Originally posted by StuPid QPid
Wow, a $1000 for an extra inch
That sounds like the pricing policy of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
As some have said before:
You're also getting way more pixels for your $1000.
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As some have said before:
You're also getting way more pixels for your $1000.
That sounds somewhat reasonable. If those prices did appear, it would be a tough decision whether to go for the 15" screen, or to go for the 17" screen. Either way, I love the look of the display. Okay, it's just the throbbing light button which gets me.
I've been stuck using 15" (or smaller) displays my entire computing life, perhaps it is time for me to go larger and get the 17". The 22" Cinema Display would be very sweet, but I don't have that type of money. That display alone is what I make in 2 or 3 months. It's cool, but it doesn't help to pay the rent or buy food.
But if the 17" comes down to $599 and there is no new 15", then I'll probably still get the 17" display. However, if it costs more than that, I probably won't budge for awhile. I think it is more important for Apple to still offer cheaper items so "Average Joe" can have them too. That is one of the reasons I think the original iMac did so well. Because it was at a reasonable price. Back in 1996, the Mac generally cost a few hundred dollars more than an equivalent PC, and back then, the Macs looked like PCs, too. Nothing to be overly cheerful about. But at least they now have style. If I ever had to get a PC for non-Mac programming work, I'd probably have to look around for a decent looking case. Either that, or cover it with a table cloth and put a vase on it.
Originally posted by StuPid QPid
Wow, a $1000 for an extra inch
That sounds like the pricing policy of a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon.
The 23" is a Hi-Def screen.
Originally posted by steveh
At the same time, you really shouldn't expect them to sell at a loss.
Exactly. I donno how all these people know what Apple should sell their products for. :-\
I mean, how many of you all are in charge of major computer companies?
Originally posted by Hemingray
Well, I'd say that the fact that it's been removed from the Apple Store is a pretty good sign...
Previous G4 towers have been removed from the apple store no longer to be sold but it does not mean no more G4 towers were sold.
I think they are coming out with a new form factor for the LCD line. Current Form factor is pretty weak in terms of flexibility. Compare to the iMac swing arm and you should get the drift.
Aw Crap, I was gonna get that display too with a new powermac, but since the 17" gets effected by the promo it now costs less for the 17" one... bah...
I still want to pay less for a computer that should cost Much less.
I still want to pay less for a computer that should cost Much less.
Originally posted by GPTurismo
I hate that apple is dropping the 15 inch completely. If they had one decent person in their marketting and pricing departments and really wanted pc users to buy their stuff... they would dropp the 15 to 299, the 17 599, the 19 999, the 22 1499 and the 23 to 2499.
But they have never been good on price points. They seem to forget $.99 is way more appealing to the america public than $1.00
*sighs*
I love apples products, I hate their business practices at times
Maybe we are all over reacting and they are going to release a new form factor 15 inch? like wide screen instead of standard 4:3 :B
Your prices aren't logical. If you've ever seen an Apple LCD, you'll know that they are very high quality LCDs. For $299, you are getting the crap of crap and only at a discount store.
The 24th?
Is it usual for Apple to announce new products on the 24th of the month?
If so, the ol' Visa card is in for a little workout soon...
Is it usual for Apple to announce new products on the 24th of the month?
If so, the ol' Visa card is in for a little workout soon...
Originally posted by steveh
At the same time, you really shouldn't expect them to sell at a loss.
Well, then why buy their screens when you buy a DVI monitor with better color and contrast etc. for a few hundred dollars less? It's a strong arguement that their systems are better due to os x etc. etc., but the screens? the only benefit is ADC and the form factor.
but... oh yeah.. the form factor
And where did apple tell us how much those monitors cost, as in exact numbers from purcahsing components, to assembly, to office costs?
Well, I think some people would like to see Apple's prices go down in some areas. Not too much, of course, or Apple will be losing money and then end up facing the same problems that most PC manufacturers are having.
It seems that the key to selling well is to have decent low and high end line-ups. If all you sell is high priced hardware, you'll make a lot on each sale, but those sales won't happen nearly as often as the low-end ones. Especially since today's low-end machines are pretty powerful and well featured. I've seen some sub-$600 systems, and they just aren't that wonderful, but for some people they will work just great. If you look back several years ago, Next was making some interesting machines with features that were pretty much unheard of on any normal home computer. However, the Next computers were not really intended for mass consumption, but originally geared more towards higher education and scientific markets. Or, at least, the people with thousands of dollars to spend on a powerful computer.
All and all, though, at least we don't have to pay a million dollars per computer, or pay $300 just to upgrade from 256 to 640 Kb (that is Kilobytes, NOT Megabytes) of memory. I can pretty easily get 256 MB RAM chip for around $50, whereas even a few years ago just 64 would range from $50-$100. Oh, how things can change for the better overtime. But the software makers still manage to hog all of these resources! How come a 500 MHz machine just doesn't seem fast enough at times? Kind of sad. Perhaps these new Bloat OS's like W2k/XP/or OS X need a special department just to try and optimize the OS and speed it up. Yes, I've seen some speed improvements in OS X, especially from 10.0 to 10.1, and a small change in 10.2, but not much. Perhaps I still yearn for the day when the computer will start up in 15 seconds (hey my Mac Classic does, and so does my Tandy...okay, so it only runs DOS).
I rarely need to restart my computer, because its so stable. But when I do its quick as hell, next time I restart maybe i'll time it. Its probably around like 15 - 20 seconds. Maybe you should upgrade the 128 megs of ram in your 500mhz g4. that might have something to do with OS X running slow for *you* my Dual 1 Ghz G4 / 768 MB DDR / Radeon 9000 runs very very very FAST. Owned.
LCD Prices
It makes me laugh that you all sit here and bitch about Apples LCD prices. I guess it isn't obvious to you that Apple doesn't MAKE LCD's. They buy LCD's in bulk from an LCD manufacturer, and put a nice case around them, and their nice ADC cable. Until the price of LCD's comes down in general, you're not going to see much of a price drop in Apple LCD's. As for the 15" LCD being taken off the shelf... logically, one would come to the conclusion that *the 15" LCD's were not selling* as a result, Apple is spending money to buy these 15" LCD's and then can't get rid of them. So they cut that product out of the line because it is losing them money. Business sense is really very simple. You want to make money. Anything which causes you to LOSE money, directly or indirectly, is BAD. Apple could care less if you think it would be *nice* if they kept that 15" LCD, they only care if you are going to BUY the damn LCD.
It makes me laugh that you all sit here and bitch about Apples LCD prices. I guess it isn't obvious to you that Apple doesn't MAKE LCD's. They buy LCD's in bulk from an LCD manufacturer, and put a nice case around them, and their nice ADC cable. Until the price of LCD's comes down in general, you're not going to see much of a price drop in Apple LCD's. As for the 15" LCD being taken off the shelf... logically, one would come to the conclusion that *the 15" LCD's were not selling* as a result, Apple is spending money to buy these 15" LCD's and then can't get rid of them. So they cut that product out of the line because it is losing them money. Business sense is really very simple. You want to make money. Anything which causes you to LOSE money, directly or indirectly, is BAD. Apple could care less if you think it would be *nice* if they kept that 15" LCD, they only care if you are going to BUY the damn LCD.