Yesterday morning we broke the story of USB problems on Apple's newest line of PowerBooks. It seems there are plenty of bugs within the implementation, as evidenced in our earlier report of reader problems.
The good news is that the problem is almost certainly not within hardware, according to sources we spoke with on the issue. To quote an Apple executive, it's the "highest priority" that all problems be resolved. Thus, Apple has put its best engineers on fixing the problem and a solution should be posted as soon as possible.
What is the USB problem? Basically, USB is no longer plug-and-play as the technology normally offers. When you plug in many models of USB input device, sleep the PowerBook, then wake it, the USB device does not work. None of Apple's own USB input devices, mice or keyboards, work. It seems most devices like USB floppies and ZIP drives work. Again, for reader reports of their situation, visit our USB issues tracking page. We'd like to hear your own situation, as they'd be helpful to the Apple engineers working on the problem.
Lastly, we're tracking the possibility that only 400 MHz machines are affected. All of our reader reports that mention speed note the 400 MHz speed. If your 333 MHz model has this problem, write in.
