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MWSF Announcement Details?

Thursday December 9, 2004 11:25 am PST by mudbug
An anonymous submission today points to some possible releases at MWSF in January:

New eMacs
1.6 Ghz G5 across the line -- 533 mhz bus like the iMac. ATI Radeon 9600 with 64 MB VRAM.

Combo $899
Superdrive $999

New Powerbooks
G5s are nowhere near ready as are dual G4s. There will however be slight upgrades and price drops.

12" - upgrade to 1.5 Ghz G4, BT/AE built in (like the new iBooks), 80 GB HD, Mobility Radeon 9700 (64 MB) Price $1399
15" - upgrade to 1.67 Ghz G4, BT/AE built in, 80 GB, Backlit keyboard standard, Mobility Radeon 9800 (128 MB VRAM) Price - $2299
17" - Same as 15" except 17" display - $2599

Keynote 2
-new transitions
-GREATLY improved performance
-New 'media tab' allowing easy access to photos, music and movies -- similar to how it is integrated in iDVD

Quicktime NG (next-gen)
First major change in the .mov format since QT 3. Integrated H.264, MP4, and Wavelet technology.
Support for .ogg, heAAC, and FLAC audio. (these will also be available for playback in new iTunes)
Apple is currently negotiating to get the full trailer for Episode III and the full trailer for Batman Begins to be released on keynote day -- to view would require download of NG.
New Pro key needed. Lower Price $19

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Mudbug
94 months ago
I'm making no claims as to the validity of this - just thought I'd pass it along.
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swissmann
94 months ago
I like this time of year. Sounds like a pretty decent guess.
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Laslo Panaflex
94 months ago
Seems realistic to me, and not too shabby either, maybe that's becuase I am not expecting much.
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pourhadi
94 months ago
Eh, that's all well and good (and probably on-the-mark), but we need something else... like a new hardware device or little piece of software. Something that's keynote worthy, not boring speed bumps.

flashPod would be interesting, but I'm getting sick of Macworld turning into iPodworld.

But then again, I guess there's not much we can do about that :p
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realityisterror
94 months ago
price drop on the 12" is very nice.. i'm assuming that's with a combo drive for 1399 though?? 15/17 is still too expensive...

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themacman
94 months ago
This sucks for powerbooks I think 1.7 G5 emac, 1.6 g5 12" Powerbook 1.9 g5 17 "
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nagromme
94 months ago
Anonymous? I'll call it a "guess" and make mine:

* No eMac G5 in January due to G5 shortages. But soon: once the iMac backlog settles down.

* I too am conservative in PowerBook predictions. Just like the PowerMac story once upon a time, we're "hanging in there" with G4 pro laptops for now. In many ways they're the best laptop on the planet--thin, great OS, great display on 15" and 17: (if you don't have defects needing warranty service), lots of ports, etc.... But they're not going to be the fastest in the world for now.

And remember: Apple doesn't focus anymore on having products come out timed with events like MacWorld. Big things happen when they happen.
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afields
94 months ago
emac and imac with a g5, g4 for "power"book. Nice.
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mashinhead
94 months ago

emac and imac with a g5, g4 for "power"book. Nice.


Yeah at this rate an ibook will get a g5 before a powerbook. I don't really mind the non-dual and non g5, but come on whats with the .17 ghz jumps every 8 mos. In the words of Emril Lagasse (sp?), 'kick it up a notch'.
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OasisNYK
94 months ago
Interesting...no bump in HD size? No higher res screen? No dual layer DVD burning?

Who knows what will really happen but it seems like a solid forecast.
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