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    Question about iBook/Powerbooks using Intel Chips

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by iOsiris, Nov 18, 2005.

  1. iOsiris

    iOsiris Notebook Evangelist

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    I was just wondering as I was thinking of buying one of the new Intel laptops from Apple...
    1. Both AMD and Intel has annouced new technologies that enable "virtualization" which allows the CPU to use multiple OSs (simultaneously)? Would the upcoming laptops from Apple use this? If not, would the switch to x86 allow these for notebooks to use Windows and/or Linux?
    2. I heard from a friend that Apple Laptops, (I'm referring to the 12" iBook) have almost 6-8 hours of battery life due to the fact that it uses a different architecture PowerPC and also with the power saving features of OSX. I was just wondering, would the new Intel laptops have much lower battery life or it would be roughly similar?
    3. What do you think are the chances that it would have two buttons (mouse) ?
     
    iOsiris, Nov 18, 2005
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  2. lotek

    lotek Newbie

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    the virtualization extensions will not be included with Celeron M, this is likely what iBook will use, so youll want a full powerbook for that.

    the only thing ive heard with that kind of battery life is a 1.1ghz ultralowvoltage pentium M coupled with extended battery (do i/powerbooks even have those?)
     
    lotek, Nov 18, 2005
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  3. RadcomTxx

    RadcomTxx Notebook Deity

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    I can't say for sure what the ibooks will get, but i figure that they will prolly also get the dual core processors. The powerbooks for sure will have the dual core chip.

    My 12 in ibook with 1.33 ghz g4 only has a 6cell battery (i am pretty sure) and has the 5-6 hour continuous use battery life. So if there was an extended battery, the batt time would be insane. Basically i am saying that the kind of machine you mentioned as batt life example isn't the only one that gets that kind of life, and it does it with out an extended battery.
     
    RadcomTxx, Nov 19, 2005
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