Editing PowerBook G4 (section)

==Discontinuation==
One major factor that led to the discontinuation of the PowerBook G4 was Apple's internal experimentation with the [[PowerPC 970|PowerPC G5]] for the company's next line professional-grade notebooks at that time. However, the G5, which also powered the [[Power Mac G5]] and [[iMac G5]], proved to be too power-hungry and heat-intensive to use in a notebook form factor.<ref name="WWDC_2005">[[WWDC#WWDC 2005|WWDC 2005]] {{YouTube|ghdTqnYnFyg|Steve Jobs Keynote}}</ref> Stalled development of the mobile G5 is also said to be another main factor in [[Mac transition to Intel processors|the Mac's transition from PowerPC to Intel processors]].<ref name="MW">{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Laurianne |date=September 15, 2005 |title=Analysis: Why Apple picked Intel over AMD |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/46961/2005/09/intelvsamd.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810104248/http://www.macworld.com/article/46961/2005/09/intelvsamd.html |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |access-date=September 1, 2016 |website=Macworld}}</ref>

After awaiting a new professional-grade notebook to replace the G4, on January 10, 2006, Apple released the 15" [[MacBook Pro]], its first Intel-based notebook.<ref name="mbprelease">{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2006 |title=Apple Introduces MacBook Pro |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/jan/10macbookpro.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108140023/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/jan/10macbookpro.html |archive-date=January 8, 2010 |access-date=April 11, 2010 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> A 17" version of the MacBook Pro followed on April 24, 2006.<ref name="mbp17release">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2006 |title=Apple Introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/24macbookpro.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328153158/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2006/apr/24macbookpro.html |archive-date=March 28, 2010 |access-date=April 11, 2010 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The new "MacBook Pro" name was given to the new series of notebooks after Apple changed the portable naming schemes from "Power" for professional products (and "i" for consumer products), in favor of including "Mac" in the title of all computer lines, with the suffix "Pro" denoting a pro product. Finally, on May 16, 2006, the 12" PowerBook G4 and the G4 [[iBook]] were discontinued and replaced by the 13.3" [[MacBook (2006-2012)|MacBook]], ending the whole PowerBook line.<ref name="CNN">{{Cite web |last=Cantrell |first=Amanda |date=May 16, 2006 |title=Apple launches Intel-based MacBook |url=https://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/technology/apple_macbook/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724012153/http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/16/technology/apple_macbook/index.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |access-date=September 20, 2012 |publisher=CNN}}</ref>

However, a replacement for the 12" subnotebook form factor (i.e. the 12" PowerBook G4) was not immediately forthcoming; the [[MacBook Air]], released in 2008, served as an indirect replacement while the 13" MacBook Pro released in 2009 is the direct replacement for the 12" PowerBook G4.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Peter |date=January 15, 2008 |title=Apple introduces MacBook Air |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/131583/2008/01/macbookair.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903070753/http://www.macworld.com/article/131583/2008/01/macbookair.html |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |access-date=January 21, 2008 |website=[[Macworld]]}}</ref><ref name="cnet09 comparison">{{Cite web |title=Review of 10 Best 13 Inch Laptop Recommendations (Latest 2022) |url=https://www.tomslead.com/best-13-inch-laptop |access-date=April 11, 2010 |publisher=[[CNET Networks|CNET]]}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Apple returned to the 12" screen size with the [[MacBook (2015 version)|MacBook]] released in 2015.<ref name="Macbook2015">{{Cite web |last=Snell |first=Jason |date=April 9, 2015 |title=Review: The new 12-inch MacBook is a laptop without an ecosystem |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/2908115/review-the-new-12-inch-macbook-is-a-laptop-without-an-ecosystem.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602010225/http://www.macworld.com/article/2908115/review-the-new-12-inch-macbook-is-a-laptop-without-an-ecosystem.html |archive-date=June 2, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2015 |website=Macworld |publisher=IDG}}</ref>