[Macpartners] 15" PowerBook discontinued

[Tom Pixton]

Hi Jay:

Thanks. I've been chatting with folks all day. Apparently, Even Steve  
Jobs said that power users of Adobe CS2 products will not be happy  
with the performance on the new Intel machines until the CS3 products  
are released next year. The 15" PowerBook PC is such an ideal machine  
and we're not willing to put up with slow performance for a year, not  
to mention all the other unknown issues that are sure to crop up.  
We'd need to try out a demo with the CS2 products loaded before we'd  
recommend buying an Intel machine.

Thanks to Carolyn, who recommended a great Apple reseller, Small Dog  
in Vermont <http://www.smalldog.com>. They've got 1.67 Ghz 15"  
PowerBooks, refurbished by Apple.

On Feb 22, 2006, at 3:47 PM, jay mcsweeney wrote:

Tom,

    The supply of PowerBook G4 15's ended faster than we  
anticipated.    We have the 12" and 17" still available.   Is the  
size of the 17 an issue ?   Would you ( or anyone on the list ) be  
willing to entertain an additional discount offer on a PB 17 or 12"  
as an alternative ?  .  I was just advised yesterday that I can get  
my hands on a MacBook Pro demo unit.  When I get one in my hands on  
one,   I'll give you a call and we can schedule a demo.   It is also  
reasonable to expect we can have one to show at the next MacPartners  
meeting.

Regards

Jay


On Feb 22, 2006, at 1:06 PM, Tom Pixton wrote:

> Hi Helen:
>
> Thanks, but I was inquiring where we could order the "older" 15"  
> PowerBooks. Surely there must be many in a resellers inventory  
> somewhere. I'd need to demo running all the Adobe CS products at  
> the same time on one of the new MacBook Pros to be convinced.
>
> Tom
>
> On Feb 22, 2006, at 12:56 PM, Helen Rose wrote:
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2006, at 12:43, Tom Pixton wrote:
>
>> Any chance our office can get a demo model of the MacBook Pro to see
>> if we really want to get involved in yet another newer unfamiliar
>> operating system environment? Does anyone know where we can purchase
>> new 15" PowerBooks?
>
> I have a few MacBook Pros on order (they haven't arrived yet). I  
> ordered mine through the Apple Store (via ECAT).
>
> While I do have some concerns about speed of applications under  
> Rosetta, I am less worried on laptops than I would have been on  
> iMacs. A 1.67GHz PPC Powerbook is quite a bit slower than even the  
> slowest available MacBook Pro (which is dual core), not just in  
> Megahertz but also efficiency in general. I anticipate seeing  
> performance on a 2.13GHz MacBook that is *no worse* than a 1.67GHz  
> PPC, even under Rosetta applications. And as for native  
> applications (Safari, Mail), I hope for a significant speed bump.
>
> --Helen
>
>