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PowerBook 970s at WWDC?

Monday June 9, 2003 11:20 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
MacWhispers updates with notes regarding upcoming PowerMac and PowerBook revisions.



Of interest, MacWhispers is the only site claiming that 15.4" PowerBook 970's are currently in the works at this time. According to the site, 970 PowerBooks are just beginning production, suggesting they are soon to be released and inventory will be "substantial" by WWDC.



They also offer notes on single processor 970 PowerMacs with new alumnium cases and some form of handles.



While all rumors should be taken with a grain of salt... MacWhispers' only definitive scoop has been first mention of a Firewire/USB cable which appears to be utilized in with new iPods. Otherwise, MacWhispers has had a rocky start with previous misteps as well as initial expectations of 15" Powerbook updates in Jan/Feb 2003.



MacBidouile, in contrast, is expecting 970's to make their way into Powerbooks at a much later date: March 2004 PowerBook 970s.

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jholzner
113 months ago
According to Macwispers both the PowerMac and 15.4" Powerbook are in production and will be in sizable quantities come WWDC.

Take a look here
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ZildjianKX
113 months ago
Thanks for the link... man, I hope that's true.
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cb911
113 months ago
from the article:

"a front panel "mostly made with the same anodized aluminum surface" as the newest Powerbooks."

that's interesting that they say that. i thought that the current AlBooks were raw (not anodized) aluminium.

they seem to be very sure of those facts... i haven't been tracking Mac Whispers, so i'm not sure of the reliability of these rumors, but given their own confidence i'm betting that there will be 15.4" PowerBooks with 970's at WWDC.
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mactastic
113 months ago
We won't know unless the story gets pulled! :D :D
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zuggerat
113 months ago
man i hope this is one of those times when those rumors sites are right on. i dont see any reason why apple doesnt revamp their entire line nearly at once. a lot of other people on other threads have been sayin that the G4 is old and i agree it is, it's time to roll out the new flag ships and hopefully we'll see that at WWDC the sooner the more marketshare the more market share the more money for R+D for better hardware
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ZildjianKX
113 months ago

Originally posted by mactastic
We won't know unless the story gets pulled! :D :D


Man, you said it.

Also, anyone know how reliable MacWhispers is? I haven't been following rumor sites for too long.
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freundt
113 months ago
This is like waiting for that 6 Million Dollar Man action figure that one year for christmas when I was younger.. It's all I could think about.. I was sure I was going to get it...

But this time, it's gonna set me back a few dollars... but I can't wait.

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Sorry for the gushing post, I think I just shed a tear.
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jholzner
113 months ago

Originally posted by ZildjianKX
Man, you said it.

Also, anyone know how reliable MacWhispers is? I haven't been following rumor sites for too long.


They've gotten some things right on and others, they've been dead wrong. They were the ONLY rumor site that knew about the USB/Firewire cable that will soon be released for the windows version of the iPod. They get all their info from Apple's suppliers so it's not just random submissions. However, sometimes Apple's suppliers don't really know what's going on either.
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arnette
113 months ago

Originally posted by freundt
This is like waiting for that 6 Million Dollar Man action figure that one year for christmas when I was younger.. It's all I could think about.. I was sure I was going to get it...


Wow... I think you just dated yourself. I prefer The Fall Guy, myself. That truck he had was all I could think about for my birthday way back when.

Anyway, I'm inclined to doubt MacWhispers. I think they spouted off some bullarkey about the new iPods having video capabilities.. or color screens... I don't remember. My memory retention for rumors is pretty much zero. I'd love to see a PowerBook alongside a PowerMac, but I honestly don't think that's going to happen. Too many eggs in the basket.
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nagromme
113 months ago
I do think the AlBooks are anodized--with a clear layer, not colored. So it's the natural Al color, but still anodized for a durable coating.

I can believe that the 15" might get a 970 before the 17"--it's the "main" model--but the 17" would have to follow soon after. And I think that getting ANY 970 Macs before late summer is wishful thinking, much less both towers AND laptops. But I'll cross my fingers anyway!

And for me, it was the Micronauts Rocket Tubes set that I craved! (What a crushing disappointment when they didn't acually work like on TV!)
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