[G4] 970 -- good for Powerbooks?

[sr ferenczy]

it will probably be a revision or two of the 970 before they have a 
chip suitable for a laptop. this way they make sure they can run it 
cool enough, and more importantly, keep the power consumption as low as 
possible.

keep the dual 1.4 gHz for now ;)  in my mind it is a better case setup 
(though the new MB and processor are much much quicker)  you have the 
ability to add more that 2 optical drives, more than 2 harddrives. not 
to mention the fact that you have a tried and true system (who knows 
what errata the new G5s might hold in store)

anyway, back to the point, i believe it will be january at the earliest 
before we see a 970 in a powerbook. that being said, moto just 
announced a new revision of the G4, so we could probably have 1.4 gHz 
G4s in the not too distant future. (not to mention a plethora of 
upgrade options for the "old" G4s)

sandor

On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 08:28  AM, Peter Payne wrote:

> Is there any good news for Powerbooks in the wings now that Apple is 
> using the 970 in their new Macs (of course they would release new 
> towers, when I just bought a 1.42 ghz G4 three weeks ago). I am hoping 
> for something high in the mhz but low in the power usage for the next 
> Powerbooks.
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