http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps...odeId=01M98653 Power Management MPC7451 processors feature a low-power 1.8-volt design with three power-saving user-programmable modes -- …

In recent months, my good old Firewire PowerBook G3 seems to have taken on a mind of its own. Often, when I put it to sleep, it will immediately wake up. Sometimes it then goes b…

Quote: Originally posted by sibellc: <STRONG>In recent months, my good old Firewire PowerBook G3 seems to have taken on a mind of its own. Often, when I put it to…

Quote: Originally posted by sibellc: [QB]In recent months, my good old Firewire PowerBook G3 seems to have taken on a mind of its own. Often, when I put it to sleep, it…

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Take a look at the MPC7445 chip: http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps...30450467M98653 Looks to me like Apple might use this chip in the next PowerBook?? Faster and cooler than …

mmm, yah, but at 140 to 180 percent increase in power usage (goin by that chart) you'd see a corresponding drop in battery life...ugh... not any time soon... :r

The PPC is just one component it wouldn't produce a directly proportional drop in battery life. Besides, the battery could be improved -- larger, denser (heavier ) designs are p…

How long did it take to get from 500 megahertz to 667 megahertz? Too long. The fastest Apple's jumped in portable "megahertz" is 167 megahertz, and that took two PowerBook revision…

Quote: Originally posted by seanyepez: <STRONG>How long did it take to get from 500 megahertz to 667 megahertz? Too long. The fastest Apple's jumped in portable "m…

Quote: Originally posted by seanyepez: <STRONG>The fastest we'll see are 800-megahertz G4's.</STRONG> Together with a (purely speculative of course…

Quote: Originally posted by workerbee: <STRONG> Together with a (purely speculative of course) 32MB ATI Mobile Radeon 7500, this would mean the TiBook is almost ex…

Quote: Originally posted by workerbee: <STRONG> Together with a (purely speculative of course) 32MB ATI Mobile Radeon 7500, this would mean the TiBook is almost ex…

From what I understand the current Ti's use the 7451: http://e-www.motorola.com/webapp/sps/site/prod_summary.jsp?code=MPC7451&nodeId=03M9430304504 67M98653 I talked to a Pow…

They're actually different chips. The third-generation iMacs are actually "prosumer" machines and not entry-level computers anymore. Apple is retaining its CRT iMac as the low-e…

Quote: Originally posted by seanyepez: <STRONG>A Pismo user myself, I think I'm going to have to upgrade to the next PowerBook revision. It's sad to say, but the P…

Very strange!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I looked at this page two weeks ago and it said that the 7445 was only available up to 800Mhz?!?!? What happened? All of a sudden they got 1Ghz versions.…

Quote: Originally posted by workerbee: <STRONG> Heck, all the Macromedia stuff I'm using runs much better on Wintel anyway, and XP runs rings around OSX in its pre…

Quote: Originally posted by msykes: <STRONG>Why the heck do you want an Apple anyways, sounds like you are happier with Wintel... so go for it!</STRONG> …

What the PowerBook needs: 933Mhz or faster SuperDrive New screen resolution. 32MB Graphic chip. What we'll get 800mhz G4 Combo drive Same Resolution Same Graphic chip.

Quote: Originally posted by gumby5647: <STRONG>What the PowerBook needs: 933Mhz or faster SuperDrive New screen resolution. 32MB Graphic chip. What we'll get …

I think I'd need at least a 933 G4 and a must faster graphics chip to buy a new Ti.

Why the heck would you want a SuperDrive in a PowerBook? So you can waste a whole battery and then some to burn just a 30 minute DVD? Just give it a faster Combo, such as a 16x10x…

Quote: Originally posted by CheesePuff: <STRONG>Why the heck would you want a SuperDrive in a PowerBook?</STRONG> Steve can stroke his ego. You k…

If you plug it into wall current, you won't have a problem, now would you? It would remove the debate some people would have between the G4 Tower and the PowerBook, if they could …