IBM's PowerTune Technology

That sounds great. PB G5s can come !

This will greatly decrease the size factor, if need be. :)

Just give me my PB G5!

I think people are missing the point of this. Sure, powerbook g5. Think harder. Imagine if you're doing simple stuff (browsing web, word processor) and using like 15-25% cpu...imagine the battery life you're going to end up with!

Originally posted by GetSome681
I think people are missing the point of this. Sure, powerbook g5. Think harder. Imagine if you're doing simple stuff (browsing web, word processor) and using like 15-25% cpu...imagine the battery life you're going to end up with!

Yes - you are right. Even better. Powerbook G5 with 20 hours battery life :D

I wonder what else Apple has in mind for this chip? How about my new iTv? If M$ puts it in their Xbox what do you think the chances are that someone will hack it and be able to run OS X on it? Oh, that would be rich! A $200 Mac from Microsoft.

good point "getsome". But that is just another reason why Apple shoudl get the ball rolling on this thing asap. I hope we can see the processor make its way into powerbooks by the summer. This seems to be a slightly less powerful g5, so just skip the redesigning of the pb's comepltely, and stick the chip in the present models, or at least similar ones, ones that won't require 8 months of designs and prototypes.

here t comes!!! pb g5

Originally posted by Macrumors
According to a senior technical staff member at IBM, "customers will be able to use the chip in everything from PCs to notebooks to networking equipment."

My guess is that the CPU issue was resolved a long time ago. It's the other components that are holding Apple back. In any event, this bodes well for PB consumers.

sounds really neat! and yeah, looks like it could make for longer battery life in a PB