I hope Steve has something up his sleeve, I’m overly impressed so far. I do like this tidbit from Macrumors‘ notes:
85 mil people live within 15 miles of an Apple Store
I don’t really care about the iStuff. I just want to see some hardware. Is that wrong?
Ooh, a high speed web browser. Safari. Cool.
Keynote, a presentation application. Cute. Well, if it’s good enough for a Steve Jobs MacWorld keynote…
Ooh. I want a 17″ Powerbook. 1″ Thick. 1440×900. Anodized aluminum. Good specs, though at $3299 it’s a little out of my price range.
Maybe the new smaller 12″ powerbook will be for me. 1024×768, 867MHz G4, and good all around specs for $1799. That sounds more like it.
I’m down with Airport Extreme (802.11g). 54Mbps and backwards compatability works for me. And a base station will cost $199. Not too shabby considering a 802.11b access point is $99 on sale.
I like the tech on the powerbooks. I’m worried that I’m still going to be waiting for the other shoe to drop when Steve is done. No matter how cool the stuff that they announce is, I keep expecting more.
That’s it for the keynote. I’m left wanting more, but I’m quite happy with the hardware announced today. Keep up the good work, Apple.
I’m going to be in the market for a laptop in the semi-near future, and I might have to take a close look at the 12″ powerbook.
