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Zaty said:
Yeah, the rest is suboptimal. The 12" looks really pathetic. No backlit display no nothing. Wooohooo faster cpu...
The 15" isn't too shabby but nothing to really get excited about.
iGAV said:
also reading now on dual DVI , sounds cool but that would mean i would have to lash out on another 20" display lol
ok upgrade was mmmm ok ish but nothing amazing .
so how does the powerbook measure up to the rest of the notebook world now?
The question is now whether dual link would actually let you connect two 20" displays to a powerbook... Now that would be awesome, because as soon as they get a better cpu in there I would never ever need a desktop computer again...
edesignuk said:
yep i just read that seconds after i posted lol wally tom
o well at least i do not have to eat my socks now lol
edesignuk said:You gonna "hack" another DVI port on to the PB?
think he means an adapter that spilts 1 into 2 ? i think ? what does he mean !
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/01/31/powerbook/index.php
Apple on Monday announced a modest speed bump to its line of PowerBook G4 laptops, increasing the high-end processor from 1.5GHz to 1.67GHz. That's not all, however: The refreshed laptop line gains 512MB of standard RAM, faster graphics, faster hard drives and 8x "SuperDrives," as well as standard 802.11g-based wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.0 and two patent-pending technologies -- the scrolling TrackPad and the Sudden Motion Sensor.
Apple on Monday announced a modest speed bump to its line of PowerBook G4 laptops, increasing the high-end processor from 1.5GHz to 1.67GHz. That's not all, however: The refreshed laptop line gains 512MB of standard RAM, faster graphics, faster hard drives and 8x "SuperDrives," as well as standard 802.11g-based wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.0 and two patent-pending technologies -- the scrolling TrackPad and the Sudden Motion Sensor.
With the scrolling TrackPad, PowerBook users touch two fingers to the TrackPad instead of just one to quickly scroll through long documents or pan within the window. Sudden Motion Sensor technology is designed to help protect the PowerBook's internal hard drive -- a tri-axis accelerometer determines if the notebook is accidentally dropped. What's more, all 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks now feature backlit keyboards that are now up to 10 times brighter than previous models.
Fifteen and seventeen-inch PowerBook G4 models are now available with 1.67GHz G4 processors paired with ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processors with either 64MB or 128MB of dedicated graphics memory. All models now ship from the factory with 512MB of 33MHz DDR SDRAM and 5400RPM hard disk drives. All systems also now ship with 8x slot-loading "SuperDrives" -- DVD+/-RW/CD-RW optical drives.
The 17-inch model now features Dual Link support through its Digital Visual Interface (DVI) monitor connector, to support Apple's 30-inch Cinema HD Display. The Dual Link interface can also be specified as a build-to-order option on the 1.67GHz 15-inch model.
All PowerBooks now ship with AirPort Extreme networking built-in, enabling them to work with IEEE 802.11g-compliant 54Mbps wireless networking. Apple also claims to be the first notebook maker to integrate Bluetooth 2.0 on its computers -- Bluetooth 2.0, or Enhanced Data Rate, works at up to three times the speed of previous Bluetooth implementations, or up to 3Mbps, and is backwards-compatible with Bluetooth 1.2 devices.
Apple said that all PowerBooks will be available later this week through The Apple Store and through Apple's retail stores and authorized resellers. The 17-inch 1.67GHz model, equipped with 512MB of RAM, a 100GB, 5400 RPM drive, 8x SuperDrive and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 128MB RAM will retail for US$2,699.
The 15-inch model will be available in 1.67 and 1.5GHz configurations; each is equipped with 512MB RAM and 80GB, 5400 RPM hard disk drives and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 64MB VRAM, for $2,299 and $1,999 respectively -- the higher end model can also support Dual-Link DVI.
The 12-inch model is clocked at 1.5GHz and starts at $1,499. The low-end model pairs a 60GB hard disk and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive while the $1,699 model gains an 80GB drive and 8x SuperDrive. Both 12-inch models use Nvidia's GeForce FX Go5200 graphics with 64MB of VRAM.
Fifteen and seventeen-inch PowerBook G4 models are now available with 1.67GHz G4 processors paired with ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processors with either 64MB or 128MB of dedicated graphics memory. All models now ship from the factory with 512MB of 33MHz DDR SDRAM and 5400RPM hard disk drives. All systems also now ship with 8x slot-loading "SuperDrives" -- DVD+/-RW/CD-RW optical drives.
The 17-inch model now features Dual Link support through its Digital Visual Interface (DVI) monitor connector, to support Apple's 30-inch Cinema HD Display. The Dual Link interface can also be specified as a build-to-order option on the 1.67GHz 15-inch model.
All PowerBooks now ship with AirPort Extreme networking built-in, enabling them to work with IEEE 802.11g-compliant 54Mbps wireless networking. Apple also claims to be the first notebook maker to integrate Bluetooth 2.0 on its computers -- Bluetooth 2.0, or Enhanced Data Rate, works at up to three times the speed of previous Bluetooth implementations, or up to 3Mbps, and is backwards-compatible with Bluetooth 1.2 devices.
Apple said that all PowerBooks will be available later this week through The Apple Store and through Apple's retail stores and authorized resellers. The 17-inch 1.67GHz model, equipped with 512MB of RAM, a 100GB, 5400 RPM drive, 8x SuperDrive and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 128MB RAM will retail for US$2,699.
The 15-inch model will be available in 1.67 and 1.5GHz configurations; each is equipped with 512MB RAM and 80GB, 5400 RPM hard disk drives and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 64MB VRAM, for $2,299 and $1,999 respectively -- the higher end model can also support Dual-Link DVI.
The 12-inch model is clocked at 1.5GHz and starts at $1,499. The low-end model pairs a 60GB hard disk and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive while the $1,699 model gains an 80GB drive and 8x SuperDrive. Both 12-inch models use Nvidia's GeForce FX Go5200 graphics with 64MB of VRAM.
Diatribe said:Yeah, the rest is suboptimal. The 12" looks really pathetic. No backlit display no nothing. Wooohooo faster cpu...
The 15" isn't too shabby but nothing to really get excited about.
If you compare it to where it was a year ago, when I bought my Rev. B, I wouldn't call it pathetic. Back then, the Combo modell was CHF 2599 without AE, only 256 MB of RAM, 40 GB HD, slower bus, 50% (!) slower CPU, only 32 MB VRAM along with a few other things that are new. Even though a year is long time in IT, today's PBs are a much better deal regardless of the fact there are (hardware wise) faster notebooks out there.
i bet apple releases another powerbook next monday and paint it black with a red backlight keys and a U2 logo on the lid lol
it would play Vertigo every time you drop it as well just to let you know that the SMS thingy was working
it would play Vertigo every time you drop it as well just to let you know that the SMS thingy was working
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