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  • 970 in iMacs? Somehow it just doesn't seem to fit yet. I think we will see it first in the PowerMacs /X-Serves, followed shortly by PowerBooks. iMacs will probably wait until at least next winter. It is more then just a matter of the CPU, th…
    in iMac to get 970 chip as well? Comment by shaktai April 2003
  • Remember that the claims for the Centrino are really just marketspeak so far. No hard specs have really been provided. Besides to get 7 hour battery life, all you really need is a bigger battery. Any current CPU can get 7 hour battery life wit…
    in Centrino: How Does Apple Respond? Comment by shaktai March 2003
  • The general jist of what I have heard, is that the 970 won't be significantly more expensive if any. Motorola has always had trouble getting decent yields which has kept the cost of their chips up. Rumor is IBM is getting much better yields then…
    in Looprumors-"970 before Fall" Comment by shaktai March 2003
  • [quote]Originally posted by Mac OS X Addict: Macwhispers says that there is bidding going on for two new Apple motherboards which are completely new and that one is a dual config and the other is a single config. Could it be the fact that we can se…
    in Looprumors-"970 before Fall" Comment by shaktai March 2003
  • Most likely IBM just won't be supporting the altivec through their marketing plans. That doesn't mean it won't be usable, just that it won't be supported by IBM. It will be there for Apple and anybody else who can figure out how to benefit from …
    in Apple to use 970, confirmed by IBM Comment by shaktai March 2003
  • Darned if I know what we will see. I was wrong on all counts about MWNY. Blew my credibility all to heck.... Oh wait! I didn't have any credibility. Guess I am okay then. Best guess? DDRam mobos, speed bump of 20-40% in CPU and of cours…
    in So what are we to expect in August? Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by BobtheTomato: Foveon cameras at present require a PC to transfer the images off the camera. If they did have an OEM win with Apple don't you think they'd have done some Mac OS X compatible software (Apple didn't write th…
    in Foveon Hunch Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Sybaritic: Just a hunch, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a Foveon/Apple product in the next year. Carver Mead's work is too astounding for Apple to ignore, especially considering what Cupertino's DV plans are. Sigma…
    in Foveon Hunch Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • Something just hasn't smelled right about all this new iMac nonsense and no powermac, so I decided to do some digging. The whole product inventory, component cost, production line process just doesn't mesh. Back on 31 May 2002, the Register …
    in No Powermacs at MWNY? Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • I will wait till July 17th to see what "really" happens. Then in August sometime, I will put in my order for a new PowerMac. Even if announced at MWNY, they still won't ship till August. Too many conflicting reports here. They can't all be righ…
    in No Powermacs at MWNY? Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • Get a clue. An ibook with a G4 would just be a smaller TiBook. It would require a complete redesign from the ground up just to handle the extra heat and power consumption, and it would no longer be the neat and trim little book that it is. Look…
    in iBook G4 at MWNY? Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • There is no harm in having a little style, and Apple will do just fine with the internals this time. Dual 1.4 (around that) with DD Ram. Still not certain if it will be 266 or 333. 7470 chip will support both 2x133 or 2x166. Also of note is tha…
    in New g4 specs & info Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by moki: I'll eat my hat if there is a G5 at MacWorld/NYC... then shortly after I finish digesting it, I'll slap my credit card down and buy said machine. Oh good! That will give me just enough time to get my or…
    in G5 earlier than we thought? Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • The least that I need to see in order to not be disappointed is: Dual 1.2 ghz 266 FSB with DDR Ram or some innovative Motherboard improvement to eliminate the bottleneck of the current system. More than that and the check is already in the mail…
    in What is the least that would satisfy you? Comment by shaktai June 2002
  • 6 -- The truth lies between 3 and 4.
    in Just vote: Which Scenario? Comment by shaktai June 2002
  • The river deepens = deeper pipline with big mhz jump the path widens = Full DDR motherboard the mountain pass melts...= My credit card and paychecks for the next year after I buy my new Mac. I predict that whatever Apple brings out, it wi…
    in The river deepens, the path widens, the mountain pass melts... Comment by shaktai July 2002
  • Okay, I have been lurking too long. I guess it is time for me to post. Let me start by saying that Motorola is probably not getting complete out of the CPU business. They don't want to burn that bridge, but at the same time they don't want t…
    in Rumor: Disaster at MWNY... :( Comment by shaktai June 2002