i thought the low power g5 was single core and 1.2 or 1.4 meghz.

Well I don't know about you, but to me, "soon" is not two months. I'm hoping for the update to come in at most 3 weeks. If you check out macrumors, they even tell you not to buy …

Personally speaking, I don't expect any Powerbook updates until they go Intel next year. I think the transition in architectures trumps the usual update schedule. Even if they do …

Somebody else started this same topic today under a different title, but I'll paste my reply here since I don't think there's a hope in hell that there will ever be a PowerBook G5.…

If you need the machine now, then by god man buy it now. If you can wait, then wait... But just remember that no matter what you buy or when you buy it, something better will alw…

what about dual G4's in a laptop? Nah, I'm dreaming...

Hi, I too was in the market for a PB 15 and was going to wait till Paris just to see what happened. I think dreams of a G5 PB will be just that - dreams. For me, I need portabil…

any guesses as to what they could do with the video cards in the powerbooks if they update? and i guess they also want the intel books to have better video cards than the last l…

>any guesses as to what they could do with the video cards in the powerbooks if they update? i posted a thread about this a page or 2 back.

I just do not expect any major update to the powerbook lineup unless it's been in the offering for some time. They are not going to give us a new motherboard design before the mact…

I agree with SEkker, in that it's quite unlikely that Apple will have a major update before the transition to Intel processors next summer. I also think he's correct that Apple w…

A slight bump and more ram is likely considering the iBooks can now take more ram than the PB12. Anything else will wait for the Mactels.

Quote: Originally Posted by Randman A slight bump and more ram is likely considering the iBooks can now take more ram than the PB12. Anything else will wait for the Mactels. …

Quote: Originally Posted by SEkker 1) slight speed bumps across the lineup; perhaps 1.67 MHz G4s as suggested; maybe a 1.83? chip if Moto has it avail 2) Maybe 1 GB RAM standard…

this has been a really interesting topic. Less rumor speculation than we’d ususally see—perhaps due to litigation underway?? Given development timeframes, and Apple's need to pun…

The problem is legacy -- Apple won't want to support new versions of the OS on rare motherboard designs. Remember the mac II fx? It was an awesome (and very expensive) multi-CPU de…

The mac mini and ibook are somewhat indications on what we can expect. So I would guess that only minor speed bumps and that's all.

As it has been before, apple probably has enough resources to redo all their product lines at the same time, so I see no reason why they couldn't work on a new PPC revision now wit…

I'd guess a small increase (maybe not even that) in the processor, and that the 512 mb of ram will remain the standard. No one is offering 1 gb of RAM standard on laptops right now…

I don't expect a major update, but I think a minor one is likely in September. There is a $500 off Logic when you buy a PowerBook promotion going on that ends in October, and I won…

the7448 is PIN-COMPATIBLE. I believe this means NO concern about economies of supporting “rare” legacy hardware. As far as slapping in better components, my understanding there …

I was going to wait longer to get my 12" PB, but I really need the machine now. I can just hope that my new 12" lasts me to the G5 Powerbooks which I hope will be out next summer.…

Quote: Originally Posted by NateEssex I was going to wait longer to get my 12" PB, but I really need the machine now. I can just hope that my new 12" lasts me to the G5 Powerbo…

Quote: Originally Posted by iBorg You have, of course, heard that there will be NO G5 PowerBooks? They made an announcement eh?

Quote: Originally Posted by hakstooy They made an announcement eh? Yes. When Apple announced the switch to Intel.