Apple PowerBook and iBook Updates - Next Week?

Leave the rumors to me.

Yes! This must mean G5 powerbooks and dual 3.0 GHz PowerMacs!!........ :rolleyes:

Leave the rumors to me.

LOL

You can still give us the specs, Jim. :)

I wouldn't mind some of those. Do your stuff!

oh we can only hope. untill i see it for myself, a skeptic i will be.

Leave the rumors to me.

You got one right... that doesn't mean no one else has sources! You have any word on this one?

I believe it. After a long drought, we're finally entering upgrade season!

tell us more

I will tell you as I know.

ALL of the Apple portable computers shipping times are INCREASED TO 1-3 Business Days today, with some of them having 3-7 Business Days shipping times.

All in all, eight new laptop configurations are expected with two new 12" PowerBooks, two 15" PowerBooks, and a single updated 17" PowerBook (G4). Also expected are two 14" iBook and one 12" iBook revisions.

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So what specs are we going to see?

Apple insider gives some hints...but I really wonder how much more attractive the PB range will be. Thoughts?

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=414 from 7 April

"Unconfirmed reports indicated that Apple's PowerBook models will receive faster graphics processors and updated G4 processors with speeds possibly reaching 1.5GHz. A recent report by the Register's Tony Smith indicates that Motorola's PowerPC G4 7447A would likely power the new portables. The chip reportedly adds on-the-fly clock frequency adjustment, allowing system makers to run at reduced frequencies according to workload, effectively increasing battery performance."

"Previous reports also suggest that potential cosmetic changes were in the works for the company's 12-inch PowerBook offerings, possibly reducing the thickness of the 'Books. "

"Meanwhile, the company is also said to be readying another slight revision to its consumer iBook laptops. According to an anonymous report, the new units will include a low end 933 Mhz model for $999 and a high end 1.25 Ghz configuration for $1499. Two additional midrange configurations were listed, though it should be noted that all configurations are currently unconfirmed."

if the 12" PBs get a backlit keyboard, i'm buying next week.

we can start counting the whiners crying about no G5 Powerbooks...

steady product releases until 3GHZ Powermacs in June. I'm likin' it!