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Pivoting screens...
dumb-ass idea!
They tried that like 10 years ago and only sold like 5 monitors with the feature.
STUPID!
dumb-ass idea!
They tried that like 10 years ago and only sold like 5 monitors with the feature.
STUPID!
Re: Pivoting screens...
If you think they only sold 5 of those (I assume you're talking about Radius) then you've never worked in publishing.
If you think they only sold 5 of those (I assume you're talking about Radius) then you've never worked in publishing.
Re: What will the graphics chipset be?
Just saw your post, My guess is that they will get rid of the geforce2mx and have the geforce4mx filter all the way down the line including the emac. What i would like to see though would be a geforce4 titanium or 9700 pro but dont think that will happen but maybe a 9000 pro which isnt much different then a geforce4mx. I am hoping that apple will surprise us.
Re: AppleCare Protection Plan
There was a poll here I believe on who had AppleCare and who didn't. (I'll find that poll and post a link) I've never had AppleCare for any of my 4 Macs other than my iBook. I won't tell you what to do but I've NEVER needed/used AppleCare. My reasoning is that if you have a desktop and no kids running around it AppleCare might not be needed. Of course as good as Macs are sometimes things go wrong and AppleCare can save you some buck$.
I guess it boils down to how much of a gambler you are?
EDIT: Here's the post. I thought it was a "formal" MacRumors poll from Arn but it's not.
Click Here for Poll
There was a poll here I believe on who had AppleCare and who didn't. (I'll find that poll and post a link) I've never had AppleCare for any of my 4 Macs other than my iBook. I won't tell you what to do but I've NEVER needed/used AppleCare. My reasoning is that if you have a desktop and no kids running around it AppleCare might not be needed. Of course as good as Macs are sometimes things go wrong and AppleCare can save you some buck$.
I guess it boils down to how much of a gambler you are?
EDIT: Here's the post. I thought it was a "formal" MacRumors poll from Arn but it's not.
Click Here for Poll
Re: AppleCare Protection Plan
Have to agree with centris 650. I have never used apple care but if you feel you need insurance there it is!
Re: Re: AppleCare Protection Plan
Actually, I must admit, I used AppleCare about 4 times with my iBook, but only once with my iMac (to replace a mouse with severed wires . . .don't ask). Anyway, if you get a desktop, you're probably a little safer, so if you're getting an iMac or PowerMac, you probably don't need it.
Actually, I must admit, I used AppleCare about 4 times with my iBook, but only once with my iMac (to replace a mouse with severed wires . . .don't ask). Anyway, if you get a desktop, you're probably a little safer, so if you're getting an iMac or PowerMac, you probably don't need it.
applecare
I've bought several macs over the past few years, and they've all without exception broken within two years (under normal usage). The broken machines included a notebook and a cube. (The older macs, like the original and mac II, were built like tanks and still work for me 15-20 years after I bought them.) I didn't have applecare for any of the broken machines, and I ended up throwing bad money after bad to get them repaired, although I will say that apple's customer support is nonetheless much better than any other computer manufacturer.
In any case, based on my experience, and my current assumption that any current generation of macintosh will break within two years, I now view applecare as being a necessity. So when I'm at the apple store I add about $350 to get the "real" price of a mac.
It's not just apple--all the machines these days are built cheaply. When I bought my cube, I also bought a canon camcorder, an hp printer, and a maxtor hard drive. They all broke within two years (under normal usage). So I am more and more inclined to buy "extra" warranties, which a few years ago I would not have considered.
The only equipment manufacturer I haven't had trouble with is Sony. I can't think of a single Sony device which has ever broken on me. Which is good, because I hear that their customer service is pretty awful.
I've bought several macs over the past few years, and they've all without exception broken within two years (under normal usage). The broken machines included a notebook and a cube. (The older macs, like the original and mac II, were built like tanks and still work for me 15-20 years after I bought them.) I didn't have applecare for any of the broken machines, and I ended up throwing bad money after bad to get them repaired, although I will say that apple's customer support is nonetheless much better than any other computer manufacturer.
