felixding Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Since MacBook Pro is too expensive for me, the brand new iBook is a good option. But when it comes out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjr1028 Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Rumors say March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 As Steve Jobs has stated that the complete line will be transitioned by 2007 you can garantee that it will appear this year. Anything further would be pure speculation. However the iBook is a key consumer product and with the lack of professional apps being intel ready before July at least (this was the original date jobs gave developers for intel macs appearance) its a good bet the ibook will be one of the next to transition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeguy Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 It's been a while since we saw a major iBook update and appears rather likely that we'll see one soon. Since the PowerBook has been renamed MacBook Pro, maybe the iBook will be called MacBook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 I'd put a fiver on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metrogirl Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Hmm, MacBook? If it's not Pro, how about MacPictureBook? MacComic? MacSundaySport? Nah, my money's on MacBook too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baltazar Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Actully, I think - and it's getting clearer to me now - that it will be called iMacBook. Why? Cause Apple wanna have the name Mac in all there computers and the iBook is not just going to be the lite or express version of MacBook Pro. It's more like it's going to be the iMac laptop just as MacBook Pro is the upcomning Mac Pro's (Powermac) laptop. Why would the iBook suddently leave the i-family and end up somewhere in between? (well Mac mini might be happy but) No, the i-family needs a laptop to. If you see it it makes sence right? iMac iMacBook Mac Pro MacBook Pro i and pro families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug the Impaler Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I think you'll see the names Mac Book, Mac Book Pro, iMac, and Mac Pro (or maybe Macintosh Pro) for the PowerMac replacement. But yeah, everyone seems to be eyeing a 13.3" widescreen notebook in March because that seems to be when Intel will be going Han Solo...err...Core Solo. I'm holding out for a Mac Mini, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I think iMacBook just doesn't flow properly, too many sylables or something. Anyway back to the topic at hand and the concensus speculation is march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzie123 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Rumors say March. No I really doubt that. MacBookPro will be released on March and the iBook will be released after that. Infact, why would Steve Jobs bothered to announce that MacBookPro will be released on March on the previous Mac World if infact the iBook will also release on the same month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Actually the MBP is due this month. Although the iBook could be announced in march it may be a couple of months before its available to buy just like the mbp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 I'm sure in March and up until 1 April (Apple's Anniversary!!!!) we'll see some interesting stuff. It might not be until 1 April, I suppose. Now, it remains to be seen if they'll do a Core Solo, or those 1.66GHz Duo chips that Apple is no longer using in the MBP, though. I suppose a Solo or Solo LV part makes more sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbz Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 i think it'll be a core solo: my HP pavilion dv4000 is quite fast, and in mac os, extremely quick and responsive. I imagine it with a better video card, a slightly more powerful CPU, and all the added extras of having a genuine Mac, and i think not only do you get a great bang for your buck, but amazing quality and pretty good performance, although it wont be as speedy as a MBP during video editing, for example. Still, it should satisfy the average computer user and then some. I do video editing on my lappy without any problems, and that's why i think it'll be core solo: it's still very fast, powerful enough to handle CPU intesive stuff (even though it wouldn't be as fast as the MBP, which it isn't supposed to sompete with anyways), and you could probaby bet that it'll have at least a 5.5 hour battery life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 anyone have any thoughts or inside info on price? i'm hoping to raise (almost) enough with the sale of my 12'' PowerBook G4 1.33Ghz 1.25Gb RAM to buy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro_sandchez Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 how much are you looking to get out of that powerbook munky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyrana Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Apple traditionally stays at the same price points for new models... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 im not sure... about £600, hopefully. its in good condition apart from a minor bump in the corner which caused the casing to open slightly (this sounds worse than it is, really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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