Whoa. The New Powerbook (1 Viewer)

[Patrick Larkin]

I cannot believe this thing. The first 17" 16:10 portable on the market. But the screen is just part of the story:

Standard:

Firewire
Firewire 800
Airport 802.11g (54Mbps)
Bluetooth
DVD Burner
GeForce 4 64MB
Fiber Optic Backlit keyboard

1" thin
6.8 lbs


Must have one now.

 

[JoshF]

I so want one of these new PBs. They look amazing. I'm going to have to get over the Apple store to see one in person ASAP.

Apple's new browser, Safari, rocks. I'm using it right now.

 

[Joel Mack]

BOING!

 

[DonRoeber]

Actually, the 12" Powerbook is the more incredible one, in my opionion. All that goodness in one small package. Mmmm.

 

[Michael*K]

Actually, the 12" Powerbook is the more incredible one, in my opionion. All that goodness in one small package. Mmmm.

I agree. I was just talking to a co-worker this morning who was lamenting whether to buy a high-end iBook or the entry level PowerBook. He wanted the smaller laptop, but really was desiring a machine equipped with a G4 processor. Within two hours, his problem was solved!

 

[MikeM]

This is one classic commerical for the new Powerbook:
http://www.apple.com/hardware/video/...gandsmall.html

 

[Kelley_B]

That backlit keyboard almost makes the $3200 worth it.

 

[Michael*K]

That backlit keyboard almost makes the $3200 worth it.

I'll buy a $20 USB keyboard light and pocket the $1380 difference.

 

[Patrick Larkin]

the 12" model lacks Firewire 800, has a inferior video chipset (32MB), an optional 802.11g card and Superdrive. And no baclit keyboard. No comparison!
I have the 15" Titanium now and I could never go to a 12" screen.

 

[Francois Caron]

This is one classic commerical for the new Powerbook

Oh man that was a great commercial! And the notebook's specs are quite impressive!

Must...resist...temptation...to...SWITCH!!!

 

[MikeAlletto]

Does it bother anyone that they are using 802.11g when the standard hasn't even been approved yet? Its based on IEEE 802.11g draft specification. So what happens when the spec is official? There are other companies that are doing this also, reminds me of the early days of 56k modems.

 

[NickSo]

Wow very, very nice...
Im thinking of gettin none of those new iBooks (the shiney white ones, so pretty ) when i go to university. Boy those powerbooks are sure nice.. but hella-expensive!

 

[Scott L]

Dang, I'm trying to figure out how to dload that movie to my HD & Apple wants to make it hard for some reason. Any tips?

 

[Michael*K]

Dang, I'm trying to figure out how to dload that movie to my HD & Apple wants to make it hard for some reason. Any tips?

Same thing I do. Get QuickTime Pro and download to your heart's content.

 

[NickSo]

Scott: Click here
Enjoy

 

[Ning Wong]

WOW.

I just got the VPR Matrix 200A5 laptop, and now i wanna return it!

 

[MikeM]

Does it bother anyone that they are using 802.11g when the standard hasn't even been approved yet?

No. Since 802.11g is fully backward compatible with the current standard 802.11b, it's a smart move.

 

[DonRoeber]

The Airport cards can have their firmware upgraded, so if the current 802.11g spec changes on it's way to being finalized, it'd be trivial to release a softwawre update for the cards.

 

[Scott L]

Nick that link doesn't do anything. I already saw it in the source code but with the movie name on the end.

 

[MikeAlletto]

The Airport cards can have their firmware upgraded

Cool...didn't realize you could flash the aiport cards. Hopefully their won't be too many changes to the spec before its finalized that would not technically allow flashing the airport cards.