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Too much speculation. What are things you know.
1. Steve Jobs is not presenting.
This means no major releases.
This means no new products.
Small releases only if any.
Unless of course Steve Shows up then all bets are off. But don't count on it.
If the Powerbook does get a boost in speed that will be about it. I have heard that motorola's G4's are now at 1.3 Ghz for low power devices.
Only time will tell.
1. Steve Jobs is not presenting.
This means no major releases.
This means no new products.
Small releases only if any.
Unless of course Steve Shows up then all bets are off. But don't count on it.
If the Powerbook does get a boost in speed that will be about it. I have heard that motorola's G4's are now at 1.3 Ghz for low power devices.
Only time will tell.
More on PB G4
If it is in fact the "year of the laptop" it would be in their best interest to have all 3 of the PB G4s sharing the same chassis and technologies. The middle of the road PB should be the best bang for the buck model, and I would hope they would make an effort to have it on the same levels as the 12" and 17" models.
I was speaking to an Apple reseller about this, and he suggested I wait and see what happens in the next month, because it would be in my best interest to wait for the aluminum enclosure. One major reason is the strength of the signal with airport networking, because in the aluminum 12" PB, the antennas are closer to the edge, and the aluminum doesn't impede the signal as much as the Titanium. I'll need every bit of signal strength I can get on our wireless network.
If it is in fact the "year of the laptop" it would be in their best interest to have all 3 of the PB G4s sharing the same chassis and technologies. The middle of the road PB should be the best bang for the buck model, and I would hope they would make an effort to have it on the same levels as the 12" and 17" models.
I was speaking to an Apple reseller about this, and he suggested I wait and see what happens in the next month, because it would be in my best interest to wait for the aluminum enclosure. One major reason is the strength of the signal with airport networking, because in the aluminum 12" PB, the antennas are closer to the edge, and the aluminum doesn't impede the signal as much as the Titanium. I'll need every bit of signal strength I can get on our wireless network.
Titanium good for now
Apple needs to redesign the aluminum encloser first...the aluminum conducts too much heat. The powerbook gets too hot. right now I would stay with the titanium until it gets better.
as far as the antenna goes buy an external antenna. it is cheeper than a powerbook
Apple needs to redesign the aluminum encloser first...the aluminum conducts too much heat. The powerbook gets too hot. right now I would stay with the titanium until it gets better.
as far as the antenna goes buy an external antenna. it is cheeper than a powerbook
AppleMatt
macrumors 68000
Re: Titanium good for now
No, they need to redesign the interior IF they consider it a problem. Have you felt a PC laptop recently? Only the 12" has people complaining about this, and having owned 3 12" PowerBooks, and following advice, I can tell you it's a non-issue.
Why would you buy an external antenna for a portable?
AppleMatt
edit: What would be nice:
1.3GHz 17"
1.2GHz 15"
1GHz 12"
No, they need to redesign the interior IF they consider it a problem. Have you felt a PC laptop recently? Only the 12" has people complaining about this, and having owned 3 12" PowerBooks, and following advice, I can tell you it's a non-issue.
Why would you buy an external antenna for a portable?
AppleMatt
edit: What would be nice:
1.3GHz 17"
1.2GHz 15"
1GHz 12"
What I want: iPhoto
It's not a "PRO" app, but it is "creative", and it's the only thing that drives me NUTS about my mac. I've got a G4/1Ghz, 1.75G RAM and iPhoto just kills the machine when you try & manage more than abut 3000 photos (I've got >10,000).
Worse, it seems to me that 3rd party people (like fototime who've got a great viewer/library manager for the PC) won't do apps for the Mac because Apple will get 95% of the market with their free iPhoto. APPLE, if you're listening: allow a timeline sort like fototime's, and Nested photo albums, and better keyword management, and configurable library location, and, etc. etc.
btw: I do use iPhoto library manager, but it's a pain in the butt & not a solution.
Soon: LOTS of people will have thousands of photos, and lots of people will be disappointed with their Mac experience.
Apple: PLEASE FIX THIS.
It's not a "PRO" app, but it is "creative", and it's the only thing that drives me NUTS about my mac. I've got a G4/1Ghz, 1.75G RAM and iPhoto just kills the machine when you try & manage more than abut 3000 photos (I've got >10,000).
Worse, it seems to me that 3rd party people (like fototime who've got a great viewer/library manager for the PC) won't do apps for the Mac because Apple will get 95% of the market with their free iPhoto. APPLE, if you're listening: allow a timeline sort like fototime's, and Nested photo albums, and better keyword management, and configurable library location, and, etc. etc.
btw: I do use iPhoto library manager, but it's a pain in the butt & not a solution.
Soon: LOTS of people will have thousands of photos, and lots of people will be disappointed with their Mac experience.
Apple: PLEASE FIX THIS.
What are the odds that any pbook upgrade includes an L3 cache for the 12"? Would this bring its features too close to the 15", or bump the price up?
I think...
though I am not positive, that Amazon has very recently chopped the prices on the 15" and 17" PB. The 15" by $100 and 17" by more than $100...in fact the 17" is now cheaper than the educational price on Apple by $30.00. I dont remember them being this cheap when I was looking in the last week or so...but I cant remember for certain.
Dont know if this is related to new PBs or just...
Hope this isnt old news...
Cheers,
though I am not positive, that Amazon has very recently chopped the prices on the 15" and 17" PB. The 15" by $100 and 17" by more than $100...in fact the 17" is now cheaper than the educational price on Apple by $30.00. I dont remember them being this cheap when I was looking in the last week or so...but I cant remember for certain.
Dont know if this is related to new PBs or just...
Hope this isnt old news...
Cheers,
As much stuff as Apple has done to show that they no longer support the "MacWorld" of the East Coast I really don't think Apple would glorify it with the release of their precious Powerbook.
NNO-Stephen
macrumors 6502
I'd love some L3 Cache in there, but it would bring the price up as that stuff is quite pricey from what I hear.
Mokona
macrumors member
Re: Titanium good for now
I can tell you right now, I do not want a redesign of the aluminium enclosure.
Imagine, instead of that heat going out of the tiny box that it is, that the heat stays inside... We're talking serious heat issues here...
As AppleMatt said, they need to work around internal heat problems first.
I can tell you right now, I do not want a redesign of the aluminium enclosure.
Imagine, instead of that heat going out of the tiny box that it is, that the heat stays inside... We're talking serious heat issues here...
As AppleMatt said, they need to work around internal heat problems first.
AppleMatt
macrumors 68000
So's the PowerBook! I did not realise the performance hit removing it would bring, but now I do, I'd like it back please Apple!
Definately, I'd rather have the heat outside of my PowerBook than inside, I wouldn't be too happy in a years time when components died.
AppleMatt