It’s going to take a while to get used to that name. PowerBook was such a great name; I hate to see it go.
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It’s going to take a while to get used to that name. PowerBook was such a great name; I hate to see it go.
I agree. Hate the new name. The Power in PowerBook had nothing to do with the PowerPC though. It was first on the PowerBook 100 in 1991 with the super fast 16Mhz Motorola 68000 chip.
That’s right…must be the dementia kicking in…what were we talking about again?
They had actually nailed the “PowerBook” name before they adopted the PowerPC architecture. Still, I guess they’re trying to distance themselves from it and the PowerBook name would most probably remind people of the PowerPC.
True, it sure is going to take some time for people to get used to that name… well certainly for me the ‘power’ in powerbook meant raw power over all the other notebooks / laptops out there. I take pride in saying, I got a powerbook.
I am all excited and am going to wait and see what more they do with the 17†models when they come out…
Leaves space for a MacBook to replace the iBook
Lets see how they fare in the first few months.
I concur, the “Mac Book” name sounds a bit cheap to me… I’m still planning to buy one though
I’m reading this all over the MacWeb. I’d like to point you to:
http://www.petitiononline.com/mbpname/
It’s a bit of a joke, but still.
No matter how much a joke, I just had to sign it. Ok, call me a design freak, but I’ve almost already desided to keep my slow old Powerbook and buy a new iMac instead. Until a few hours ago I was going for the new ‘book as soon as it arrived. And now? Well, I just don’t know anymore.
But hey, GO Apple! It’s one thing to reveal an update, but damn, that was one insane update! I mean, the processor, the graphics, the whole thing, it’s not an update – it’s a small step for mankind
“CoreBook”? Or would that have been a dead-end much to soon?
mhmh, bad name indeed.
I think it has a lot to do with brand awareness. Just like how Steve dropped “Macintosh” in “Power Macintosh” to just “Power Mac”. I think it makes sense to change the PowerBook name to help usher in the new products, but also help identify that this “Intel-inside” product is a Mac, which is an Apple.
I think it’ll take some getting use to, but the name change is a good idea. I hated “Power Mac” at first, sounded too consumer, too cartoon. But its grown on me, as I’m sure MacBook Pro will.
If they rename the iBook the “MacBook” (minus the “Pro” monikor), then it won’t jive with the branding rhythm of the desktops, but I can understand them wanting to do it.
First Intel’s new logo, then Kodak’s new logo… and now this. hehe
MacBook qualifies for a collective “yuck!” response. That, and it’s cost puts it quickly out of the mainstream. I understand that iMac has less to worry about as far as “power” requirements go, but there’s a huge discrepancy in price, and the MacBook tops out at 1.83GHz. I’m waiting for when it hits 2.0GHz, which should be about at the second technology curve for the Yonah generation.
Yea, the name does sound kind of weird, but steve jobs did say that is was they could put their name in the name of their products, but oh well, we shouldn’t judge the macbook by its name, its a darn good notebook!
The name sucks BIG time, and I, for one, will NOT use it at all, and will forever refer to my NEXT new 17″ (I’m holding out with you Mike) as the Powerbook PRO!
But my annoyance at the lame name is quickly superseded by my overwhelming joy at today’s jump in aapl, which has already paid for my next 17″ Powerbook PRO, WITH a 30″ cinema display!!
))) Thank you Steve!
I agree. Same here. Hate the name. My mouth hurts when i have to speak it. Never ever related Power to the Processor either. It was the Power of the Book which is still there with the intel internals. Such a nonsense decission to drop the name.
But hey, no one can stop me from still calling it/them PowerBook