G5 Powerbooks, coming soon?
I have read talk that Apple will be upgrading thier g4 Powerbooks, to the g5 Powerbooks, and in doing so, would discontinue prodcution of the 12" Powerbook, in a g5 format.
My question is, when do we think that this will happen? When will Mac come out with the g5 Powerbook line?
By the way, MACS RULE!!!!!!
My question is, when do we think that this will happen? When will Mac come out with the g5 Powerbook line?
By the way, MACS RULE!!!!!!
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And if anyone can prove me wrong, please do so.
Read into that what you will, but since the PowerBook is on a ~9 month update cycle (shorter for minor updates, longer for major ones) we can safely say that "[not] any time soon" means at least 9 months, possibly more.
That doesn't mean that the PowerBook is stuck with a G4, by the way. Freescale (nee Mot SPS) rolls out new PowerPC designs on 90nm this summer.
Originally posted by Amorph
Apple exec Greg Joswiak just said that he didn't expect to see a G5 in a PowerBook "any time soon."
How 'bout making that Apple confirms NO G5 PowerBooks anytime soon thread into a Sticky?
if i hear one more person talk about powerbook G5's....
Originally posted by Sh0eWax
In light of yesterday's G4 Revamp, I can positivley say this will not happen for 8-10 months...
And if anyone can prove me wrong, please do so.
I agree. 8 months at the earliest. Apple is not going to roll out PB G5's in five months for back to school sales. I think that the only question is if Apple is going to roll out G5 PBs late this year or in January.
Is suspect Apple will bridge the current laptops to something new. This rev gives them anther 6 to 12 months to do that in.
Personally I don't see a 970 nor a 970-FX going into a laptop and at the same time producing a machine people will buy. So something is being waited on hardware wise. Not really such a bad thing considering Laptop sales are still OK at apple. Its the desk top space that has Apple bleeding.
Dave
Originally posted by Yevgeny
I agree. 8 months at the earliest. Apple is not going to roll out PB G5's in five months for back to school sales. I think that the only question is if Apple is going to roll out G5 PBs late this year or in January.
Also, this also gives moto and maybe IBM to come out with even faster G4 by year end. Its entirely possible that a moto's 7457R or IBM's 750VX at around 2GHz will be available by then.
Remember, the ibooks, emacs and imacs cant stay at the max 1.5G for ever. The 970FX's thermal characteristics does however, suggest that a G5 PB is coming, its just a question of time.
We may get some more info come WWDC on product line predictions. Until then, Im getting a 1.5G 15" now!.
Firstly, of course the chief Joswiak guy would say that they are miles away, otherwise they would never sell the new speed bumped G4s.
Secondly, he said it took 2 years for the G4 to get in the powerbook. If I am not mistaken, that was the TiBook. ie. completely new architecture for the powerbook. They already have developed the AlBook, surely that cuts down on one time constraint...
Finally, haven't apple almost exhausted the possibilities for G4 spped bumps and upgrades in the powerbooks? I mean everyone seems to think that 1.5ghz g4 is max in a laptop, 128mb graphics is pretty large etc etc.
What can the next one have?:
Big changes:
New, sharper, wide viewing angle displays
G5 of course or maybe dual G4? (surely that wouldn't fit)
Normal improvements (pretty boring):
Faster RAM, HDD, Superdrive etc.
Better battery life
There is no truly amazing NEW technology to fit in otherwise (correct me if I am wrong) - they already have everything..... built-in iSight maybe?
Could this have been the last G4 speed bump? - roll on christmas shopping at Apple flagship Store London.
Just speculation.... I know these threads have gone on for ages.
Originally posted by Amorph
That doesn't mean that the PowerBook is stuck with a G4, by the way. Freescale (nee Mot SPS) rolls out new PowerPC designs on 90nm this summer.
What does this mean? I can't translate.
Originally posted by jessearl
What does this mean? I can't translate.
See Amorph's posts in this thread.
Originally posted by jessearl
What does this mean? I can't translate.
This means that we might see better alternatives for the portables and consumer machines than a G5. At the very least lower power consumption, possibly higher clock rates... and if we're lucky, on-chip memory controllers.
Originally posted by Ensign Pulver
We need a post count minimum in order to start new threads.
I guess I can add your name to my "Hundred post rule" petition. Glad to have you aboard. 8)