In any case, based on my experience, and my current assumption that any current generation of macintosh will break within two years, I now view applecare as being a necessity. So when I'm at the apple store I add about $350 to get the "real" price of a mac.
It's not just apple--all the machines these days are built cheaply. When I bought my cube, I also bought a canon camcorder, an hp printer, and a maxtor hard drive. They all broke within two years (under normal usage). So I am more and more inclined to buy "extra" warranties, which a few years ago I would not have considered.
The only equipment manufacturer I haven't had trouble with is Sony. I can't think of a single Sony device which has ever broken on me. Which is good, because I hear that their customer service is pretty awful.
I sell computers for a living and I can tell you this... after selling them for over 2 years you realize that buying a computer without some type of extended service is crazy... computers are built worse each year...
Luckily I get a discount on service plans, so it's a little easier to swallow... but when I left the store for a few months anything major I bought that was computer related had an extended service plan slapped on...
Besides... Applecare is the best service plan you can get.
Luckily I get a discount on service plans, so it's a little easier to swallow... but when I left the store for a few months anything major I bought that was computer related had an extended service plan slapped on...
Besides... Applecare is the best service plan you can get.
for someone like me with very modest uses of a computer who plans to keep any new machine 3 years...or more...applecare is good
but for some high end users who dump their machine every year or nine months, like some of my high tech clients, there is no need
gamers almost never get warranties because some of these guys buy a machine or build one every six months
but for some high end users who dump their machine every year or nine months, like some of my high tech clients, there is no need
gamers almost never get warranties because some of these guys buy a machine or build one every six months
What does AppleCare give you that ordinary insurance doesn't 
My insurance costs me $200 NZ for everything. My G4 Cube, my new 12" Powerbook, and my house and contents are all covered.
If after 2 years my powerbook broke wouldn't my insurance pay for a new one?
Then why spend $300+ on AppleCare for my powerbook?
My insurance costs me $200 NZ for everything. My G4 Cube, my new 12" Powerbook, and my house and contents are all covered.
If after 2 years my powerbook broke wouldn't my insurance pay for a new one?
Then why spend $300+ on AppleCare for my powerbook?
Originally posted by wolfywolfbits
What does AppleCare give you that ordinary insurance doesn't
My insurance costs me $200 NZ for everything. My G4 Cube, my new 12" Powerbook, and my house and contents are all covered.
If after 2 years my powerbook broke wouldn't my insurance pay for a new one?
Then why spend $300+ on AppleCare for my powerbook?
Isn't your insurance covering things like theft or fire or something? I don't know, but I would be very surprised if it covered computer failures...
NicoMan
Thanks, everyone for your help. I'll probably be getting a new high-end iMac when they are (hopefully) released next week. The new dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac is tempting, but then I'd have to add a monitor, and the price of AppleCare would be more, etc.
Based on your comments and my general sense of paranoia (spelling?), I will get the AppleCare.
Based on your comments and my general sense of paranoia (spelling?), I will get the AppleCare.
New Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac - where's the price cut?
If you go to the Apple Store and select the new Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac, and add back what Apple took out to lower the price - which means you'd up the RAM to 512 Mb from 256 Mb, upgrade to the Superdrive, and go from the 80 Gb to the 120 Gb hard drive, you're only about $100 shy of what the old model cost. Granted, the Superdrive is faster, and you get upgraded Firewire and Airport Extreme, but (I think) you also lose 1 Mb of cache.
It seems to me that while it's nice, it's not the huge price cut I thought it was at first.
If you go to the Apple Store and select the new Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac, and add back what Apple took out to lower the price - which means you'd up the RAM to 512 Mb from 256 Mb, upgrade to the Superdrive, and go from the 80 Gb to the 120 Gb hard drive, you're only about $100 shy of what the old model cost. Granted, the Superdrive is faster, and you get upgraded Firewire and Airport Extreme, but (I think) you also lose 1 Mb of cache.
It seems to me that while it's nice, it's not the huge price cut I thought it was at first.
Re: AppleCare Protection Plan
Arn must be reading this thread! He's got a poll up about AppleCare now. AppleCare Poll
Arn must be reading this thread!
