What do u expect to happen within a year for apple based products

[Silvorgold]

what does everyone think apple will have out within the next year for products (from stuff like software to hardware based stuff)

im thinking within the next year apple will have:

-a 19" G4 iMac with a 1 Ghz processor (and Nvidia Geforce 4 MX graphics card)

-discontinuation of the G3 imac

-possibility of OS 10.3

-G5 macs coming out around this time next year (still with DDR) and starting model with dual 1 ghz G5 at $1800 or so

-wishing a faster superdrive/combo drive :( but that wont happen

-PowerBook updates (maybe a G4 model)

-doubt x86 macs will be out then

-emacs lowered in price for the educational market/people who want an inexpensive computer

-hopefully price drops in powermacs/powerbooks since they are at yikey prices right now (went up $300 CDN in the last 2 years for powermac)

now what does everyone else think will happen within the next year/hope to see happen in the next year

[phantomAI]

OSX on pc :p

IPOD X holds video files......

and possibly a computer that is designed in a form of a big apple :ermm:

[Strokemouth]

Here's my beliefs:

1. SuperDrives in iBooks. Wish I coulda got one in mine!

2. An even bigger iPod (like it's even necessary!).

3. Old iMacs gone.

And as for an updated Powerbook (G4), thats already been done.

And there WON'T be a G5. At least it won't be called that, and it won't be made by Motorola. Mark my words, the next generation of Macs will be using IBM processors (I know, I know, the Motorolas are IBM...but you know what I mean).

[Chad]

Originally posted by Silvorgold

what does everyone think apple will have out within the next year for products (from stuff like software to hardware based stuff)

im thinking within the next year apple will have:

-discontinuation of the G3 imac

-PowerBook updates (maybe a G4 model)

-doubt x86 macs will be out then

If I remember right, Apple already discontinued the G3 iMac. Looking back in this board, seems you are the one who posted that bit of info.

Um...the PowerBooks already have the G4 in them. Do you mean iBook?

I doubt the x86 Macs will ever be out.

[Silvorgold]

Originally posted by superfula

If I remember right, Apple already discontinued the G3 iMac. Looking back in this board, seems you are the one who posted that bit of info.

Um...the PowerBooks already have the G4 in them. Do you mean iBook?

I doubt the x86 Macs will ever be out.

nah, its still around: http://www.apple.com/imac/g3 its a good computer for businesses (that want to save money on computers) and schools...it will be sad to see it go :(

ouch, i meant ibook, not PowerBook, i wasnt thinking when i put that lol...and i guess u didnt read the story bout the imac :p, its going to be discontinued, it hasnt been discontinued yet, as soon as the G4 imac was put onto the apple site, its been getting phased out really quietly, there used to be a graphite/blue (forget the name of it) imac also on the apple site, but the blue imac was phased out on mwny i think, and around the week when the new powermacs were released, the graphite imacs disappeared from the site..and as of mwny all the g3 imacs included a cd rom drive instead of burner

[djpharm]

Originally posted by superfula

I doubt the x86 Macs will ever be out.

I'm willing to bet my iBook on it. A very knowledgeable little bird told me so... ;)

[username]

maybe 6% market share

[Silvorgold]

Originally posted by djpharm

I'm willing to bet my iBook on it. A very knowledgeable little bird told me so... ;)

lol im not betting anything :p

for now it should stay at ppc but when G5 comes out maybe apple could start thinking bout x86 or something...

[twist]

they will continue designing their systems to look like household appliances. next one will look like a toaster or an alarm clock.

they will come up with an even more annoying advertising scheme.