Would a G4 iBook be more attractive than G5 PB?
I know we're all sitting on the edge of our seats waiting for the new 15" PB to be announced.
If speculation that it's another couple of months before we hear anything, perhaps it'll have a G5 in it (although I still think it's more like 9 months before that happens).
In that case, would a newly refreshed G4 iBook line perhaps be more desirable? Certainly the price would be much more affordable than any G5 Powerbook.
If Apple were to, increase the screen res of the 14" iBook and maybe add desktop spanning, it might attract many who may find a G5 PB overkill and simply want an affordable, durable G4 laptop.
If speculation that it's another couple of months before we hear anything, perhaps it'll have a G5 in it (although I still think it's more like 9 months before that happens).
In that case, would a newly refreshed G4 iBook line perhaps be more desirable? Certainly the price would be much more affordable than any G5 Powerbook.
If Apple were to, increase the screen res of the 14" iBook and maybe add desktop spanning, it might attract many who may find a G5 PB overkill and simply want an affordable, durable G4 laptop.
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Originally posted by satchmo
Would a G4 iBook be more attractive than G5 PB?
No.
Originally posted by Relic
No, let the G4 drown in it's own miserable goo of a pathetic existance. Let maggots feast on it's inner core. DIE DIE DIE DIE!!!!
Tell us how you really feel.
All I'm saying is there still will be a need for a lower end line (heck, there's a ThinkPad selling here for $999 Canadian!).
And with the education season upon us, Apple has to realize not everyone can afford a smokin' G5 laptop.
So pump up the specs of the iBook and voila!, you have your low cost laptop that is very capable running OSX and Panther.
Of course, a G3 with AltiVec is basically a G4 so if Apple did have one of those chips, they'd just call it a G4.
Originally posted by satchmo
If speculation that it's another couple of months before we hear anything, perhaps it'll have a G5 in it (although I still think it's more like 9 months before that happens). In that case, would a newly refreshed G4 iBook line perhaps be more desirable? Certainly the price would be much more affordable than any G5 Powerbook.
More desirable? That's not the question that should be asked. The question that should drive us is why doesn't Apple have multiple lines of mobile computing products. 2 just is not enough! As long as everything is priced accordingly, constant performance/price ratio, everything would be fine:
iBook G4: G4 w/o L3 and with basic feature set
Powerbook G4: faster G4 w/1+ MB L3 with larger feature set
Powerbook G5: even faster G5 with even larger feature set
ThinBook: Really really thin and light Apple G4 notebook
CellPod: Internet enabled cell phone MP3/AAC radio handheld
Everybody has desires. I think we all agree that Apple should satisfy them.
Let's see:
1. Have the performance I'm accustomed to and happy with on my iMac, possibly even a bit more (see last paragraph below)?
2. Stellar iBook AirPort performance?
3. A great, affordable price?
4. Sexy white glossy plastic?
5. Did I mention price?
6. Ruggedness and "go anywhere" nature of the iBook?
7. Price?
Pretty much a no-brainer to a guy like me and my computing needs.
The ONLY reason I'm planning on getting a PowerBook is that, for what I do and all, I think I'd probably appreciate the difference. I don't think, a year from now, I'd be happy with a decision to go back to a G3.
But if the iBook carried the specs/features/performance of the current 17" iMac and/or the mid- and upper-range eMac, OHMIGOSH...heaven on a stick! I would not look TWICE at the PowerBook.
Oh how I wish...
Why don't you pull out that sexy little mockup of yours for old times sake?
Originally posted by satchmo
OSX and Panther.
They're the same thing.
Originally posted by Wrong Robust
Thinbook? 1 inch isn't thin enough???
For some no. Some will want 0.75" thick and weigh 3 lb, and a G4 inside. It will be much much easier to use and lug around airports for instance.
Originally posted by Relic
No, let the G4 drown in it's own miserable goo of a pathetic existance. Let maggots feast on it's inner core. DIE DIE DIE DIE!!!!
Calm down! Calm down! Let's not get carried away! Aiit?
Extended Desktop has never been available on an iBook, and probably never will. That's one feature that Apple saves for the "Pro" PowerBook line. I'm betting that there are a fair number of users (myself included) that would never consider a laptop that doesn't include that one feature. I doubt that I really "need" a G4, but for what I do I need screen real estate, so my hand is forced into an upmarket machine.
Brilliant marketers, they are.
Joe
Originally posted by Powelligator
All of this makes sense, but for one thing:
Extended Desktop has never been available on an iBook, and probably never will. That's one feature that Apple saves for the "Pro" PowerBook line. I'm betting that there are a fair number of users (myself included) that would never consider a laptop that doesn't include that one feature. I doubt that I really "need" a G4, but for what I do I need screen real estate, so my hand is forced into an upmarket machine.
Brilliant marketers, they are.
Joe
I couldn't agree more. Many have said, it's a pro feature and if you want an extended desktop you gotta pay. Well, explain to me why there are consumer PC laptops that not only a higher screen res, but also the extended desktop. Surely, the lack of a PC Card slot, processor type, bus speed, thinner form factor etc.. is enough to differentiate the two product lines.
Originally posted by clonenode
G5 PowerBooks are probably at least 1 year away. Don't hold your breath.
I somehow HIGHLY doubt that.
Obviously, more VRAM and heftier GPU are better, but almost without exception, iBooks used the previous generation PowerBook's GPU, software crippled.
if you want PB spanning without PB prices, uncrippling an iBook might be an option
Originally posted by Powelligator
Hacking an iBook for extended desktop? How do you do that?
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...21024062517608
Joe