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That price on the 12" PowerBook is pretty nice. With an edu discount, it would only be, what, $1200? Or maybe $1300. But I'm still really expecting updates to the iPod mini. It's been a year (sort of) already, and the iPod is Apple's most popular product.
I call BS on the Powerbook update details. What really threw me off was the 1.67 Ghz top end and the 9700 in the 12" Powerbook. You might as well give the 12" Powerbook a 9800 because the 9800 and 9700 are close in performance and the 9800 would still do stuff better though. A 1.67 Ghz G4? I smell overclock 7447A if true which I think the chances are slim. Why wouldn't apple released the updates now? Even weirder why a keynote? A slightly faster G4 deserves a keynote?
PS: eMac won't get the 9600. Even at 64 MB I tend to think the 9600 would crush the 5200 at 64 MB. So the eMac would become once again better than the iMac if true.
PS: eMac won't get the 9600. Even at 64 MB I tend to think the 9600 would crush the 5200 at 64 MB. So the eMac would become once again better than the iMac if true.
Hi,
I originally sent in the rumor based on info I got from a source who works in Cupertino (this is the first rumor I have sent in, because its the first "insider info" I have ever gotten)
Just wanted to answer a couple of the questions posted.
- .ogg and FLAC are being supported for playback only and not for encoding. Many bands are now using FLAC to release lossless audio (DMB and Phish to name just two). Ogg is for the same reason -- many websites post Ogg content and Apple just wants to keep up with the formats. Again, playback not encoding.
- I agree that the Powerbook updates are really disappointing but Apple hopes that price drops will allay some people's disappointment.
-The Episode III trailer release is currently "in negotiations" -Apple would love to have it as a "Trojan horse" to get millions to download NG on the first day.
I originally sent in the rumor based on info I got from a source who works in Cupertino (this is the first rumor I have sent in, because its the first "insider info" I have ever gotten)
Just wanted to answer a couple of the questions posted.
- .ogg and FLAC are being supported for playback only and not for encoding. Many bands are now using FLAC to release lossless audio (DMB and Phish to name just two). Ogg is for the same reason -- many websites post Ogg content and Apple just wants to keep up with the formats. Again, playback not encoding.
- I agree that the Powerbook updates are really disappointing but Apple hopes that price drops will allay some people's disappointment.
-The Episode III trailer release is currently "in negotiations" -Apple would love to have it as a "Trojan horse" to get millions to download NG on the first day.
Hard to believe with the eMac and a 9600 Pro and G5 in an eMac. If it's true though, I'm gonna have to get my parents to buy me an eMac for my half-step to my next Mac since it's pretty cheap for the power.
Sounds too idealistic these alleged updates. The PowerBooks almost sound like such a small jump it's just not worth updating. Maybe dropping the prices to clear out stock would work.
Sounds too idealistic these alleged updates. The PowerBooks almost sound like such a small jump it's just not worth updating. Maybe dropping the prices to clear out stock would work.
I reckon there won't be much intoduced in Jan and a concentration for June or slightly earlier for the release of Tiger.
So:
-A new 5 (maybe 6) gb mini with a few more features like more battery life
-Keynote 2.0
And that is it, they should tell everyone what is coming in a few months.
I don't think they are going to change the emac, powerbook, ibook (obviously) or the Powermacs.
For June for Tiger introduce:
G5 Powerbook
Dual 3ghz Powermac, + PCI-Express/Radeon x800/16X dvd burner e.t.c
Imac with a 128mb graphics card and a few extra rev b features - maybe a slight speed bump
No idea regarding the emac...they need to decide where to go and i don't think they will be introducing a G5 anytime soon.
I really can't see anything major in January.
So:
-A new 5 (maybe 6) gb mini with a few more features like more battery life
-Keynote 2.0
And that is it, they should tell everyone what is coming in a few months.
I don't think they are going to change the emac, powerbook, ibook (obviously) or the Powermacs.
For June for Tiger introduce:
G5 Powerbook
Dual 3ghz Powermac, + PCI-Express/Radeon x800/16X dvd burner e.t.c
Imac with a 128mb graphics card and a few extra rev b features - maybe a slight speed bump
No idea regarding the emac...they need to decide where to go and i don't think they will be introducing a G5 anytime soon.
I really can't see anything major in January.
Huh?
Whoa .. whoa .. whoa ...
Some guy makes a guess ... he doesn't say anything about how he knows or why he'd be privy to such information .. .and it's posted as a rumor?
