Powerbook Updates?

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I am wondering if anyone has heard of any Powerbook updates. I understand no G5's blahblahblah. I am talking a boost in Ghz, Disc space, and the like. I am looking in the next month.
 
You'll definitely want to wait until the next MacWorld (Jan 7th, I believe) to find out if there are any updates soon.

Rumor has it there might be.
 
Boston in July has stopped to be 'interesting' in that aspect, as Apple now uses WWDC a few days before MWBO to introduce new hardware. Apple is not part of MWBO.
 
Thank you everyone! I will be waiting just in case. My DSL won't be kicking in until Jan 10th anyway. Gotsta have the WiFi! 17" PB for me!

Also, I have been reading on the board a bit about Dual Processor PBs. What is everyone take on that? I see it as fesible since they don't have a G5 prepared yet.
 
The battery life on a dual core laptop would be horrendous, and there'd be even more of a heat issue unless they change the design (even the current PowerBook runs hot). At a time when "G4" is sounding more and more antique, I think Apple is probably anxious to start developing a new G5 model asap. I think it's far more likely that we'll continue to see minor CPU upgrades to the current generation.
 
if there are powerbook updates, i would like to see a 4th Powerbook model introduced a 15" PB tablet. :D

My brother-in-law just got a laptop of his own, a Toshiba tablet, it's nice for a wintel, but he's already had to return it :)
 
RGrphc2 said:
if there are powerbook updates, i would like to see a 4th Powerbook model introduced a 15" PB tablet. :D

My brother-in-law just got a laptop of his own, a Toshiba tablet, it's nice for a wintel, but he's already had to return it :)
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I just saw an HP tablet that looked really cool. It even has it's own keyboard.
 

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WinWord10 said:
The battery life on a dual core laptop would be horrendous, and there'd be even more of a heat issue unless they change the design (even the current PowerBook runs hot). At a time when "G4" is sounding more and more antique, I think Apple is probably anxious to start developing a new G5 model asap. I think it's far more likely that we'll continue to see minor CPU upgrades to the current generation.
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Actually, it wouldn't be as bad as you think. Several components would be shared between the two cores (which really is a copy of the key aspects like the registers, pipeline, and processing units). The connection to the outside world would be shared, and possibly a few other components.

That said, I would agree Apple would rather push for a 970-based design. On the flip-side, a low power dual-core 970 variant would be pretty welcome. One of the things about a dual-core system that would make it really useful is a method of saving power by shutting off one of the cores, but I don't know exactly how feasible that is.
 
I think Apple will announce when they will release new Powerbook G5's at MWSF, and possibly release upgraded PB G4's at the time. It's been 3-ish months since the iMac G5 came out, think another 3 months will be enough? (I see the iMac as a transition from the hugeness of the G5 to the compactness of the Powerbook, though it certainly makes a kick-ass computer in of itself.)

Unfortunately, I am unable to coax anything out of Phil Schiller, so I can't say for certain. (Yes, I chat with him on iChat. And no, I'm not making that up.)
 
No, Steve-o got burned when he announced the 3Ghz deal on PMs. He won't do it again without being 100% sure that that deadline can be met.
 
Arden said:
Unfortunately, I am unable to coax anything out of Phil Schiller, so I can't say for certain. (Yes, I chat with him on iChat. And no, I'm not making that up.)
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Who is Phil Schiller?
 
VP of Microsoft... I'm sure you remember the "Monkey Boy" video of a fat, balding, sweaty idiot dancing around on Microsoft's stage chanting, "Developers, developers, developers, developers!"

That's him. We like to call him Satan on this side of the fence.
 
Uh, wow... I can't tell the sarcasm and jokes from the serious questions and responses anymore... :rolleyes:

On a more serious note, Phil Schiller is on Apple's board of directors. He is directly involved with the Macintosh line, if I recall directly.
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
VP of Microsoft... I'm sure you remember the "Monkey Boy" video of a fat, balding, sweaty idiot dancing around on Microsoft's stage chanting, "Developers, developers, developers, developers!"

That's him. We like to call him Satan on this side of the fence.
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That's Steve Ballmer the monkey boy. When the video was first aired, I was still a Windows developer. After seeing that video, I decided to start looking at alternatives, namely Java and *nix programming :).
 
Incremental HW upgrades do not follow the MW timing, they are quite asynchronous. They are annouced when they are ready.
 
Viro said:
That's Steve Ballmer the monkey boy. When the video was first aired, I was still a Windows developer. After seeing that video, I decided to start looking at alternatives, namely Java and *nix programming :).
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Oh hell, you're right... Phil Schiller, Steve Ballmer, dammit, I get 'em confused!

I take back the Satan remark and redirect it to Steve Ballmer.

Phil Schiller is senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing for Apple. He's a good guy... ;) He usually announces new products along with Steve, and, in the case of Steve's absense, does them himself.

Still, I wish we had some embarrassing videos of Apple reps just for fun as well...
 
ElDiabloConCaca said:
VP of Microsoft... I'm sure you remember the "Monkey Boy" video of a fat, balding, sweaty idiot dancing around on Microsoft's stage chanting, "Developers, developers, developers, developers!"

That's him. We like to call him Satan on this side of the fence.
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For those who are lost, that would be a man called Steve Ballmer, who does indeed work for Microsoft and NOT Apple.
 
MDLarson said:
For those who are lost, that would be a man called Steve Ballmer, who does indeed work for Microsoft and NOT Apple.
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Ummm, yeah. Which we cleared up yesterday in the previous post and posts before that.

Not lost, just got confused.
 
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