Macworld 2001 SF PowerBook G4 Titanium Intro

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[@TSwany]

steve jobs standing in front of a projector screen that simply reads "Sex" is so fucking funny out of context.

[@godfatherNYC]

I had one of these, my first Mac. I started using it to run ProTools and then I switched to Logic Pro. This notebook was awesome. Mine cost me $3499, really $ especially back then. I knew for sure that a newer model would come out at some time, but a NEW one came out about 2 months after I got mine. The new one was more powerful, and was $1200 less. TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS LESS. I basically lost my friggin' mind.

[@beachstl]

Wow that’s history right there. I was just born when this was announced haha. I find so much insight in watching Steve Jobs introduce the products Apple released at the time.

[@mattstone8878]

​@@beachstlYou commented on comment from 9 years in the past 😅

[@cuentaeliminada7176]

"WE WANT THE SEX TOO" -Steve Jobs, 2001

[@ithorts]

Watching this on my MacBook Pro 14" with M1 max. Amazing how far they've come.

[@optecio]

Looks like apple saw this video 20 years later and decided to pay tribute

[@J25x]

I own a titanium powerbook 550mhz I bought in 2001 and you know what? It is a goddamn champion. The design was so fluckin spot on and ahead of it's time. I almost cried when I unpacked it 9 years ago.

[@krazyyyduniya]

Does it still work ?

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

@@krazyyyduniyaIt’s rare to find a still working 2001 PowerBook G4 because Titanium is bad at heat dissipation and causes overheating. The working ones usually have cracks in the Titanium body or flaked paint. Apple is relearning the lesson they forgot with the iPhone 15.

[@krazyyyduniya]

@@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive But they seemed to have fixed the overheating issues on 15 Pros with latest iOS 17.0.3. They said software issues were causing the overheating. Whats your take on this ?

[@raykreiger4123]

Anyone here after the 14 inch and 16 inch mbp apple silicon Mac unveiling’s? Reminds me of this design.

[@Wired2X]

Random Audience Member: "I want one!" Jobs: "You and about a billion other people."

[@SilhSe]

More than a decade later, and I want one 😅

[@CocoTheMii]

The most excitement I've ever heard concentrated in one place was when Steve Jobs announced that the Apple logo on the PowerBook G4 Titanium was flipped.

[@RudhinMenon]

seriously, how did they got that wrong for the earlier models at the first place, I wonder

[@kosymo]

@@RudhinMenon Steve wanted the logo to face the user when the lid was closed. Just after getting some reports that the users are confused where is the fringe that he agreed to switch it.

[@RudhinMenon]

@@kosymo thanks for the info :)

[@bycuritiba]

That’s a thin bezel even for today

[@Interestingworld4567]

Yeah i was inpresed on that part

[@owencumberland5055]

Rest in peace Steve Jobs......always living life to the Macs

[@tndowns1122]

I had one of these, and I loved it. Last me a long time, too.

[@HHGFHJGFHJGFJTYFJDGY]

Back then at Macworld, keynotes like this were just free-for-alls!! The crowd just played along with Steve! Amazing!

[@mikekirschner4595]

still most beautiful laptop ever.! 2007-2010 i use the 1 ghz model with os 10.5 it was a great laptop.! now i use the middle 2009 macbook air .

[@AlphaSphere]

Got a used one is super nice condition for free! I'm so excited :D No idea what i'm going to use it for but hot dang it's beautiful

[@UltraDoug]

I’m I the only nerd that watches these vids in 2024 for passive entertainment?

[@grkb]

"What about the sex?" hold on what the fuck did he really said that I thought it was a random photoshop

[@Glazersout08]

Steve jobs could sell me this 20 years later because hes one of the best advertisers

[@kinghock]

It isn't Comic Sans; it's a font called Marker Felt. Apple still uses it in the Notes app on iOS and OS X.

[@godofmediocrity7582]

Not anymore

[@top2percent]

I was wondering what kind of keynote this was for the first twenty seconds...

[@TheNorrwen]

R.I.P. Steve Jobs Born February 24th 1955 Died October 5th 2011 Aged 56

[@helloandrewc]

@MajorTechFan because apple had to paint the titanium and it would scratch and peel off easily so they went with aluminum so they could color it without paint

[@RejinChamandy]

@etlam00 That is because apple uses a unibody design that makes the aluminum thinner and lighter than titanium

[@ReinnResauq]

@GeekTechMac I know I do. Such a pretty shade of blue...it's like a reward every time I see it! The fact that I see it every two hours on a Winblows machine only adds to the beauty.

[@RealRaynedance]

Deja Vu with that commercial.... I can swear I saw it! I recognize that video in the ad too much!!!! I would have been 5 years old.

[@susancorgi]

It is so sad i did have money back then, never got to enjoy those machines newly releases.

[@sayeedrehan]

RIP STEVE JOBS !!!!!!