Give me a break. How can this site ever claim to be believeable when it does stuff like this?
To the poster ... I suggest posting to forums as a normal person and not as someone with inside information.
Here's my prediction. I have two, actually.
1. Powerbook G5s are ready. I expect to see this as a Page 2 rumor IMMEDIATELY.
2. The guy who posted this is wrong.
Whoa .. whoa .. whoa ...
Some guy makes a guess ... he doesn't say anything about how he knows or why he'd be privy to such information .. .and it's posted as a rumor?
Give me a break. How can this site ever claim to be believeable when it does stuff like this?
To the poster ... I suggest posting to forums as a normal person and not as someone with inside information.
Here's my prediction. I have two, actually.
1. Powerbook G5s are ready. I expect to see this as a Page 2 rumor IMMEDIATELY.
2. The guy who posted this is wrong.
With the implementation of H.264 in quicktime, Apple will introduce a new application: iTheater.
This new iLife application is the iTunes for all video content--a single program to play, organize, download, and record video content. This single application will provide the functionality that was previously handled by 2-3 other programs (DVd player, QT player, iTMS for movie trailers & video) AND allow easy sync with iMovie and .Mac.
In addition, Apple will finally provide TiVo-like functionality with an optional wireless firewire video recorder. Last, but definitely not least, Apple will offer video content for rental or purchase--the first in the PC industry--with the iTheater Box Office. The iTBO will make renting and buying videos as easy as buying songs on the iTMS.
--ok so this is purely a fantasy of mine, but wouldn't it be nice...
This new iLife application is the iTunes for all video content--a single program to play, organize, download, and record video content. This single application will provide the functionality that was previously handled by 2-3 other programs (DVd player, QT player, iTMS for movie trailers & video) AND allow easy sync with iMovie and .Mac.
In addition, Apple will finally provide TiVo-like functionality with an optional wireless firewire video recorder. Last, but definitely not least, Apple will offer video content for rental or purchase--the first in the PC industry--with the iTheater Box Office. The iTBO will make renting and buying videos as easy as buying songs on the iTMS.
--ok so this is purely a fantasy of mine, but wouldn't it be nice...
Agreed. Apple has held the line for many many years, making sure that their entry-level Mac is always priced at $799. I can't see them ever changing that.jamdr said:
A G5 eMac may be a real possibility. But they will not ditch the $800 model. They might sell an $800 eMac/G4 at the same time as the more expensive eMac/G5 models. Or they might produce a stripped-down model to sell for $800.
It is worth noting that when the iMac went to a G4 and flat-panel dispay, Apple kept selling CRT-based iMac/G3 systems. They didn't stop making those until an $800 eMac started shipping.
Which will also, therefore, allow iTunes playback. (iTunes will throw unknown/unsupported file formats at QT if it can't play them directly.) But you'll still have to convert to some other format if you want to move the track into an iPod.hayesk said:
curious nothing on the PowerMacs.....bleh.....
nothing there really stands out, might be a pretty low key key note if that's all that's going to happen.
D
nothing there really stands out, might be a pretty low key key note if that's all that's going to happen.
D
just dreaming here BUT?
wild stab in the dark here BUT perhaps this will make it into the PB "http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39155141,00.htm" (a 17" OLED) lower power consumption than normal LCD display, Perhaps make the 17" PB base a little thicker (allowing beter cooling i.e. iMac G5 style fans) and stick in a 1.8 GHZ G5 with 900Mhz bus. my reasoning, an OLED monitor can be basicly a thin plastic strip glued onto a sheet of reinfirced Alu (VERRY THIN indeed) making the overall increce in sise marginal.
but what do i know? I can only dream
wild stab in the dark here BUT perhaps this will make it into the PB "http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/emergingtech/0,39020357,39155141,00.htm" (a 17" OLED) lower power consumption than normal LCD display, Perhaps make the 17" PB base a little thicker (allowing beter cooling i.e. iMac G5 style fans) and stick in a 1.8 GHZ G5 with 900Mhz bus. my reasoning, an OLED monitor can be basicly a thin plastic strip glued onto a sheet of reinfirced Alu (VERRY THIN indeed) making the overall increce in sise marginal.
but what do i know? I can only dream
pourhadi said:
what about the "fleshPod"..? eeeeeew
but seriously, seems pretty reasonably to me, I especially like the stuff about Keynote 2...
now, give me an Apple branded audio interface/masterkeyboard like this one from M-Audio, and I'd be happy
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I think they really need to get the eMac down to $599 or so, and maybe $899 with a superdrive.
