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Powerful Powerbooks (2/13/98)
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If you're as big a fan of Apple's Powerbooks as we are, you've probably been following the ongoing story about Apple's new high-end "Wall Street" line at sites like O'Grady's PowerPage. But even if you haven't, you'll hear all about these new beauties soon enough; a recent CNET article signals the advent of the "mainstream" press that will cover the next generation of Apple laptops.
According to CNET, all of the new Powerbooks will be based on the same logic board when they are unveiled this spring. The processors on those boards will all be G3's, of course, ranging from 233 MHz to a blistering 292 MHz. Screens will vary at different price points, but the top of the line will sport a 14.1-inch active-matrix display. And rumors of the DVD-ROM drive option are apparently true. In addition, the PowerPage notes that the new cases are only about as thick as the sleek Duos, and the industrial design is "very curvy, black, and quite unlike any Powerbook to date." Oooh, we're getting, er, excited. Sure is nice to hear that Apple's commitment to innovative and interesting laptops hasn't changed.
Another thing sure hasn't changed, either-- the premium one must pay for speedy portability. The highest-end Wall Street model will carry a sticker price hovering around $6300. While you recover from your aneurysm, you can convalesce quietly, secure in the fact that the 233 MHz model (with a modest 12.1-inch passive-matrix screen) will only put a $2500-size dent in your wallet. Good thing, too, given how much the hospital bill's going to run you...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 2/13/98 episode: February 13, 1998: Sexy new Powerbooks are preparing to slink into the laptop market and rule the roost. Meanwhile, Senator Hatch prepares a technological catfight between Gates, McNealy, and Barksdale, but Steve Jobs isn't invited. And the Info Vacuum surrounding Cupertino continues to, er, suck...
Other scenes from that episode: 448: Lost in the Mail? (2/13/98) In a snub that will echo throughout the ages (or at least until we get distracted by a bright, shiny object), Republican Senator Orrin Hatch has neglected to invite Steve Jobs to his committee on competition and the Internet... 449: No Comment at This Time (2/13/98) You just have to love the informational vacuum surrounding Apple these days, which is so strong it's just gotta be an Oreck. Whenever any "early news" sneaks out of Cupertino, Apple's incredibly efficient official naysayers immediately go on record to suck the data right back inside the company walls...
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