New iBooks....WHEN?

[slooksterPSV]

In development

 

[Logik]

you'll be waiting for IBM to create a lower power G5 processor before it hits the PB.. at the moment it just uses way too much power and creates too much heat.. keep an update on IBM's roadmap and you'll figure it out soon enough. I just bought a 15" pb in may... i got tired of waiting for the G5.. for a laptop the 1.33ghz G4 is nice... i haven't had any real problems with it...

 

[aswitcher]

2 models:
12" iBook - 1.2+GHz G4, 40GB hard drive, 64 MB VRAM, 256 MB on-board.
14" iBook - 1.2+GHz, 40-60GB, 64MB VRAM, 256MB RAM, option for DVD-R.
$999 - $1299. What do you think?

That would definetly be a step in the right direction. BT and WiFi options exist but they still wont have illuminated keyboards, s-video, screen DVI/spanning, etc to see that the PB remains distinct.

 

[rendezvouscp]

I read somewhere that Apple was working on a super-thin iBook that would have a high-end G4 procesor and be made of the same stuff as the iPod minis (in colours). I for one think these would def. be a hot seller among college/Uni students if Apple did them right. January MacWorld?

That seems so interesting. It would be going against there white "policy," but it somewhat makes sense. I just don't see Apple doing that though.
–Chase

 

[AliensAreFuzzy]

Well, Whatever happens, I'm hoping that there will be a major powerbook update between now and next summer (G5, dual-core G4, whatever). And that I maybe could get a Rev. B by Christmas next year.

 

[panda]

are you sure JamesL???

Wrong,

They were last updated on April 19th, 2004. That is less than 4.5 months by my calendar. If you check the buyers guide you will find that they are usually updated in October, or last year I think it was November.

just checking here... how do you get 4.5months since last ibook rev?

you and i must have different calendars... my reading of the time elapsed since the last update according to the calendar i use is 6 months minus 1 week. next tuesday in fact should make it 6 months exactly. we are in october now (or so i believe) -may, june, july, august, september, october-yup, that's 6.

the buyers guide shows 176 days since last rev...

based on the past updates, there should be one soon, pre-december. cram and jam europe is ending on nov 2, if that is any indication. i don't think there will be anything big, but there should be some improvements to the range in november.

if there is no end of year update for the pb and ibook, then i think we can begin some heavy speculation as to an important anouncement by steve in jan. though pbg5 would be expecting too much.

my money is on an update to pbs and ibooks during the first half of november.

by the way... read that steve is back at work and going strong. way to go steve! very happy to hear.

 

[panda]

apologies!

oops JamesL - sorry sorry sorry, didn't see you had posted in september!

please excuse.

 

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I've decided that I'm definitely getting a PowerBook when they're next updated. My Power Mac is getting a bit old for gaming, so the sooner they update, the better