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New iBooks and Powerbooks!

Merry christmas to me.

I know what I'm giving me for Christmas :) I would have liked to see the 5400rpm drives still available as a BTO option but otherwise, this is absolutely the perfect laptop for me. I can't wait.

Hell, and with the price of the iBook dropping so low, I'll probably buy one for my brother for Christmas. He'll freak.

This was a great day to be an apple fanatic.
 
Re: woohoo?

Originally posted by ljova.com

I am waiting for reviews. Best of luck to you.

Jee, do you think Apple delayed the release until they were sure that the Republicans would rule the government? Just curious.

Best,

Ljova
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Aside from the ridiculously gloomy nature of the rest of your post (hint: Eeyore is NOT a role model :) ), WTH is this comment about? Considering Steve's politics, hardly. Put down the pipe, the paranoia it causes is starting to overwhelm reason.
 
I love my iBook, no doubt about that, but this kinda gives me an itchy trigger finger, cuz now you can get the previous rev Powerbooks cheap (Macmall has the 667s for 1994 and 800s for 2394). I wonder if I should sell the iBook (even though I probably won't get much for it) and get me a previous rev 667 or 800. Sooooooo tempting.....
 
all things considered

Didn't someone mention that they had just ordered a 800mhz tibook with the faster HD and it was going to be delayed because that HD was extremely back ordered? Maybe apple realized it just wasn't practical production wise to be hindered by the manufacturing of the faster drive. Just a guess.

Also, the Tibook specs still claim a 5 hour battery life. Isn't this only possible in OS9, so wouldn't that mean that the Tibooks for sure will boot into 9? Also, won't apple have to stop claiming the 5 hour battery life after January unless the variable timing yada yada yada is introduced? Perhaps we will see a few small new features to accomidate this introduced after the first of the year.

How long do you think we will have to wait for a new form factor? Don't get me wrong, I love the setup and the price, but what I'm anxious to see is how apple will follow up such an amazing design. Don't think me vain, but half of many people's perceptions on how old a computer is is how close it is design wise to the current edition. The same is true with cars. BMW didn't change their car design too much for years so now you have some BMWs that are 8 years older than others but don't look any more dated.

All in all I'm very pleased with the new setup. I was waiting on the superdrive because I multitrack audio and backing up songs with 24 tracks can take GBs for each song so it makes dumping a project I just finished in order to make room for a new one much easier.
 
CompUSA has iBook in Stock

To those that are asking when the iBooks will be available.

The Montgomeryville PA CompUSA has all three models in stock!!!

I saw the update on Apples web site at 9:15 this morning. I went up to the CompUSA(where I work part time) and found they had received all three models already.
I believe they have about 8 of each.
Only problem I see is that the SKU's they are labeled with show the price at $9999.99, and they wont change untill the system gets updated overnight.
(shouldnt be too hard to get a manager to check Apples web site for correct pricing, but could be an issue)

Enjoy
Ray
 
Oh my! I came to work this morning, checked my email, then macrumors, I saw the headline.... my reaction was "NO WAY!" I checked out apple.com


THANK YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!:) :) :) :) :D :D :D

time for me to put my 2001 iBook 500Mhz to sleep...
 
Re: Re: woohoo?

Originally posted by Hawthorne


Aside from the ridiculously gloomy nature of the rest of your post (hint: Eeyore is NOT a role model :) ), WTH is this comment about? Considering Steve's politics, hardly. Put down the pipe, the paranoia it causes is starting to overwhelm reason.
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oh come ON, i was only kidding, mate.
sheesh.

Celebration for all! :)

Send a Powerbook to your boy in the Army... hmm..
 
Re: Great news for me!

Originally posted by dabirdwell
I think I'll order my iBook now.

Check out the ADC prices for students.

iBook-

$850
$1105
$1359
$1572

TiBook-
$1839
$2239
$2399-once you choose the memory upgrade this becomes $2379

Holy crap those are cheap!!
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Errrr... I'm a student and I'm not seeing prices this cheap... do you have to join the Student ADC? Cause if you do I might as well... it's only $99 to join and you get a copy of WebObjects with it... which puts the PowerBook well in my price range. Let us know! :)
 
Apple beat the rumors!

This is one of the very few occasions that Apple actually beat the rumors! Way to go Apple! I was all set for getting an iBook but now my decision is A LOT harder. ;-)

This actually offset some of the sadness in national politics. YUCK.
 
Might be my first laptop

Hullo all. I never owned a laptop because I'm on a tight budget but seing as the ibook prices are, I might just be tempted in buying one.

But first, I'd like to know if it suits me and thats's where you guys come in the picture. I would basically use it to surf the web, do some word processing, listen to mp3s, burn some CDs, spreadsheets, and play games. the first few but how will it perform running games? I see they upgraded the video card. Will I get a decent performance out of my games? Will I be able to run next year's upcoming titles good enough?

thanks for reading,

Seb
 
Has anyone else noticed...

Has anyone else noticed the new iBook BATTERIES available on the Apple website. The "Crystal White" battery for 12.1" models introdused after 5/1/2001, and the "Opaque White" battery for models introduced on 11/6/2002. Has there been a color change in the iBooks? Just wondering...
 
Re: Re: Great news for me!

