new processor on powerbooks everything is gonna magically work?
fat chance!

 

[mdavey]

i think they will be plastic like all intel laptops

They are not going to be plastic! They could have made the Mac mini completely from plastic but chose not to.

It is all about first reactions. People may not be aware that they react differently when they pick up a metal laptop, mac Mini or touch a metal PowerMac, but they do.

Metal feels cold to the touch and feels 'more solid'. People implicity assume that the product is better engineered and less likely to break.

 

[mpw]

carbon fiber is expensive too!!!
i think they will be plastic like all intel laptops...

Based on absolutely nothing I don't think they'll go fully plastic for the PBook's at least.

I saw a neat little sony VAIO that has a carbon fiber screen enclosure/lid, VERY small/slim/light but actually unnervingly so. I'm sure it'd hold up as Sony must've tested it but it felt like it'd snap in a moment.

IIRC Apple were poaching Sony staff earlier this year. I wouldn't be surprised to see some influence from them along the lines of a move to cylinder batteries to use space better.

 

[Morn]

Black.... looks too plane, remember the pismo? Boring. Silver is stylish.
Anyway, to this, I say will jobs really let say dell beat them to the market place?

 

[iEdd]

Black.... looks too plane, remember the pismo? Boring. Silver is stylish.
Anyway, to this, I say will jobs really let say dell beat them to the market place?

I'm typing on a "plain" Pismo right now punk. Nah, it is old and carries the plastic look, but you'll probably get all the pismo fanboys annoyed at that comment. The pismo is better than any black plastic pc notebook design today and it's about a 7 year old design. It was released around the time pc notebooks were able to go to the "slim" 50mm thickness
I agree that silver is stylish in brushed, polished or frosted aluminium
Anyone thinking new intel powerbooks will look and feel like other intel laptops obviously has no idea about apple

 

[panda]

hehe

I'm typing on a "plain" Pismo right now punk. Nah, it is old and carries the plastic look, but you'll probably get all the pismo fanboys annoyed at that comment. The pismo is better than any black plastic pc notebook design today and it's about a 7 year old design. It was released around the time pc notebooks were able to go to the "slim" 50mm thickness
I agree that silver is stylish in brushed, polished or frosted aluminium
Anyone thinking new intel powerbooks will look and feel like other intel laptops obviously has no idea about apple

right on!

 

[Morn]

Ok, pismo isn't that bad, it looks better than vaio's even I think, but the current powerbook is a huge leap over it in design and style I think.

 

[pubwvj]

Black.... looks too plane, remember the pismo? Boring. Silver is stylish.

Silver is a plain pain. It shows every little mark. Black is tough, cool and not at all plain or boring. The Pismo was the ultimate in design of the Apple Macintosh PowerBooks both from a case and hardware guts point of view. I use one every day. It is solid, rugged and far more useful than the bayless castrated PowerBooks of today. The Pismo also has greater Wi-Fi range than your metal cased PowerBooks and does not ding or scratch like the Ti and Al cases. Yes, it is not as fast as today's computers but that has nothing to do with the color. I hope that Apple moves back to a tough plastic. I would like to see the next PowerBooks back in a form factor like the Pismo's sexy body.

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

Silver is a plain pain. It shows every little mark. Black is tough, cool and not at all plain or boring. The Pismo was the ultimate in design of the Apple Macintosh PowerBooks both from a case and hardware guts point of view. I use one every day. It is solid, rugged and far more useful than the bayless castrated PowerBooks of today. The Pismo also has greater Wi-Fi range than your metal cased PowerBooks and does not ding or scratch like the Ti and Al cases. Yes, it is not as fast as today's computers but that has nothing to do with the color. I hope that Apple moves back to a tough plastic. I would like to see the next PowerBooks back in a form factor like the Pismo's sexy body.

I agree that the G3 PowerBook form factor was the maybe one of Apple's best designs, along with the G4 iMac and maybe the G3 B&W tower. All were very solid feeling designs with power.

 

[themacmaestro]

If they upgrade the PB in January I think I will puke on my new Powerbook I just got three weeks ago.

 

[Gregory]

If they upgrade the PB in January I think I will puke on my new Powerbook I just got three weeks ago.

Don't Puke on your New Powerbook, people are forgeting something, the software. How long will it take to get intel base code software and not some emulation code that will run very slow. Just think how long it took apple to change the software for the G5, over a year. And you think intel will be easier not at all, it will take much longer, wait and see. . . So thats why I'm not worried about the intel mac not just yet. . .

 

[themacmaestro]

So anyone ready to buy my Powerbook? 3 weeks old!

 

[Randall]

Don't Puke on your New Powerbook, people are forgeting something, the software. How long will it take to get intel base code software and not some emulation code that will run very slow. Just think how long it took apple to change the software for the G5, over a year. And you think intel will be easier not at all, it will take much longer, wait and see. . . So thats why I'm not worried about the intel mac not just yet. . .

I guess you've never heard of fat binaries? Or the fact that Apple has been slipping them into a lot of fat binaries in "software updates" unbeknownst to many users. Apple is pretty far along in supporting Mac Intel. It is the third party software that is/might be lagging behind in the switch to Intel based Macs. I for one can deal with emulation for the time being, so long as eventually there will be native Mac Intel third party apps. I would bet money that Apple will release an Intel based Mac this January. The question is which model will it be? Your guess is as good as mine. My gut tells me that it will be the Powerbook, for the simple reason that dual core Yohna will be available in January. The single core Yohna version is a better fit for iBook and the mini, but that chip won't be out until mid-2006. Put 2 and 2 together and you have questions that lead to one answer. Intel is focusing on the dual core processor to be completed for January. Apple has all of it's core OS X 10.4 applications available on Intel via fat binaries. Guess what's coming this January?...

 

[generik]

If they upgrade the PB in January I think I will puke on my new Powerbook I just got three weeks ago.

Thank goodness I just sold mine

Now it is the time to countdown to.. MWSF!!

 

[Machead III]

The 6th of June?! Christ alive, I hope that articl is wrong.

 

[pkkrusty]

since we're talking about colors

What about anodized aluminum for the iBooks? Keep the colors that made the iMac so popular. Sure it might make them look like kids toys, but that's why you have the all-white one for people like me who are scared to step out. The kids would love it.

Since Apple seems to be working in a strategy to separate the PB and iBook line again in terms of performance, they should be able to go with better materials in the iBook now.

 

[DVK916]

carbon fiber is expensive too!!!
i think they will be plastic like all intel laptops
i for one am ordering by 17" powerbook now and will be happy to have the last "all apple" powerbook
i think that with intel processors they may be faster but they will lose in my eyes...
plus i am more than sure they first revs will have problems
if you think about it,apple has been making g4s for years and they still have some problems,you think that with a new processor on powerbooks everything is gonna magically work?
fat chance!

Intel Based Laptops are NOT ALL PLASTIC. IBM has no plastic laptops. All of IBM/Lenovo Laptops have no plastic in the casing. Just because it is black doesn't make it plastic.

It is made of Aluminium and Magnesium.