I’m not sure if this is news or not but it’s nice to see that the Powerbooks have been updated to finally have very nice specs. Still, the lack of G5 based notebooks sucks. Even if they were at lower speed grades (a la Pentium M) if would be nice to see an Apple G5 Subnotebook at 1Ghz…of course, the power dissipation of these chips is still a problem.

The specs are definitely better now with built-in 802.11g, USB2, Firewire 800, built-in Bluetooth, processor bumps and graphics bumps. I hope that other manufacturers **cough** Sony**cough** get with the program and offer Bluetooth standard across all models.

At any rate, I’ve got my fingers crossed on the new Dothan Pentium Ms and the new platform that comes with it. It should be a pretty compelling platform and will leave current offerings by Apple and current Windows notebooks in the dust. I’m willing to give Intel “Extreme” Graphics 3 a try but I’d rather have a discrete solution like the ATI Mobility Radeon 9600/9700. :wink:

If I didn’t already have a kick-ass laptop, I’d definitely think about getting a PowerBook, but I’m kind of miffed that the 12” model doesn’t come with a high res screen or the 1.5 GHz CPU.

Since I usually buy my laptops alternating between Apple and Sony, I’m currently waiting for a good PowerBook bump. The 128MB VRAM and new Radeon look very nice, but the main thing I’m waiting for is a G5. I think Intel’s onto a good thing with the Pentium-M, instead of shoehorning a downclocked desktop chip into a laptop.

I’m still waiting for Sony to make a TR tablet…

Do you guys thinks they would?...could?...should?

As an apple guy using the now outdated 1.25 ghz powerbook I can tell you that the screen on the 12” powerbook sucks. It is the same that is used in the ibook and not up to the standard of what is a pro range laptop. The 15 incher I am currently using is on the other hand a real beauty. It makes you want to spend all day using it.  The speed bump is nothing big. Motarola is way behind with their speeds. I can not wait to see a G5 in a laptop. That thing will burn!

I hope I get the same feeling with my TR as I do with my mac when I buy it this or next week.