I have a soft spot for the ibook. My wife's parents and myself bought it between ourselves for my wife. My intention was to help her overcome her computer phobia. She set it up all be herself...(with the odd mumble from me!) that's something!! Show's ibook and apple's appeal.
Appeal. People seem to love laptops. The kids in my school love laptops...(though they are stinky dell ones that fall over after about an hour...)
The screen aint too bad if you have it at the right angle. But it aint no crt or lcd...
But I dislike the trackpad idea. I find it fiddly for work. But my wife loves it. Get a mouse? It's not my ibook, I vowed not to use it (much...)
I'm after the G5 at the end of the rainbow...
Instead, I'm using a crummy PC tower. Sold my four year old Mac tower to my sister's kid so she could do some artwork on it...
Yes, I'm/she is running it at it's hightest res and in 32 bit colour...
I have to say I looked long and hard at the Powerbook but the ibook was what my wife wanted.
I think it appealed to her more.
Spec wise, I think that given Apollo chips, the Powerbook should be doing much better than 670mhz... Yeesh. And though the graphic card was improved...check out the latest from Nvidia...!
I'd like to see apple vary the 'colour' styling of the PB. I doubt they will. It looks good enough as it is.
Go check out Motorola's semiconductor web site. The listing for the MPC7445 processor -- their lowest wattage G4 chip -- has recently been updated to include 933MHz and 1GHz clock speeds. The 7445 dissipates 10.3 watts (typical) at 733MHz, versus 13.4 watts (typical) at 700MHz for the one I believe they're currently using in the PowerBook, the MPC7441. Not quite a G5, but definitely a substantial opportunity -- available for Apple to order right now -- for a speed bump. Or, for that matter, longer battery life and less fan noise.
A hot swappable bay...I know it's very, very hard to engineer this for a laptop as thin as the Titanium, but it would be nice if we had the option to choose a CD drive, a DVD drive, CDRW drive, or a combination drive.
A higher resolution screen. applenut's suggestion of 1440 x 960 sounded good...unfortunately, I seriously doubt there is such a screen available. Remember, Apple has to buy their screens, they don't design them themselves.
Another idea:
A brand new Titanium. Sort of a light version. I know, it's already light. But slightly smaller. With a 1400 x 1050 14.1" TFT. A DVD drive. And what would be super, super cool would be a CompactFlash and Memory Stick (or secure digital...whatever) slot. I also wouldn't mind a Radeon 7500 in it. Mmm...
What I expect:
Same thing as we have now, but with an 800MHz G4 and maybe some larger hard drives. Nothing else really. Oh, and maybe a price increase...
Oh -- and one other thing; Apple needs to keep focused on heat and on power usage, given that this is a laptop, after all, and that under heavy use the current model also does a fair impression of a hair drier. Everything I've seen indicates that ATI is continuing to beat Nvidia soundly when it comes to power usage on graphic chips; until that changes I would hope Apple continues to use Radeon products. (I hope the 7500 is as sparing with power as the standard Radeon.)
As a college student i would love to see the TiBook reach the GHz level. It is hard to get descent food in the cafeteria and the heat generated from the Processor could more than make it double as a hot plate. Rice-a-roni anyone?
Well gee. If the 7445 runs at 1GHz with similar dissipation as the 7410, then it shouldn't be too bad.
About screens: I think raising the resultion would be counterproductive. Dell uses very high-resolution screens, and I have a great deal of trouble making out text on them. My eyes really begin to hurt after 30 minutes.
If the Quartz engine could scale everything so that it would behave the way it should, then high res is no problem, but I don't know if this is the case.
4) Optional black matte exterior finish</strong><hr></blockquote>
Let's review:
You want a black laptop with a black keyboard and/or a gray laptop with a gray keyboard. This sounds like buying a black car and optioning it with black leather interior, black aftermarket side-windows tint, and blacked-out headlamps. BUT I think it's doable- I like it either way.
<strong>Go check out Motorola's semiconductor web site. The listing for the MPC7445 processor -- their lowest wattage G4 chip -- has recently been updated to include 933MHz and 1GHz clock speeds. The 7445 dissipates 10.3 watts (typical) at 733MHz, versus 13.4 watts (typical) at 700MHz for the one I believe they're currently using in the PowerBook, the MPC7441. Not quite a G5, but definitely a substantial opportunity -- available for Apple to order right now -- for a speed bump. Or, for that matter, longer battery life and less fan noise.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Really? How interesting.....
