Quote: As for the migration of the 90 nm chips to the PowerMacs, it should actually be pretty easy so long as manufacturing has ramped up. If you can have a 2 GHz G5 in …

Quote: Originally posted by -Q-: Yes, I upgraded from that machine exactly and I absolutely love the power and speed. As Eug said, 'debt be damned.' Yeah, my G4/4…

Of course I am running and programming under 10.2.8! The speed is slow, I spend more time compiling then coding but oh well... It will make a new computer feel so much faster!!!…

Quote: Originally posted by djohnson: I develop software on a Beige G3 upgraded to 466Mhz... Do you think I need a new machine? ... Okay, I said i was too embarra…

Quote: Originally posted by Hinson II'm running OS X on a Beige 266. I think it's the oldest Mac you can actually run X on. I have two Macs right now, both run…

Quote: Originally posted by The Ancient One: After some reflection, I wonder if Apple will mark the 20th anniversary of the Mac on January 24th with an announcement. If …

To be truthful, I have added USB, better cideo card, 384MB ram, 40GB HD, new mouse, CDRW. So it is a little better then stock. The program I am attempting to get running takes ab…

How can anyone complain that there were no Powermac speedbumps at MWSF when no one was even expecting them? Save for appleinsider, which has no credibility then or now.

Quote: Originally posted by superfula: How can anyone complain that there were no Powermac speedbumps at MWSF when no one was even expecting them? Save for appleinsider…

Ahh they will come soon enough. I am now wanting a really fast laptop too Give it about a month and I bet we will know something. BTW I still say dual 3Ghz

Quote: Originally posted by Eug: Because it has been over 6 months since the last Power Mac G5 announcement (notwithstanding the dual 1.8 announcement). And....?? …

Quote: Originally posted by superfula There hasn't been a powermac announcement at MWSF in 3 years. I see no reason why things would change. Apple has had the same rel…

Quote: Originally posted by WizOSX: What is that schedule? Well, most of the of the winter Power Mac announcements in the last three years have actually been in Febr…

I've been lurking around here and have been reading up on the hopefully soon-to-be updated G5 Towers & I think the new G5 Towers are due anytime now escp. w/ the G5 at 90nm. I…

Quote: Originally posted by Eug: Why not? Things change all the time, and this is especially true with Apple's announcements lately. (eg. Xserve announcement at MWSF for…

OK, so here's THE schedule: Announcement date......Machine(s) Jun. 23, 2003...............G5s Jan. 28, 2003...............1.42 Dual MDD Aug. 13, 2002...............1.00, 1.25, 867…

Some intriguing numbers: IBM's SPEC scores for the 1.8 GHz G5: fp: 1051 int: 937 transistors: 58 million die size: 121 mm2 Extrapolating to 2.4 GHz: fp: 1401 int: 1249 transistor…

Quote: Originally posted by Eug: P.S. Which date in January is the most likely? An ad campaign around Super Bowl 2004 (early Feb.) would suffice though. Heh, I l…

Ok, so I waited for MWSF and no price drops, do I wait till late Jan. when Apple is notorious for updating computers, or do I throw caution to the wind and go get one right now, or…

I have my Powerbook and I love it. You wait you wont be disappointed.....You get it now and you also will not be disappointed. No real point in waiting to see whats new that wi…

Quote: Originally posted by Daracle: I have my Powerbook and I love it. You wait you wont be disappointed.....You get it now and you also will not be disappointed. N…

iREZ: Like you, I was hoping that this MacWorld would bring updated PowerBooks. My guess is that if there are any type of updates they will be minor. Steve & Co. might be rolli…

I agree with the whole "if you wait now your always goin to wait and never get anything" I just dont wanna get a 1GHz PB now and in less then a month see its value drop because the…

So get a 1.25 then

If only this poor college student could.