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New PowerBooks this Week?
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slow delivery.. perhaps all inventory low?
I ordered last week from the apple store the m-audio mobile usb pre-amp... and they have a big delay so now instead of the 3-5 days origonally stated it says perhaps it will ship by the 21st.
so... a little more wait and see pudding.
but it will all be worth it im sure.
;-)
cheers,
-Bilvox
http://www.bilvox.com/blog/index.html
I ordered last week from the apple store the m-audio mobile usb pre-amp... and they have a big delay so now instead of the 3-5 days origonally stated it says perhaps it will ship by the 21st.
so... a little more wait and see pudding.
but it will all be worth it im sure.
;-)
cheers,
-Bilvox
http://www.bilvox.com/blog/index.html
I would have to agree with everyone that this is becoming ridiculous. The fact that Apple's low-end computers outdo their high-end laptops is not quite as disturbing as the fact that the powerbooks have been collecting dust for seven months with no price break. I can tell you without a doubt that no matter what everyone has against dell and other PC manufacturers, you will never see their PC lines go for seven months with no upgrades or price drops. Never.
skinEman23 said:
Yes, but Apple doesn't have the direct competition that Dell has in the PC/Intel world.
a17inchFuture said:
This attitude is exactly what has Apple in trouble. You don't hold back other lines because your higher end models are not ready for update. Kudos to Apple for giving their entry level model some oomph and getting it out so that schools can buy them with their upcoming budget money.
rdowns said:
I think we are being a bit hard on Apple. I think until WWDC we won't be able to really know what their success is this year. Could be they need this time to bring out new revs that will seriously impress. If not, then I too will be ranting at their failures...
Tomaz said:
Which only goes to show that the PB and iMac lines are prime for an update. Apple has had their 'consumer' lines sporting more powerful configurations than the PBs before, but it usually doesn't last long. Perhaps I could understand this attitude if Apple were to release a new PB without speed bumps and only a few hardware improvements.
skinEman23 said:
There are simple economics involved in this. Apple can't just cut prices when, in a month or so, they'd have to boost the prices back up. The consequences are far worse for Apple to do this than to keep the prices constant across the product cycle.
Snowy_River said:
Perhaps a short price cut before revisions would be a bad idea now. It may have been a better idea three months ago. Regardless, Apple's marketing campaign, or lack thereof, is not exactly enticing at the current time. While other Macs have double memory promotions, Powerbooks are left empty-handed. If apple was afraid of price cuts they could at least give us a promo or bundle. Maybe a silver ipod mini with a 12" powerbook if they can ever make enough minis? A rebate perhaps? Just some examples of things apple could do to sell more powerbooks. Maybe they are selling enough right now, but those of us with higher IQs than cement know better than to buy a seven month old laptop at its initial price.
sad sad sad..
As overpriced the PB is at the moment, it's still 6th on the top sellers list, and the highest ranked computer overall. If people still buy it like this, there's no need for an immediate update, or a price drop...
As overpriced the PB is at the moment, it's still 6th on the top sellers list, and the highest ranked computer overall. If people still buy it like this, there's no need for an immediate update, or a price drop...
Tomaz said:
yeah, and I hope Apple doesn't think like this. The update has to be just around the corner. If the eMac has an 8x superdrive and the apple stores are no longer carrying the 2x media, new superdrives in new machines are coming. And the dilemma will always be, when?
sigh.... I need to hold out.
New Powerbooks this Sunday!
at least this is what "Croquer dans la pomme" claims. They will be announced at NAB.
See http://croquer.free.fr/
MM
at least this is what "Croquer dans la pomme" claims. They will be announced at NAB.
See http://croquer.free.fr/
MM
YES!!!!!!!!
and the same website is reporting new PMG5 to be announced at the WWDC.
they report that indeed the PMG5 was delayed for release since January, due to 3 reasons :
- temperature probe problem, fixed at the end of January
- ATI graphic card delivery delayed by 3 weeks
- problem in PPC970fx process, well it seems that IBM was using a type of "glue" during assembling process (part of the new SSDOI process), but the quality of this glue seemed to be not so good, and the processor was quickly destroyed...this has been fixed by IBM, and but Apple will have to change all the processor already installed on the daugther cards of the coming PBG5...:-(
this could also explain the delay of the Xserve shipping date...Apple using the first batch of PPC970fx produced by IBM after changing the process directly into the Xserve, and first for the single processor Xserve G5...
marmotte said:at least this is what "Croquer dans la pomme" claims. They will be announced at NAB.
