fyi, the mac mini already supports core image, just not the pixel-shading support. (ala it has to do it in the CPU so it's slow) therefore the "ripple effect" (Which I think is too annoying to be cool anymore) is not there. Want proof? Fire up Comic Life on a Mac Mini, runs fine. (It uses core image)
It will be interesting to see how these things sell. What I am interested in is how many people will hold off on purchasing a Mac now and wait for the Intel macs to come out. I for one was ready to get a powermac but decided to wait until next year when the MacTels come out.
Just to Clear things from my Point of ViewI am a current iBook Owner I like my iBook G4 it can play Unreal Torn 2003 Flawlessly, Edit Video and be able to watch Digitally Recorded DVB streams, I really don't need a Powerbook when a iBook is as powerful. Now My point is Apple have "Dumbed" down the iBook G4, They don't want the iBook to be as powerful as the Powerbook.This Morning at my Apple Store i saw increase in the price of the iBook ($200 more) @ $2000 inc GST, now I can ramble of 10 or so laptops under $1500 that have the functionality of a Powerbook e.g. Compaq, Acer and TPG make em so cheap, My complaint is I am right hand person I need a Usb port on the right hand side of the laptop for my external mouse the ibook doesn't provide this, firewire 800 isn't new news but I reckon it be Excellent speed boost to in your ibook (hook up a external Fast HDD to the ibook) because the HDD in the iBook is still slow 4200RPM. Don't you worry any Latest G4/G5 Mac can play Latest Games cause all Macs have dedicated Video cards, whereas the PC Laptops have shared Video with the onboard Ram; Advantage Macs. But at least the inventors of Firewire could put Firewire 800 in the next line of Macs it would be sweet, if the ibook had a PCMCIA card slot it could be used to add a Firewire 800 card but that's not option for the iBook as Apple don't want the iBook to outrun the Powerbook (Dumbing down effect of the iBook), you know and I know they can do it but they don't want to make the iBook powerful because the effect on the Powerbook, the current speed boosts are minor and you will not notice much difference OS X need 1+ Gig of Ram to function flawlessly, so I think Apple need to look at these two Laptop lines and Decide their Future, Typically Powerbooks get the newest Technology first than the 1 year later the iBook gets the Newest Technology thats how I see it.
Digit9 you do know that the powermac will be one of the last computers to move over to intel. They're going to start with the lower end computers and move up from there.
"Typically Powerbooks get the newest Technology first than the 1 year later the iBook gets the Newest Technology thats how I see it."clubgus, not to burst your bubble or anything but "1 year later" is quite a while in computer-time. So if "1 year later" the ibook gets the "Newest Technology" I wouldn't quite considor it the "newest" or even "new" technology by that point. Honestly, I don't even know if the technology found in the current powerbook line is the newest - its just apple saving some time before releasing updated powerbooks in september or what not. The technology and hardware found in these "updated" ibooks are certainly not "new" let alone the "newest". Maybe you could stretch and say the current hardware offerings in the powerbooks are "new" technology, but still not the newest. Newest is a term in the computer world that lasts a very very short while, but things can be new for a matter of months usually. But 1-year+, not so much...
18 months of course Moores Law, it seems like an eternity between ibook updates or any other Apple product update, that when the product comes out it seems new to Mac users but its been out for Yonks, Apple have are slow Time to market, when it comes to Computers could be many reasons Quality Testing but when it comes to new iPods releases Now they come out every 2 months. Is this a Sign of things to come 4 apple?
npachecoJul 26, 2005
fyi, the mac mini already supports core image, just not the pixel-shading support. (ala it has to do it in the CPU so it's slow) therefore the "ripple effect" (Which I think is too annoying to be cool anymore) is not there. Want proof? Fire up Comic Life on a Mac Mini, runs fine. (It uses core image)
icespideJul 26, 2005
quoted for truth
digit9Jul 26, 2005
It will be interesting to see how these things sell. What I am interested in is how many people will hold off on purchasing a Mac now and wait for the Intel macs to come out. I for one was ready to get a powermac but decided to wait until next year when the MacTels come out.
clubgusJul 26, 2005
Just to Clear things from my Point of ViewI am a current iBook Owner I like my iBook G4 it can play Unreal Torn 2003 Flawlessly, Edit Video and be able to watch Digitally Recorded DVB streams, I really don't need a Powerbook when a iBook is as powerful. Now My point is Apple have "Dumbed" down the iBook G4, They don't want the iBook to be as powerful as the Powerbook.This Morning at my Apple Store i saw increase in the price of the iBook ($200 more) @ $2000 inc GST, now I can ramble of 10 or so laptops under $1500 that have the functionality of a Powerbook e.g. Compaq, Acer and TPG make em so cheap, My complaint is I am right hand person I need a Usb port on the right hand side of the laptop for my external mouse the ibook doesn't provide this, firewire 800 isn't new news but I reckon it be Excellent speed boost to in your ibook (hook up a external Fast HDD to the ibook) because the HDD in the iBook is still slow 4200RPM. Don't you worry any Latest G4/G5 Mac can play Latest Games cause all Macs have dedicated Video cards, whereas the PC Laptops have shared Video with the onboard Ram; Advantage Macs. But at least the inventors of Firewire could put Firewire 800 in the next line of Macs it would be sweet, if the ibook had a PCMCIA card slot it could be used to add a Firewire 800 card but that's not option for the iBook as Apple don't want the iBook to outrun the Powerbook (Dumbing down effect of the iBook), you know and I know they can do it but they don't want to make the iBook powerful because the effect on the Powerbook, the current speed boosts are minor and you will not notice much difference OS X need 1+ Gig of Ram to function flawlessly, so I think Apple need to look at these two Laptop lines and Decide their Future, Typically Powerbooks get the newest Technology first than the 1 year later the iBook gets the Newest Technology thats how I see it.
icabod540Jul 27, 2005
Digit9 you do know that the powermac will be one of the last computers to move over to intel. They're going to start with the lower end computers and move up from there.
winkleprJul 27, 2005
"Typically Powerbooks get the newest Technology first than the 1 year later the iBook gets the Newest Technology thats how I see it."clubgus, not to burst your bubble or anything but "1 year later" is quite a while in computer-time. So if "1 year later" the ibook gets the "Newest Technology" I wouldn't quite considor it the "newest" or even "new" technology by that point. Honestly, I don't even know if the technology found in the current powerbook line is the newest - its just apple saving some time before releasing updated powerbooks in september or what not. The technology and hardware found in these "updated" ibooks are certainly not "new" let alone the "newest". Maybe you could stretch and say the current hardware offerings in the powerbooks are "new" technology, but still not the newest. Newest is a term in the computer world that lasts a very very short while, but things can be new for a matter of months usually. But 1-year+, not so much...
clubgusJul 27, 2005
18 months of course Moores Law, it seems like an eternity between ibook updates or any other Apple product update, that when the product comes out it seems new to Mac users but its been out for Yonks, Apple have are slow Time to market, when it comes to Computers could be many reasons Quality Testing but when it comes to new iPods releases Now they come out every 2 months. Is this a Sign of things to come 4 apple?
joesoundbyteJul 27, 2005
clubgus: yes, and it stinks