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New iBooks 'Any Day Now'

Posted by timothy on from the rumorous-is-putting-it-mildly dept.

teewurstmann writes "Thinksecret reports that 'sources have confirmed that Apple's consumer laptop will receive a long overdue refresh very soon, possibly as early as this week.' They speculate that the new iBooks might have a widescreen display. I sure hope they are right! I've been waiting to buy one of those suckers for half a year now!"

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  1. Obligatory rant... by Alakaboo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, no! I just bought an iBook ten months ago! Now it's obsolete. Apple obviously doesn't care about customer loyalty.

  2. Re:Consumer laptop by ettlz · · Score: 5, Funny
    Consumer laptop? Who's their other line made for?
    Florists.
  3. Re:Tablet? by kevcol · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mabey they will introduce a tablet version?

    I find that hard to swallow.

  4. Re:Cool ... but the real question is ... by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Funny
    I have it on good authority that Apple is going to pull a rabbit out from their hat. They're actually going to put hither-to unannounced 2GHz Motorola 68060s in this one. Apparently, Apple has had OS X running on '060s, Pentiums, and PowerPCs over the last few years. But that's not all.

    In August, they'll be announcing the new range of PowerBooks. These will be powered by 2.5GHz ARM CPUs. And in September, the new Xserve 65816s will be launched, running the latest generation 6502s. SPARC based iMacs will follow in November.

    Finally, in January, you'll see the first Intel based Mac. While some will consider a 4.77MHz 8088* a little slow in today's computing environment, there's little doubt that the power savings alone will make the switchover worthwhile.

    * Note, selected models will feature the NEC V20, depending on availability and demand.

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  5. Because... by Really+Wannabe+Geek · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Experts agree that the best type of computer for your individual needs is one that comes on the market about two days after you actually purchase some other computer."
    --Dave Barry

  6. Mod Points and Apple by mejesster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nobody has enough mod points to possibly mod down all the flamebait on this thread.

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  7. Re:Lighter? by Matey-O · · Score: 5, Funny

    Buy a 5 lb. laptop and lose 4 lbs. of weight.

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    "Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus."