I'm in lust. I look online every day, searching for a sign. I flit from site to site, thinking "could this be the day?" I'm just waiting for the moment when I'll take the plunge, and make the commitment.

The object of my affection? The New Powerbook G4.

Most likely it won't be substantially different from the current model, in 667Mhz and 800Mhz versions. There will probably be a speed bump up to 966Mhz or even 1Ghz, maybe a little more hard drive space, a peppier video card, and other small enhancements. Just maybe there will be a superdrive, and a higher resolution screen. The back to school promotions on the current models ran out last week, and other signs, like Apple's pulling of refurbished models from the Apple Store, point to a release in the next week or two.

The students around here are about 1/3 mac, and they're virtually all TiBooks. The ratio's greater than 50:50 amongst the teachers. They're sooo sexy (the laptops, that is).

So now I check the rumor boards each morning, hoping for the sneak-peek, or authoritative-sounding rumor report. October's a good month for Apple product releases, and now that I've decided it's time for me to get the new 'book, I can't wait for it to emerge.

I hate waiting...