One more G4 for the PowerBook?

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.

Comments

Re:Another Article Troll from Pudge

[Awptimus Prime]

If you want to talk about power, there are many benchmarks showing the G5 being beaten by various PC offerings, so shut it up.

Agreed. I was thinking of all the poor chaps who will get modded as troll or flamebaiter because Pudgey had to go and troll the headline. Kinda funny.

On the same note as you were addressing, if the G5 was such a performance giant, then why aren't we seeing these things in datacenters? If Apple is the consistant leader in performance and reliability, why don't we see more Apples out there?

Personally, I see them more as executive toys than real computers.

Gamma ray burst

[Teahouse]

Wouldn't a G5 in a laptop generate enough heat and radiation to emit a gamma ray burst? Sure, it's portable, but the cooling system is a 3m ball that needs to be immersed in water.

I know, I know, I'm just a feckless troll.

Re:Give this a miss

[prockcore]

My two powerbooks have 60GB of disk each. That's more than enough space for editing a couple of hours of video in Final Cut Pro 4 using OfflineRT.

You're doing video on a powerbook harddrive?! You know that Apple uses 4200 and 5400 RPM harddrives in it's laptops. That's way too slow to do video capturing of any decent quality.

Re:Ok, there's the setup

[cavebear42]

I'm confused, is he a straight-man or an apple user?

You can't get G5 in an IServe either

[raresilk]

I know - I tried to order one last week. The G5 IServes are total vaporware, apparently. Maybe you can get one if you have political connections, or something. They will let you pay for it, but will not commit to a ship date. Sound familiar? Then the salesperson gives you a hard sell, totally rehearsed, about why you don't really need the G5 IServe fastest-computer-in-the-world, how about a nice G4? Fsck that.

Nice way to treat someone who only last year decided to try her first Mac. I'm sure I'm not alone in wondering how long Apple is going to hold onto us "switchers" with vapor products.