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  • While the desktop P4s have improved over the first generation with the Northwood P4 earlier this year, and are faster than the P3, the P4-M processors are still slower than P3-M 1.2 GHz. Don't confuse desktop and mobile CPUs. As much as Intel would …
  • Great post Masker. I agree. Although I'm not sure about 3 models. I'm still betting on 733 and 867 MHz. The light ring around the CD/DVD drive would be awesome if it was super thin, and had the light blue color of the sleep light. I doubt it would p…
  • Where does it say that the 7445 tops out at 800 MHz?
  • I still think we'll see 733 and 867 MHz. I also doubt they will jack up the low end price. Other than that Applenut, I think your predictions are probably what we'll see.
  • The PowerBook has a much fatter profit margin as a cushion for rising component costs. Apple takes some profit hit, but not to the point where they have to raise prices. I think the next PowerBook will bring us 7445s up to 867 MHz, with a 733 lo…
  • They won't redesign the enclosure, they will evolve it. Like moving from the Wallstreet -> Lombard PowerBooks. Structurally it will probably be a lot more durable, scratchproof, and address many customers' concerns about casing. Apple does li…
  • Applenut, the iBooks also use smaller, cheaper LCDs, plus with the iMac price hike, this probably eases any profit loss on the iBook line. Amen Agent. At least someone here has good economic sense and knows what it takes to steer a business thro…
  • Maybe the 7445 is almost done and ready to go and Apple wants to wait for that at speeds up to 867+. I still say May like I always have.
  • Apple is being very secretive though. Check out the Wired news article. This is getting interesting...
  • Is this what you think? Or do you know this stuff will be coming at Tokyo? I seriously doubt we'll be seeing any new computer hardware. I will agree on the iPod tho. Here's hoping!
  • Nostradamus writes: "Considering that PowerMac sales are half what they were in 1999, it is a valid assertion." No actually it's not a valid assertion, considering all PC sales have been hit incredibly hard since 1999. Since then there's been an…
  • Matsu, it looks to me that you just don't understand some economic principles. With the current market situation, component shortage, and the already razor thin profit margins on iMacs, Apple really had no choice but to raise the prices on the iMac.…
  • I'm sorry Matsu, but that's the dumbest post I think I've ever read.
  • Oh please do not start the "no webcast = no new hardware" debate. That is just not true, as we've seen at MWTs in the past when SJ would roll out new stuff, and there would be nwo webcast.
  • I just don't understand this pessimism. JD, you are so concerned with the "feature gap" that "will appear" if performance continues to widen. Well right now Apple has the most kickass suite of digital applications, and out of the box, Macs are a hel…
  • "Speaks for Apple? Says who? Says you? This guy makes ads for Apple that say Macs are 72% faster than PCs...and you are going to take his word as you would Steves? And I did read that entire post all the way through, many times. This guy is in marke…
  • That guy is Greg Joswiak, and he is very close to Steve Jobs. I would take him seriously if I were you. As for a new TiBook, I think we'll see a revision in April or May that looks something like this: $2299 733 MHz (133 sys bus) 256 MB RAM …
  • Spart, please. Just give up. I know the man.
  • Spart, Greg works with every hardware team. He knows all release schedules and is always up to date on projects, so I doubt the PowerMac team is going to go behind his back, pull a fast one, and secretly announce the project is complete so Steve can…
  • I don't think any manufacturers are stupid enough to incorporate Intel's designs. Didn't they do that a while back with a pyramid or something? I don't see any pyramid computers now...