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MWSF Announcement Details?

Just a guess, that's all it is!!!

Why this isn't true

1) It would be a terrible marketing flaw having their bottom end emac with firstly a more advanced processor and secondly with a higher megahertz rating than the (POWER)book. This doesn't mean that there will be G5 PB's but Apple won't bring out a G5 Emac prior to a G5 PB, but still hopefully both at the same time in Jan.

2) There will have to be updated Powermacs. They can't wait till June because they are already past their average time between updates and June will make this product way too old by that time. At San Francisco we will most likely see Dual 3's, Dual 2.5 , Dual 2 and single 2 line up will new ATI graphics cards and newer drives.

3) And would Apple after such a long time give such a token upgrade of their PB line, like seriously .17ghz is pathetic and the only other difference is the 9800m GPU, i think we have a better chance seeing a G5 PB than these updates.

4) If Apple put a G5 in an Emac won't they have to have a redesign of the case, and this is possibly a little premature for the emac line.

Anyway it's all just guess work!

You don't know, at this rate Apple may release a G3 Powerbook!

;)
 
my predictions (err, guesses, err what i'd like to see)-

1. new powerbooks 1.4 ghz 12 and 1.6 ghz 15 and 17's

2. new ipod minis 5 gig

3. ibox reciever

4. airport express remote

5. new emacs 1.6 ghz

6. keynote 2

7. iLife 05

8. updated tiger beta released (maybe a more exact launch date?)

that is WAY too much but it would be sweet to see ANY 4 of these
 
I believe this rumor is 80-90% correct.

Seems detailed in interesting ways. Seems about the right amount of new stuff. Also seems a little disappointing which the past MWSF was.

I agree we will see a new mini, maybe something else for the iPod world.

What is interesting is the 12" PB v. iBook. The gap is very, very small in real world terms.
 
Hmm, the HE-AAC support sounds interesting. I was just commenting in the 5 GB mini thread yesterday that I'm torn on whether to get my wife an iPod, a mini (what she really wants) or wait for higher capacity. Problem is her collection is about 10 GB of VBR MP3, averaging around 200 kbps. Re-ripping to 128 kbps AAC would get that down to around 6 GB best case, still too much to fit on a mini, and no room to grow.

If HE-AAC can really get good quality at, say, 80 or even 64 kbps (she's DEFINITELY no audiophile, so it doesn't have to be pristine quality), that could just work. I did a little searching and found that Nero for Windows has a HE-AAC encoder. They have a free fully functional trial download, so I think I may fire up the Windows machine and try it out for myself. If I'm satisfied with a bitrate that would fit her collection on a mini, I just may go for it and surprise her.

This is ASSUMING, of course, that all current iPods will be updated to play HE-AAC. If not, then I'm screwed! :eek: :eek:

Should I go for it anyway and hope Steve bails me out come next month? :D
 
Unfortunately there simply aren't any PPC processors available for apple to put into the powerbooks to bring them up to date, on par with PC competition. The Freescale and IBM PPC road maps are well published and known, and the dual core processors won't appear until well into next year. The next batch of (single core) PPCs will appear not so long into next year but won't arrive in time for refreshed PBs in January ( if any).

This is the unfortunate ( dire ) reality.

The iBooks offer better value than the over priced PBs. Unfortunately. I'd love a PB but the offerings are well overpriced and under par.

The rumours about QuickTime are good - especially the price drop. $29 was simply too much but $19 would be a good price.

Looking forward to a new version of iTunes.. when ever that appears.


JRM said:
Why this isn't true

1) It would be a terrible marketing flaw having their bottom end emac with firstly a more advanced processor and secondly with a higher megahertz rating than the (POWER)book. This doesn't mean that there will be G5 PB's but Apple won't bring out a G5 Emac prior to a G5 PB, but still hopefully both at the same time in Jan.

2) There will have to be updated Powermacs. They can't wait till June because they are already past their average time between updates and June will make this product way too old by that time. At San Francisco we will most likely see Dual 3's, Dual 2.5 , Dual 2 and single 2 line up will new ATI graphics cards and newer drives.

3) And would Apple after such a long time give such a token upgrade of their PB line, like seriously .17ghz is pathetic and the only other difference is the 9800m GPU, i think we have a better chance seeing a G5 PB than these updates.

4) If Apple put a G5 in an Emac won't they have to have a redesign of the case, and this is possibly a little premature for the emac line.

Anyway it's all just guess work!

You don't know, at this rate Apple may release a G3 Powerbook!



;)
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I think there will be more to MWSF. There are other products also due for an update, xServes & PowerMacs for instance. If they miss the fall 2004 release of xSan then that will be another thing. Unless of course they plan on having a press conference a couple weeks later like they have done in the past.

I am however a little disappointed in the supposed PB specs if they are indeed true much like everone else I am sure. Although price drops are always welcome :)
 
A little proof...

For those who are hating... a little proof from my source.

More to Come...

NN
 

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Interesting...no bump in HD size? No higher res screen? No dual layer DVD burning?

Who knows what will really happen but it seems like a solid forecast.
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I would have expected these things as well. We shall see, though
 
newportnews said:
For those who are hating... a little proof from my source.

More to Come...

NN
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So now we know your source's name ("Michael Malkin") and what he looks like. Nice. ;) (Hell, we even know the last seven digits of one of his buddies phone numbers. It's not impossible to figure out the area code. I won't give it away, though ;))

I don't really see what this proves though, other than either you or your source knows how to photoshop the letters 'N' and 'G' into a screenshot. I'm not saying it is indeed a photoshop job, I'm just saying that it's sure as hell not proof. ;)
 
Steve's gonna have to pull a "one more thing" at the end of this keynote...it wouldn't be a MacWorld Expo without one, but what is it going to be???
 
