G5 laptop when

[northmendo.com]

Can anyone tell me when there will be a G5 laptop I am holding out till then.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Use the search function here on the site. This has been discussed to death.

Don't hold your breath.

 

[symphonix]

Not until at least late-2005 to mid-2006. The rumor sites, as well as my contacts within IBM and Apple, seem to confirm this.

Forget waiting. The performance advantage of a low-end G5 (the first G5 PowerBooks will probably be 1.6ghz) is not going to justify waiting for over a year.

In fact, in all honesty, I think there's never been a better time to buy a PowerBook, in terms of the balance of cost to power, the longevity of the machine, the fact that it is a well developed and proven model (the first generation of any new machine is always more likely to come in for warranty repairs. Its the same in any business), and there's not likely to be any significant updates real soon to either hardware or software.

 

[diablojota]

Well I agree with Symphonix and going ahead and purchase a Powerbook. But I would wait until after MWSF to do so. Probably some speed bumps and price drops.

 

[Ceroc Addict]

Well I agree with Symphonix and going ahead and purchase a Powerbook. But I would wait until after MWSF to do so. Probably some speed bumps and price drops.

Agree with both Symphonix (get a PB G4) and Diablojota (wait till after MWSF).

To add one more thought - the PB G4 is all you'll need from a laptop. If you want a G5+ (i.e. you need more processing power than a G4 for work related reasons), you're eventually going to get a desktop machine (iMac or PowerMac).

Kap

 

[Zammy-Sam]

I agree with ElDiablo (we had a thread on that).
Let's discuss there..

 

[Zammy-Sam]

An article on digitimes.com shows a list of Taiwan contract manufacturers for Apple. In this list you will find G5 ibooks and G5 powerbooks being delivered in the 2nd quarter of this year! What do you think about it?

 

[Tetano]

that the G4 PB that I wanted to buy maybe would not be bought....

 

[Viro]

Anyone find it strange that there is no mention of the Powerbook G5 in that article? Also, how likely is it for Apple to debut a Powerbook G5 and iBook G5 so close together? That would make their Powerbooks look less 'power'.

 

[Zammy-Sam]

True, power user should have G5. But since the iMac is G5 now the ibook should get a G5 processors too. And let's not forget that the case of the ibooks is much older than the one from the alubooks.
On the other hand: how long did we have the G4 ibooks? 1 year? A little bit too less for my taste. The powerbooks are working on G4 processors since 2001, right?

 

[Viro]

But the iMacs had G4 processors long before the iBooks did. I don't think that table is accurate. However, I look forward to being surprised .

 

[xarcom]

I just noticed this:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/14/apple_powerbook_g5/

Any comments ? How likely is this ?