On Jan 25, 2005, at 1:09 AM, G-Books wrote:
From: Claire Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: "End of life"? Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 01:00:22 -0600
Charles Moore's "The 'Book Review" of 1/21/05 (from LowEndMac) quotes Lionel from Hardmac: "We have just been informed that PowerBooks as well as eMac SuperDrive have been declared "End of Life" at the FNAC." Following that lead, I found that Hardmac's site (I've never been there before) says:
An independent European source has confirmed that the following machines have been "end of life'd" : Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 GHz combo (M9183*/A) Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 GHz Superdrive (M9184*/A) Powerbook G4 15" 1.33 GHz Combo (M9421*/A) Powerbook G4 15" 1.5 GHz Superdrive (M9422*/A) Powerbook G4 17" 1.5 GHz Superdrive (M9462*/A) In short, the whole Powerbook range is up for a refresh. [Update]: another source from Australia has confirmed it. There is an additional comment given by Apple regarding the current status: "AFSI", meaning Awaiting Further Shipping Information.
I've gathered that a G5 PowerBook is a long way off. What do you think will replace the above PowerBooks?
Claire
Charles Moore isn't dealing with any inside information. Mostly he just plagiarizes other web sites and publishes these things under his own byline.
There are always plenty of rumors about new Powerbooks, but most people believe that the size of the G5 and heat sink necessary precludes that from going into the current Powerbook.
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