I looked at the german Apple store; estimated shipping now 6-8 days. A few hours ago it was 24 hours. The new Powerbooks are coming! I hope a superdrive will be standard. And price drops
Hmm... though meager, that is the best hint we've had so far anywhere, I think. Obviously they could have simply sold out of all local stock.
The CompUSA site has the 15" Powerbook available for "in store pick up only"- but when you try to find a store to pick it up, they've either got 'limited quantities' or none (only 1 store in the San Francisco Bay area appears to have stock, in Pleasanton). They ALL say, even if they have stock, it's "not available" for in-store pick up.
I hope a superdrive will be standard. And price drops
I too have been holding off for new Powerbooks. I even upped my credit card limit the day before MacWorld in anticipation I will be satisfied with a G4 bump, but would love a G5 (though I doubt it will happen). The big issue for me is a better graphics card. I would love to be able to run Motion on a Powerbook, that would kick some serious bootie Right now, even the ATI 9600 Pro in my dual 2.5 at work is not that great(I really, really want a better card) but is sufficient for most simple tasks.
This is what Im hoping for:
1. Modest increase in speed
2. Better graphics card
3. Superdrive standard, dual layer BTO (come on Apple! this should have been done months ago in the PowerMac line!)
4. Bigger HDs
5. More standard RAM (I wont hold my breath)
6. Modest price drop
One idea - could Apple be waiting for 1.3.8 to be released (or at least near completetion)? I have a feeling we will have to wait till February But hopefully Im worng.
I looked at the german Apple store; estimated shipping now 6-8 days. A few hours ago it was 24 hours. The new Powerbooks are coming! I hope a superdrive will be standard. And price drops
Its actually an ATI 9600 Pro, not the XT which I believe has more RAM. This only has 128mb.
If it has 128 its the 9600xt or the 9800pro... But since its in a Dual 2.5 and has 128mb vram, it's definitely a 9600xt (that's what I have in my dual 2.0 rev b at home). I haven't had a problem with it personally... what are you doing that it can't keep up with?
If it has 128 its the 9600xt or the 9800pro... But since its in a Dual 2.5 and has 128mb vram, it's definitely a 9600xt (that's what I have in my dual 2.0 rev b at home). I haven't had a problem with it personally... what are you doing that it can't keep up with?
Running Motion & Maya. It bogs down in heavy compositing situations using Motion, and running working with Maya isnt as snappy as it should be (this could be an issue with the program, but I get the "feeling" that its the graphics card or perhaps a driver issue).
At any rate, the better the graphics card the happier I am... Im hoping for an x800 XT in my G5 and something decent in a Powerbook update.
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Originally posted by matzforst
I looked at the german Apple store; estimated shipping now 6-8 days. A few hours ago it was 24 hours. The new Powerbooks are coming! I hope a superdrive will be standard. And price drops
Hmm... though meager, that is the best hint we've had so far anywhere, I think. Obviously they could have simply sold out of all local stock.
But still, somewhat promising.
U.S. site shows no change as of yet.
with no options, it's 24h
now try to change an option like the hard drive, and 6-8 days will reappear
He's right. The German site shows 6-8 tage for all PB models, standard.
Aber nicht so for die PowerMacs. Selbsverstandlich.
-d
Hardmac - English version confirms eMac and Powerbook EOL
The Best Buy Canada chain is dry, with whatever demo models are left being reduced significantly in price.
I would have thought the earlier in January the better, because of education needs for the new school term. Shows what I know.
Hmmmmm.
I think they'll have to put the updates out soon.
Originally posted by matzforst
I hope a superdrive will be standard. And price drops
I too have been holding off for new Powerbooks. I even upped my credit card limit the day before MacWorld in anticipation
This is what Im hoping for:
1. Modest increase in speed
2. Better graphics card
3. Superdrive standard, dual layer BTO (come on Apple! this should have been done months ago in the PowerMac line!)
4. Bigger HDs
5. More standard RAM (I wont hold my breath)
6. Modest price drop
One idea - could Apple be waiting for 1.3.8 to be released (or at least near completetion)? I have a feeling we will have to wait till February
Originally posted by 4fx
Geforce 9600 Pro in my dual 2.5 at work is not that great(I really, really want a better card) but is sufficient for most simple tasks.
Surely you mean ATI 9600xt
Originally posted by matzforst
I looked at the german Apple store; estimated shipping now 6-8 days. A few hours ago it was 24 hours. The new Powerbooks are coming! I hope a superdrive will be standard. And price drops
same for french store
yesterday 24hrs
today 6-8 days
Originally posted by emig647
Surely you mean ATI 9600xt
Oops : )
Its actually an ATI 9600 Pro, not the XT which I believe has more RAM. This only has 128mb.
Originally posted by 4fx
Oops : )
Its actually an ATI 9600 Pro, not the XT which I believe has more RAM. This only has 128mb.
If it has 128 its the 9600xt or the 9800pro... But since its in a Dual 2.5 and has 128mb vram, it's definitely a 9600xt (that's what I have in my dual 2.0 rev b at home). I haven't had a problem with it personally... what are you doing that it can't keep up with?
Originally posted by emig647
If it has 128 its the 9600xt or the 9800pro... But since its in a Dual 2.5 and has 128mb vram, it's definitely a 9600xt (that's what I have in my dual 2.0 rev b at home). I haven't had a problem with it personally... what are you doing that it can't keep up with?
Running Motion & Maya. It bogs down in heavy compositing situations using Motion, and running working with Maya isnt as snappy as it should be (this could be an issue with the program, but I get the "feeling" that its the graphics card or perhaps a driver issue).
At any rate, the better the graphics card the happier I am... Im hoping for an x800 XT in my G5 and something decent in a Powerbook update.