I don't care what they claim... I want oneOriginally posted by benoda
I imagine that if Apple tries to claim to be the first 64-bit portable the statement will have some sort of qualifier like "first consumer 64-bit..." etc.
Originally posted by bertagert
Apple DOES NOT have time anymore. They MUST get faster processors in their systems. Apple knows this and so do you.
Originally posted by nspeds
1) It has been previously established that when products from Apple are aggresively discounted, they are due to be discontinued/update.
2) The only products that have been discounted are the 12 and 15 inches.
Therefore: The 17 inch will NOT be updated.
Originally posted by kristianm
All i can say is that here in Norway the low end powerbook is a shocking 60% more expensive than it should be. Some of that is due to our high sales tax (24%) but still...
Originally posted by UltimaMAC
im kind of sore that i payed full for the 12" when it launched, i am thinking of trading it for any 15" i can get my hands on. what a hard decision......
why to do that?Originally posted by UltimaMAC
im kind of sore that i payed full for the 12" when it launched, i am thinking of trading it for any 15" i can get my hands on. what a hard decision......
i think they are quite definitive. if it would be a temp reduction, they would post that somewhere, and announce it bigger , so that more people are using the occaision, during the time the lower price exists.Originally posted by ac2102
Just a thought, but are these discounts (temporary) or are they considered to be 'prices'.
All i mean by this is that normally updates to products come in at around the same price as the previous models. So if these prices are set, surely the anticipated replacements would have to fit in the same price band.
I think it is precisely because they don't want people to wait that they have introduced these reductions in a fairly low key way...Originally posted by ac2102
Surely then it makes sense to wait until the new models are released? Makes no sense to buy a model at this price when it seems that the prices have only been lowered to make way for new models for the same money!
If any of that makes sense!
Having said that, before i discoverd this site, i would probably snap up an offer like this without batting an eyelid! Now i know better!
Originally posted by walexx
The aussie prices only change when the US prices change, or when there is a new product.
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If you notice now, the apple aussie prices are around double, or just under double the U.S. prices, which is great compared to a year a go. Towers and the like willl drop when new models are released.
Model Price effective change
iBooks
12" 800MHz CD-ROM AU$1849 US$0.5403 -7.5%
12" 900MHz Combo AU$2399 US$0.5415 -7.7%
14" 900MHz Combo AU$2795 US$0.5363 -6.8%
14" 900MHz Ultimate AU$3295 US$0.5396 -7.2%
Powerbooks
Al 12" 867MHz Combo AU$3099 US$0.5160 -22.4%
Al 12" 867MHz Super AU$3499 US$0.5141 -20.9%
Ti 15" 867MHz Combo AU$3799 US$0.5262 -23.9%
Ti 15" 1GHz Super AU$4899 US$0.5305 -18.3%
Al 17" 1GHz Ultimate AU$6299 US$0.5237 -10%
I feel for you. I was pretty pissed when Apple knocked $1200 off the PowerMac dual 1.2 I'd bought just last November, and released a new faster, better PowerMac with BluetoothOriginally posted by Comet
With the prices of the powerbooks coming down, so did the iBooks. I jut purchased mine 4 weeks ago. I was wondering if I can expect some kind of refund cause the price went down in less then 30 days. If i knew that the prices were going to come down, I would have waited, as the 1000 gap between the ibook and powerbook didn't justify for me to go with the powerbook, but now, I would definately go for it!!
Originally posted by AppleMatt
chuckarc said "drops to 533MHz on battery". Learn how to use OS X.
-hh said "maximum 640 RAM". Look up developer notes.
Sorry for the curtness on these two points but it really annoys me when people have information infront of them (these forums), but choose to ignore it.[/B]
OT but could someone slip in what devices could be used with a PC card slot on the 12 please? I can think of none and it's bugging me.
Originally posted by allpar
They really should lower the price of the current desktops in steps before coming out with replacements.
Which reminds me, wouldn't they EOL the towers if the 970 was due in only three weeks? Or at least cut the prices on them?
Originally posted by Golem
but the rrp on the towers is still identical to a month ago so it is not likely to be as a result of exchange rate changes.