Originally posted by SilentPanda


Errrr... I'm a student and I'm not seeing prices this cheap... do you have to join the Student ADC? Cause if you do I might as well... it's only $99 to join and you get a copy of WebObjects with it... which puts the PowerBook well in my price range. Let us know! :)
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WOO HOO! I found them... let's see... sell my iMac for $1500 on eBay... $300 coming in from current eBay auctions... go down to 40 GB HD... sell first born whenever I get around to getting married... = PB w/ superdrive! YAY!
 
Originally posted by Theta138
Dabirdwell, how do you get the discounts so low? The lowest I see for the PowerBooks is $2,161.
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Not the education store, the ADC (Apple Developer Connection).

GO to http://connect.apple.com

Click membership programs.

Click Student Developer, click student diiscounts.

Scroll down a little and click ADC Student Program Hardware Discount.

Choose your country.

Click ADC Hardware Purchase Program Store.

Check it out.
 
Wow these prices are low... Any eligibility concerns that we should know about?
 
I'm blown away by the inclusion of the Superdrive on these...totally out of nowhere.

I'm chomping at the bit to order one, but I need to check out a couple things when they show up in the local Apple Store:

1) Heat - I know this has been discussed already, but it's always an issue with a new/faster chip.
2) Battery life - My 400 MHz PB gets somewhere between 3 and 4, depending on screen brightness. A 1GHz chip will really stress the battery.
3) Airport - Again, it's been discussed, but from what I've seen in the most recent revisions it's still an issue.
 
No Problem...

Originally posted by Theta138
Holy crap! Thanks a million, dabirdwell!
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Believe it or not, I actually paid someone to show me that. There was somebody on eBay saying he could get 20-25% discounts from Apple and this is what it was.

For power users the savings on towers and monitors right now are amazing.
 
Originally posted by Chaszmyr
Wow these prices are low... Any eligibility concerns that we should know about?
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You most likely have to be a student and you have to join the ADC. The price for a student membership is $99. Since you're saving $600 off the high end powerbook it's totally worth it. The downside is that you can only make one ADC hardware purchase *per lifetime*. So unless you can reincarnate yourself quickly just remember you can only do it once. So if you're a student, join the Student ADC. If you successfully join that then you're on your way to a "cheap" powerbook! WOO HOO! That's what I'm aiming for anyhow. Stupid AppleCare Protection Program sucks up $350ish dollars though... dang...
 
Accessories are discounted too! You can add an Airport base station for $239.

Not sure if you have to buy a membership, but even if you do, it's only $99 and the discount is still awesome.
 
Originally posted by dabirdwell
Accessories are discounted too! You can add an Airport base station for $239.

Not sure if you have to buy a membership, but even if you do, it's only $99 and the discount is still awesome.
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The discount is only awesome if you are a student. Non students have to pay $500 for a membership. I'd decide if you're going to save $500+ before you become a member if you aren't a student.

But for us students out there... join... it's only $99 and the savings are a lot more than that if you're buying any of the computers.
 
Cool PowerBooks with 1x SuperDrive?

Originally posted by dukestreet
Nice, and my wife is looking to buy a new laptop - I just need to convince her that the TiPB with the SuperDrive is the way to go.....that's a nice machine - I wonder how hot it will run?

D :D
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I wonder too. Notice the SuperDrive only burns at 1x which should be as cool and as slow a SuperDrive as we're ever going to get. But that's just one component. I read yesterday Apple is overhauling the cooling system in the next refresh slated for announcement at MacWorld SF 2003. But that seems like very soon for such a big change to the line that just got changed today. I'm sure glad they reached the GHz barrier while lowering the price below $3K with a SuperDrive. But a new cooling system with a variable speed bus is something I am willing to wait for. I guess it's Spring 2003 for me to finally take the PowerBook leap OR the iBook leap according to that refresh's specs.

The iBook looks great now. But I still think they will become a GHz G4 sometime in 2003. So I may wait for that as well. I'd say today's refreshes are almost perfect. Let's get some heat reports about these 1 GHz PowerBooks. That should tell us a lot. Any reprots on what G4 processor is in the PowerBooks and if they're inherently cooler than the last set?
 

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Originally posted by dabirdwell


Not the education store, the ADC (Apple Developer Connection).

GO to http://connect.apple.com

Click membership programs.

Click Student Developer, click student diiscounts.

Scroll down a little and click ADC Student Program Hardware Discount.

Choose your country.

Click ADC Hardware Purchase Program Store.

Check it out.
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how about for U.K student ADC pricing?? the above seems to be for U.S.....
i tried choosing U.K but it just goes back to the normal apple store.... are there no discounts for ADC members outside of U.S? or are the discounts not as much as for the U.S??:confused:
 
Originally posted by BeyondCloister
Very nice indeed. Just such a shame that the entry level iBook will cost me $322 more in the UK and still no fully working Sherlock or iPhoto. :mad:

Almost makes it tempting to fly to the States to pick one up!
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Um, the entry level iBook is £849, which is surely not that much of a difference?- Anyway ALL laptops are more expensive here!

And iPhoto works fine???? (I must admit I haven't really used Sherlock3 much-didn't look that great- hardly worth getting worked up about!)

I would be gutted as I got a new 700Mhz about 7 weeks ago, however, work paid for it so I'm not that bothered!

PS: If you added the cost of the flight it would cost you more! :)
 
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