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Road to Expo: PowerBook speed bumps to 1.5/1.67GHz confirmed

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As reported by Think Secret

By Ryan Katz, Senior Editor
January 10, 2005 - Armchair Apple watchers can add another item to the itinerary of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo keynote tomorrow: PowerBook G4 updates. Mobile warriors will be disappointed to hear that they'll have to wait a little longer for the already long-awaited PowerBook G5--expect an announcement, possibly, at WWDC in June, sources say--but the speed bump will breathe some life into a line that has gone without an update since April of last year.

At the high-end, the new PowerBooks will top out at 1.67GHz, sources say. Other chances will be similarly minor: the 80GB/4200RPM hard drive found on the current high-end 15-inch and 17-inch models will be replaced with 100GB hard drive spinning at 5400-rpm. The video card at the high-end will remain ATI's Radeon 9700, but it will be given a boost from 64MB of memory to 128MB. The PowerBook SuperDrive will also gain official support for DVD+R media, along with the DVD-R discs that have always worked.

At the low-end, the 12-inch PowerBook will be upgraded to 1.5GHz. Hard drive size will remain at 60GB, but the drive will be upgraded from a 4200-rpm model to 5400-rpm drive, marginally improving performance. Other specifications will remain unchanged from the current 12-inch PowerBook.

All PowerBooks will also be upgraded to the new Bluetooth 2.0 specification with Enhanced Data Rate, introduced in November. Bluetooth 2.0 is about three-times faster than Bluetooth 1.1, consumes less power, and is backwards compatible with Bluetooth 1.1 devices.

Sounds like a pretty good speed bump.. But if it's only a speed bump, you've got to think that something big will be coming between April and August... 1.67GHz in a PowerBook is quite impressive though I think.. Should be a great notebook!

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this forum has me seriously considering an ibook or a powerbook. this article doesn't help matters. knock it off.
 
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If you are considering buying a mac, then you should go check out ionmac.com. They have a wealth of information on the forums. The main site is just getting started, but the forums have been up for a while. Everyone there is nice, (same here) and will help you at the first chance you get.


Nice find Dan. Sounds cool. Now I will want to get one. :(:(
 
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Ah, my 1.5Ghz PowerBook 15" isn't going to be *too* out-dated then :p Still they are nice updates, and will be fine machines :)
 
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i've been researching them for over a month now but was waiting until after the Expo to make a firm decision.

thx though.
 
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extra 20 gb hard drive would be nice, though have to see the rest of the added features...! and by June, hopefully tiger and iLife 05 will be out and included as part of the hardware build, so maybe i'll upgrade then, and save the g5 for next year once the inevitable teething issues are sorted out!!

roll on mwsf ;)
 
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Nice. However, I think that the other features (HDD, Video card) will have much more for people not wanting to get wrapped up in processor speed. We all remember intels speed wars, now don't we...
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I was actually looking forward to see a new design ... they have stayed the same since '02. They aren't getting stagnant or anything, but I feel that they could use a bit of a shake-up in design.
 
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