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! 🙂
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Intel Powerbook and iMac in January?
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DeepIn2U
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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).
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).
sk3pt1c
macrumors 6502a
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!
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
macrumors 6502a
sk3pt1c said:
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.
Based on absolutely nothing I don't think they'll go fully plastic for the PBook's at least.sk3pt1c said:
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.
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?
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 😀Morn said:
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 🙄
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
macrumors 68000
Morn said:
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
macrumors 601
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. 😎pubwvj said:
If they upgrade the PB in January I think I will puke on my new Powerbook I just got three weeks ago.
themacmaestro said:
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. . .
Randall
macrumors 6502a
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?...Gregory said:
Machead III
macrumors 6502
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.
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.
sk3pt1c said:
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.