Oct 19th Price Points

[Josh396]

Oh... and one more thing: The eMac hasn't actually been discontinued. The new 27-inch CRT mac will also serve double-duty with its built-in deep fat turkey fryer!

That would be one heavy computer.

 

[DavidLeblond]

Oh... and one more thing: The eMac hasn't actually been discontinued. The new 27-inch CRT mac will also serve double-duty with its built-in deep fat turkey fryer!

Hush! There are hungry people surfing here.

 

[cal6n]

who needs a george forman

just stick the cheese toastie in the super drive, in the pb cooker versions its called a super fryer

also burns discs pretty quick to but who gives a rats ass on wether it works ok as a computer as long as it cooks my dinner im happy

HAHA

This would give a new opportunity for software writers, too!

 

[mongoos150]

Information about two of the new Apple Products introduced on October 19th has been reported. These price points appear to be $1999 and $2999.

Based on previous rumors/speculation, it appears PowerBooks and PowerMacs are expected.

Where was this info leaked? How do we know if it's for PBs or PMs?

 

[wordmunger]

Where was this info leaked? How do we know if it's for PBs or PMs?

Basically, we don't think it's for powerbooks because the current PB line goes from $1499 to $2699. That doesn't correspond very easily to $1999 and $2999 -- especially considering $1999 to $2999 is precisely the current PowerMac range.

 

[mongoos150]

That would be the new 20" PowerBook.

Never. 17" is big enough, I can't imagine anyone would want one (for portability). That's rediculous - just buy an iMac.

 

[wordmunger]

Never. 17" is big enough, I can't imagine anyone would want one (for portability). That's rediculous - just buy an iMac.

Would you buy one if it could also serve as a stadium seat? The heat generated by the G5 could serve to warm cold bottoms during late-fall football games!

 

[emw]

Never. 17" is big enough, I can't imagine anyone would want one (for portability). That's rediculous - just buy an iMac.

Portability? Bah! You either want the smallest laptop or the largest. Anything else is forgettable.

 

[mongoos150]

Would you buy one if it could also serve as a stadium seat? The heat generated by the G5 could serve to warm cold bottoms during late-fall football games!

Well in that case - yes. Yes I would.

 

[mongoos150]

Portability? Bah! You either want the smallest laptop or the largest. Anything else is forgettable.

Er...I beg to differ. 15" pimped out is my route, and most people's route as well. 15" PB is the best selling PowerBook.

 

[emw]

Er...I beg to differ. 15" pimped out is my route, and most people's route as well. 15" PB is the best selling PowerBook.

The Toyota Camry is the best selling passenger car in the US, but it doesn't mean I want one. Expedition, tricked out with 20" Sprees, 4 TVs and an X-box. That's the 20" PowerBook.

 

[mongoos150]

The Toyota Camry is the best selling passenger car in the US, but it doesn't mean I want one. Expedition, tricked out with 20" Sprees, 4 TVs and an X-box. That's the 20" PowerBook.

In all honesty I don't think Apple would ever sell one - and if they did it would be too expensive for hardly ANYONE to buy it. They have enough of a hard time selling the 17" (from what the Apple Store brand reps say at least). The cost/benefit ratio wouldn't add up.

 

[Rod Rod]

using the track pad a s a button is extreemly handy, ive used laptops with that feature and its very handy, i used my bosses 12 pb on sunday and i kept tapping the pad expecting it to click then remebring i have to mave my finger to the left click,

Go into System Preferences to enable trackpad clicking.

 

[solvs]

Just out of curiosity, what do the current Power Macs lack that makes you not want to buy one now?

Not so much that they're lacking, and if anything they're more than what I need. But also a bit more than I'm looking to spend. I would like 2 (or more) hard drives, have my own displays (multiple), and would like to swap out video cards, as well as add PCI cards. I could do with a new iMac and external devices, but I'm still hoping for a single around $1299-$1499. If I could get the current dual 2's for that price, I would in a heart beat.

Almost got a refurb dual 2 for ~$1600, but I waited because I thought something cool might be coming out soon.

 

[Rootman]

I don't know what they have for the $2999 price point, but I've heard that the $1999 is for two thousand iTunes.

 

[powerbook911]

This is the strangest news story I have ever read. Two new products will be $1999 and $2999. Wow. That is very useful.

Nevertheless, surely the $2999 is a Powermac. The $1999 could be the low-end Powermac, and the 15-inch Powerbook.

 

[SiliconAddict]

A $1999 G4 PowerBook is still too much....at this point maybe $1499 for top of the line. Maybe. At this point for $1499 you are simply paying for OS X.

Its amazing what people will pay for late 2003 early 2004 hardware.

 

[weezer160]

one issue i hope they address with the new powerbooks is the battery issue. i'm pretty dissapointed that my PB only gets 100 minutes at best. it's also been stated in the internet that for the size of the battery and the power requirements of the powerbook for the screen size and processor needs, it's woefully underpowered. the 12 and 17" PBs are excellent on battery life because in the 12", the screen is small, and the 17" has an gigantic battery. butnothing compares to the 14" iBook G4, right, like my gf's

 

[Jay42]

One thing I hope they DON'T do is some kind of multi-button trackpad. I used a ThinkPad a while back and couldn't stand all the little buttons everywhere.

I dont think you have to worry about "little buttons everywhere" from Apple. I could see a "Mighty Button" on the new PB's where one side is a right click (still one piece). This would be configurable back to one button through sys prefs of course.

 

[DHagan4755]

This is the strangest news story I have ever read. Two new products will be $1999 and $2999. Wow. That is very useful.

I agree. It's almost like saying, there will be a sunny day and a rainy day this month, and that's your forecast.

 

[aafuss1]

Obviously PM's-In April, Apple marketed them with a slogan "Dual Processing starts at $1999".

 

[QuarterSwede]

using the track pad a s a button is extreemly handy, ive used laptops with that feature and its very handy, i used my bosses 12 pb on sunday and i kept tapping the pad expecting it to click then remebring i have to mave my finger to the left click,

and why do they place the click buttons bellow the trackpad insted of above, it would be much easier if they were above the track pad

or am on my own with this 1?

Personally I rest my thumb joint on the trackpad button. It's a heck of a lot more comfortable than using any notebook PC and it works better. Because of two finger smooth-as-butter scrolling I don't even use a mouse on my PowerBook. Funny thing is, before getting my PowerBook I hated trackpads.

 

[Wonder Boy]

powerbook shmower book. where's asteroid?

 

[Spock]

This would give a new opportunity for software writers, too!

iCook '06

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[pigwin32]

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