He's got a poll up about AppleCare now. AppleCare Poll
Re: New Dual 1.25 GHz Power Mac - where's the price cut?
Are you sure you're not confusing the price of the 1ghz and the 1.25 ghz machines. The 1.25 was originally around 3,300. If you add everything back to the 1.25 machine it ends up around the price of the original 1 Ghz machine (2,400).
Though you are right, they did knock of 1mb off the cache. (From 2 to 1 L3 Cache)
Are you sure you're not confusing the price of the 1ghz and the 1.25 ghz machines. The 1.25 was originally around 3,300. If you add everything back to the 1.25 machine it ends up around the price of the original 1 Ghz machine (2,400).
Though you are right, they did knock of 1mb off the cache. (From 2 to 1 L3 Cache)
Does anyone here know about what normal insurance does and doesn't cover?
AFAIK my home and contents insurance covers accidents, like me doing something stupid like spilling coffee into my cube (almost did that once! yiks)
Then wouldn't it cover something like hardware malfunctions that AppleCare covers? And if not, who's to say it wasn't an "accident", perhaps the powerbook's display stopped working because I opened it to forcefully?
AFAIK my home and contents insurance covers accidents, like me doing something stupid like spilling coffee into my cube (almost did that once! yiks)
Then wouldn't it cover something like hardware malfunctions that AppleCare covers? And if not, who's to say it wasn't an "accident", perhaps the powerbook's display stopped working because I opened it to forcefully?
new iMac Specs
Eat this up guys
COMBO iMac 15"
$1199.00
800Mhz
Nividia 400 ?
128MB Ram
40GB HDD
10/100 Ethernet
NO Pro Speakers
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth Ready
SUPERDRIVE iMac 15"
$1499.00
933Mhz (133mhz bus)
Nvidia GeForce 4
256MB DDR Ram
60GB HDD
10/100 Ethernet
Pro Speakers
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth Ready
SUPERDRIVE iMac 17"
$1799.00
933Mhz (133mhz bus)
Nvidia GeForce 4
256MB DDR Ram
80GB HDD
10/100 Ethernet
FW 800
Pro Speakers
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth Ready
Slot loading drives also quite rumored around my apple circles.. This is due to the issue where when the DRIVE ejects, it smashes into the keyabord if sitting in front of the system.
CD-RW Drive is dead too... Apple wants to have every model have DVD capabilities to allow software to be released on DVD in future, but also have easy RESTORE disks like the new powerbooks.
Eat this up guys
COMBO iMac 15"
$1199.00
800Mhz
Nividia 400 ?
128MB Ram
40GB HDD
10/100 Ethernet
NO Pro Speakers
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth Ready
SUPERDRIVE iMac 15"
$1499.00
933Mhz (133mhz bus)
Nvidia GeForce 4
256MB DDR Ram
60GB HDD
10/100 Ethernet
Pro Speakers
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth Ready
SUPERDRIVE iMac 17"
$1799.00
933Mhz (133mhz bus)
Nvidia GeForce 4
256MB DDR Ram
80GB HDD
10/100 Ethernet
FW 800
Pro Speakers
Airport Extreme Ready
Bluetooth Ready
Slot loading drives also quite rumored around my apple circles.. This is due to the issue where when the DRIVE ejects, it smashes into the keyabord if sitting in front of the system.
CD-RW Drive is dead too... Apple wants to have every model have DVD capabilities to allow software to be released on DVD in future, but also have easy RESTORE disks like the new powerbooks.
Re: new iMac Specs
geforce4mx or tit also you dream these specs up or is there a shed of truth to these? the 933 does seem reasonable considering the powermacs are at 1 gig.If this is so all i can say is the faster apple gets away from motorola the better!
I base this rumor based on my work in an applecentre, reading all the gossip from around the traps..
But also, You can base this on, If apple has a 1 gig iMac they will kill the new powermac G4 1gig.
Like the old pmac imac line, there was a gap (albeit small) between the imac 800 and pmac 867
But also, You can base this on, If apple has a 1 gig iMac they will kill the new powermac G4 1gig.
Like the old pmac imac line, there was a gap (albeit small) between the imac 800 and pmac 867