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MacBook On Its Way?

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ThinkSecret is reporting that Apple should be releasing its “MacBook” – the replacement for the iBook – within one to two months. From the article,

Apple has begun manufacturing its new MacBook and should have the laptop in consumer hands in the next 30-60 days, sources report. The MacBook—and it will indeed be called the MacBook, sources have confirmed, as Apple will be dropping the iBook moniker—is being built exclusively around a 13.3-inch widescreen display with a 1280x720 WXGA resolution, as previously reported.

 

The MacBook will likely share internals with Apple's recently revamped Mac mini, meaning a Core Solo processor can be expected in the low-end and a Core Duo in the higher-end MacBook. In doing so, Apple will position the 13.3-inch MacBook as both an entry-level laptop and as a replacement for Apple's 12-inch PowerBook G4.

 

Apple will discontinue the 14-inch iBook G4 immediately upon release of the MacBook but sources expect the company to continue to offer the 12-inch iBook G4 in limited quantities for a period of time.

 

The article goes on to say that the 17” MacBook Pro (I’m a little sad that I’ll now have to tack on the Pro to specify which computer I mean) may be coming soon as well.

Sources have added that a 17-inch MacBook Pro, being built by Quanta, could also arrive in tandem with the release of the MacBooks. The 17-inch model will pack a brighter display than its predecessor but specifics are not expected to diverge significantly from the high-end 15.4-inch MacBook pro.

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Joe The Dragon

Also the system ram take of it as well.

I think the last time that a Mac used part of system ram of video was 10+ years.

 

The GMA950 can run relatively fast except for the more demanding 3D part. It should, when implemented well, performs almost as good as X1600 on 2d. What is giving it a bad name, is that mfg tends to "slow down" the whole system on those lower priced models in order to distinguish their higher priced "performance" rip-off. The Apple iBook G4 and PowerBook G4 is the best example; the iBook and PowerBook use the same G4 with very similar close speed, but while iBook (not integrated video chip) is only good for nothing but web browsing, PowerBook performs quite well.

BTW, does anyone know if the 17" MBP still going to have 1 firewire400 and 2 USB ports? I can't believe that Apple is so stingy on expansion ports. How can I spend $2500 on a laptop that has fewer ports than the $600 Mac Mini!!! Does all MBP user doing nothing but browse the web all day?!

It also takes up system ram.

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netdog
it really cant come soon enough. I have a feeling it is going to be a great buy.

 

I shared your optimism, but given the comments during the financials conference call, I have a feeling that it is going to be overpriced, just like the MBPs. If anyone thinks that this is because the build quality of Apples is superior to that of HP or Toshiba or Sony, I think they are fooling themselves. Unfortunately, Mac portables have become way overpriced. Let's hope that changes with the MacBook, but a low-end Core Duo with a small drive, 512MB RAM, a CDR/DVD and shared graphics borrowing from that meager amount of RAM is really not a bargain if it comes in at something over $1,000, something that was suggested at the recent meeting for all to hear. Well configured, it looks like the MacBook may cost a bomb, and offer little in the way of innovation. God, I hope I am wrong.

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