Ultra Thin iBooks
After checking out macosrumors, check out this one.
it could be credible.
http://macosrumors.com/32504E.html
I mean why can't the ibooks get smaller. There is no precedent that the powerbooks have to be the smallest (remember when tibook owners were jealous of the small and light original icebooks)
Sounds possible to me, and the g4 sporting ibooks would have superior battery life than the mythical g5 powerbooks anyway.
I think that could be a great differentiator for the ibooks. The powerbooks: thin and powerful and the ibooks thin, energy meager and cheap. Sounds like a perfect evolution to me.
it could be credible.
http://macosrumors.com/32504E.html
I mean why can't the ibooks get smaller. There is no precedent that the powerbooks have to be the smallest (remember when tibook owners were jealous of the small and light original icebooks)
Sounds possible to me, and the g4 sporting ibooks would have superior battery life than the mythical g5 powerbooks anyway.
I think that could be a great differentiator for the ibooks. The powerbooks: thin and powerful and the ibooks thin, energy meager and cheap. Sounds like a perfect evolution to me.
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Originally posted by jade
After checking out macosrumors, check out this one.
it could be credible.
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A credible rumor from those guys? That'll be the day. In fact, this wont happen just because they predicted it.
I don't really see that happening for a few reasons. First of all, the iBooks are the consumer line of Apple's portable devision, what kind of consumer needs an ultra light, ultra thin, featureless notebook? No consumer needs that.
I can see the PBs getting lighter and thinner (read: business traveler), but I think the iBooks are great in their current form factor. They are great to look at, give excellent battery life, and have more than enough features for the average consumer. Cutting things like that out will alienate people
In any case, just because they are acceptable and nice now, does not mean they cant get smaller and better. Come on!
Originally posted by DMBand0026
A credible rumor from those guys? That'll be the day. In fact, this wont happen just because they predicted it.
What I find strange is that the guys at MOSR are on a rumor rampage lately, with rumors "From the Grapevine", "Reader Mail", "Reader Mail for Insomniacs" and "Fresh Dirt", morning, evening or late night. Perhaps they need some tranquilizers
UPDATE: They've reverted back to 2003. Oh well, I tried.
Now they're supplying us with hearty chuckles, eyerolls and head slaps 2-3 times a day. That's more value for your entertainment dollar!
Again I ask: have they EVER been right? About anything? Ever?
Originally posted by PB
What I find strange is that the guys at MOSR are on a rumor rampage lately, with rumors "From the Grapevine", "Reader Mail", "Reader Mail for Insomniacs" and "Fresh Dirt", morning, evening or late night. Perhaps they need some tranquilizers
I think they've just realized they can make money on ads. Notice they are placing like 10 ads per page and spliting stories over multiple pages to increase pageviews
I've given them info before, and no response in any form came from them.
The only way they will respond is if you give them money. NOW THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE !
sh%t,
-walloo.
p.s. STOP! WARNING. Being idiots about the way you do business. STOP. Being jerkoffs. (heh, a word my grandpa taught me when this guys was being a dick..no pun...)
Write them an email, telling them you "have donated in the past" and haven't received a response from any of them regarding a question you would so choose.
This would be using words for their exact meaning. Of course you've donated in the past...maybe not to them...the rest is their assumption.
They do make me mad sometimes...as you can tell. And what they are doing, isn't a very good idea...hence all the slander and credibility about them.
-walloo.
p.s. If they respond, you will see how they do business, and if they don't, it could be due to "overwhelming" emails...but I can really doubt it. (overwhelming being ones with money inside)
There is one thing they were right about though, the iBook will eventually get updated.
the powerbook market is generally a desktop replacement one, it's primary use(except the 12") is for sitting around a couple different locations of the house, not tossing in a backpack and taking to school everyday.
that said, the current iBooks are pretty...um...not durable. Both my brother and sister have 12" ones, and they both have cracks in the case. it's unfortunate.
is there a place from apple, for an ultra-light, thin notebook? I think so, I just don't think now is the time.
Apple was *brilliant* with the 12" powerbook. They waited till 14-15 was the standard, then they released such a svelte 12" and it felt like a sub-notebook.
I think they could do the same thing with a 10" maybe, it'd have to be thinner than an inch if possible, and as trim as possible.
1" or .93" 14" under 5 lbs with built in optical and bluetooth.....
and keeping the 12" form factor for the powerbooks
Originally posted by Carson O'Genic
I removed MOSR from my bookmarks about a year ago. The complete lack of trustworthy rumors was bad, but even worse was the constant "We are working a big update for later this afternoon, lots of good stuff, check back later..." Off course you check back later and you realize that you just turned another number over on their page hits counter. What i don't get is the support they get from AtAT, which quotes them often. AtAT is a worthy site to visit. I need them and John Stewart's Daily Show to get through the week.
AtAT what's that?
Originally posted by jade
AtAT what's that?
As the Apple turns
Originally posted by pscates
YAgain I ask: have they EVER been right? About anything? Ever?
Who the hell cares, pscates. As you note yourself, we all read MOSR... for entertainment.
Reading Ryan Meader's stuff is better than trippin' on acid. Doing drugs vicariously is certainly healthier than doing them yourself.
Good old red-headed step-child!
Escher
However, I don't see this going into iBooks, yet, for one reason: Cost. Both of these parts are pricey. The 12" PowerBook, on the other hand, has the price to absorb the extra cost, and at 1.5" thick it's lacked the "sex" of its bigger cousins. Apple could rock the industry with a sub $2K, full-featured subnote.
Now, of couse, the iBook gets hand-me-downs from the 12" PB, and this is where a super-svelte PB could be really beneficial: With the guts fitting into such a tiny space, there's lots more room for shock-mounting, for curved case materials (curves being more structurally sound than straight lines), clamshell iBook-style rubber bumpers, etc. So the iBook could remain a little more portly in exchange for becoming as rugged as the clamshell was, or the eMate.
It's possible, even if MOSR did mention something similar.
They have ads on their site? I had to go back and look just to be sure. I guess my brain has just gotten to effective at blotting out the ads.
As for the actual thread topic -- I agree with Amorph. Making notebooks ever smaller isn't such a great thing because it impinges on their usability (smaller keyboard, screen, trackpad), but being able improve the space dedicated to shock mounting or battery would be welcome improvements. The enemies are weight, heat, and cost; if they can keep them constant (or less) then they'll have a winner.
Originally posted by Macvault
Is Mac OS Rumors offline? I haven't been able to bring up www.macosrumors.com for months now. Sounds like you guys are able to access it. Why can't I get to it? I've been thinking they just died and dried up and blew away.
"Friday, March 26 Check back often - more updates all weekend long!
Late Night
Rumors: More about Mac OS X 10.4 and the 'Year of the G5'.
Afternoon
From the Grapevine: An Apple-branded ISP? Apple LCD price drops? The Year of the G5?!
Reader Mail: New iBook, G5 rumors; more advanced cooling. (Pages 1, 2)"
This is their postings from Yesterday. Try a different browser, or kill your cache.