See http://croquer.free.fr/
MM
and the same website is reporting new PMG5 to be announced at the WWDC.
they report that indeed the PMG5 was delayed for release since January, due to 3 reasons :
- temperature probe problem, fixed at the end of January
- ATI graphic card delivery delayed by 3 weeks
- problem in PPC970fx process, well it seems that IBM was using a type of "glue" during assembling process (part of the new SSDOI process), but the quality of this glue seemed to be not so good, and the processor was quickly destroyed...this has been fixed by IBM, and but Apple will have to change all the processor already installed on the daugther cards of the coming PBG5...:-(
this could also explain the delay of the Xserve shipping date...Apple using the first batch of PPC970fx produced by IBM after changing the process directly into the Xserve, and first for the single processor Xserve G5...
They are almost here:
ALL of the Apple portable computers shipping times are INCREASED TO 1-3 Business Days today, with some of them having 3-7 Business Days shipping times.
Well,
1-3 Business Day ship time corresponds to Monday shipment as of today.
There is a major Apple event on April 18, Sunday, the day before the shipment.
The corresponding 3rd day is the first business day after the Event.
ALL of the Apple portable computers shipping times are INCREASED TO 1-3 Business Days today, with some of them having 3-7 Business Days shipping times.
Well,
1-3 Business Day ship time corresponds to Monday shipment as of today.
There is a major Apple event on April 18, Sunday, the day before the shipment.
The corresponding 3rd day is the first business day after the Event.
skinEman23 said:
Price drops, in general, are a bad marketing move in Apple's position. Apple has typically gotten past this buy including PBs in promotions, as you've observed. However at the moment (to quote another post)
Tomaz said:
However, I don't agree with the update assessment. Apple always wants to update their hardware as soon as they can. Think about the milage that they got out of the G3 being so much faster than the PCs at the time. They'd like to get back there. However, given that the PBs are still selling well, this means that they can choose their venue as to when to sell. If they feel that it will make a bigger splash as something like the NAB than at a special press event, it makes sense for them to hold out for the NAB.
Snowy_River said:
Correct, the PBs are still selling well. Spread the word to everyone and tell them to NOT buy the PBs. This will force Jobs to release the damn thing. Either that or he can lose his job.
billwest9999 said:
Oh, give me a break!
If the PBs were to start not selling as well, Apple would start offering more promotions to help them out. They'll still release the new PBs as soon as they can (plus or minus a week or two, for best PR). In any event, even if PBs weren't released for another month, they'd still essentially be on schedule. Just because you want a product cycle to go faster doesn't mean that it will.
And, finally, even if the new PBs weren't released until July or August, that wouldn't mean that Jobs would be fired.
Sheesh.
Didn't someone mention at some point that it seems that most of the over-reacting complaints come from newbies?
Snowy_River said:Oh, give me a break!
If the PBs were to start not selling as well, Apple would start offering more promotions to help them out. They'll still release the new PBs as soon as they can (plus or minus a week or two, for best PR). In any event, even if PBs weren't released for another month, they'd still essentially be on schedule. Just because you want a product cycle to go faster doesn't mean that it will.
And, finally, even if the new PBs weren't released until July or August, that wouldn't mean that Jobs would be fired.
Sheesh.
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Didn't someone mention at some point that it seems that most of the over-reacting complaints come from newbies?
i never noticed that, but its true! i was like that too when i was a newbie
FINALLY!
YAY
My patience has paid off
the new 15PB is here and I just put my order in.
ahhhh thank you
ah thank you
(a very excited)
-bilvox
http://www.bilvox.com
YAY
My patience has paid off
the new 15PB is here and I just put my order in.
ahhhh thank you
ah thank you
(a very excited)
-bilvox
http://www.bilvox.com
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