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Re: PowerBook ship dates - What gives?!

Originally posted by moby1
I placed an order for a 12" PowerBook (SuperDrive model with 60 GB so it's a BTO). When I placed the order the wait was 2-3 weeks. The order status page still says by Feb. 19th.

Today, I checked wait times at the Apple Store online and it now says 12"'s in 1-3 DAYS - and 15" in 30 days.

I might have gone for the 15" but I expected it's be out in late March or April as the 17" was originally quoted to be.

Does anyone know if Apple allow me to change a BTO order?
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They'll let you change, they don't charge you until it starts shipping.:rolleyes:
 
Actually

Originally posted by MrMacman

BTW, if you read a current topic in the forums (search for it) there are a couple plagueing problems with the eMac so watch out.
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There was a display problem where the flat CRT would just die, but Apple claims to have fixed that problem.
 
Re: Re: Re: Because they will probably be 7457

Originally posted by squatch


I would most definitely hope so, but from what I keep reading at various sites (including this one) full production won't begin until 2nd or 3rd quarter of this year.

I wonder if these new IBM G3 chips coming out will have a compatible Altivec architecture with it???? Anyone know?
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The new chips are not G3's, they are PPC970's, and they do have the same vector processing architecture. :)
 
Re: Altivec G3

Originally posted by primalman


If you add an AltiVec unit to a G3, you basically have a G4, in a raw sense, there is more to it, but it seems a pointless task to research all the engineering to add that, when you could just use the G4, R&D pretty much already done.

Apple will stop using the G3 in the iBook as soon as the 970 gets in the PowerBook, at least one year from the 970 in the PM though, summer/fall 2004.
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Well the reason I mention the possibility is the speculative rumors that Apple trying to move away from the Motorola architecture. And if the 970 is suppose to have "altivec compatible" capabilities....I thought I read that the new G3s might also as well (for iBooks or some other line)

Your right though, it would essentially be a G4 in blueprint terms, but it sounds like to me Apple is trying everything possible to escape the Motorola platform.
 
Re: Re: Altivec G3

Originally posted by squatch


Well the reason I mention the possibility is the speculative rumors that Apple trying to move away from the Motorola architecture. And if the 970 is suppose to have "altivec compatible" capabilities....I thought I read that the new G3s might also as well (for iBooks or some other line)

Your right though, it would essentially be a G4 in blueprint terms, but it sounds like to me Apple is trying everything possible to escape the Motorola platform.
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I totally agree, Motorola's a dead horse, and Apple's trying to get away from beating it so much, so I can't wait 'till the end of Q2 for some PPC970's!;)
 
I doubt new imacs and powermacs are comming by tomorrow but hell I pray Im wrong... Im looking to buy a powermac as soon as they get upgraded, I do kinda of which I could wait for the 970s but Im using a windows pc right now and have my hole life and been wanting a mac for almost 2 years now and finally have the funny saved up
 
Price differences € $

As I checked out this macprices.com site, I was astonished by the price differences in the USA and over here in Europe:

eg.
the DP 867 model € 2.260 vs $ 1.695.

Based on today's currencies the euro figure should even be less than the dollar's one!
 
I am the first to compalin about the prices over here in Europe - I can agree on 20% difference because of VAT - but even if you take that into account, € rates are still approx. 10% higher than in the US!
And I bet than in a month time, that will be 15% with the € becoming stronger and stronger.

The good news for Europeans, is that the US are becoming really cheap to go to - maybe next holidays? And buy a powerbook coming back :)))) the saving will at least make up the plane & hotel fare for a week!
What about a free holiday to the US? LOL.

I wished it was different though. Let's hope Apple will have a more decent pricing policy in Europe with the new hardware...

Last thing, there is only one product we pay less in Europe than our US counterparts: mac.com - priced at $99 (we pay it in $ over here, hehe) that means 91.59 Euros at today's exchange rate - waouh almost a $10 saving for us! ndrl: no VAT on mac.com because internet services acnnot be controlled the same way :)

I suggest apple sells their software & hardware in $ in Europe as well.
 
about mac prices in Europe vs US

look at the topic somewhere else here....

but anyway, reasons why europe is more expensive:
-VAT
-Import/export taxes
-logistic expenses
(very often when electronic goods arrive at Schiphol, they have twice as much goods as was ordered, just in case something goes wrong and is broken)
-sarcasm :p
 
Re: Apple store is offline...!

Originally posted by iTry
The UK education apple store is being updated as I write...

What are they up to...?! New products? I hope so!
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Well something is up. the Apple Store is offline in general, not just the UK Education Store.
 
US store updates in progess

Having read these boards since October and been convinced to wait for the iMac revision, I sure hope Apple Store updates provide new machines. It has been a very long and difficult wait.


Bondi iMac 333 mhz
blown modem
buzzing, finicky CD drive
silent speakers
USB connections that are not always recognized
multiple crashes per day

Later edit: Okay, should be careful what you ask for. I should have specified new iMacs. Sigh. Congrats to the PowerMac users.
 
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