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Apple To Update IBook, PowerBook
News Apple Computer on Tuesday will refresh its line of iBook consumer laptops and Titanium PowerBook G4 notebooks aimed at professionals, sources say. The PowerBook is another story. Our channel contacts report that while PowerBook demand remains OK, a...
[October 15, 2001, 9:25]
Mercury Rising: PowerBook To Pack G4
News Sources said the new professional PowerBook, code-named Mercury, will be both slimmer and lighter than its predecessors, with a larger, wider screen and a slick, new industrial design. The new PowerBook will feature a trackpad akin to the input...
[July 26, 2000, 8:41]
PowerBook Owners See Spots
News Hundreds of owners of Apple Computer's new 15-inch PowerBook G4 are complaining about an apparent design fault that causes white spots to show up on the notebook computer's liquid crystal display. According to postings on Apple's online user forum...
[November 3, 2003, 8:35]
Mac Fans Wait For 17-inch PowerBook
News Mini Me may have his 17-inch PowerBook, but the rest of the world is having to wait as Apple Computer is apparently having problems ramping up production of the extrawide notebook. Reports of the delays are chronicled extensively on the Mac laptop...
[March 5, 2003, 7:24]
17in G4 PowerBook Vertical Lines Defect
Forum of owners of a 17inch G4 1.67Ghz PowerBook with a defective display. Hi All, I’m one of the unfortunate hundreds (thousands? Beginning 12-24 months after purchase, our screens show an ever increasing number of one-pixel-wide vertical lines in...
[May 31, 2007, 14:43]
Where's My G5 PowerBook?
Talkback Apple's G5 PowerBook is the 'book that I would consider, however, they can cease and desist at offering these warmed over models that has yesterday's technology. The G4 is pokey and is not a good substitute.
[February 2, 2005, 21:14]
US Report: Apple Shorts-out On PowerBook Supply
News We're short on 250s and 292s," said Jim Ashman, PowerBook product manager at Cyberian Outpost an online reseller in the US. In the wake of the media blitz generated by Apple over its soon-to-be-released consumer iMac, corporate customers trying to...
[August 13, 1998, 10:44]
Where's My G5 PowerBook?
Talkback Buy the new G4 PowerBook now, then just resell on eBay it a month or two before the G5's come out. Also to, DeLL is based in RoundRock, plus the PowerPC development team is in Austin, so your statements should read: Hurry up Austin, or I'm taking...
[February 3, 2005, 6:32]
Hands On The G4 PowerBook
News After three years without a major upgrade to its professional notebook line, Apple Computer delivered a bona fide showstopper in the sleek form of the company's long-rumoured G4 PowerBook. He then gave the audience a clue: the presentation monitor...
[January 10, 2001, 9:13]
Apple Cuts A Slice From PowerBook Price
News The standard 12-inch PowerBook, which comes with a drive that can burn CDs and play DVD movies, drops in price by $200 to $1,599 (£122 to £978). The 15-inch PowerBook saw price drops of up to $300, depending on features.
[June 3, 2003, 13:40]
US Report: Apple Reports Record Online PowerBook Sales
News The newly-launched Apple Store for the education market received over $1m in orders in its first 24 hours, company officials added. The Apple Store Web sites are receiving 10 million hits per day, Apple's interim chief executive, Steve Jobs, said...
[May 11, 1998, 15:26]
Apple Bolsters PowerBook Line
News The 1400 series is improved by a 166MHz PowerPC 603e option at the high-end and a dual-scan 133MHz PowerPC 603e model at the entry-level. Bigger hard drives are also available with capacities now ranging from 1.3Gb to 2Gb.
[July 17, 1997, 10:42]
Apple Remodels Notebook Lineup
News Apple Computer on Wednesday updated its entire portable line, most notably adding its first PowerBook capable of burning DVDs. The PowerBook line now includes an 867MHz model, available now for £1,899 inc VAT, and a 1GHz model that can both burn...
[November 7, 2002, 8:36]
CD-ROM Mac PowerBooks To Ship November
News Apple yesterday tried to expunge the memory of its troublesome PowerBook 5300 notebook line when it introduced its all-new PowerBook 1400 series. Uniquely, the PowerBook can be personalised with any of seven colourful bundled 'BookCover' vanity...
[October 22, 1996, 15:29]
Apple To Cut Titanium Notebook Pricetags
News Apple Computer plans in the coming days to cut the retail price of its Titanium PowerBook G4 by up to $500 (£300). Apple plans to drop the price of the 400MHz PowerBook G4 by $400 to $2,199 and slash the price of the 500MHz model by $500 to $2,999...
[August 24, 2001, 8:59]
Apple Recalls Power Adapters
News Apple Computer is recalling 570,000 power adapters used on some older PowerBook models after reports that the brick-shaped units can overheat, creating a potential fire hazard. The recall, issued on Friday, affects cords for the PowerBook G3...
[July 7, 2001, 15:14]
Macworld Expo: Mac To The Future
News Wed, 10 Jan At Macworld Expo/San Francisco, Mac fans hustled to get up close and personal with the biggest PowerBook redesign in three years So far the company has unveiled a major PowerBook redesign and DVD-burning software.
[January 10, 2001, 12:49]
Apple Notebook Sales Get Titanium Boost
News Apple introduced the Titanium PowerBook, its first model with a G4 processor, at Macworld in January. Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4 led the rally, accounting for 52 percent of the company's notebook sales, according to a new report from NPD Intelect.
[March 30, 2001, 8:59]
A 3G Data Card For Your Mac?
Talkback PC Card) slot, neither does the 12" PowerBook G4. Note: all models of iBook and PowerBook can do Bluetooth (either builtin or USB adaptor). The iBook does not have a PCMCIA (aka. Therefore you would only be able to use this card on the 15" and 17...
[May 27, 2004, 11:22]
Apple Goes For Quad Power
News Adding to its steady stream of recently announced products, Apple on Wednesday upgraded its Power Mac desktop and PowerBook laptops. Apple's PowerBook notebooks are getting higher-resolution displays and improved batteries on the 15-inch and 17...
[October 20, 2005, 9:40]
