Powerbooks (possibly iBook too?) update soon...

bozo the clownbozo the clown
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
<a href="http://Powerpage.org"; target="_blank">Powerpage.org</a> says that new powerbooks are showing up next week (April 30).



Checking out smalldog, it appears they are almost out of new Powerbooks. It also looks like most iBooks are backordered. Perhaps they will be updated soon as well?
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  • Reply 1 of 43
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Oh no, OGrady is saying new PowerBooks in April. That means it won't be until MWNY for sure.

  • Reply 2 of 43
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    actually I think this report is true.
  • Reply 3 of 43
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    I hope that the date is true, but I hope that's the only true part of the report. They are claiming that the update will only be a processor and hard drive bump, nothing more, not even GPU. I surely hope they don't release it with the same Radeon Mobility that's in it now. Must be able to play games from couch....
  • Reply 4 of 43
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by agent302:

    <strong>I hope that the date is true, but I hope that's the only true part of the report. They are claiming that the update will only be a processor and hard drive bump, nothing more, not even GPU. I surely hope they don't release it with the same Radeon Mobility that's in it now. Must be able to play games from couch....</strong><hr></blockquote>



    You really exppect a new graphics chip? How long was the Rage 128 in the PB? The last Ti revision just got this Radeon Mobility so I wouldn't hold your breath.
  • Reply 5 of 43
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>



    You really exppect a new graphics chip? How long was the Rage 128 in the PB? The last Ti revision just got this Radeon Mobility so I wouldn't hold your breath.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    That was because better graphics chips didn't exist then.
  • Reply 6 of 43
    joecooljoecool Posts: 97member
    [quote]Originally posted by EmAn:

    <strong>



    You really exppect a new graphics chip? How long was the Rage 128 in the PB? The last Ti revision just got this Radeon Mobility so I wouldn't hold your breath.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Here in Australia we are paying AU$7000 for a top of the line laptop....$7000!!!!!!!....and Apple thinks it can ask this money and only put a 16MB GPU and everything is cool!!!???



    What a joke!! The competition is starting to lap you guys...wake up Apple!!
  • Reply 7 of 43
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    It would be a beyond shitty upgrade considering what we know (which is also limited, but Apple doesn't yet have a complete stranglehold on all PPC related info)



    Basically we know that there are SOI 7445's with comparable power dissapation figures to the chips in use now. We know that those chips run up to 1Ghz, and we know that they are listed right on Mot's web page.



    800, 933 and 1Ghz parts suitable for laptop use not only exist, but are in production, and available for purchase. Will Apple use them? Who knows? Why give people an up-to-date laptop when we can nickle and dime them with hideously slow incremental updates?



    The PPC itself is a case of Moore's Law @ half speed, but to not use a part when it is availble, especially considering the growing performance deficit, that's just stupid.



    The machines should be 800, 933, 1Ghz. If there's a heat problem then fix the case or get a smaller process chip, or both.



    667 and 800 will be very dissapointing unless it's followed VERY QUICKLY by a more substantial increase at MWNY. There's still the issue of a middling graphics chip and display resolution in a high end laptop with an even higher-end price tag.
  • Reply 8 of 43
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    800MHz FireWire bus?! Oi...



    As far as the predicted upgrade goes: if true, it means no new PB for 90-odd days after April 30th. Apple doesn't have to do any significant engineering or modification to its assembly lines to roll this out, so they don't have to keep it going for very long.



    This pretty much means new PowerBooks at or after MWNY. They'll probably be thoroughly new, too, if it's taking Apple this long to finish them.



    [ 04-23-2002: Message edited by: Amorph ]</p>
  • Reply 9 of 43
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    Just a random thought, but I was looking at the 7445 site on Moto, and the clockspeeds listed are 600, 733, 800, 933, and 1000. While I'm sure they could just downclock a 733 to 667, it's not listed on the spec sheet as one of the speeds. So, would apple use two different chips in the powerbook line (a PPC 7440 at 667 and a PPC 7445 at 800)? Just food for thought.
  • Reply 10 of 43
    dennis the phantom menacedennis the phantom menace Posts: 64member
    800 Mhz? How underwhelming.

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  • Reply 11 of 43
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    Powerpage is now reporting that the new TiBooks will also feature a new graphics subsystem that will include a DVI-out port, so all you people wanting a Cinema Display on a TiBook are in luck!
  • Reply 12 of 43
    zozo Posts: 3,117member
    zo wants iBooks (at least one model) with a G4 chip.



    This 600Mhz G3 chip is total $hit for OSX. Zo hates this computer for the price zo paid.
  • Reply 13 of 43
    jeremiah richjeremiah rich Posts: 853member
    They had better put a new graphics chip in. The other day I used my friends *cough* Dell laptop, which has a Geforce 4 GO. It runs constantly at over 140 fps and often hits 200. This is with all of the effects turned up and everything at 1280x1024 or so. And the Dell is only 2 grand... Compared to the TiBooks higher price, I think we deserve something like this.
  • Reply 14 of 43
    blackcatblackcat Posts: 697member
    It would be lovely if these turned out to be iBook specs, with Powerbook at 933 & 1G (bluetooth, higher res, superdrive).



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  • Reply 15 of 43
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Powerbook updates, definitely. iBook, not yet. One product at a time. Apple has no "assembly lines" . All portable product is outsourced in Taiwan. Announcements next week.
  • Reply 16 of 43
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    What about Bluetooth built-in?
  • Reply 17 of 43
    garyggaryg Posts: 11member
    I waited all this time for only an 800MHz & 32Mb video. This is getting rediculous. And no bluetooth?! Well, I was only switching over for OS X anyways, looks like I may go intel/linux after all for my portable.



    What the heck, guess I'll just wait out the announcement on the 6th before I go shopping since I've already waited this long.
  • Reply 18 of 43
    gafferinogafferino Posts: 68member
    [quote]Originally posted by Joecool:

    <strong>

    Here in Australia we are paying AU$7000 for a top of the line laptop....$7000!!!!!!!....and Apple thinks it can ask this money and only put a 16MB GPU and everything is cool!!!???

    What a joke!! The competition is starting to lap you guys...wake up Apple!!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Is it Apple's fault that the Aussie Peso has performed so poorly lately? Is your minister of finance running OSX, I bet he is a wintel man judging from the value of your dollar!



    The Ultimate machine is $5819 in Canadian Rubles, and actually the faster machine is $7000AU, the ultimate is actually $8634AU. Now I see your point you are getting hosed nearly $1000USD for shipping down under even with your pitifull exchange rate (our $ is not far behind).



    We Canadians can only complain about the exchange, you have every right to complain about the extra $1000USD markup. Is that normal in Australia? By the way, I hope your dollar continues it recent recovery.



    [ 04-24-2002: Message edited by: gafferino ]</p>
  • Reply 19 of 43
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    [quote]Originally posted by garyg:

    <strong>And no bluetooth?! Well, I was only switching over for OS X anyways, looks like I may go intel/linux after all for my portable.</strong><hr></blockquote>No Bluetooth? Apple is doomed!
  • Reply 20 of 43
    satchmosatchmo Posts: 2,699member
    Should we be surprised at all if the bump was merely to 667 and 800 respectively?



    When have we seen Apple speed bump by 300 or 400 mhz at one time?



    Perhaps I'd feel compelled to picking one up even at only 800mhz if they addressed some of the other issues with the Powerbook i.e. resolution, DVI out, heat, paint,rigidity, etc...

    you get my drift.
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