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woohoo?
Those of you who are ordering this instant, you guys are Soo <i>premature</i>.
HOW do you invest $999-3,000 on a new product if you haven't read one review? Cnet? ZDnet? anyone? total silence.
There *are* real issues, and many of them.
1) Heating/cooling
2) What is this 1GHZ processor, who made it?
3) the new Superdrive and which formats it supports
4) Which OS does the new product run?
5) AIrport improvements
6) Why are there no more 5400RPM Harddrives for TiBooks.
Just think back to the day when Apple charged - what - $110? - for upgrading from X to X.1. And then make your decision.
I am waiting for reviews. Best of luck to you.
Jee, do you think Apple delayed the release until they were sure that the Republicans would rule the government? Just curious.
Best,
Ljova
Those of you who are ordering this instant, you guys are Soo <i>premature</i>.
HOW do you invest $999-3,000 on a new product if you haven't read one review? Cnet? ZDnet? anyone? total silence.
There *are* real issues, and many of them.
1) Heating/cooling
2) What is this 1GHZ processor, who made it?
3) the new Superdrive and which formats it supports
4) Which OS does the new product run?
5) AIrport improvements
6) Why are there no more 5400RPM Harddrives for TiBooks.
Just think back to the day when Apple charged - what - $110? - for upgrading from X to X.1. And then make your decision.
I am waiting for reviews. Best of luck to you.
Jee, do you think Apple delayed the release until they were sure that the Republicans would rule the government? Just curious.
Best,
Ljova
Re: woohoo?
im going to be ordering a new ibook, so im not really waiting for reviews,
i know that the CPU's have been successfully overclocked to 800MHz for a while (not by apple of course) so that doesnt worry me, and i know it'll have osX on it so thats good to go, and with a video card improvement, i can't find a reason TO wait on it.
im going to be ordering a new ibook, so im not really waiting for reviews,
i know that the CPU's have been successfully overclocked to 800MHz for a while (not by apple of course) so that doesnt worry me, and i know it'll have osX on it so thats good to go, and with a video card improvement, i can't find a reason TO wait on it.
Re: woohoo?
Look, I'm no great fan of one party controlling the whole show (especially when that party is the modern day GOP), but... WHAT? I cannot even imagine the bizarre twists you have to put your brain through to make this sort of connection.
A typical major product launch takes a little too much advance preparation to make it contingent on a more or less zero-notice condition. And you have to assume Apple is going to want your money regardless of the political balance of the U.S. Senate.
(More to the point, *whimper* I still owe about $400 on my 667.
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Look, I'm no great fan of one party controlling the whole show (especially when that party is the modern day GOP), but... WHAT? I cannot even imagine the bizarre twists you have to put your brain through to make this sort of connection.
A typical major product launch takes a little too much advance preparation to make it contingent on a more or less zero-notice condition. And you have to assume Apple is going to want your money regardless of the political balance of the U.S. Senate.
(More to the point, *whimper* I still owe about $400 on my 667.
)Re: woohoo?
Ok... first off, I'm a student developer and just ordered my decked out 1GHz/1GB/60/SuperDrive Powerbook this morning at 9 am and I'm ridiculously excited...
And this is ridiculous...
1) How much worse can it get than Rev. A. -- obviously Apple figured out the heat issue for last revision.
2)I'm sorry but... "What is this 1GHZ Processor and who made it?"... I think we know this... maybe Moto got the .13nm process up and running in time for Apple
3)Obviously the same formats as the desktop SuperDrive that has been around for... oh... 2 years now
4)This is the dumbest question I've ever heard. If you're not in 10.2 yet... i'm sorry but you are out of the loop. Run classic if you need it.
5)Solved for the most part in the previous revision, anything better is bonus.
6)Because Apple has an (obviously) exclusive contract to use Toshiba hard drives (think iPod) and Toshiba does not make 60GB 5400 RPM drives... why would they offer a 40 and not be able to offer a 60? Buy a Travelstar 40GNX or wait for something faster (see earlier article on new 7200RPM drives)... Install it yourself.
I was blown away this morning... with all the crap floating around Apple really did a huge number this morning and I am ecstatic.
