Re: G5 Laptops [was] Pismo improvement

[Steve Fuller]

Look at the new generation of G5s that are coming out next month. They 
use a 90nm fab process, and from what I have been reading the chips 
dissipate less heat than the current generation. G5's in laptops are 
do-able. Apple and IBM have to get the chip's power consumption down 
low enough, and the form factor of the notebooks may have to change in 
order for it to happen.

steve f

On Dec 8, 2003, at 9:00 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

This argument was used about the G4's "never being cool enough" to put 
in a
Powerbook, in 2000..
Of course temp issues have never slowed down the dark side--they just
supercharge the cooling fans.  Maybe the Mac laptops can become like 
Windows,
measured by decibels of noise not Mhz of speed!

tom

In a message dated 12/8/03 8:27:30 AM, you wrote:

I read somewhere that g5's will never be used in powerbooks, because
they are just too hot for such.  this is why they went to so much 
trouble
with he cooling system in the g5 desktop.

I wouldn't put money on it.   How many times have you heard technology
prognosticators say this or that "will never happen" only to be proven
wrong within a year?  Do you think Apple is going to just stop making
laptops?  They'll find a way.  Maybe a new cooler chip?  Or perhaps
liquid cooling is coming.  Hmmm...  I can see the new System Prefs 
pane
now - "Liquid Coolant Settings: Check Levels; Change Now!"  Do you
think AAA will offer PowerBook roadside assistance?
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