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Apple Buying Back Troubled PowerBooks

Posted by emmett on from the act-now dept.

antihero writes "The PowerBook Zone has some information for owners of PowerBook 5300s and 190s. They'll take those models and sell you one of the current models for $1800, about $700 cheaper than MSRP. This is to get these often-problematic models off the streets so Apple doesn't have to continue supporting them. These 5 year old models aren't worth much." This offer goes to August 31st.

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  1. just a thought. by DietFluffy · · Score: 5

    Getting rid of tech support may only be one of the reasons Apple has decided to have this trad-in. It has been rumored that Apple will be announcing next gen powerbooks and ibooks at Seybold at the end of this month, and this program may be an attempt to flush the channel before the new models ship. The deadline for the trade-in coincides with seybold. Seybold Expo (Aug. 27-Sept. 1) Deadline (Aug. 31) just a thought.