[@drexwlwlwlwlwlw]

@usedbookstore well, i mean, the color theme is much more akin to today's macbook pro line, with a silver case and chassis paired with a black keyboard. I only say so because the aluminum powerbook G4s and the earlier macbook pros had an all silver color scheme, and the powerbook lombard and earlier models had a relatively black color scheme.

[@OfficialDuckFilms]

@VorkeyYT Not really. Im selling it on ebay right now and it is already up to $257.00. Mac computers hold there resale value very well.

[@jeevanbatla91]

Wow this is amazing that the PowerBook G4 was the first to be made of titanium I always thought that the iPhone 15 pro and pro max were the first to be made of titanium 😁

[@drexwlwlwlwlwlw]

@drygnfyre I certainly agree with that point. I just thought it was interesting to point out there was a certain resemblance (again, from a color scheme standpoint) between the current Macbook Pro line and the Powerbook in this video.

[@drygnfyre]

Steve Jobs referred to magnesium as "last year's material." He himself used that material when he was at NeXT to build their workstations.

[@RWL2012]

well it had been a bit longer than "last year" since he was at NeXT :P

[@velocity211]

apple 2023 iphone 15: this is made of titanium. never before used before ever. steve jobs 2001:

[@kometdehallivand]

I reckon that the new Macbook Pro's take some design cues from the TiBook, ie black keys and cover colour

[@xdbotz5994]

9:34 power + sex LMFAOOOOO

[@ephemerol]

my tibook is still running strong, beautiful machine.

[@RHLKN178]

valid points although how often do you use a disk drive ? I myself never use it anymore and if I really need to 20 dollars or euros and you'll have one. The battery life of the MBA lasts long in my experience and in the meantime it is very thin so I guess they are pointing in the right direction with their product philosophy

[@fudfc]

Anyone know what font he is using here

[@gaelenski_]

He shouted "A want one!" which most people were most likely thinking in the crowd!:P

[@kingcrimson234]

@allandude92 funny, my PC has been running for 5 months without turning off or resetting and i haven't seen any blue screens.

[@Toaster-X3]

I’m surprised he didn’t mention the glowing icon on the back... or maybe he did on the cut out section at the end...

[@ididots]

It's expensive as hell. Also, the design was flawed. The hinges snapped like twigs on many, many Ti PBs. But for its time it was a work of art, and oddly it's the closest that Apple ever got to an edge-to-edge display. Now they all have bezels the width of highways.

[@Fifury161]

I still have mine!

[@nannynicky4life]

i surprized. i had a 400 mhz tibook with only 512 megs ram and it ran like a dream. i even had leopard on it with the help of some1 on craigslist. and at 400mhz and 512 it was still a fast little thing. maybe you had a bad one or you just had to turn down your graphics or something.

[@drexwlwlwlwlwlw]

notice how it looks like the macbook pro unibody? just thought id point dat out :D

[@HHGFHJGFHJGFJTYFJDGY]

This is one of the things I loved about Steve. This was like a free-for-all!! Just some big party, with people shouting out and Steve playing around!! Such a showman he was.

[@Titanz91]

I just can't make a full switch to Mac (To many applications I use on Windows that I can't substitute on Mac). I would love to get a Macbook Pro and install Windows XP and 7 on it (Keeping Snow leopard, too ofcourse ;P).I wonder if you can even do that (Legally)?

[@HelloNewYorkCity]

@miniroll32 it was a time when computer screens had a gross looking 4:3 ratio, when screens were squareish. back in the 70's they even had vertical screens! eventually they turned into squares, and then the familiar rectangles we see today.

[@makaveli559m]

My theory is the high cost for the materials for it, it would be so cool if they would done the MacBooks from Titanium though, those would sure challange ToughBooks and Thinkpads. Titanium being durable and nearly industructable.

[@m4st3rm1nd9]

Why MacBook pros have bigger screen bezels than this?

[@JihadPowell]

Webcam

[@jgrosse5554]

I think he said, "I want one!".

[@DanielDJCRO]

It looks like todays HP Elitebook. Apple really is ahead of its time.

[@munkisbeprotis]

Did anyone catch what the guy from the audience was shouting at about 3:00 ? "I want one" ?

[@ashwood23]

i am amazed how much this thing is still selling for on ebay still selling around £150 used thats about $300 usd.

[@infinityblader8089]

Holy shit!! This computer has 8mb of memory, MIND BLOWING!!!

[@yobmas722]

Apple Apple Apple... how do you amaze me with your products all the time... damn sexy laptops.. :)

[@RealRaynedance]

raadioactivenews: 2009 vs 2001. Back then, this was either on par or cheaper.

[@culebreitor]

It has retina display?

[@zpolukuchka]

5:26 7:41 9:06 seems strange considering the direction that the mac book air and retina mac book pro

[@pioneerz450]

@TheAvery86 This video is from 2001 not 2008 they ve had 4-5 hours batterylife since the G3 wallstreet. nowdays we have 10hours i managed to get 12.5 hours from mine...