If they come out with a 1Ghz Tibook, I'm laying the money down.
can you imagine: Comprable processor speeds in desktop and laptop machines! :eek:
It would be Apple's style to update the powerbooks to a comprable power to the powermacs for about a month. Think: PBG4 1GHz June, Powermac G4 (or even G5) 1.3 GHz MWNY.
<back to reality> Of course, there would never be a 1,000-667=333MHz speed bump or 150% bump, whichever you prefer.
Hehe, of course that's immensely important in a laptop, where you usually have rather slow 2.5" HDs, and can't even have more than one of them. That thing sure as hell is severely limited by ATA66...
Hehe, of course that's immensely important in a laptop, where you usually have rather slow 2.5" HDs, and can't even have more than one of them. That thing sure as hell is severely limited by ATA66...
Bye,
RazzFazz</strong><hr></blockquote>
But the number 100 is bigger than 66, so 100 must be better, right?
Best not to forget the flexibility of those swappable bays on the Pismo firewire G3 PB. I have used just about every combination frm one side of the Earth to the other, Australia to to Japan, to Manhattan, London, Edinburgh and Amsterdam: VST bay HardDrives for extra storage, SuperDisk drive for maximum flexibility in floppys from Japan and the US, to Zip250 (my current favorite storage medium), floppies, CDs to DVD (the original!) where I play mine and load new software. I have EVEN used cards! Two Batteries... etc. etc. :cool:
What I am getting at, is there was NO reason to go to the PB G4 until it really gave me major portable advantages and flexibiities. I WANT a G4, but I would lose much.
For me the thin G4 was attractive, but its dimensions and closed-box nature were BIG negatives at its current, and even updated speeds.
Comments
May 6 2002 = 1066Mhz RDRAM
June/July 2002 = 1200Mhz RDRAM
January 2003 = 1600Mhz RAM
July 2003 = 2000Mhz RAM
Jan 2004 = 2000Mhz Magnetic RAM
Of course after the June/July 2002 I have no real info, just guesses.
[ 04-03-2002: Message edited by: JasonPP ]</p>
PDAs are fiddly as and are pants.
They can be done better.
The ipod hints at this.
TV pod for streaming internet tv.
DVDpod for watching stamp sized movies.
rpod for streaming radio.
pdapod to keep the guy above happy.
But not done in the Palm crappy way.
Let's have an attachable pad to the iPod.
So...it can be a mini artpod er...writepad...
The PDA needs appelizing...
Lemon Bon Bon
As for Laptops. Hmm. They're an over rated experience. Especially Dell ones...
The ibook is cute. I don't use it. It's my wife's.
I'm waiting for the G5. Sod the Powerbook.
Nice though it is...
Can't they get better screens in laptops?
I think the screens are dithered crap.
<img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
<strong>
Can't they get better screens in laptops?
I think the screens are dithered crap.
<img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
LCD's need to be run at the spec resolution, or else they use bicubic (I presume) algs and dithering.
So run your iBook at 1024x768
I have a soft spot for the ibook. My wife's parents and myself bought it between ourselves for my wife. My intention was to help her overcome her computer phobia. She set it up all be herself...(with the odd mumble from me!) that's something!! Show's ibook and apple's appeal.
Appeal. People seem to love laptops. The kids in my school love laptops...(though they are stinky dell ones that fall over after about an hour...)
The screen aint too bad if you have it at the right angle. But it aint no crt or lcd...
But I dislike the trackpad idea. I find it fiddly for work. But my wife loves it. Get a mouse? It's not my ibook, I vowed not to use it (much...)
I'm after the G5 at the end of the rainbow...
Instead, I'm using a crummy PC tower. Sold my four year old Mac tower to my sister's kid so she could do some artwork on it...
Yes, I'm/she is running it at it's hightest res and in 32 bit colour...
I have to say I looked long and hard at the Powerbook but the ibook was what my wife wanted.
I think it appealed to her more.
