new powerbooks releasing soon?

garyggaryg
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
I'm looking at getting a Powerbook and would like to know if I should buy now or if anyone has heard anything about new releases for the Powerbooks around July when MacWorld comes around.



For the type of work I do, I think I'm buying it more for the OS and stuck on this overpriced hardware.

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  • Reply 1 of 19
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    no one knows for sure but it is IMO very likely there will be a Powerbook update between now and MWNY.



    My guess is May at the WWDC.
  • Reply 2 of 19
    thentrothentro Posts: 231member
    when was the last update?

    I am getting a new Tibook next fall for school and want to get the timing right



    [ 04-15-2002: Message edited by: thentro ]</p>
  • Reply 3 of 19
    splinemodelsplinemodel Posts: 7,311member
    If you can wait, it's probably a good idea. I'm glad I waited. . . I would later have kicked myself if I bought that Pismo in Nov 2000.
  • Reply 4 of 19
    bozo the clownbozo the clown Posts: 165member
    If you're buying a computer for school, the best time to buy will be in August.
  • Reply 5 of 19
    dobbydobby Posts: 797member
    I am holding my Powerbook purchase as well until MWNY. An 800mhz Powerbook wuth SuperDrive would go down fine (doubts on the 1" SuperDrive though)



    Dobby.
  • Reply 6 of 19
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    There is a rebate coming for the Powerbooks any day now. $50 off a bto.



    &lt;update&gt; Incentive for resellers



    [ 04-15-2002: Message edited by: Bodhi ]</p>
  • Reply 7 of 19
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by thentro:

    <strong>when was the last update?

    I am getting a new Tibook next fall for school and want to get the timing right



    [ 04-15-2002: Message edited by: thentro ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    The last update was at the end of 2001.
  • Reply 8 of 19
    i have questionsi have questions Posts: 97member
    How many threads exactly like this are on the board right now?

  • Reply 9 of 19
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Last update wasn't really much of an update, all Apple did was add a combo drive to replace the CDRW or DVDrom BTO options. So really the last true revision was when it got the speedbump up to 550 and 667 MHz. Wasn't that at MWNY last year? Or am I losing my mind?
  • Reply 10 of 19
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    [quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:

    <strong>So really the last true revision was when it got the speedbump up to 550 and 667 MHz. Wasn't that at MWNY last year? Or am I losing my mind?</strong><hr></blockquote>Losing your mind? It's been long gone ever since I've been reading your posts.





    They came out in the fall, several months after MWNY.



    I expect a speed bump to 800, but probably nothing much more, in May or June. One for the iBook, too. But I'm betting before MWNY.
  • Reply 11 of 19
    max8319max8319 Posts: 347member
    don't get your panties in a knot. one extra thread won't kill anyone.



    relax dude <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 12 of 19
    flounderflounder Posts: 2,674member
    [quote]Originally posted by Max8319:

    <strong>don't get your panties in a knot. one extra thread won't kill anyone.



    relax dude <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Well said....
  • Reply 13 of 19
    majukimajuki Posts: 114member
    The PowerBook update will most likely come at WWDC or MWNY. It will be at MWNY if they do something to it like add a Superdrive. Jobs will want everyone to think it's the coolest, blah blah blah. However, if updates are minor, it would most likely be at WWDC or some press release between now and MWNY. Perhaps Apple is planning to update their full product matrix at MWNY.
  • Reply 14 of 19
    bodhibodhi Posts: 1,424member
    I don't think Apple has ever updated the entire Matrix at once.
  • Reply 15 of 19
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    [quote]Originally posted by BRussell:

    <strong>Losing your mind? It's been long gone ever since I've been reading your posts.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    "A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but even worse is not to have a mind to waste."



    --Dan Quayle



    Now we know why Bush sr. chose Quayle--he reminded him of his son, Dubya!
  • Reply 16 of 19
    prestonpreston Posts: 219member
    Does anyone see an enclosure update before a G5 gets put in it?



    I don't



    unfortunately



    Pres
  • Reply 17 of 19
    chromoschromos Posts: 191member
    [quote]Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg:

    <strong>



    "A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but even worse is not to have a mind to waste."



    --Dan Quayle



    Now we know why Bush sr. chose Quayle--he reminded him of his son, Dubya! </strong><hr></blockquote>



    It was even worse than that:



    What a terrible thing to have lost one's mind. Or not to have a mind at all. How true that is.



    <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
  • Reply 18 of 19
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by preston:

    <strong>Does anyone see an enclosure update before a G5 gets put in it?



    I don't



    unfortunately



    Pres</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I doubt it, but you never know.
  • Reply 19 of 19
    tsukuritetsukurite Posts: 192member
    [quote]Originally posted by Bodhi:

    <strong>I don't think Apple has ever updated the entire Matrix at once.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Aside from the iMac, I don't think the matrix has ever been this long in the tooth, has it? I don't think updates will happen all at the same show, but they could happen in fairly rapid order. Can you say Press Event?



    Please, Steve! Please!



    :cool:
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