[Ti] Votes for a G5 PowerBook shipping date

[S. Moussly]

It takes 9 fans to cool off a G5 chip. Unless apple uses a new technology to
cool off the G5, such as "smart" heat pipes, I dont think we will see G5
Powerbooks anytime soon.

Sam


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tarik Bilgin" <tarik at opalblue.com>
To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: [Ti] Votes for a G5 PowerBook shipping date


> I went into a PCWorld (a bit like CompUSA) the other day and had a look
> at the Apple isle. The 3 PowerBooks were sat next to each other, with
> the odd one out 15" in the middle. The 17 incher looked massive, the 12
> incher cute, yet the 15 inch still had the most "buy me" sex appeal to
> it. It's the size along with the Ti finish i think, even if the new
> Al's are sturdier and thinner. -- anyway I started thinking about the
> prospect of a 15 inch G5 on my desk..... ;)
>
> Do any of you have a feeling for when we will see these on the market?
>
> On the one hand I am itching for one, on the other I want it to come
> out later rather than sooner as I am "so gonna want one" and my bank
> manager may not agree :)
>
> Is there a revision of the G5 in production yet that runs cool and low
> power enough to go mobile?
>
> --
> Tarik Bilgin
> Opalblue
> tarik at opalblue.com
>
>
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