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Apple Gives Laptops Speed Bumps

Posted by pudge on from the but-i-want-a-laptop-that-is-not-encased-in-metal dept.

sockit2me9000 writes "Apple released their new PowerBook today. They include faster processors across the board (up to 1GHz), Radeon 9000 GPUs, and the top-of-the-line model will include a slot-loading SuperDrive. Price points remain about the same. New iBook was released as well."

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  1. iBook still stuck at G3 by elliotj · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder when they iBook is gonna be given the dignity of a G4 processor. The life of the G3 has been remarkable but I can't help thinking that it has been stretched out not by virtue of the chip itself but rather because Apple is having trouble getting better and faster chips from Moto (hence the IBM PPC rumors recently).

    This is pretty cool, especially for the TiBook. I'm sure video houses will appreciate the superdive to let them make rough cuts on the road and share them.

    Now, sadly, my TiBook is no longer state-of-the-art. I can tell its feelings were hurt: this morning it ask me if it looked fat.

  2. Re:It's expensive, but .... by cosmo7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So why not buy a cheaper PC (yes, even with Windows thrown in) and install OsX over the top?

    and then fly around on your anti-grav jetbike.