[@bmccarville]

15.2 inch wide screen! How will i fit it on my desk!!!!

[@motivatdguy2000]

500MHz processor?!? That's insane!! =)

[@Cmac787]

i think because its more recyclable. in combination with the glass they were going for the environmental thing. plus its probably cheaper

[@TommyBNSF]

That's the way to start this video, "But they have the sex." lol

[@technoguy3542]

What does he say at 2:58?

[@aditkoel]

back when Apple compared their products having more features but with less price compared to the competition

[@jondredge2584]

I still use mine of corse we’ve changed everything around she’s all working up to date so really it’s just the body left of the original

[@randomrazr]

would be cool if the new unibody macbook pro s were made of titanium

[@Rarrin9378]

they weren't slow when you used them because the internet and different applications were much less demanding than they are now

[@h4x0y]

I think it's never too late to rectify this: digitals wants & needs aren't the same as >10 years ago. And given the pace technological advancement is at these days, this isn't likely to change anytime soon.

[@drexwlwlwlwlwlw]

lol, alothough u have a point, i was just pointing out that they have a very close color scheme, for other macbook pros/powerbooks have been all aluminum or Black. It's not all good though, the dell inspirons in a similar time had the same black on silver theme, and people even mock the new MBP for looking like a dell just a fellow geek with his 2 cnets :D

[@ididots]

Sure, 2001 was a different time. I remember watching this at the web agency where I worked back then. But even in 2001, fonts like these triggered the ol' gag reflex.

[@Lachlant1984]

@Shawshank00 Well that's as maybe, but you have to remember that technology is always evolving all the time, the technology evolution isn't going to ever stop any time soon, so yes you're right about modern smartphones being more powerful than this PowerBook G4, but a modern notebook computer, particularly a high-end notebook like a Dell Studio or MacBook Pro is going to be far more powerful than your average smartphone.

[@riky95oo]

Jobs was a fucking genius... Great Timeless products

[@infinityblader8089]

I still like the titanium g4 design over the new one

[@henne2k]

What about the 2021 one? 🥳

[@Titanz91]

@birdman5050 I meant with three operating systems installed on their computers (Speaking specifically of two versions of Windows).

[@TheSantiayo]

now macbooks pro 15 and 17 inch have: intel quadcore i7 1 gb graphics card... 1080p hd screens .. hd 720 p isight camera...multi-touch trackpad...7 hours of battery life... i mean i want to se a direct comparison! As Apple does, i also miss you steve! rip steve

[@OfficialDuckFilms]

Just bought one off ebay for $189.00. =D

[@rayquazapwn88]

That thing looks like its a century old.

[@miniroll32]

WTF's "mega widescreen"?

[@kingcrimson234]

@TopOnTheAndroid no, Windows 7.

[@Kondensumiruku]

what was the Final Cut Pro version? 1.0 ?

[@BYCWELL]

Yup

[@76ers]

This is what most other laptops today look like. Apple was way ahead of it's time.

[@EbefrenRevo]

in 2001 they have super computer made in titanium and no decent camera to film this ??

[@roberdude12345]

if i had a million dollars for every pixel in this video id have 50 cents

[@lilorangefella]

lol he said sex

[@foxofinfinety]

I'm still using a 600Mhz PIII in my notebook... (and yes, I really need to get a new notebook XD)

[@tmsdonline]

00:00 Did he just appear out of the shadows?

[@Titanz91]

@Shawshank00 Amazing, isn't it?

[@TheBrokenEclipse]

I wonder what a Macbook Pro Retina made out of titanium would cost.... Anyway would be amazing I bet

[@KylePalloOfficial]

1 INCH THICK?! WOOOAOAOOAAHH!!

[@PianoScience]

The MacBook Pro's today have up to 7-8 hours of battery life, built in, and can last 5 years. They chose aluminum because it was environmentally friendly.

[@onyxx300_]

no they chose aluminum cuz it was easier to work with than titanium

[@TheJohnlyh]

Comic sans looks pretty hip back then

[@whophd]

"Not quite widescreen", nah … "mega-wide screen", yeah

[@nekochop7650]

個人的には今でも地球上で最もクールなデザインのノートPCだ

[@sandweged]

Can you even imagine, a 10 gig drive....lol. I just don't see how in 10 yrs, we will look at a TB hdd like we look at a 10gig one now. I guess the future is 1TB and up SSD.

[@WalcomTV]

Like the SPY PLANES!!!

[@MorningMindfulness]

its funny how Apple has made laptops with 5 hour batteries since 2008, and my new PC only has 2 hrs.

[@colinatlantic]

35,791 people heard Steve Jobs talk about sex during the keynote

[@krazykap0]

2:58 I WANT ONE!