Shaddup about G5 PowerBooks already! - Page 3

**fryke** · #17 January 17th, 2005, 08:12 AM

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.

Randman · #18 January 17th, 2005, 09:08 AM

Ah, now I get you.

delsoljb32 · #19 January 21st, 2005, 01:27 PM

we may never see a G5 PB, maybe a G6 or G7? once we stop depending on heat producing technologies for computing power, we can see a revolution in portable computing. i wonder how far away we are from nanotechnology and light-based computing? if they were able to use light (i.e. microscopic fiber optics??) for CPU and chip technology, heat probably wouldnt be the issue anymore. (dunno, not a physicist, nor a computer hardware scientist, just speculating)

Randman · #20 January 31st, 2005, 08:53 AM

Hopefully, this revision will keep the masses quiet .. for a short time.

Viro · #21 February 1st, 2005, 04:28 AM

No it won't. People will still be asking about the G5's. It'll never end

texanpenguin · #22 February 1st, 2005, 10:12 AM

It's curious to see how closely Fryke's details of what he wants in a PowerBook G4 all seemed to come true in the last update (including the update itself).

Perhaps Apple's business plan is as complex as "Do what Fryke says"?

Fryke, would you mind writing a short gripe about how dual-core G4s should have been developed by now... or at least some way to fit two of them into a PowerBook... oh, with a free trade-up policy for current 15" PowerBook G4 owners?

g/re/p · #23 February 24th, 2005, 03:48 PM

Oh MAN! When oh when will the G5 powerbooks be released!!????

(giggle)

ElDiabloConCaca · #24 February 24th, 2005, 06:51 PM

What I'd like to know is why do people who seemingly "need" a G5 PowerBook continue to ask average Macintosh users with no connection to Apple when they'll be released? Even if some of us did have connections to Apple, do those people think that those connections somehow entitle them to privileged information like the G5 PowerBook release date? Do they want an exact date? Ballpark estimate (within a month... two months... six months... not this year... etc.)?

If you're an average Joe who visits the forums and you don't know when the G5 PowerBooks are going to be released, what in the world gave you the stupid idea that other average Joes, just like you, would know?