No G5 PowerBooks Anytime Soon
With the introduction of the 2" thick iMac G5, many Mac enthusiasts' attentions have now focused on the PowerBook, and the hope of it moving to a G5 processor as well. In an interview with Tom Boger, Apple's worldwide product development director, The Mac Observer writes that Apple is unable to overcome certain engineering problems faced with making a smaller G5 chip to work in a portable.
Rumors about a G5 PowerBook have been circulating through the Mac web ever since the introduction of the original Power Mac G5. Apple has kept their position saying that the PowerBook would be a long time off, citing power and size constraints as a factor in moving the G5 to the PowerBook.
The new iMac G5 (desktop) is thin, but (the G5) is not thin enough for a laptop right now. There are great challenges in putting a G5 processor in a laptop. The issues range from power to cooling and its overall size...You're not going to see a G5 in a laptop anytime soon.
Rumors about a G5 PowerBook have been circulating through the Mac web ever since the introduction of the original Power Mac G5. Apple has kept their position saying that the PowerBook would be a long time off, citing power and size constraints as a factor in moving the G5 to the PowerBook.
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97 months ago
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Link: Apple Exec: No G5 Laptop \"Anytime Soon\"
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Link: Apple Exec: No G5 Laptop \"Anytime Soon\"
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97 months ago
The new G4 revisions are pretty good. I don't know why everyone is freaking out about G5 Powerbooks. I bought a 17" Powerbook yesterday, and the 1.5ghz G4 is NOT significantly slower than the single processor 1.6 G5 it replaced.
97 months ago
is this supposed to be a surprise or something?
there will be NO g5 powerbook until the ibm powertune chips come out. you're looking at a minimum, beginning 2005 before these chips even start coming off the production line. which leads me to believe WWDC 2005 is a good time to expect a g5 powerbook. but no sooner.
there will be NO g5 powerbook until the ibm powertune chips come out. you're looking at a minimum, beginning 2005 before these chips even start coming off the production line. which leads me to believe WWDC 2005 is a good time to expect a g5 powerbook. but no sooner.
97 months ago
I am not at all suprised, the G5 packaging in the new imac alone is a feat, nevermind making it half the thickness (actually, less than half, a powerbook opens, and has a keyboard, which takes up some space), significanly lighter, and less power hungry.
I think dual core is definitely on the plate, and its performance may not be too far behind a single processor G5 (I am thinking back to old G4 v. G5 comparisons from last year)
I think dual core is definitely on the plate, and its performance may not be too far behind a single processor G5 (I am thinking back to old G4 v. G5 comparisons from last year)
97 months ago
Hey Apple, if you're not putting a G5 in a laptop, why not make the powerbooks nicer by using better LCDs and using 5400 RPM hard drives standard to distract people?
97 months ago
*crosses fingers, toes, legs, and arms in hopes of dual-core powerbook g4*
97 months ago
From a "Global Good" perspective... "Darn. That really sucks"
From an "I spent $3000 on a 15" PB two months ago" perspective, "Rah! I made a good gamble! I can now continue my ecstasy-fest longer than I expected!"
From an "I spent $3000 on a 15" PB two months ago" perspective, "Rah! I made a good gamble! I can now continue my ecstasy-fest longer than I expected!"
97 months ago
Why don't just people accept the fact that G5 powerbook is not coming soon. We all know it won't work the way it is now.
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