Apple Expo, Paris 2003
- New wireless Mouse and Keyboard
- New 17” Powerbook with Mobility Radeon 9600 and a 2X SuperDrive.
- New aluminium 15” Powerbook (at last) running at 1.25 GHz, with a maximum of 2GB 333MHz DDR RAM, Superdrive, Backlit keyboard
- New 12” Powerbook. USB 2.0. 1 ghz with 512k cache and Geforce FX
So, no surprises at this Keynote.
10:29 am on 16 September 2003 :::
Kev Says:You mean they’re not putting the G5 into iPods? Man, I was so looking forward to that.
11:44 am on 16 September 2003 :::
Rik Abel Says:Why oh why are they persisting with bloody one-button mice? That’s what I want to know. And I want a new 15″ powerbook. I feel so old-skool with my 400MHz G4 and 5 gig iPod…still, they were both free, so I mustn’t grumble.
1:32 pm on 16 September 2003 :::
Matt Says:There’s some discussion about the lack of the a two-button mouse in this thread.
I’m not sure about the whole wireless keyboard and mouse thing, I mean doesn’t it create more problems than it solves?
* having to replace the AAs every few months
* remembering to turn the keyboard and mouse off if not in use for long periods
* Lack of USB ports on the keyboard
I can’t see education being a market for these either. In my experience of teaching in Mac/PC labs, peripherals tend to go walkies if they aren’t secured in some way.
4:24 pm on 16 September 2003 :::
natis Says:But at the same time, to Bluetooth aware iMacs, the iMac becomes literally a one cord machine (sans ethernet/modem). That’s pretty sweet. For Powermac G4/G5 users, the wireless keyboard actually frees up one USB port (since one USB port would be used for the bluetooth module.
But the one button mouse is still a sore point for me. Apple does need to update the mouse real soon, especially one with scrolling as mentioned in other posts where speculation was that Apple would release a mouse that had the scrolling functionality of an iPod for continuous scrolling. (Nice run-on there).
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Actually, thinking about the mess of cables that is my powermac, Bluetooth soundsticks and woofer would be nice since those have the most wires for me.
5:50 pm on 16 September 2003 :::
Ashley Frieze Says:I am amused at the thought of an education lab buying a Mac with a wireless keyboard and mouse and then chaining them to the computer.
5:58 pm on 16 September 2003 :::
Matt Says:Knowing the sort of technicians I know, I wouldn’t put it past them.