There better be another iBook update-- SOON.
I have never been more dissapointed in Apple. Let's see...
Only a 100 MHz speed bump!? Shame, shame.
No airport extreme? COME ON! Most potential iBook buyers had been waiting for this technology to buy, and now another 6 months will pass.
FW 800-- no surprise.
The same graphics card? *sigh*
I am sorry, but I expect better from our beloved Apple. However, I think that the 12" Powerbook is to blame in several ways.
1. The iBook could not exceed the 867 MHz Powerbook by too much, because then the Powerbook would be in the same position as the Powermac a couple years back: the iMac could have been bumped to a higher MHz rating, but then it would have exceeded the Powermac by 100 MHz or so.
2.The iBook could not exceed the 12"'s GPU RAM.
And so on...
However, I have high hopes for the next iBook: a G4 processor, Airport X, *maybe* FW800. But right now, I can only see the present. Oh, well. \
Only a 100 MHz speed bump!? Shame, shame.
No airport extreme? COME ON! Most potential iBook buyers had been waiting for this technology to buy, and now another 6 months will pass.
FW 800-- no surprise.
The same graphics card? *sigh*
I am sorry, but I expect better from our beloved Apple. However, I think that the 12" Powerbook is to blame in several ways.
1. The iBook could not exceed the 867 MHz Powerbook by too much, because then the Powerbook would be in the same position as the Powermac a couple years back: the iMac could have been bumped to a higher MHz rating, but then it would have exceeded the Powermac by 100 MHz or so.
2.The iBook could not exceed the 12"'s GPU RAM.
And so on...
However, I have high hopes for the next iBook: a G4 processor, Airport X, *maybe* FW800. But right now, I can only see the present. Oh, well. \
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Originally posted by Placebo
However, I have high hopes for the next iBook: a G4 processor, Airport X, *maybe* FW800. But right now, I can only see the present. Oh, well. \
I was kind of surprised that they did not come out with Airport Extreme as well, but I almost expected the other stuff from what Apple actually released. The next revision is probably going to be the big one. I think that the price went down, so that is good.
I do agree with those of you who say a 100mhz update sucks. It's pretty paltry.
Originally posted by Mac OS X Addict
I was kind of surprised that they did not come out with Airport Extreme as well, but I almost expected the other stuff from what Apple actually released. The next revision is probably going to be the big one. I think that the price went down, so that is good.
Maybe there is a correlation between G4's and Airport extreme and builtin bluetooth?
NAH! Couldn't be, really, maybe they wantedd to make people excited and buy some iBooks, they should have added the newer features, however, they should have
When they do finally move on, they'll probably look like the 12" PowerBook looks now (except for faster G4 speeds). Another 6-12 months, depending.
I don't know who would buy a 14"iBook when you can spend a few hundred dollars more and get a 15" Powerbook that can do so much more. Then again, I don't know why anyone would get a 15" Powerbook when a new one is just around the corner.
The sooner a G4 replacement is available, the sooner this problem gets rectified.
Try getting anything comparable to the iBook for the same price from a PC maker. You won't.
Barto