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One more G4 for the PowerBook?

Posted by pudge on from the so-there dept.

PurdueGraphicsMan writes "Much as we'd love to see the next PowerBook revision include a processor evolution to the mighty G5, we know it's not that simple. The Register provides some sound reasoning (and boatloads of model numbers and voltage specs) as to why we'll probably see a 1.5GHz G4 PowerBook before any G5 PowerBooks materialize." I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package while other people can't even get it in a PC tower. Oh, and I don't want to burn my lap.

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  1. Re:Watercool by and+by · · Score: 5, Informative

    Those issues will largely be solved by the recent die shrink at IBM.

  2. Re:Give this a miss by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    > The G4 is grossly underpowered in comparison with a Centrino [...]

    Centrino is the name of the CPU, chipset, and WLAN card. The CPU is called the Pentium-M (or Banias). It's a sort of hybrid between the Tualatin P3 and the P4, taking the best features from both, with energy efficiency as one of the primary design goals. It's probably the nicest chip Intel has done in years.

  3. Re:Heat Issue? by quandrum · · Score: 5, Informative

    Um, Didn't IBM just release the 970FX, which uses the the new (.09nm ?) process and significantly less watt's of power consumption, along with PowerTune, a speedstep-like technology that would further reduce power consumption?

    Why yes, yes they did. Maybe that's how they will fix the heat issue.

  4. Re:Guaranteeing Apple speed/feature bumps by rampant+mac · · Score: 5, Informative
    "Of course, it had to happen. Within two weeks or so of almost every Apple purchase I've made over the past 11 years, Apple has announced a much better unit for less money."

    Apple will let you "trade in" any purchases you made, if a newer model is released. I can't remember if it's for 14 days or more that the coverage applies to. I believe it's 14 days though.

    Just call the Apple store if a new model is released, like tomorrow, and they can hook you up. I did just that when I purchased my 17" Studio Display (price dropped $200 3 or 4 days after my purchase, and I got my money back).

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  5. Re:Flamebait by mcwop · · Score: 5, Informative

    There is a second mouse button - it is labeled "Ctrl".

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  6. Re:What a troll post by Jord · · Score: 5, Informative
    Speaking of trolls, complaining about the boot time? How often do you really boot that monster? Let me guess, whenever there is a security update?

    The sleep function on Apple notebooks work so well that the ONLY time I reboot mine is for updates.

    Now if you had a windows machine I could see the complaint since putting it to sleep is rolling the dice that the sucker will come up again :)

    A sure sign that Apple is doing well is when people start to complain about the boot time because they have run out of other complaints!

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  7. Re:Heat by iotaborg · · Score: 5, Informative

    You might want to get your facts a little straighter as the G5 consumes 24.5W@2GHz. So much for the Athalon 64@35W.