More Powerbook Rumors...

Seems like everyone has something different to say, we will just have to wait on this one. I think though that if there is not superdrive in this update, then we wont see a superdrive until a new model comes out.

"(up from 867MHz) ", thats wrong for a start!

...aaaargh!!!

NO radeon 9000???
NO faster system bus???
:mad:

so, what else will justify the price increase that will surely occure???

...equals: NO money from me!!!:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Originally posted by vollspacken

so, what else will justify the price increase that will surely occure???

Why do you think the price will be going up? The price will likely be the same as the current models.

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933 MHz?? Apple is expecting me to give 4500$ for 933 MHz laptop without radeon 9000? **** that, i can go and buy 2 GHz PC laptop and be happier, run games and apps faster... But I am addicted to macs.. crap crap why is this happening to me arrghhhhh
calm down its just a rumor, we'll see whats up on 5th or 6th november
btw, why are macs so ****ing expensive in europe? damn apple, they dont give a **** about us

A 66 MHz difference between the two configurations just doesn't seem likely to me. With MOST things that difference isn't noticeable...which means why in the world would anyone spend the extra ~$1k on the 933 = lost $ for Apple. This just doesn't seem likely to me.

"up from 867mhz"

Should say of course, 800mhz. But is 800mhz and 933mhz enough of a difference to justify the price points on these two machines? The 933mhz better have something else to offer, such as bluetooth and better video.

Too bad no more rumors yet on iBook updates, that's what my credit card is really waiting to pounce on. Or, if its anything like the recent Powermac release (ho hum) on Nov 6th, then a new or refurb 12" 700mhz iBook will be on my shopping list.

MacUser has rarely been wrong and I believe them 99%!!!

No 1GHz chip (933Mhz)
No faster bus (remains at 133MHz)
No SuperDrive (keeps the DVD/CD-RW combo)
No faster graphics (remains with ATI 7500)

Ooooo... Ooooo...

But, it DOES have BlueTooth... yea!!!

I was going to buy two new PowerBooks, but not this load of crap. Know why sales are down... Apple doesn't provide a reason to upgrade.

So I get a 133MHz faster chip (no small upgrade mind you, but that 1GHz mind set is killing them) and BlueTooth for the bump. Hmmm looks like I'll be waiting another 6 - 8 months...

So the plot thickens.....

Well i'm not sure what to believe. There is just too many conflicting reports on specs.

I can't see apple having a low end 867 and a high end 933. A 66mhz diffrence won't justify the 700 dollar price diffrence between high and low end. Even if the high end has bluetooth and low end doesn't. And i would imagine we'd have to see some sort of graphics card update. How can we not, its been quite a while since the tibook got an update, about 8 months if i'm not mistaken. I'd like to see the Radeon 9000 in there.

I think we have another 8 months before we see a superdrive in the tibook. So here's hoping for 1ghz, bluetooth and radeon 9000. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping to win the lottery. :D

I guess we'll just have to sit and bite our nails in anticipation

While the TiBook is an attractive machine, it seems that it hasn't changed (with any visual significance) in AGES. I was hoping for some kind of amazing new enclosure, but I guess I'll have to wait for MacWorld in January (if even then). I'm no long-time Mac user (I switched only 14 months ago), so what kind of turnover does Apple usually have on designs? When did the TiBook initially come out?

I know this is a little loony, but with a change to the hinging mechanism it would be to major technical feat to make the TiBook screen fold all the way around the back and clip (using a similar clip to that which is already on the grabbing mechanism) to the bottom.

A TiBook that can fold over into a tablet would really steal Microsoft's TabletPC thunder scheduled for the 7th. From an OS side, all they'd need to do I figure is change the orientation of the screen and enable Ink during the flip.

I know it's crazy, but it's a fun thought isn't it? :-) Maybe they'll do something radical in January. After all, radical new designs have been part of Apple's continuing upswing since the debut of the original iMac, I'm not expecting them to stop now.