Powerbook 17inch Discounts @ Apple?

[DHagan4755]

I have a friend that works for Apple. There is an internal online Apple Store. I've seen it. It's a more of a facsimilie of the regular customer online store. It's watered down. IIRC, it seems to have less configuration and more "as is" offers on current products. It's less tidy from a web design stand point too. Regardless, when last I checked, the prices on all models seemed to be roughly 25% less than regular prices. That was about six months ago though. They hadn't yet offered the 17-inch for sale yet because it hadn't shipped to regular customers.

 

[deathandtaxes]

That Sept 30 date looks really likely. The iPod bundle ends Sept 27. I was hoping to get the $200 rebate when I bought a new 15" PB, but now I see that they have this time to prevent that.
Drat!

 

[DHagan4755]

From Powerbookcentral.com

Current Apple Store PowerBook shipping times
Tuesday, July 29 2003 @ 9:57 PM CT | Article Link
There has been a 3-5 day wait for 12" PowerBooks at The Apple Store for at least the past week or so. The 1GHz 15" model is listed with a 1-3 day wait, while the 15" 867MHz model went from 'Same Day' shipping earlier today to a 1-3 day wait. The 17" PowerBook (and all three iBooks) are available with 'Same Day' shippin

 

[merges]

Re: Significant discounts

Originally posted by jaedreth
Too bad I quit. *heh*

Don't have the $$ anyway, so it makes no difference.

You are clearly lying about having worked for Apple based on your later comments in this thread about "normal" discounts.

 

[jaedreth]

Namecalling?

I said *when* I worked for Apple.

I didn't say when.

And I may have a bad memory, but I wasn't lying.

So next time, try to be less rude.

Either the discounts were better than I remembered, me having not been to the aepp store in a while, or the prices having improved since I left are two perfectly good possibilities without jumping to the conclusion I lied.

Perhaps the figures were more like 25% and 10%. It's not worth calling names about.

I left because Apple is getting almost as bad to work for as Dell...

Jaedreth

 

[rt_brained]

Re: Namecalling?

Originally posted by jaedreth
I left because Apple is getting almost as bad to work for as Dell...

Jaedreth

You worked for Dell too? *When*?

 

[griff]

Here is the config:

PB 17" 512MB, 1GHz $2499.00 Doesn't list what size harddrive.

Also:

17" 1GHz iMac, 256MB , 80GB HDD, SuperDrive for $1399.00

iSight $119

They also have the 15" iMac and 12" 14" iBooks in the promo along with various other things.

I don't work for Apple.