Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam Oh, and these machines are perfectly fine. Why is SJ going to intel again? becasue intel has the best mobile chip around, the pentium m…

There is an extremely good reason to buy new G5s now: it will get you a machine which will stay useful through the first generation of the Intel Powermac transition. After all of t…

Quote: Originally Posted by exactopposite becasue intel has the best mobile chip around, the pentium m. intel will have no problem making enough chips to keep up with whatever a…

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam The switch is just plain asinine. We are switching from a modern ISA to one that is ANCIENT. I roll my eyes when I think of all the R&D …

Quote: Originally Posted by jcadam The switch is just plain asinine. We are switching from a modern ISA to one that is ANCIENT. I roll my eyes when I think of all the R&D …

Hey guys, I don't know if I should say anything, but since I'm the thread owner... Can we take the argument over the pros & cons of using Intel chips to another thread? It is …

really I could almost afford to do this. I'm even weighing the payment plan , but I want the edu discount (assuming an adjunct faculty will fly with them) and I don't think I can …

I'm quite torn between buying a PowerMac with a G5 or wait for the Intel PowerMacs, reasong being is becuase I don't want to blow $3400 and have to worry that Apple will not optimi…

Quote: Originally Posted by bentoon really I could almost afford to do this. I'm even weighing the payment plan , but I want the edu discount (assuming an adjunct faculty will …

bleee - it seems like you have listed the first real possible drawback --> os x & apps not being optimized for PPC quad g5's in 2-4 years. i guess you have to hope for the b…

I'm sure Rosetta would translate Intel->PPC fast enough on a quad machine to not matter.

I know a majority of ppl here are upset of the powerbook update. This is my first post so bear with me. After seeing the disappointing powerbook update (can we request to "upgrade…

It's a possibility. One clue also is that the 12" PowerBook didn't get any update (I guess they still have a lot of the current models in stock which is why we didn't see the 12" D…

12" is already DDR, but it's only DDR2700. Steve

Quote: Originally Posted by ibook_steve 12" is already DDR, but it's only DDR2700. Steve Thank you.

I'd say the PPC is EOL on the PB.

Powerbooks are just as much a consumer product as a pro one. iBooks are only 12 and 14 inches, some people want more than that or don't want white. Many people like to buy "top of…

Quote: Originally Posted by ibook_steve 12" is already DDR, but it's only DDR2700. Steve He meant "DDR2." The 12" model is not DDR2 like the 15" and 17".

I don't think the update is that disappointing. People are just fixated on the processor. Honestly, though, don't we all know that short of a generational leap in processors (lik…

What is a 7448? is that a G4 chip? or why should /could it be on a powerbook?

Quote: Originally Posted by Helmling I don't think the update is that disappointing. People are just fixated on the processor. Honestly, though, don't we all know that short o…

Quote: Originally Posted by polendo What is a 7448? is that a G4 chip? or why should /could it be on a powerbook? It is a processor that was supposed to make it to a G4 PB.…

Thanks! interesting read... better yet it would be interesting to know why wasn't it included on this PB update.

polendo, yeah it would be interesting to know, but i think it is either apple think it is not feasible to concentrate in PPC anymore or Freescale couldn't supply enough to them. …

Even capped at 1.7GHz a 7448 would be a very good addition -- it would put Apple near the head of the pack on battery life, and the doubling of the cache reflects a time-honored Ap…