New iBooks and PowerBooks

[ginoledesma]

Announcing the latest and greatest mobiles from Apple.

PowerBook
12" 1.33Ghz, Combo, DDR333, Nvidia Go5200 64MB, 60GB HD
12" 1.33Ghz, 4x Super Drive. DDR333 Nvidia Go5200 64MB, 60 GB HD
15" 1.33Ghz, Combo, DDR333, ATI 9700 64MB
15" 1.5Ghz, 4x SuperDrive, DDR333, ATI 9700 64MB (BTO 128MB)
17" 1.5Ghz 4x SuperDrive, DDR333, ATI 9700 64MB (BTO 128MB)

iBook (Officially supports 1GB memory chips)
12" 1Ghz 512kb, 256MB Memory built-in
14" 1Ghz 512kb, 256MB Memory built-in
14" 1.2Ghz 512kb, 256MB Memory built-in

No PowerBook G5s, but oh well.

[right_stuff]

is it worth upgrading now?

[caloysam]

man :S i just got my ibook less than a month ago. i'll just say to myself "you don't need the extra juice." argh!

[bagwis]

Originally posted by right_stuff
is it worth upgrading now?

maybe when the G5's come out.

my two cents worth...

[Myles]

Wow. iBook G4 1.25ghz with optional Superdrive. Wow.

[chu]

Wow pretty cool specs! How long does it usually take before the local dealers have them?

[mgd]

Now might be a good time to buy the now-older models

[right_stuff]

mixed emotions hir... got my ibook 3 months ago... a frnd who was convinced to get an ibook just got her unit yesterday, and another frnd just ordered a 14" ibook from lmk w/c is due to arrive this week... ouch!!!

[ginoledesma]

I'd give them until mid-next month the earliest. I recall that when the iBook G4s were first announced in October last year it took the first trickle of units to come mid-to-late November. However, if you ask the local iBook G4 owners around, you'll know that it was really hard to get your hands on one until January the earliest. Also, the local resellers have only had ample supply lately, so I doubt they'll want to just get rid of inventory just like that.

The iBook G4/1GHz is a really good deal, I'll admit. For those who've owned the iBook G4/800MHz since last year, it isn't a bad time to upgrade within the year considering AppleCare for these iBooks is about P15,000. Add a little more and you get a new Mac. Then again, if you look at it closely, 200MHz isn't going to dramatically change our lives, but for what you're paying for Applecare, you might as well get something tangible in return.

As for me, I'm still dreaming of the 15" PowerBooks. Sigh. Their specs aren't as impressive now, at only 1.5GHz, but we couldn't really expect Apple and IBM to pull a miracle with the PowerBook G5.

[bagwis]

Originally posted by Myles
Wow. iBook G4 1.25ghz with optional Superdrive. Wow.

Superdrive for 14" only? Should have made one available for the 12" too.