macnews.net.tc
2005-08-22
intel's Roadmap etc.
Today, intel's developer forum IDF starts, and as usual, intel informs about their processor plans, as well as a heap of other stuff such as Wimax. Technologies that, since WWDC, suddenly are of much more interest to Mac followers.
But even with more information about Yonah (dual core 32bit notebook processor that might end up in PowerBooks as well as iMacs etc.) and quite a few other processor families, we just can't, at this time, say what processors will be used in the first intel Macs and which Mac families will come to the market first. We are currently expecting the Mac mini as well as the iBook to go intel first mid-2006 (not earlier, of course), the professional lines will probably start to move to intel with the PowerBook near the end of 2006.
Until then, we're of course still getting new PowerPC based Macs, the first of which might be announced as early as AppleExpo Paris next month. - posted by Patrick Armbruster @ 14:00 [article link]
But even with more information about Yonah (dual core 32bit notebook processor that might end up in PowerBooks as well as iMacs etc.) and quite a few other processor families, we just can't, at this time, say what processors will be used in the first intel Macs and which Mac families will come to the market first. We are currently expecting the Mac mini as well as the iBook to go intel first mid-2006 (not earlier, of course), the professional lines will probably start to move to intel with the PowerBook near the end of 2006.
Until then, we're of course still getting new PowerPC based Macs, the first of which might be announced as early as AppleExpo Paris next month. - posted by Patrick Armbruster @ 14:00 [article link]
