That's hilarious! Exactly what I was thinking! As soon as I buy my updated gear...I'm taking a long vacation from rumor sites.numediaman said:
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a17inchFuture said:
I don't see anyone else putting their eMac in their backpack and carrying around all day to use it where ever they go. I have no regrets in my PB purchase... at least I have my computer and I'm not wishing and waiting like others (which I once was too, but that was 7 months ago).
numediaman said:
haha, I am not the only one, but I know what you mean. The truth is I got the computer friday, so am waiting the ten days in hopes of an upgrade. So today was really my last chance, and yes, I do have personally invested emotions, and I think that at very least they should have lowered the prices of powerbooks today or somewhere along the way(note that the changing of priceswould not help me, so i hope that wont be misinterpretted as me whining).
Potential switcher
My fiancé's mother has been talking about getting a new compy and asked me about the Mac. Perhaps this would be the way to go...talk about good timing.
heh heh heh, converting PC users, one at a time.
And now! Everyone bow down to Jim!!!
Good job, mate!
My fiancé's mother has been talking about getting a new compy and asked me about the Mac. Perhaps this would be the way to go...talk about good timing.
heh heh heh, converting PC users, one at a time.
And now! Everyone bow down to Jim!!!
Good job, mate!
a17inchFuture said:
if you can't stomach faster/better/cheaper things coming out within a year of your purchase, you shouldn't buy any computers.
i have a feeling you would have said the same thing if eMac had been updated a few months from now: "man, it's only been half a year since I got my PB and the lowest end eMac has the same specs and is third of the price."
if iBook had been boosted and had the same spec as the PB, i can see why you'd complain. but this is eMac - it's a desktop. you pay a premium for portability. unless you consider 50 lbs "portable," then it's not even a valid comparison.
when you go to a gourmet restaurant with beautiful decorations, serene atmosphere and great service, are you going to complain that a cheaper, take-out restaurant in town serves a similar dish using pretty much the same ingredients for less?
a17inchFuture said:
I say "childish" because you wished the death of a company because they did not update the product line YOU wanted. I know of many people that will be able to benefit from this eMac boost. Be happy for them and know that Apple is capable of working on multiple products and will release them when available.
I argue this point no further.
More Updates today????
i agree with the responses that apple does not do more releases unless it is a event ie macworld but WHY? has'nt the eMac got the center space on the apple home page ?????????
i stick to my guns and say another release is comming TODAY
Tom
i agree with the responses that apple does not do more releases unless it is a event ie macworld but WHY? has'nt the eMac got the center space on the apple home page ?????????
i stick to my guns and say another release is comming TODAY
Tom
stoid said:
I said they "should go belly up", as in the company go out of business. So, i guess you need to read the posts more carefully, huh?
liketom said:
Definitly not. It has been like this often before. Same when new iBooks came out. Not on the main center.
macomposer said:
I would have to say that open computers such as in a university setting see much more use/wear-and-tear than the average home user. For instance the service bureau at my school really has some of our machines f**ked. Final Cut Pro doesn't even launch on them. There are a lot of variables to consider in a network setting like that. Granted some things just do break.
arn said:I don't think you understand the purpose of Page 2, and should probably avoid it in the future.
arn
Hahaha, good point!
Although, the aluminum shortage was probably borderline Page 3.
a17inchFuture said:
And the difference is a company dying and going out of business would be....?
It seems Apple can truly never satisfy everyone. When the consumer machines are not updated, we get post after post of "they deliberately cripple eMac/iMac/iBook" whining, if they are updated, we get post after post of "but now the eMac/iMac/iBook is almost as fast as my pro machine" whining. And it's really tiresome. Every update is a good update, simple as that.
Just some notes on the differences between the eMac's and the Powerbooks:
I think for me, I will get one soon to replace my venerable, but ailing Rev B iMac, and wait for a g5 Powerbook next year.
Code:
eMac Powerbook
ATI 9200/32MB ATI 9600/64MB
FW400 FW400 & FW800
10/100 Gigabit
$50 Bluetooth Built-in Bluetooth
VGA Mirroring DVI Spanning
$20 TV out S-Video out
bottom-line HD top-line HD (for laptops)
Desktop PortableI think for me, I will get one soon to replace my venerable, but ailing Rev B iMac, and wait for a g5 Powerbook next year.
And no, I dont read minds, but i think most would agree the specs on this model indicate that others updates are imminent.
And as far as an ibook coming out several months from now and upsetting me, the onyl thing that really bothers me about this whole thing is that I just got my computer a week ago, and today it has been nearly matched, by a product that is supposedly their least advanced line. Yes, I know, there are better cards, portability, thinness, but still, I can't help but feeling a bit shafted they chose this update first.
Simply put, it seems less necessary a revision than the PB's, and so in my opinion, choosing to do this is a way to get them more money, at the expense of the consumer.
And I really don't understand why apple doesnt offer sales beyond "buy something else too and you can save a little" . . . just reduce the price of the computers, thats what a sale implies, you are taking a smaller cut in order to move products.
And as far as an ibook coming out several months from now and upsetting me, the onyl thing that really bothers me about this whole thing is that I just got my computer a week ago, and today it has been nearly matched, by a product that is supposedly their least advanced line. Yes, I know, there are better cards, portability, thinness, but still, I can't help but feeling a bit shafted they chose this update first.
Simply put, it seems less necessary a revision than the PB's, and so in my opinion, choosing to do this is a way to get them more money, at the expense of the consumer.
And I really don't understand why apple doesnt offer sales beyond "buy something else too and you can save a little" . . . just reduce the price of the computers, thats what a sale implies, you are taking a smaller cut in order to move products.
Also, if you speak french, you might want to take a look at croquer.free.fr, which, I suspect, is an offshoot of macBidouille to avoid them getting hassle from Apple...arn said:
liketom said:
European stores still not updated. So you might be wright but if more is coming I would expect to happen in the next hour or so as it is alreday 9 am PDT.
a17inchFuture said:
who says? You? Somehow from the tone of your posts I highly doubt
you possess any marketeing credentials... portables have always been comparitively more expensive than desktops so just live with it, just because you purchased a "top-of-the-line" model months ago doesn't mean that apple, or any company for that matter, should never update their product line again so that yours will always be "the best"--even if apple did update the powerbooks first and then the eMacs--it won't change the speed of current powerbooks owners machines--so stop whining already