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Rev A Intel Laptops... Will you buy??
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I agree with waiting, but a thinner, lighter, widescreen with better battery life will be so hard to pass up...esp if they drop prices like they are rumored to...
A little aside, hopefully someone can answer this quickly:
Is the mass-quantity of RAM supported by current PowerMacs a function of the chips or just Apple design? and if the former, are we going to see these RAM-warehouses belittled to 2/4GB max like most PC counterparts?
and has anyone found out about Aperture being UB yet? I would hope Apple didn't release a pro app months before a transition without having it be compatible.
Is the mass-quantity of RAM supported by current PowerMacs a function of the chips or just Apple design? and if the former, are we going to see these RAM-warehouses belittled to 2/4GB max like most PC counterparts?
and has anyone found out about Aperture being UB yet? I would hope Apple didn't release a pro app months before a transition without having it be compatible.
It sdhould run under Rosetta. And Microsoft will probably have a universal binary version sooner than later.rye9 said:
Well, I intend to buy a Rev A Powerbook provided it proves reliable. I have to wait until March anyway, so if they're out in January (big if there) that'll be 2 months that I can hear the reviews of the folks who do buy them first.
-John, who refuses to be a guinea pig
-John, who refuses to be a guinea pig
As to a respnse to the original post, I will not be buying. I dont own an Apple computer yet but my first will be the 12 in 1.33 Ghz iBook. I am definitely getting a PPC version for a couple years to know I have stability and a supported system rather than getting a POTENTIALY buggy intel ibook. I am aware that the 1st intels may not be as buggy as expected, but I would expect a PPC version to be more stable than the 1st intels anyways.
I guess I will be waiting....forgive my forgetfulness with the names, but isnt intel releasing a really low power and powerful chip sometime mid 2006? Merom or yonah or something.....I would want to get a PB that would have that. Add to that the bugs and software compatibility stuff....hmmm revB or C then???
ajampam said:I guess I will be waiting....forgive my forgetfulness with the names, but isnt intel releasing a really low power and powerful chip sometime mid 2006? Merom or yonah or something.....I would want to get a PB that would have that. Add to that the bugs and software compatibility stuff....hmmm revB or C then???
Merom is the one you are after
But yeah, that one has 64 bit extensions too, Yonah is really more like 2 current Pentium Ms slapped together.
I will stay away from Rev A products for a while. During which, I check on how early adoptors are being treated by a Rev A product. I won't be a guinea pig by spending close to $2 K money on a potentially buggy product (because of its new architecture). For now, I feel I am all set with the conventional notebook computers as I have already enough and the ones I have now are more than capable for my computing needs for now (and for the next year or more at least).
The only thing I may buy another computer in addition to my current stable of computers in the next year or 2 years from now is a tablet PC.
Of course, if my Mac breaks down, then, I will buy another Mac. But, since I have 4 Macs now, if one breaks, I can use the rest of 3 and I hope I can wait out till a Rev B or C (ie. more matured version of Intel Mac) comes out into the market.
The only thing I may buy another computer in addition to my current stable of computers in the next year or 2 years from now is a tablet PC.
Of course, if my Mac breaks down, then, I will buy another Mac. But, since I have 4 Macs now, if one breaks, I can use the rest of 3 and I hope I can wait out till a Rev B or C (ie. more matured version of Intel Mac) comes out into the market.
merom...merom...
I don't *need* a laptop in the near future. So I've decided to wait for Merom too. That sounds sweet! Get a Rev C around mid 2007 maybe...?ajampam said:I guess I will be waiting....forgive my forgetfulness with the names, but isnt intel releasing a really low power and powerful chip sometime mid 2006? Merom or yonah or something.....I would want to get a PB that would have that. Add to that the bugs and software compatibility stuff....hmmm revB or C then???
if i buy upon release of the new architecture you're technology stays up to date for the longest time. Maybe 4 months down the line there will be another update, but it won't be nearly as large and performance altering as the conversion to intel.
I bought the very first G3 and the very first G5 less than 2 months after each was released and I was very happy with both machines. They were the machines that felt the fastest when i got them and the machines that took the longest to start frustrating me with their slowness (1.6ghz G5 still rocks my world).
So, yes if the ibook is updated to intel and I am not dead broke I will try to trade in my 1.33ghz 12" ibook and get a new intel ibook. It's well worth the risk if you simply consider it in terms of value.
I bought the very first G3 and the very first G5 less than 2 months after each was released and I was very happy with both machines. They were the machines that felt the fastest when i got them and the machines that took the longest to start frustrating me with their slowness (1.6ghz G5 still rocks my world).
So, yes if the ibook is updated to intel and I am not dead broke I will try to trade in my 1.33ghz 12" ibook and get a new intel ibook. It's well worth the risk if you simply consider it in terms of value.
I'm definitely will be interested in buying a Rev A Intel Powerbook ... after all I did buy a Rev A Aluminum powerbook and love it to death. I'm sorta in the market for a new computer anyway ... (moving from 17" to 12")
-OA
-OA
I was thinking about what I wanted...
I have a AlBook 15" now...
Could wait for a MeromBook. Maybe drop to a 13in. widescreen ?HD? if they have one and get me a nice desktop to compliment...
Anyways, my AlBook is the Rev A of the 15" that had white spots on the screen. Apple is fixing them for free... Other than that, its golden, get yourself a Rev A if you want it...
I have a AlBook 15" now...
Could wait for a MeromBook. Maybe drop to a 13in. widescreen ?HD? if they have one and get me a nice desktop to compliment...
Anyways, my AlBook is the Rev A of the 15" that had white spots on the screen. Apple is fixing them for free... Other than that, its golden, get yourself a Rev A if you want it...
I'm kindagenerik said:
. Was that a "general wondering"? If so, I don't think there will be any PM updates soon. They may have just one more revision in the PPC based PowerMac line around April/May and leave a slightly long gap before announcing the Intel based PowerMacs. If the "wondering" is related to my "Rev C around mid 2007..." then I should clarify that I was talking about buying a Intel Merom based PowerBook in that time frame.
generik said:
Yes, there will be - MWSF 2007, that is.
Well, Intel-based PMs at least - none of the sort at MWSF 2006 however, and I highly doubt any G5 PM updates either. blaskillet4 said:
What happened there???!?!
Really what I want is an integrated iSight in the monitor bezel. I'll replace both my and my gf's PBs when one comes out.
Until then, 2 PBs and a PM suit us fine, no need to buy new hardware for a while...
-RS
Until then, 2 PBs and a PM suit us fine, no need to buy new hardware for a while...
-RS