kuniform

Hmmm… Apple is pushing that share price this year in a good way. Apple said to ship PowerBook G5 in Q2 2005 points to the new PB’s either being G5 or a G4 Freescale chip and released over the summer.

So, from what I’ve seen from Apple so far in 2005, that means:

a) I can buy an iPod shuffle today
b) I can wait 3-6 months to buy one of the computers

Why the wait on option b? Because Apple always releases their products the same way at these trade shows: with the guts hanging out under the tables. That is only a figurative statement now, but there’s been too many little product features that go whacky in the wild (the crack in the g4 cube cases, hinges on titanium PBs, etc.) that it’s worth it to wait.

Another example: the mid-year feature ‘enhancement’ which comes out. I bought my 15” titanium PB in August of 2002, after trailing rumor sites for months I had to have it to do some contracting. In December of that year 17” for same price, 15” w/1ghz g4 and superdrive for less money than I paid. I know it’s pc’s and that is their nature, but when there’s only one manufacturer and you run your eq into the ground the way I do, every little bit upfront helps.