How exciting... 4 weeks and counting!
Matt
Ok... first off, I'm a student developer and just ordered my decked out 1GHz/1GB/60/SuperDrive Powerbook this morning at 9 am and I'm ridiculously excited...
And this is ridiculous...
1) How much worse can it get than Rev. A. -- obviously Apple figured out the heat issue for last revision.
2)I'm sorry but... "What is this 1GHZ Processor and who made it?"... I think we know this... maybe Moto got the .13nm process up and running in time for Apple
3)Obviously the same formats as the desktop SuperDrive that has been around for... oh... 2 years now
4)This is the dumbest question I've ever heard. If you're not in 10.2 yet... i'm sorry but you are out of the loop. Run classic if you need it.
5)Solved for the most part in the previous revision, anything better is bonus.
6)Because Apple has an (obviously) exclusive contract to use Toshiba hard drives (think iPod) and Toshiba does not make 60GB 5400 RPM drives... why would they offer a 40 and not be able to offer a 60? Buy a Travelstar 40GNX or wait for something faster (see earlier article on new 7200RPM drives)... Install it yourself.
I was blown away this morning... with all the crap floating around Apple really did a huge number this morning and I am ecstatic.
How exciting... 4 weeks and counting!
Matt
what about booting into os 9?
by the look of the apple site for the new pb's, it looks like it's only 10.2 and there's no os9 disc pictured or mentioned. does anyone know whether these machines will boot into os 9?
by the look of the apple site for the new pb's, it looks like it's only 10.2 and there's no os9 disc pictured or mentioned. does anyone know whether these machines will boot into os 9?
Myabe no new bumps but there could be a revision as far as looks. There's still room for Apple to play.
The new PB specs do look great!
Re: what about booting into os 9?
they will:
Summary
1GHz PowerPC G4
512MB SDRAM - 2 DIMMs
60GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
AirPort Card
Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
Mac OS X and Mac OS 9
that's for the tibook. the ibook summary has it was well (got this from applestore, after selecting a model and configuration).
they will:
Summary
1GHz PowerPC G4
512MB SDRAM - 2 DIMMs
60GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
AirPort Card
Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
Mac OS X and Mac OS 9
that's for the tibook. the ibook summary has it was well (got this from applestore, after selecting a model and configuration).
The 14.1 in iBook has a larger battery than the 12.1in iBook, which I imagine accounts for the longer battery life.
Too little too late
Wow, a 1x superdrive just as the 2x drives are hitting market - a real selling point would've been to have a 2x superdrive in the PB. that way, you stay ahead of the curve... which in the area of optical drives, apple has not done forever
Wow, a 1x superdrive just as the 2x drives are hitting market - a real selling point would've been to have a 2x superdrive in the PB. that way, you stay ahead of the curve... which in the area of optical drives, apple has not done forever
Notebook burners are ALWAYZ slower then their bigger counterparts.
It's the price you pay for portability. No suprises here.
Great news for me!
I think I'll order my iBook now.
Check out the ADC prices for students.
iBook-
$850
$1105
$1359
$1572
TiBook-
$1839
$2239
$2399-once you choose the memory upgrade this becomes $2379
Holy crap those are cheap!!
I think I'll order my iBook now.
Check out the ADC prices for students.
iBook-
$850
$1105
$1359
$1572
TiBook-
$1839
$2239
$2399-once you choose the memory upgrade this becomes $2379
Holy crap those are cheap!!
so... anyone selling their old iBooks with at least a CDRW or combo drive?
drop me an email... timmy@chipchen.com
with all you buying.. there must be sellers.
drop me an email... timmy@chipchen.com
with all you buying.. there must be sellers.
Re: hey!
are you serious?? i keep my iBook on half brightness at all times. full on is just eyeburning and battery-chewing. i could handle more contrast, but not brightness.
are you serious?? i keep my iBook on half brightness at all times. full on is just eyeburning and battery-chewing. i could handle more contrast, but not brightness.
And there you have it, folks... Apple put out! I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Apple pretty much nailed all the rumors except Bluetooth and a new iBook screen size, and I wouldn't consider either of those a big deal. Awesome! I may have to get an iBook sooner than I expected.