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Macworld to Bring Updates to Laptop Lines?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the pure-speculation-and-idle-discussion dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Reuters is reporting on the breathless anticipation that leads up to Macworld every year. Many analysts are hedging their bets that this year will bring a long overdue update to the Mac laptop family. From the article: 'We think the iBook, PowerBook, Mac Mini, and potentially Xserve are areas that are going to move to Intel first,' said Shaw Wu, an analyst at American Technology Research."

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  1. beating a dead horse? by thedak · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think at this point it's pretty much common sense that something is going to be done to the ibook line with macworld occuring.. tomorrow I guess it would be (unless you're in a timezone in which it is currently monday.. in which case.. greeettiinngs frromm the paaassttt..), we know the intel switch is coming, we know they have said that they are likely to release the ibook and mini lines first with intel chips (yonah most likely it seems, that's about the only thing that would make any sense)

    With the keynote occuring tomorrow, it's probably time to stop repeating the speculation, or at least vary it up a little, Jobs to release iRock, a portable Steve Jobs shrine, so you can worship him in all his bald glory anywhere you go! :o I know I'd buy one >.> (typing from my beloved 12" ibook G4).

  2. Re:Here's hoping... by jerkmark · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can we please call any Apple branded tablet the "Applet" from now on? I want to so bad.

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  3. Earth shattering announcement.... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think Steve Jobs will announce that Microsoft is licensing OS X to replace the plumbing in Windows Vista, and a giant kitchen sink will knonk him on the head as Bill Gates appears on the big screen behind in a Dark Helmet helmet with an girly laugh. Oh, yeah. One more thing... :P

  4. Something else up his sleeve? by The+Ancients · · Score: 4, Funny
    Said analyst Bajarin, a long-time Silicon Valley watcher: "He also has something else up his sleeve that none of us have a clue about."

    An 'Intel Inside' tattoo?

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  5. I predict.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ..that Steve Jobs will be wearing a rather tight black shirt of some kind.

  6. Re:No G4 laptops or desktops - that is my predicti by Arctic+Fox · · Score: 4, Funny
    The article suggests...

    I'm sorry. You must be new here. Usually these threads are full of speculation and wild-ass guesses, not someone reading article. Sheesh!

  7. Re:Dual boot laptop by anothy · · Score: 3, Funny
    a) I can't work on Microsoft products like SQL Server on a Mac
    that's a feature, not a bug. ;-)
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  8. Go to the source... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Foxtrot

  9. Re:second gen Pentium M by grahamlee · · Score: 3, Funny
    a watercooling radiator that looks like it fell off a Chevy.

    And with good reason - it fell off a Chevy. They're made by Delphi and used in the Blazer.

  10. Re:second gen Pentium M by moonbender · · Score: 4, Funny

    All of the current top3 Supercomputers in the world are POWER5 IBM designs.

    Clearly, that makes it an obvious choice for a laptop CPU.

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