The PowerBook G4 (Mercury) was born today. Say tuned to Go2Mac for more on this incredible machine, including a full picture gallery from the keynote address and from the Apple booth.
The play-by-play from the keynote address went something like this.
One more thing…
- clue: Ti
- We have the Power, they have the Sex
- Power + Sex
- 500 MHZ G4
- 15.2 screen
- 5 hour battery
- DVD
- airport ready
- What about the Sex?
- 1-inch thick
- 5.3 pounds
- made out of Titanium like the spy planes
- stronger than steel lighter than aluminum
Titanium PowerBook G4 Announced!
- Rage Mobility 128
- 400 and 400 MHz
- 128/256
- 10 GB / 20 GB
- 2499/3599
- in production ramp today
- available end of January
compared to the Vaio:
- 52% larger screen than Vaio
- thinner than the Vaio (1.0 vs. 1.15 inches)
- the Vaio is 15% thicker
- magnesium (vaio) vs. titanium (PBG4)
- no wireless (vaio)
- fastest notebook in the world
- 3.5 gigaflops
- titanium, carbon fiber plastics
- and the apple logo is right-side up on the lid!
