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10-31-2004, 07:23 PM #1Maxp0wer2004GuestiBook going G5 soon?
Will the iBook be getting a G5 soon? because i will be able to get a computer by the end of the year, and i want to have a laptop with a G5
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10-31-2004, 07:31 PM #2
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Not a chance. the PowerBook would be the first to be upgraded to G5 and Apple has already said they are having difficulties getting the G5 into a PowerBook. PB G5 won't be out until mid summer 2005 at the very earliest and the iBook won't be bumped up to G5 until probably half a year after that.
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10-31-2004, 08:33 PM #3
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Recently, Ive seen that the cooling of a g5 processor in an ibook or powerbook
is proving exceedingly difficult, and slowing closing the possibilities of a g5 laptop in the next year or so.
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10-31-2004, 08:52 PM #4
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haha....I'd say a G5 iBook is at least 2 years away. Powerbooks I think are still about a year.
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10-31-2004, 09:06 PM #5ChicoWebGuest
HAHA. Not any time soon.
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11-01-2004, 11:34 AM #6
Originally Posted by Macman
the problem in a laptop is the IBM chip isnt as efficient as the motorola was, meaning the G4 laptop that used to get 5+ hrs of battery life, would get about 1.5 - 2 hrs top.
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11-01-2004, 02:04 PM #7
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Well, power consumption and heat are linked, more power consumption means more heat, and the other way around.
That's why I don't really think the G5 will be ready for laptops anytime soon.
Nevertheless, Freescale (ex-Motorola CPU division) is developing m dual core G4s, which don't use much more power than the actual ones, but running at the same frequency as the actual single core G4 still would be faster. ANd they are even pin-compatible with the actual G4, which means that, when they start producing them, Apple could put them in their PowerBooks (and later in iBooks) without modifying the actual mainboard design. I'm pretty sure that's the way they will go...
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11-01-2004, 02:40 PM #8
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Powerbook G5's will be out Q1 or Q2 2005 is my guess.
iBook G5's... probably sometime in 2006.
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11-01-2004, 04:43 PM #9
I just dont see how it will work. How will they make a longer lasting battery? I just dont get it. Then where would all the fans go. !!!
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11-07-2004, 08:43 AM #10
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Well battery technology is also improving, but I suspect that we will see different version of the G5: G5m or something similar that features the same basic design, but with concessions regarding power consumption and heat.
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11-07-2004, 09:35 AM #11The mac 13Guest
Originally Posted by schweb
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11-07-2004, 10:20 AM #12
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11-07-2004, 11:03 AM #13OrangeGuest
I also think that the g5 iBook will be released right after the g5 version of powerbook is released..
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11-07-2004, 11:47 AM #14
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Keep in mind, though: The PowerBook went from G3 to G4 in January 2001. The iBook went from G3 to G4 in October 2003..over two and a half years later.
I doubt we'll see any G5 iBooks for at least a year.
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11-08-2004, 12:13 PM #15code777Guest
when i was talking to the manager at the apple store about a new iBook G5 he just laughed and said, "there was just a recent upgrade in the iBooks and a nice price drop, you're already asking about a G5? Don't hold your breath, summer 2006 MAYBE"
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