The Powerbook line is just depressing at this point.
Apple's lineup needs a major overhaul. Pretty much everything is either too slow or too pricey. Few PC users are going to spend over a grand for any computer under 2Ghz. Apple really needs to be taking advantage of the ipod frenzy opportunity to grow marketshare. they can do this by making their products much more affordable, especially since speeds are not going to increase anytime soon. Every single model that is not a DP G5 is trounced by PC competitors that cost less. When I go into the Apple store, the DP G5s are the only ones that make me think, 'wow this is fast.' When I play with the PBs and ibooks, I think, 'what is wrong with this thing and why is it so slow to react?' their $3000 powebook still feels slower in finder and general interface than does the low end DP867 I have that's 2.5 yeard old.
The Powerbook line is just depressing at this point.
Apple's lineup needs a major overhaul. Pretty much everything is either too slow or too pricey. Few PC users are going to spend over a grand for any computer under 2Ghz. Apple really needs to be taking advantage of the ipod frenzy opportunity to grow marketshare. they can do this by making their products much more affordable, especially since speeds are not going to increase anytime soon. Every single model that is not a DP G5 is trounced by PC competitors that cost less. When I go into the Apple store, the DP G5s are the only ones that make me think, 'wow this is fast.' When I play with the PBs and ibooks, I think, 'what is wrong with this thing and why is it so slow to react?' their $3000 powebook still feels slower in finder and general interface than does the low end DP867 I have that's 2.5 yeard old.
My Predictions
Emac 1.6Gthz G5 Announced, but but actually available until march.
PowerBook G4 12" 1.5 ghz, BT/AE built in, 80 GB HD, Mobility Radeon 9700 (64 MB) Price $1299 available immeaditely
Powerbook 15" 1.7 Ghz BT/AE built in, 80 GB, Backlit keyboard standard, Mobility Radeon 9800 (128 MB VRAM) Price - $1999
17" - Same as 15" except 17" display - $2499''
Ipod mini - Smoother edges, maybe smoother edges.
Keynote 2.
The Power Mac lineup moves to 2.0 Ghz, 2.3 Ghz, 2.5 Ghz, with the prices staying the same.
Flash Ipod - 256 MB - $99, 512MB $149, 1GB -$199
Steve pulls out something interesting and suprising, that none of us have any idea about
Emac 1.6Gthz G5 Announced, but but actually available until march.
PowerBook G4 12" 1.5 ghz, BT/AE built in, 80 GB HD, Mobility Radeon 9700 (64 MB) Price $1299 available immeaditely
Powerbook 15" 1.7 Ghz BT/AE built in, 80 GB, Backlit keyboard standard, Mobility Radeon 9800 (128 MB VRAM) Price - $1999
17" - Same as 15" except 17" display - $2499''
Ipod mini - Smoother edges, maybe smoother edges.
Keynote 2.
The Power Mac lineup moves to 2.0 Ghz, 2.3 Ghz, 2.5 Ghz, with the prices staying the same.
Flash Ipod - 256 MB - $99, 512MB $149, 1GB -$199
Steve pulls out something interesting and suprising, that none of us have any idea about
Yeah. So realistic that it's borring... Who is interrested by a bump speed of 13%?Laslo Panaflex said:
i really really hope keynote gets updated - i love the app and it has so much potential, but it really needs some work (speed ups, better theme control, more 3d transistions, other stuff i cant think of right now...)
the powerbooks need some new "wow" factor - i think they are great but if i was up for a new laptop id prolly still go an ibook - if u hack it to screen span there almost no dif in the 12" (esp with BTO options) and the extras in 15/17 will cost you a lot...
what about those nice shiny LCD displays? a guy i work with has a toshiba i think and the display looks awesome
better graphics resolutions would also be a plu, esp on the 12" - some of us have good eyesight!
i hope there is a g5 emac - but i hope it doesnt take till march/april to be shipped!!!
the powerbooks need some new "wow" factor - i think they are great but if i was up for a new laptop id prolly still go an ibook - if u hack it to screen span there almost no dif in the 12" (esp with BTO options) and the extras in 15/17 will cost you a lot...
what about those nice shiny LCD displays? a guy i work with has a toshiba i think and the display looks awesome
better graphics resolutions would also be a plu, esp on the 12" - some of us have good eyesight!
i hope there is a g5 emac - but i hope it doesnt take till march/april to be shipped!!!