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mcgarry

macrumors 6502a
Oct 19, 2004
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ok guys, should I get this or an iBook? slight price difference, but is it worth it?
 

Blue Velvet

Moderator emeritus
Jul 4, 2004
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mcgarry said:
ok guys, should I get this or an iBook? slight price difference, but is it worth it?

Only if you go for the extra RAM but it could be worth waiting until Tiger comes out...


*weeps with the sheer repetition of it all*
 

dornoforpyros

macrumors 68040
Oct 19, 2004
3,070
4
Calgary, AB
Oh dear god! Must...get credit card out....too excited to punch in the number......I'm panacking......oh no now the keyboard is covered in sweat and shorting out! once in a life time deal lost.......nooo :(




lol seeing that made my day :D
 

clayj

macrumors 604
Jan 14, 2005
7,619
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Too bad Amazon.com doesn't offer one of those "if you find it cheaper somewhere else within 30 days, let us know and we'll refund the difference plus 10%" deals... you could make out like a bandit. 10% of $97,000 (the likely difference) would be a cool $9,700 in your pocket, PLUS your Powerbook.
 

AdmittedPCuser

macrumors member
Jan 12, 2005
48
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Blue Velvet said:
Only if you go for the extra RAM but it could be worth waiting until Tiger comes out...


*weeps with the sheer repetition of it all*

as long as you make sure to buy the RAM from Amazon as well... you figure if Amazon is saving you a bit of money on the notebook you might as well give them the order for the "higher-margin" memory :D

Edit: thanks for sharing - that was pretty funny.
 

solvs

macrumors 603
Jun 25, 2002
5,684
1
LaLaLand, CA
No wonder people think Macs are more expensive. Why just a few weeks ago, you could buy a Sony with a P4 for $100 (also a price mistake, but it was funny).
 

razorme

macrumors regular
Jul 16, 2002
164
3
Calgary, AB
Doesn't Amazon put that price in when the product price hasn't been determined yet? I remember seeing this before.
 

therevolution

macrumors 6502
May 12, 2003
468
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I gotta get me one of these! Just look at the savings!
 

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atari1356

macrumors 68000
Feb 27, 2004
1,582
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Woah... that's a huge price jump from the previous PowerBooks, and all you get is a few extra MHz, slightly larger hard drive, a fancy scrolling trackpad and Bluetooth 2.0. :eek:

99,999.99
- 2499
________
97500.99


97500.99
/ 4
________
24375.25


That's over $24,000 per new feature! :confused: :mad: :eek:
 

Raid

macrumors 68020
Feb 18, 2003
2,155
4,588
Toronto
dornoforpyros said:
Oh dear god! Must...get credit card out....

Oh you just wanted the $30 discount for using your card!! You're just trying to pinch every penny aren't you? :D
 

killuminati

macrumors 68020
Dec 6, 2004
2,404
0
Next time I'll buy from Amazon instead of direct from apple. Im beating myself up over missing this deal. ;)
 

rdowns

macrumors Penryn
Jul 11, 2003
27,397
12,521
therevolution said:
I gotta get me one of these! Just look at the savings!

I have one of those that I use to pay for work expenses, $10-$12K per month. I get a $25 Amazon gift certificate for each $2500 spent. I have 19 of these suckers sitting around.
 
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