17in PowerBook still missing

At the start of the year, Apple unveiled a 17in screen PowerBook with the usual ballyhoo... and has failed to ship it, reports MacCentral. The new model is distinctive in not using the even more ballyhooed Titanium construction that turned out to be a bad idea for Wi-Fi networking, which makes the 15in version essentially obsolete. Of course, there are faster Windows notebooks with 16in screens, including the Sony VAIO PCG GRX580, the Compaq Presario 3005US and the Toshiba Satellite 1955-S801 (a desktop replacement with detachable wireless keyboard), but Apple doesn't want to confuse its users by giving them competing hardware choices.