Meh. If I read their recent 10-K SEC filing correctly, Microsoft has about US$37B cash. Apple is worth today about US$21,557,730,260. According to my unverified, extremely rough es…

Quote: Originally Posted by ibook_steve 12" is already DDR, but it's only DDR2700. "Only?" DDR doesn't really matter much on the powerbook, let alone DDR2 because the fron…

The only reason the G4s went DDR in the first place was because DDR RAM was becoming much cheaper than SDRAM. Same story now with DDR2 vs DDR. If the 7448 and its 200MHz bus ever …

Quote: Originally Posted by Lateralus The only reason the G4s went DDR in the first place was because DDR RAM was becoming much cheaper than SDRAM. Same story now with DDR2 vs D…

Another advantage of DDR2 aside from price is power consumption. It burns about 30% less power than DDR does. As for the latency, DDR2 has higher latency at higher clockrates. As y…

My understanding of what I heard a friend say (talked to someone who knows a guy whose sister dates somebody.......you get the idea) is that the engineers have been trying like hel…

Quote: Originally Posted by Randman I'd say the PPC is EOL on the PB. I tend to agree with Randman here, but Apple lately behaves strangely, so you never know.

Quote: Originally Posted by polendo What is a 7448? is that a G4 chip? This is the official MPC7448 page, with all the details. Quote: Originally Posted by polendo or …

Quote: Originally Posted by rambo47 My understanding of what I heard a friend say (talked to someone who knows a guy whose sister dates somebody.......you get the idea) is that …

Quote: Originally Posted by rambo47 My understanding of what I heard a friend say (talked to someone who knows a guy whose sister dates somebody.......you get the idea) is that …

As I'm about to buy a 15" Powerbook, being a bit unsure if I should wait even loner or just go for it, I've read this thread with great interest. I was wondering.... if the 7448 …

hey hallvard. i have a 17"pb. the one just before the newest (now current). it is by far beter than the 15 (i used to own one but now dont... and would not recomend a 15 to my mot…

hallvard -- the 7448 is pin-compatible with the 7447 but unfortunately these chips are soldered. So Apple doesn't need any new R&D effort to speak of to put the 7448 processor…

All indications are that these new 15" and 17" PowerBooks are indeed the 7448 ones we have been waiting for... except for the 7448 chip itself. In other words, they were designed …

Quote: Originally Posted by TWinbrook46636 All indications are that these new 15" and 17" PowerBooks are indeed the 7448 ones we have been waiting for... except for the 7448 chi…

I don't see Apple releasing any more powerbooks before the Intel 'books. If the 7448 didn't make the last update, it's not likely to be used at all - last week's update was timed p…

If the 7448's could have come out, Apple would have released them. They're not going to release another revision a few months after one and a few months before the major Mactel cha…

I thought maybe the 7448 would show up next year, even after this revision (definitely not the G5), but I think Randman is right: sit eems unlikely, and their engineering efforts w…

Quote: Originally Posted by iomatic I thought maybe the 7448 would show up next year, even after this revision (definitely not the G5), but I think Randman is right: sit eems un…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell I agree on a new form factor for the Intel laptops, but I doubt we'll see any new features. Apple's laptops are generally feature complete (DV…

IF intel powebooks are coming out by this summer, why would freescale 9it is freescale isn't it) ramp up production for a chip (the 7448) that will only be needed for 6-8 months. i…

Quote: Originally Posted by exactopposite IF intel powebooks are coming out by this summer, why would freescale 9it is freescale isn't it) ramp up production for a chip (the 744…

Quote: Originally Posted by Moon Potato I don't see Apple releasing any more powerbooks before the Intel 'books. If the 7448 didn't make the last update, it's not likely to be u…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Apple isn't Freescale's only customer. And judging from the amount of effort Freescale puts into chips for Apple, I'd say they're probably not…

I would be stunned if it took Apple another year to produce Intel powerbooks. They say the first Yonah (i.e. the 2006 model dual-core or single-core Pentium M) systems will ship i…