[fryke]

Because of the "G5" name? Or because of the 64bit bus that's not really used yet in real-world applications so far? Or because of Joe Average's thunking of "G5" must be better than "G4" simply? Don't even go there. The benchmarking of the iMacs show that the G5 processor alone doesn't cut it.

But when I say they should 'advance faster', I'm talking more general. 1.5 GHz G4 PowerBooks were available April 2004. Do you really want to tell me Apple could _not_ have released 1.6 or 1.7 GHz G4 models with a slightly better graphics card or something in Autumn 2004 or January 2005? They wouldn't have had to create a new mobo or case or screen, just update some components, like they did before, coming from 1.33 GHz to the 'current' generation... That's what I'm talking about. I'm sure they would have sold more PowerBooks in the past quarter if they had an update to the PB line ready when the iBooks were updated.