tikibangout said:
Three days from today (Friday) is Monday. It is possible that Apple will release updated Mac minis and iBooks on Monday (they've done it before).
PowerBooks come to mind (Jan 31 - Monday).
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Three days from today (Friday) is Monday. It is possible that Apple will release updated Mac minis and iBooks on Monday (they've done it before).
PowerBooks come to mind (Jan 31 - Monday).
If I were Jobs, I'd ...manu chao said:
-give iBooks about 3 months (one quarter) lead time over the PowerBooks. PowerBook sales kinda suck anyways, so it's not that huge of a risk. Plus, I'd imagine new iBook sales would more than make up for lost PowerBook sales. Remember that Apple has stopped differentiating the consumer & pro lines in their quarterly reports. So, as long as the bottom line is healthy, it shouldn't matter that much about whether the iBook is cannabalizing sales.
-not worry too much about the lack of pro software when they release the PowerBooks. If Rosetta can indeed run most ppc apps at about 60% performance, a 2.2 ghz Centrino/Yonah should compete pretty well against current Powerbooks running native software. It was very important for developers and consumers alike to see Photoshop running so well under Rosetta. Of course, Apple will do all its benchmarks on Universal bin apps like Mathematica and iLife and show how much the new Mactel 'books spank the old line.
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Rootman said:
Don't you know?...Steve likes to work his people from dawn till dusk ('weekends are for weenies'
)Seriously, though, good point. I didn't even consider that.
manu chao said:
I would. By being able to dual boot, I would be able to only carry one machine, instead of 2 or 3. I run very specialized software, some of which is only available on Windows. Some others are only available for OS9, and others only on OSX. On my Pbook, I switch back and forth constantly between OS9 and OSX (and curse it constantly). But I also have to carry my Windoze laptop with me for the other pieces (also cursing constantly).
I would be happy to carry only one machine, and boot between OSX and Windoze as neccessary. Until, of course, all of the apps that I use become
universal binary's, and then......
Edit: whoops - I should have made clear that I would only run the Windoze portion when I had no physical connection to the internet!
SiliconAddict said:
I like your idea, SiliconAddict. You'd not only have more ports but a built-in cable management system. Just plug the things that you use all the time into those ports (i.e. keyboard and mouse) and leave the other ports for peripherals that you plug in and out regularly.
Squire
Rod Rod said:
Yes, I do. Thankfully, the major piece of software that I am currently having to boot into OS9 for is migrating (finally) to OSX (and actually because of the change to Intel, may be also available to Windoze only users)
My point is that dual boot/dual machine has been important for years to many of us. I don't think that Apple is at all ignorent of that fact. And that,
just maybe, the universal binary will actually make more specialized software available on more platforms.
I, for one, welcome that possibility.
newsound said:
I agree that being able to dual booth OSX and Windows on ONE machine would be an excellent advantage not only to the user but to Apple as well since they would be the only company who could offer this. Flame all you want but it would be like getting the best of both worlds (yes there are somethings you can do on windows that you CANT do on your macs)
fredwards said:
I'd call this a bit of playful heresy. It would be useful I suppose. I have some friends and family who'd rather not switch to Mac, yet they still need my help with their comps when things go wrong.
So this would help me to brush up on my ancient Windoze 3.1 skills.(Speaking of Apple WINE, does anybody else enjoy Hornsbys Draft Cider?)
I owned the first Mac with an Intel CPU. It came out of Apple more than 10 years ago. Forgive an oldtimer as he reminisces about the Quadra 610 DOS Compatible. Yes, it was real. See
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=112244]
Introduced in 1994, this pizza-box Mac had a 25 MHz Moto processor AND a 25MHz Intel 486 on a PDS board. This was not a third-party upgrade, it was a stock Apple configuration and the Intel daughterboard had Apple's copyright imprinted. 25,000 were made by Apple and they were snapped up fast, until the model was discontinued five months after intro. (Orange Computers also made a DOS expansion card, but this particular model was pure Apple.) Mine came with System 7 and DOS, and you could hot-switch between operating systems -- and they shared a clipboard for cut and paste between the two.
It was the only Mac that couldn't be shut down in the Finder - you had to hit the power switch.
More info at
http://www.lowendmac.com/quadra/q610dos.shtml
So this isn't Apple's first foray into Intel Inside. Bet you didn't know that!
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=112244]
Introduced in 1994, this pizza-box Mac had a 25 MHz Moto processor AND a 25MHz Intel 486 on a PDS board. This was not a third-party upgrade, it was a stock Apple configuration and the Intel daughterboard had Apple's copyright imprinted. 25,000 were made by Apple and they were snapped up fast, until the model was discontinued five months after intro. (Orange Computers also made a DOS expansion card, but this particular model was pure Apple.) Mine came with System 7 and DOS, and you could hot-switch between operating systems -- and they shared a clipboard for cut and paste between the two.
It was the only Mac that couldn't be shut down in the Finder - you had to hit the power switch.
More info at
http://www.lowendmac.com/quadra/q610dos.shtml
So this isn't Apple's first foray into Intel Inside. Bet you didn't know that!
tikibangout said:
The 3rd business day is Wednesady and the 5th business day is Friday. I interpret this to mean that Apple will finally have the stuff available immediately after release, including the BTO configurations.
IMO, the new ibooks and mini's are ready to go and the official announcement will probably come on Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest.
I'm one of those people hoping that the new mini will have faster hard drives and better GPU's.
Does anyone think I can call and have them change my ship date? I ordered on the the 19th, and it said 7-10 days to ship, and now people ordering it today would get it faster than me. I hope they can change it for me because this wait is outrageous.
tikibangout said:
I'm certain people ordering it after you are not going to get it sooner than you. This whole thing with days to ship is just Apple telling people not to expect anything right away.
First off, it seems all but certain that the new systems will be out Tuesday. If so, they aren't shipping anything before Tuesday. Second, if you ordered first, you'll be first in the queue.
Just relax and wait to see what happens on Tuesday. Most likely, they'll bump you to a new model and ship within a day or two.
Sounds a lot like my Dell Latitude D610.powerbook911 said:
GbE, Bluetooth, 802.11g, DVD+-RW, magnesium case, reliability, software, PCI Express Radeon to external DVI/VGA displays, PC card, etc.
No 1394, but it has 4 USB 2.0 ports.
Plus 533 MHz DD2 memory, 1400x1050 display, docking station, ...
And it's $1584 US.
Suddenly, the PB seems pretty pricey.
tikibangout said:
Just give them a call Tuesday after the announcement and ask them what your options are (assuming a Tuesday announcement). They'll no doubt offer to upgrade you to a new system or give you a discount on the old. Just figure out what you want and go with it. I'd guess your order would ship in a few days. I'd do it earlier rather than later though. Never know how big the demand may be.
SiliconAddict said:
i second that. if the Apple could wait 9 months for an iBook upgrade, then they damn well could wait 9 months until they update the pbs.
fredwards said:
ok. i am intrigued. aside from special software (d'uh). what exactly can one do on windows, that one can't! do on the mac?
like the adrenalin rush after booting up the machine and get a bsod?!
davidwes said:
Nah. I say the PB will go Intel first (WWDC 2006) because if the iBook goes to Intel before the PB, the iBook would kill the PB performance wise.
I think the PB will go to Intel first and the iBook will get another G4 update before going Intel. The iBook could get a faster G4 with a 167MHz bus or the Freescale 7448 with the 200MHz bus. Then, when dual-core Pentium M's are available later in 2006, those will go into the PBs and the single-core Pentium M's will go in the iBooks.