The only thing I care about in this rumor is H.264 support in QuickTime. That would totally make my day. I am so happy about this new codec, it's quite sad.

However, in the latest release of Tiger, they still have not made H.264 fully functioning. This concerns me that they wouldn't be able to pull it off for a QuickTime release, especially on multiple platforms. So, I believe that this rumor is untrue, but I'd love it to be true.
-Chase
 
* As Wonder Boy pointed out, there might be an AirPort Express remote.
(I'm wondering if the lack of remote for the iPod photo is somehow related to a possible release. Why, oh why wouldn't they throw a 50¢ remote in with a $600 mp3 player?)

* I also think there will be iPod photo integration built into Keymote 2.

Squire
 
For those who are hating... a little proof from my source.

If that screen is from your "source" then you just did a nice job burning him.
 
The screen shot apparently shows a new version of iPhoto. I would imagine if this were photoshopped that whoever did it would have taken the time to blank out their contact info. Hope theyre not under NDA.
 
Please something like a home media device. It would fit so nicely into the airport express developments and I need one soo badly!!!



pourhadi said:
Eh, that's all well and good (and probably on-the-mark), but we need something else... like a new hardware device or little piece of software. Something that's keynote worthy, not boring speed bumps.

flashPod would be interesting, but I'm getting sick of Macworld turning into iPodworld.

But then again, I guess there's not much we can do about that :p
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My bet for the "and one more thing" will be Keynote 2 and the big wow will somehow involve iPod Photo and Keynote. Tho not sure how, as iPods not having Quartz, wouldn't be able to pull off the same graphics wow as Keynote on OS X.

I too also expect to see iLife 05.

I'm also still hoping beyond hope, that Appleworks X will make its debut.
 
Sorry guys, but this is a fake. Check out the minimized safari window in the dock....the image looks an awful lot like the one in the quicktime window. Doing further research, I found the image being portrayed as a "movie" at this link: http://img88.exs.cx/img88/5619/episode3_spoileriffic_spacebattle.jpg

Edit: I've now attached a screenshot (of my own creation) that essentially duplicates the original, using the image above and editing the InfoPlist.strings file (so it says Quicktime NG instead of Quicktime Player) in the QTP package....

Edit 2: You know, its even more obvious than that...notice the time (on QT "NG") says 00:00, but yet there is an image on the screen....

Edit 3: Also, the "new" iPhoto icon that was pointed out is merely a 3rd party icon, get it here: http://interfacelift.com/icons-mac/details.php?id=1030
 

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Datazoid said:
Sorry guys, but this is a fake. Check out the minimized safari window in the dock....the image looks an awful lot like the one in the quicktime window. Doing further research, I found the image being portrayed as a "movie" at this link: http://img88.exs.cx/img88/5619/episode3_spoileriffic_spacebattle.jpg

Edit: I've now attached a screenshot (of my own creation) that essentially duplicates the original, using the image above and editing the InfoPlist.strings file (so it says Quicktime NG instead of Quicktime Player) in the QTP package....

Edit 2: You know, its even more obvious than that...notice the time (on QT "NG") says 00:00, but yet there is an image on the screen....

Edit 3: Also, the "new" iPhoto icon that was pointed out is merely a 3rd party icon, get it here: http://interfacelift.com/icons-mac/details.php?id=1030
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Additionally suspect in the NON proving anything screen capture, since when does a trailer END with a clip of a movie? None do, they end with a dark screen. Notice the play/progress bar on this guys "proof," it's at the very end. A fake is a fake is a fake.
 
Well I hope the powerbook stuff isn't true. I have a rev C 17 and I'm hoping to get something that will at least compete with the new Dothan laptops in terms of raw power. This is pathetic. I switched back in 2003 with a rev A 17, and I had no idea I was using 4 year old technology.

Steve
 
Sun Baked said:
A new eMac G5 would mean one of the shortest product lifecycles since Apple started making their own PPC chipsets -- 8 months since the eMac switched to the DDR Intrepid chipset (4/2004) and ditched the SDR PowerMac chipset (UniNorth/KeyLargo).

Of course this would also put the education users back at the head of the line instead of suffering with the oldest configurations for as long as they have in the past (the iMac CRT was painful to see in the lineup for so long.)
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At least it isn't the life cycle of the IIvx. 3 months between IIvx and Centris/Quadra!
 
I hope this is accurate. If the 12" PowerBook gets that, I'll have to buy-- the 9700 is a huge improvement and a speed bump from my 1.0 to 1.5 would be nice too. If the combo is $1399, the SuperDrive should end up $1599, which is too good to pass up.
 
16yr old DORK-anonymous said:
Place that crappy prediction here.
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He's full of crap. I call BS.

The emac will not get a better GPU than the iMac G5. So that's out the window for sure.

The powerbook prediction is bogus too. 9800m in the powerbook?! hell no! That's not gonna happen, why? Because it consumes large amounts of power. the laptop would only get 1-3 hours battery life (and that's being optimistic). Also, the only laptop in the world that currently has that chip is DELL. ATI has an exclusive partnership with DELL with respect to their mobile monster vpu. Oh, and ppl saying that the 9700m is close in performance to the 9800m are VERY wrong. the 9800m is over 3x as fast. it's a sweet upgrade, it's just not gonna happen.

This is some 16yr old kid who thinks he knows what's gonna happen. That's fine and all, but it's just not a good guess. Sadly, I think the only thing we're gonna see at MWSF is a flash iPod. HAS JOBS FORGOTTEN THAT HE'S RUNNING A COMPUTER COMPANY?
 
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