PowerBook 17"

[Venture37]

Im looking to get the 17" PowerBook, should I wait till the WWDC or should I get one whenever its possible (read ASAP), what I dont want to happen is after getting the laptop Apple release a new laptop the following month

Is there any new powerbook hardware planned for release at the WWDC in June?

 

[macbaseball]

If your really concerned about a new model being annouced soon after you buy yours, then wait, because it has been rumored that the 17 inch will be updated in the near future. I've heard they were going to add a high defintion screen.

 

[biohazard6969]

nothing is ever definite, there are tons of posts asking "should i buy now or wait" what you have to ask yourself is if you really need the computer now? and if you are willing to wait, it may be a while, becuase this is only a RUMOR site, nothing is ever definite

 

[Pismo]

PowerBooks were just updated in February. They probably won't be updated again until the end of this year/early next year. BUY NOW! My friend bought the new 17" PowerBook and has 2 gigs of RAM in it. It hauls ass!

 

[Venture37]

hmm, I wanna go ahead & do it, but the thought of a HD screen is defo worth the wait, Im gonna make my mind up by friday as Ill be visiting the london apple store for the tiger launch party it'd be kinda cool to get it there & then

 

[wwooden]

PowerBooks were just updated in February. They probably won't be updated again until the end of this year/early next year. BUY NOW! My friend bought the new 17" PowerBook and has 2 gigs of RAM in it. It hauls ass!

I can't imagine that your friends computer hauls ass much faster then yours.

 

[Pismo]

I can't imagine that your friends computer hauls ass much faster then yours.

His computer actually is slower than mine. He has so much crap on his laptop and he never runs any type of disk maintenance. He has so many processes running in the background it boggs his system down considerably. I am borderline OCD when it comes to my PowerBook. I maintain the hard drive once a week (periodic, update prebindings, repair permissions), clean the surfaces and screen religiously. But anyway, they're both still fast

I upgraded from a 400 MHz G3 PowerBook so this is a HUGE speedbump for me.

 

[Venture37]

I was planning to goto the london apple store tomorrow (friday) & get myself one but on the way home today I went into cancom for a quick look & 10 mins later I walked out with a massive box in my hand

Hardware Overview:

Machine Name: PowerBook G4 17"
Machine Model: PowerBook5,7
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.67 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.1f1
Serial Number:
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
Version: 1.0

Im in love with it!!!
The glowing keyboard is soooooo cool!