bbyrdhouse said:
A lot of people are stepping outside their doors into 124 degrees.
We should feel lucky only our Powerbooks are that hot. 
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A lot of people are stepping outside their doors into 124 degrees.
We should feel lucky only our Powerbooks are that hot. bodeh6 said:
Im guessing your a student, which is why you dont mind waiting? See, if this were a normal summer, Id be waiting too. However, Ive decided to take summer classes this time around, so computing isnt so much a novalty at this point as it is necessity. The ability to have a portable that I can take into campus at will is key, especially when I have to do presentations and the like.
Im sure Ill be happy with whatever PBook I end up with. The one I demoed for a weekend was very slick, and had a number of intuitive features. I would just get the thing for the pleasing interface, if nothing else. However, there are a ton of cool features, such as the keyboard that lights up when ambient lighting is low, the huge 17" widescreen coupeled with a surprisingly thin and light enclosure...and the list goes on. I am a speed freak, however, and can use that power, so any major updates before intel will be a hit if I go with the one I currently have on order.
I need a new laptop for law school (macs are fine at my school ). I'd like a 12" PB, but if the ibooks get bumped by the time I have to buy (one month) and the powerbooks do not, I'll probably be going ibook. It's a fairly large price difference (esp. for someone soon to be deeply in debt) and given how close the models are now, I'm guessing an updated ibook will stack up quite nicely against the current 12" powerbook.
). I'd like a 12" PB, but if the ibooks get bumped by the time I have to buy (one month) and the powerbooks do not, I'll probably be going ibook. It's a fairly large price difference (esp. for someone soon to be deeply in debt) and given how close the models are now, I'm guessing an updated ibook will stack up quite nicely against the current 12" powerbook.Lacero said:
knock on wood. the way apple staggers the updates ensures that we get to read them quite often though.
MikeLord said:
Well as crazy as I think you are for selling your computers in anticipation of a product to be announced next year, it is cool that you actually made a profit. It's also too bad that there are hardly any good deals left on ebay these days...
alexf said:No, really? Fill me in...
But in all seriousness, why do you believe this would prevent the G5 PB from coming out? In case you haven't heard, the first Macs with Intel processors won't be out until 2006, and I highly doubt that Apple will leave a G4 in the PB that long, especially when the "consumer-level" iMacs have had a G5 for nearly a year.
The G5 Powerbook has been long designed (probably over a year ago) and has been waiting for a lower power chip. I doubt that they would throw away all that investment of energy now.
Yes, Apple is moving to Intel, but the G5 is not going away any time soon.
What is all this about Intel??
The Snide level is going up up up !
Those who think that the iBook and the Powerbooks are too similar (spec wise) are right. The "i" and "Power" prefix are really losing their consumer and prosumer meanings.
Then again, I think that the iBook has it's own charms too, and are perhaps better suited for the mainstream market (who don't put that much weight on the specs)
With this update, I would be tempted to say that the iBook would be "cuter and sexier" (like the iMac vs the Powermac) than the Powerbook... who cares about the slightly lower specs.
Then again, I think that the iBook has it's own charms too, and are perhaps better suited for the mainstream market (who don't put that much weight on the specs)
With this update, I would be tempted to say that the iBook would be "cuter and sexier" (like the iMac vs the Powermac) than the Powerbook... who cares about the slightly lower specs.
Yup, and if you read the post I quoted, hopefully you took it back?abrooks said:Didn't I just say that
beatle888 said:
Oh I don't know. Maybe the fact that jobs did this..........
What does that mean? Read between the lines. Do you have any comprehension what type of changes would be required for Apple to release a SINGLE G5 update before they move to Intel in Spring? If nothing else can you say complete waste of money? If they haven't gotten it done by now they aren't going to release it. If they are going to do a massive revamp to the PowerBook line they are going to simply jump to the Pentium M next Spring. The only possibility is Freescale and even that is a long shot since Apple would need to be getting samples NOW, they would have to be practically drop in replacements for the G4 (Which someone was saying they are.), and would have to somehow be convinced that Moto who would be producing the chips can meet demand. Bet money that Jobs won't risk that.
Bottom line: WWDC marked the death of any chance of a G5 PowerBook one wat or another. The next minor PowerBook bump may be a Freescale but the next major advance will be a dual core Pentium M.
Only one thing...
The only thing I really think is an absolute need for upgrading is the measly 32 MB video RAM in the mini and iBook; the iBook has been stuck at 32 MB for a couple years, and now OSX requires at least 64MB for the new graphics processes. Granted, the iBooks and minis are not pro-level computers... but they should be able to match minimum requirements for OSX 'eye candy'.
Then upgrade the PowerBooks to 128 MB VRAM, and all will be well.
The only thing I really think is an absolute need for upgrading is the measly 32 MB video RAM in the mini and iBook; the iBook has been stuck at 32 MB for a couple years, and now OSX requires at least 64MB for the new graphics processes. Granted, the iBooks and minis are not pro-level computers... but they should be able to match minimum requirements for OSX 'eye candy'.
Then upgrade the PowerBooks to 128 MB VRAM, and all will be well.
SiliconAddict said:Oh I don't know. Maybe the fact that jobs did this..........
Do you have any comprehension what type of changes would be required for Apple to release a SINGLE G5 update before they move to Intel in Spring? If they haven't gotten it done by now they aren't going to release it. If they are going to do a massive revamp to the PowerBook line they are going to simply jump to the Pentium M next spring. The only possibility is Freescale and even that is a long shot since Apple would need to be getting samples NOW and would have to somehow be convinced that Moto who would be producing the chips can meet demand. Bet money that Jobs won't risk that.
Bottom line: WWDC marked the death of any chance of a G5 PowerBook one wat or another. The next minor PowerBook bump may be a Freescale but the next major advance will be a dual core Pentium M.
as another poster already pointed out it would be to much to change once for the G5 then again for the Intel. so you dont have to worry about that anymore. but your graphic of the keynote still does not say that the future will not have a G5. it simply says...where is the G5. i think it was to illustrate a point at that moment. what your proposing is that the question mark mean "There will be NO G5". when i see it as, "Where is the G5", or "What about the G5". but i really dont care. i shouldnt of mentioned it.
Do you have any comprehension what a ? is....
Jay42 said:
I don't think it is physically possible to put another port on the back of the thing... maybe an audio-in jack, but that would be all. Or, heck, why not put in an optical audio out port so I could get one for my home theater; with digital dolby surround ;-)
But I don't think any more ports will be seeing their way onto the mini anytime soon; the things packed in tighter than a tuna can!
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bodeh6 said:
I dont even think this is going to happen. From what Ive read, the 7448 requires a new mobo and may require better cooling than what the current Powerbook offers. I doubt Apple is going to do anything major to the Powerbook (ie: gutting it in favor of a new mobo/chip) until intel. My prediction is that we see only minor speed bumps that at least keep the line interesting until spring 06. Unless its a drop in part at this point, I doubt we'll see anything cool from the powerbook arena any time soon.
That being said, the current PBook is rather nice, especially the top of the range 17. As another poster said, it still has that WOW factor that other manufacturers havent touched. I saw a Dull XPS book commercial the other day, and the thing looks like generic **** with all those lame lights and such it has hanging off of it. They were trying to pawn it off as asthetically pleasing, the thing makes me nauseous! Another thing that makes me sick is all the Dulls I'm seeing on campus. Literally four out of every six people have a Dull laptop. Five out of every six have a PC schisser box.
grubesteak said:
get out. get out and never comeback. if it wasn't for TS or AI, there would be nothing NEW about apple anywhere on the net. those two keep the rumor mill churning.