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The End of the 12" PB?
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http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1229
According to this Appleinsider article:
"Precisely what will become of Apple's 12-inch PowerBook offering is an unknown. Prior to Apple's announcement to switch to Intel-based processors in 2006, reliable sources said Apple planned to abandon its 12-inch PowerBook offering with the release of the current model. It's unclear if these plans have changed in light of the Intel announcement and the fact that all PowerBook G4 models will see no further revisions after this year."
Hard to believe they would abandon this market. Seems to me the new Intel mobile chips will offer just what the 12" needs: power and cooler temperatures. We'll see.
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I still say the iBook line should consist of a 12 and a 14. Maybe a 10" sub-notebook as well. Then make the PB line 13, 15 and 17.
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13" fits in better with a 15" and 17".
They need a proper small powerbook though, the 12" pb has always been too close to the 12" ibook
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Since when have rumor sites been reputable news providers?
The small notebook and sub-notebook market is huge. When new MacTel notebooks come out, then of course they're going to be different than the current powerbooks. Ergo, I too can predict that the current powerbooks, in their current form, will cease to be. It's a given. MacTel = new notebooks = powerbooks in their current form will cease to be.
Would you want it any other way? If you simply put a MacTel inside the current pb with no redesign, then there's not much excitement, is there?
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there would be for me since they would have dual cores and a faster bus and the ablity to boot into windows if needed.
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AND, Pentium M class battery endurance!
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I highly doubt Apple would kill their best selling powerbook.
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The only thing necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing
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No more updates before Intelification? How about a higher screen resolution?
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Did Schroedinger's cat think outside the box?
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they better not get rid of the 12"...maybe give it an inch to make it widescreen....but dont leave just the 15" and 17" monsters for pro users. i love my 12" sooooo freakin much, absolutely the best 1500 bux ive ever spent!
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NOW YOU SEE ME! 2.4 MBP and 2.0 MBP (running ubuntu)
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i'd be happy if it went from 12" to wide 13"...
they can wait to do this until intel PBs though IMO.
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whatever they do, make it affordable... will prices go up for Intel-powered PowerBooks...?
BTW, does anyone think apple will continue selling PPC PBs after the new Intel PBs are released at a discount...?
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