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New iBook SuperDrive Config

Does this mean the dual layers may be standard in the Powerbooks soon?
 
Macrumors said:
Appleinsider claims that Apple will be introducing a new standard 14" iBook configuration at 1.2GHz with Superdrive for $1699.

This configuration was previously available as a build-to-order from Apple's online store.
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Not really very interesting since that is exactly what it cost BTO. My guess would that this means that most of the 14" iBooks they are selling are adding the Superdrive. This will allow that standard config to be availible in the retail stores as an off the shelf product.
 
interesting, I wonder what the pricing will be like. Inching closer and closer to powerbook.
 
afields said:
interesting, I wonder what the pricing will be like. Inching closer and closer to powerbook.
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It says right in the first post $1699 which is the same as the current BTO option.
 
This isn't very big news (hence Page 2) but yes it does mean that you can walk into a retail store and pick up an iBook SuperDrive. I don't think this has any ramifications towards dual layer drives in other Macs or such like. Not much to read into, other than, perhaps, this model was more popular than anticipated.
 
Just like a couple of us have been saying, the only significance is that now Apple will sell them in the box off the shelf in their stores, as well as others like CompUSA. It's a very smart move.

If the demand has been great enough to dictate this then so be it.

My personal opinion is that I would rather spend the extra cash for a G4 iBook w/ Super Drive then to spend for the equivalently priced Power Book. The iBook is just more "rough and tough" then the Power Books. Everyone I know that has an AL Power Book have scratches and dings all over them.
My 900mhz G3 iBook's case is still nice a clean and scratch free after more then a year of taking it with me on plane and train trips for business. I really think that the White iBooks were the best Industrial Designed Macs yet, minus the damn Logic Board going on mine :)
 
bluetooth

I wish they would include bluetooth. The guy at the apple store 1 mile from my house wouldn't sell me an iBook with bluetooth, so I had to order online and wait for it to be flown in from King Kong.
 
Nice.. the margin between iBooks and PowerBooks are rapidly decreasing.. must only mean one thing...

G5!

Seriously.. this won't do Apple any good with their Pro range.. however, the iBooks become more attractive.. more so than powerbooks.. Lack of iBook Dual Screen isn't a problem since you can hack the firmware to enable this much needed ( IMO ) functionality.
 
ibook superdrive

Now it also can be returned. Since Apple's BTO products cannot be.

I.
 
seems like people really want the dvd burner. well, it's quite obvious. any backup you make of your system these days is well over 700mb and well over 1400mb. so for that purpose the dvd is a very useful media. also think of all that imovie/idvd stuff and so on..

i just purchased a 2x superdrive for my 733 quicksilver yesterday and found out I can copy dvd movies from my friends with almost the original quality. this is very nice indeed.
 
Windowlicker said:
.... and found out I can copy dvd movies from my friends with almost the original quality. this is very nice indeed.
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Not really what it is intended for (buy 'em).
It would be obvious that Apple makes a standard config if a BTO one is very popular. Good move i'd say
 
"Confirmed"

Within the next couple of days this won't even be a rumor... saw it on the Apple Retail Sales website.
 
Windowlicker said:
...and found out I can copy dvd movies from my friends with almost the original quality. this is very nice indeed.
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Probably not a good idea to post that you are commiting a crime.

I still think that this is simply a response to a high number of BTO orders for the SD. If they are going to end up shipping with the SD in there, why not make like that from the start.
 
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