[Ti] G5 powerbook: any educated guesses out there?

[Lorin Rivers]

I took a look at the lifespan of a PowerBook family, based on history.

The shortest time between revisions on a similar platform (i.e., speed 
bump, video card, and so on) was 6 months. That has happened once. 
Average is 8 months. The average lifespan of a model family (i.e., 
TiBook) is around 2 years. I'd say that a G5 PowerBook is at least 12 
months away, and it's unlikely that there'll be a speed bump until this 
summer.

I am frequently wrong, however.

Also, I'd be happy to accept donations for me to purchase a new 
PowerBook -- that will certainly hasten the delivery of a new model, if 
personal history serves.


On Mar 9, 2004, at 4:30 PM, Corey Knafelz wrote:

> Looks like there may be one more round of G4 Powerbooks.
>
> "That gives Apple time to beef up its existing PowerBook G4 line one 
> last
> time before switching to the G5 - a distinct possibility now that IBM 
> has
> got the 90nm version out the door."
>
> http://theregister.co.uk/content/39/35749.html
>
> corey at fuzzylogical.com
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>
> <quote who="Malcolm Hamilton">
>> Hello -
>> I'll apologize in advance for asking about something I know we should
>> all be above asking.  After all, it's silly to wonder about what we  
>> can
>> never know; it's a waste of time to ponder imponderables.  But  I'm
>> human, and I'll be needing a powerbook some time within the next  
>> three
>> or four months, and I'd love an educated guess or two about  when 
>> Apple
>> might release a G5 powerbook.
>>
>> Just so you know - I got a G4 Desktop just a month before Apple
>> announced the G5, and I never complained.  Not once.  But I know I'll
>> be mad if I the same thing happens again with my next powerbook
>> purchase.  So ballpark this for me if you will - -
>>
>> Has it been a long enough time since the last G4 powerbook release,
>> that suspicions might be start to be justified about an imminent G5  
>> pb?
>>
>> Is the new 90-nanometer G5 chip that IBM is now producing a natural  
>> for
>> a powerbook?
>>
>> Historically, is it so long a process to get a chip from desktop to
>> powerbook that I shouldn't hold my breath?
>>
>> Educated guesses only please (no chicken entrails).
>> --
>> Best Regards,
>> Malcolm
>>
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