Spec wise, I think that given Apollo chips, the Powerbook should be doing much better than 670mhz... Yeesh. And though the graphic card was improved...check out the latest from Nvidia...!
I'd like to see apple vary the 'colour' styling of the PB. I doubt they will. It looks good enough as it is.
1 gig apollo then for Mac New York?
Lemon Bon Bon
:cool:
933MHz 7445 (or 7455...mmm)
Radeon 7500 64MB
A hot swappable bay...I know it's very, very hard to engineer this for a laptop as thin as the Titanium, but it would be nice if we had the option to choose a CD drive, a DVD drive, CDRW drive, or a combination drive.
A higher resolution screen. applenut's suggestion of 1440 x 960 sounded good...unfortunately, I seriously doubt there is such a screen available. Remember, Apple has to buy their screens, they don't design them themselves.
Another idea:
A brand new Titanium. Sort of a light version. I know, it's already light. But slightly smaller. With a 1400 x 1050 14.1" TFT. A DVD drive. And what would be super, super cool would be a CompactFlash and Memory Stick (or secure digital...whatever) slot. I also wouldn't mind a Radeon 7500 in it. Mmm...
What I expect:
Same thing as we have now, but with an 800MHz G4 and maybe some larger hard drives. Nothing else really. Oh, and maybe a price increase...
1) A finished surface that does not scratch or scuff easily
2) A trackpad/button the same as the iBook's
3) Grey matching keyboard colour
4) Optional black matte exterior finish
[ 04-05-2002: Message edited by: PowerMatt ]</p>
About screens: I think raising the resultion would be counterproductive. Dell uses very high-resolution screens, and I have a great deal of trouble making out text on them. My eyes really begin to hurt after 30 minutes.
If the Quartz engine could scale everything so that it would behave the way it should, then high res is no problem, but I don't know if this is the case.
<strong> I'd like to see these cosmetic changes.
3) Grey matching keyboard colour
4) Optional black matte exterior finish</strong><hr></blockquote>
Let's review:
You want a black laptop with a black keyboard and/or a gray laptop with a gray keyboard. This sounds like buying a black car and optioning it with black leather interior, black aftermarket side-windows tint, and blacked-out headlamps. BUT I think it's doable- I like it either way.
<strong>Go check out Motorola's semiconductor web site. The listing for the MPC7445 processor -- their lowest wattage G4 chip -- has recently been updated to include 933MHz and 1GHz clock speeds. The 7445 dissipates 10.3 watts (typical) at 733MHz, versus 13.4 watts (typical) at 700MHz for the one I believe they're currently using in the PowerBook, the MPC7441. Not quite a G5, but definitely a substantial opportunity -- available for Apple to order right now -- for a speed bump. Or, for that matter, longer battery life and less fan noise.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Really? How interesting.....
If they come out with a 1Ghz Tibook, I'm laying the money down.
It would be Apple's style to update the powerbooks to a comprable power to the powermacs for about a month. Think: PBG4 1GHz June, Powermac G4 (or even G5) 1.3 GHz MWNY.
<back to reality> Of course, there would never be a 1,000-667=333MHz speed bump or 150% bump, whichever you prefer.
<strong>Of course, there would never be a 1,000-667=333MHz speed bump or 150% bump, whichever you prefer.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Ummm, I would prefer proper math.
That would be a 50% speed jump.
150% would be 1,667Mhz.
Wouldn't that be something!
[ 04-07-2002: Message edited by: bauman ]</p>
<strong>What I expect in next PowerBook:
\t-Ultra ATA 100
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hehe, of course that's immensely important in a laptop, where you usually have rather slow 2.5" HDs, and can't even have more than one of them. That thing sure as hell is severely limited by ATA66...
Bye,
RazzFazz
<strong>
Hehe, of course that's immensely important in a laptop, where you usually have rather slow 2.5" HDs, and can't even have more than one of them. That thing sure as hell is severely limited by ATA66...
Bye,
RazzFazz</strong><hr></blockquote>
But the number 100 is bigger than 66, so 100 must be better, right?
What I am getting at, is there was NO reason to go to the PB G4 until it really gave me major portable advantages and flexibiities. I WANT a G4, but I would lose much.
For me the thin G4 was attractive, but its dimensions and closed-box nature were BIG negatives at its current, and even updated speeds.