Couldn't Apple just as easy announce they're doing some kind of press conference and get just as much publicity as they would at a MacWorld type expo?
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PowerBook & eMac EOL'd?
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Hmm...
Hmm...
I can NOT see this happening. Don't get me wrong, it would be extremely nice. However, do you really want your PowerBook to be as heavy and loud as a Dell? Yes, water cooling would be the solution to the noice, but can't you imagine how heavy that would be??? Ah-well, Apple will think of something.
The eMac needs to go. It's just... out of date and ugly.
Hmm...
I can NOT see this happening. Don't get me wrong, it would be extremely nice. However, do you really want your PowerBook to be as heavy and loud as a Dell? Yes, water cooling would be the solution to the noice, but can't you imagine how heavy that would be??? Ah-well, Apple will think of something.
The eMac needs to go. It's just... out of date and ugly.
SiliconAddict said:
Well, just for the sake of comparison, the current 2.2Ghz non-Sonoma Pentium M performs just as well as the 3.4Ghz P4, and in some areas where the huge amount of L2 cache comes in handy, even better.
Sonoma will make this crazy-fast with DDR2 and SATA. *drool*
Personally, Ive just put off that well be getting Powerbook G5s next January, as Jobs big deal then. With all the warnings of heat issues, I just cant see it coming anytime soon, unless it was all smoke and mirrors. My guess, some minor speed bump to hold people over until next year.
I really dont see the eMacs going away. I have a friend who is a technology coordinator at an elementary school and eMacs are all the rage. There is no way they would let the education market go. The mini doesnt fit well with schools who have already been using macs because of the lack of monitor. Perhaps the superdrive wasnt needed with most of the school orders.
I really dont see the eMacs going away. I have a friend who is a technology coordinator at an elementary school and eMacs are all the rage. There is no way they would let the education market go. The mini doesnt fit well with schools who have already been using macs because of the lack of monitor. Perhaps the superdrive wasnt needed with most of the school orders.
Hey all I am a newbie but a long time reader. I was wondering if the open slot on Apple's harware page could possibly be for the Powerbook? Also, I am in the market for a Powerbook... If indeed it is a speed bump on the updates would it be a better idea to wait until the G5 or the like is released or will it be plagued with issues? BTW, this is my first post 
Here is an image i cropped from Apple's web site.
Here is an image i cropped from Apple's web site.
I know it'd be quick before I read something stupid like this... see me after your disappointment that you're wrong and no whining. Sorry. G5 in that space... ain't happening, not now, not soon, maybe never... deal with it you whiners. G4 dual core yes maybe, speedbumps probably more likely, see this incredibly more astute and correct poster below for what THINKING can get you...virividox said:
Indeed my good man, indeed, well and accurately played!deputy_doofy said:Man, if it means the PB rumors will die down a little, I'm all for it. Bring on the 1.67GHz PBs already.
Ladies and gents, i would like to present the new breed of PBs, THe Powerbook G5.
Oh Yah baby. Then again it is kinda weird that w did not hear that from an of the multimedia stores here. I know one thing is for sure French people are not that much into apple comps. How do I know? I'm french. Oh well, still exciting
Oh Yah baby. Then again it is kinda weird that w did not hear that from an of the multimedia stores here. I know one thing is for sure French people are not that much into apple comps. How do I know? I'm french. Oh well, still exciting
iPegboy said:
Exactly, the emac will go back to orginal market (without a superdrive), the mini is the low end mac.
As far as the powerbook, I think that it will be a g5 and released with Tiger, the two will be made for each other. I hope it will sport a all new design with some cool features that sets it apart from the crowd, like the slot load drive and wide aspect screen were with the Tibook!
what if apple builds the freescale cpus into a brandnew pb line, with 64 bit and dual core, and calls it G5, just for marketing?
Photorun said:
Ok it was that guys first post, let up a little would you? I think everyone can see the most likely and logical course of events is that there will be speed bumps now and then a completely new model PB with new form factor etc at the WWDC. But that update is not going to be dual core G4s! You keep flaming everyone for whining about G5s, well your whining about DC G4s!!! Freescale haven't produced this chip yet but the G5 has been in production for 2+ years. Given 2 years could you figure out how to put a chip into a laptop? probably not....could a team of dedicated designers, engineers and thermodynamisists? pretty likely.
I no you disagree with some peoples views but grow up and put your views across like an adult, not like some spoilt kid
evilernie said:
Actually, Apple does have a 10-day cash back policy. If they lower a price on a Mac up to 10 days after you bought it, they will give you back the difference. If a newer model comes out within the 10 days, they will either give you compensation if it already shipped, or will automatically upgrade your order to the newer model if it hasn't.
Close, it was Tadpole and way back in 1995, but with DEC's Alpha processor running VMS or OSF/1. Those were the days.Ysean said:Just to be nit-picky I do believe tadpole was the first with a 64-bit laptop many years ago (sun sparc processor running solaris)
Does anyone have any hard numbers on the upcoming low power G5 processors that supposedly can be put in laptops without making them as big as P4 laptops are today? The 90 nm G5 that exist today with it's insane FSB speed will together with a suitable northbridge just be too big, hot and heavy.
The SuperBowl
Some may have already mentioned this. An ad during the Super Bowl to introduce the PB G5; wouldn't it be something?
-chomo
Some may have already mentioned this. An ad during the Super Bowl to introduce the PB G5; wouldn't it be something?
-chomo
iGAV said:
That actually happens now, all the time, with my 17" PB. It never gets old seeing how amazed people are when I open this up....and of course they all get to see the glowing Apple on the case
I'm not in the market, but there is no way I would get a revision A powerbook g5. I don't like get Rev A anything from apple let alone the most anticipated product in a long time...
Wonder Boy said:
What he said. After experiencing a rev A. TiBook and watching a friend send back *three* rev A. AluBooks, I'll NEVAR buy another rev A.
Of course, YMMV.
"Some may have already mentioned this. An ad during the Super Bowl to introduce the PB G5; wouldn't it be something?"
----- I would love to see that - but it would be a big stretch for Apple to pay for that ad, especially considering that their target audience is probably not going to be watching ---- WWDC just makes a lot more sense, as EVERYONE who wants one of these will be watching
----- I would love to see that - but it would be a big stretch for Apple to pay for that ad, especially considering that their target audience is probably not going to be watching ---- WWDC just makes a lot more sense, as EVERYONE who wants one of these will be watching
miloblithe said:
If you look at how Apple has the Mac mini, eMac, iMac, PowerMac displayed on the front Store page right now, you get a sense that there's still a place for eMac's price point.
At the moment, it's:
Mac mini (from $499) >> eMac (from $799) >> iMac (from $1,299) >> PowerMac (from $1,499)
In this lineup, the eMac's price point sits in an $800 gap between the headless Mac mini and the all-in-one iMac. The current baseline eMac (1.25 GHz/256 MB/40 GB) is $500 less than the baseline iMac (1.6 GHz/256 MB/80 GB) but somewhat comparable on specs.
If Apple EOLs the eMac, Apple would either: (1) have an $800 gap between the Mac mini and the iMac, (2) introduce a new eMac, (3) drop the price on the iMac to fill in the price-point gap, or (4) drop the price on the current iMac and update the iMac at the current price point.
I don't think Apple is going to leave an $800 gap in the market, so I'll be curious to see what happens if the current eMac is truly EOL'd.
