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Intel-based Laptop Manufacturers Named, New 'Books at Macworld?

Intel-based Laptop Manufacturers Named, New 'Books at Macworld?

by , 8:55 AM EST, December 27th, 2005

Apple's new Intel-based laptop computers will be produced by Quanta and Asustek, according to EMSNow. Both companies are to produce products for release in the first quarter of 2006. Quanta is responsible for producing PowerBooks, and Asustek will produce iBooks.

The article also claims that Apple stated it will be exhibiting its Intel-based laptops at Macworld Expo 2006 in San Francisco.

Apple is notoriously tight-lipped about up coming product releases, so it seems unlikely that the company publicly stated that it is showing its forthcoming PowerBook and iBook products at Macworld Expo. It's more likely that a representative from one of the manufacturers inadvertently released confidential information, or that something was mis-translated into English.

Either way, we will still have to wait until Steve Job's keynote address on January 10 to know for sure.

Macworld Expo 2006 runs from January 9 through January 13, 2006, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Additional information about the Expo is available at the Macworld Expo Web site.

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Close Name:DeepDish Posts: 57 Joined: 25 Jun 2001
Subject: oops, then ouch!

oops, then ouch!

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Asustek ibook?

I have seen the future and its quirks?
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=1944

Close Name:Al Swearengen Posts: 339 Joined: 10 May 2005
Subject: ASP?

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Guest wrote:
I have seen the future and its quirks?
http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=1944


I couldn't get to that page. ASP problem?

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Worked for me...

The page shows the Asus W6 snow white Windows craptop that looks remarkably like an iBook. Other than the gold accents and off-center touchpad that is.

Close Name:Guest
Subject: Asus

But look at the W1V model. Perhaps a carbonised Powerbook?

Here's the blurb:

60% Lighter and Twice as Tough
Carbon fiber has long been the top choice of material used in aerospace technology for its unique physical characteristics. The W1V Carbon’s LCD cover is made of solid carbon fiber....

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