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…

Do you guys really think that they would put out a "silent" update like that on the Powerbook? The mini I could see, but I'd think they would want to make the Powerbook public. I…

Quote: Originally Posted by redheadfred Do you guys really think that they would put out a "silent" update like that on the Powerbook? The mini I could see, but I'd think they …

I was thinking for awhile and really think that Apple want us to switch to Intel faster that they will release if they will ever release intel based Macs. I still think that they d…

I am not a business savvy guy but I think if M$ is going to acquire apple, apple's shareholders would have a voice to accept or reject the offer. So M$ wouldn't have a chance.

M$ never bought Apple and never will because it would be considered a full monopoly, raise the ire of Congress and be ripe for breaking the company up. One of the reasons why M$ in…

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…