The grapewine has been rumbling about 'MacBooks' though.. So...
If this is true, that the 'Powerbook' moniker is to be replaced, it will be sorely missed. 'Mac Book Pro' just doesn't have the same ring to it. To inelegant.
If this is true, that the 'Powerbook' moniker is to be replaced it will be sorely missed. Mac Book Pro just doesn't have the same elegance to it.
Absolutely true, but from a marketing standpoint it makes perfect sense. If they could have called it the Similar-to-an-iPod-BookPro, I think they would've.
...iMacintel runs like a G5 now. No telling what the actual "speed" is comparable to at this time...
2-3x faster with Intel Core Duo processor. Each processor is faster than the G5. 10.2 on iMac G5/32.6 on iMac Core Duo. 3.2x faster. FPU (13.0/27.1 for 2.1x). Every iMac now has dual processors.
Makes sense, iMac was the only single proc G5 with powermacs being dual core. If it's that much faster, why not go ahead?
Hopefully powerbook is one more thing. If intelmac is that fast, hopefully new powermacs well before the end of the year.
Mac Book is a fine name... but I would miss "PowerBook"! The first Mac I (secretly) wanted when I still hated Macs was a PowerBook...
Power is associated with PowerPC. So I suppose ot makes sense. MacBook Pro isn't as bad as Mac Book Pro - anyway it's announced, 5x faster and who cares about the name - I want one. Finally the big PowerBook update is here!
I guess this means that future iBooks will be renamed too. To MacBook or MacBook Home or something. This means that all future Mac computers will have 'Mac' in their names. Apple is strenghtening their focus on the Mac-brand.
I really hate the name of the MacBook. Trying to make people think the processor has nothing to do with what make the Mac great why did they have to change the name. Powerbook started with the very first laptop with the original 68K processor it had nothing to do with the PPC.
I was part of the PB team and remember going through the entire naming of the product line and everyone loved the Powerbook name when it was first heard. We also considered the Macbook name and we thought it was way too obvious of name that this what made Powerbook so much better.
I can not beleive Jobs changed the name, it was probably because it was not his idea...
so apple switches to intel processors and still offers slower chips than what are made. ridiculous. this is a powerbook (or "macbook pro" as they so eloquently put it) costing over $2000 yet it has the speeds in acer's budget line. ridiculous. couldnt they at least redesign the thing ??? the hardware STILL sucks
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Originally posted by T'hain Esh Kelch
OMG! And end of an era if true.
The grapewine has been rumbling about 'MacBooks' though.. So...
If this is true, that the 'Powerbook' moniker is to be replaced, it will be sorely missed. 'Mac Book Pro' just doesn't have the same ring to it. To inelegant.
Originally posted by Nautical
If this is true, that the 'Powerbook' moniker is to be replaced it will be sorely missed. Mac Book Pro just doesn't have the same elegance to it.
Absolutely true, but from a marketing standpoint it makes perfect sense. If they could have called it the Similar-to-an-iPod-BookPro, I think they would've.
Originally posted by SpamSandwich
...iMacintel runs like a G5 now. No telling what the actual "speed" is comparable to at this time...
2-3x faster with Intel Core Duo processor. Each processor is faster than the G5. 10.2 on iMac G5/32.6 on iMac Core Duo. 3.2x faster. FPU (13.0/27.1 for 2.1x). Every iMac now has dual processors.
Makes sense, iMac was the only single proc G5 with powermacs being dual core. If it's that much faster, why not go ahead?
Hopefully powerbook is one more thing. If intelmac is that fast, hopefully new powermacs well before the end of the year.
Originally posted by nagromme
Mac Book is a fine name... but I would miss "PowerBook"! The first Mac I (secretly) wanted when I still hated Macs was a PowerBook...
Power is associated with PowerPC. So I suppose ot makes sense. MacBook Pro isn't as bad as Mac Book Pro - anyway it's announced, 5x faster and who cares about the name - I want one. Finally the big PowerBook update is here!
15.4inch LCD. bright as cinemas.
Hair thinner than the 17".
Fastest notebook ever.
2 processors in every Macbook pro.
Intel duo Core.
New laptop computer.
Today - MacBook Pro!
For years intel chips have been bored in a PC"
HEH HEH what a statement!!!!!! I love Steve.......
about the new macbook: shock and awe the hammer just HIT!!!!
but what about stickers and the G monikor?????
I was part of the PB team and remember going through the entire naming of the product line and everyone loved the Powerbook name when it was first heard. We also considered the Macbook name and we thought it was way too obvious of name that this what made Powerbook so much better.
I can not beleive Jobs changed the name, it was probably because it was not his idea...
Originally posted by g3pro
Good thing you don't work for Apple.
gg.
OK - I eat crow on this one. Wonder if my restocking fees will be worth the switch.
But who the hell will buy an iMac G5 if they don't lower the price?
Originally posted by 1984
Looks like the MacBook Pro lost Firewire 800 and PCMCIA. It still has Firewire 400 and now something called ExpressCard/34 which looks smaller.
Expresscard is replacing cardbus. It is the PCI Express version of PCMCIA. E/34 slots accept two different sized cards.
Apple's done well with the laptop. It should be competitive with your garden variety PC
Originally posted by livatlantis
MacBook nano? iMacBook?
MacBook probably.
Originally posted by Northgate
So what will the new PowerMacs be called?
Mac Pro
apple line will look something like this:
- Mac Pro
- MacBook Pro
new subnotebook:
- MacBook mini or
- MacBook nano
- iMac
- iBook
- Mac mini
Originally posted by umijin
OK - I eat crow on this one.
I did, too. Apple's pumping out new iMacs almost as fast as iPods now.
I'm satisfied with my rev. B iMac G5 for awhile. I'd rather ignore the first wave of issues with the new hardware and non-native software anyway.