G5 Laptop Predictions

bananaboi8715 · #1 January 20th, 2005, 06:36 PM

Short Version:

When do you think the first G5 laptop will come out and why?

Long Version:

I am equipped with only an antiquated blueberry colored macintosh IBOOK that attains the genes of a toilet seat. That's right, the IBOOK that came out before the old IBOOK. "How did you get yourself into this predicament," you're probably chuckling. I intoxicated my newer G3 laptop (which had G4-like strength, stamina, sturdyness and experience with humans, especially the female genetalia.. boy, that comp had some serious overdrive; no wonder it was making such strange noises in the night) by pourring water on that baby after the ink from a pen I was holding splatterd on the space bar. The water killed my computer like the wicked witch of the west, and I tortured it, unintentionally, by repeatedly trying to restart the computer. The computer could not be fixed, I was informed, unless over $700 was paid to the gangsters of a magical place called Apple Land. Now, on my old computer, half of the keys are missing, the plastic pieces under them were ripped apart by my ravage beast of a friend, and the toilet seat is as dirty as your mom after eating and slamming a chicken pot pie (with extra shitakke mushrooms) down her chute. My point is that I need a new computer, but I'm greedy, so I want a G5 laptop as soon as it comes out. The rumor sites that divulged as much information as they could were contradictory. When do you geek freaks think the first G5 laptop will come out and why?

ElDiabloConCaca · #2 January 20th, 2005, 08:17 PM

I'm thinking "not soon." January 2006 is my prediction... a December 2005 release would surprise the hell out of me.

Here's a good thread to read about people's opinions on waiting for the G5 or just getting a G4 (as it's been asked very frequently!):
http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48814

kainjow · #3 January 20th, 2005, 08:39 PM

Ahh!! It's "iBook" not "IBOOK"... and "iPod" not "IPOD" and "Mac" not "MAC"... when will they learn?

Back on topic, I think a G5 laptop will come from Apple this year. It took Apple 2 years to get the G4 into the PowerBook, and the G5 was introduced in '03 (I think), so 2 years from that would be this year.

Here's an interesting read too: http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20050114A7040.html - typo, or fact?

symphonix · #4 January 20th, 2005, 08:48 PM

This year ... yes. Early this year ... Definitely not.
I'd expect the first G5 PowerBook to be unveiled in September.

**mdnky** · #5 January 21st, 2005, 02:41 AM

Whenever IBM gets their butts in gear...I'm betting sometime around May/June 2005.

Arden · #6 January 21st, 2005, 04:13 AM

Bananaboi... um... you need help, brotha...

Anyway... Motorola had muchos problemas with producing the G4's, and they still had the Powerbook G4 not long after the release of the Powermacs, 2 years as Kainjow said. And look at how well Apple got a G5 into the iMac, which I see as a stopgap between the sizes of the Powermac and the Powerbook.

Zammy-Sam · #7 January 21st, 2005, 04:19 AM

The current G4 powerbooks reached the status eol (end of life) in france. If we see a G4 update then the G5 will take some time. Otherwise..

bananaboi8715 · #8 January 25th, 2005, 12:58 AM

I think September the earliest.