Slim G5 iMac but no G5 Powerbook

01 September 2004 · 0 comments

As a Powerbook user who would love a G5 model (although thrilled with the current G4) the news of the superslim new iMac might lead me to hope. This snippet though from CNET News lets me know that I still have plenty of time to save: Cramming a G5 into such a tight space can [...]

As a Powerbook user who would love a G5 model (although thrilled with the current G4) the news of the superslim new iMac might lead me to hope. This snippet though from CNET News lets me know that I still have plenty of time to save:

Cramming a G5 into such a tight space can be seen a step toward a G5 notebook, but Joswiak cautions that it would be tougher to build the current chip into a laptop than it was to get it in an all-in-one. “The challenges of cooling a G5 in a Powerbook design are significantly greater,” Joswiak said, noting that a Powerbook is less than half as thick as the new iMac, leaving far less room for cooling tricks.

[Via CNET News.com.]

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