Apple Releases New PowerBook and the eMac

Martin Kallisti writes "Apple has released new PowerBook models whose improvements include faster processors (up to 800MHz), better resolution, 1MB of L3 cache and 32MB of video memory. Also, a new computer looking much like the old iMacs, called the eMac, has seen the light of day. It's primarily targeted at the education market, and boasts a 700MHz G4 processor and a flat 17" monitor. " As Troc pointed out in another submission, the eMac will be available only to profs/teachers, students and higher education institutions.

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Compare old Powerbooks with the new

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Compare Google's cache of Apple's old Powerbook page and Apple's new Powerbook page. They've raised the prices, along with refreshing their product line.

The URL Google gave me has an IP number rather than xxxx.google.com so it looks a little suspicious. If you're worried I'm sending you off to goat sex, do a Google search for "apple store powerbook" and take the second result.

buyer beware

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This reminds me of when I bought my Powerbook 5300. I got it as part of a special deal. They were initially (for the first 2-3 months) going to be selling them only to people affiliated with the University of Michigan. This was why they only had photocopied brochures instead of glossy ones.

A smaller market means less feedback from consumers about design flaws, and it means fewer customers to alienate if things go wrong and Apple decides to pull the plug on support. One might say that Apple knows that the educational market is its most loyal customer base, but the U of M is part of an educational institution and Apple convinced it to push 5300s and not support them or accept returns on defective merchandise.

This comment is not meant to be negative towards Apple in particular. But it is based on an experience that I have had with Apple in the past.

Re:Buzz, buzz....

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This is nothing new. If you've been exposed to Apple sales literature, this is the kind of thing that their marketing weasels have been putting out for a good long time.