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Apple Ships 17-inch PowerBook

Posted by pudge on from the wooo dept.

spathi writes "After a long wait, Apple has finally started shipping the 17" PowerBook. This thread over on the MacNN Forums shows a few people have received their tracking numbers. It seems Apple hit it's deadline of 7-10 weeks after all"

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  1. They got the link wrong ... by snowtigger · · Score: 5, Informative

    The discussion thread can be found at

    http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?&threadid=1 50756

  2. Detailed techinical info about it by teridon · · Score: 4, Informative

    Can be found in this developer note.

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    I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing. -- Thomas Jefferson
  3. Re:how do I become one? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    select membership is 500/year and on the second year renewal you get 1 hardware discount. Each renewal after that you get the 1 hardware discount. They expire and last no longer than the select membership.

    The spendy devel program costs thousands but you get a handful of discounts (10 maybe???) Sometimes they are tranferable to other developers... If you find someone that isn't going to use their discounts I think they can transfer them..

    Spending 500 for a hardware discount isn't usually worth it.

  4. Well the AC is right by xdfgf · · Score: 5, Informative
    Sadly...

    I saw this earlier.

    * an on-chip level 2 (L2) cache consisting of 256 KB with a clock speed ratio of 1:1


    So it's still the 7455 :(
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    OMG BIG PENIS ATE MY SOUP
  5. Re:$2600 for 17-inch PowerBook? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you are a student though, you can register for $100.
    Then you can get all the cool discounts, which compared to the regular student discount is more savings then the cost of the membership.
    Also you get all the other cool stuff.

    Here is a link.

    ACD Hardware Purchase Program

    Click on ACD purchase program to get into the store.
    You might have to have a login password for it work though, which you can get for free (after registration).

    Biggest draw back that I have seen is that the student developer can only do this once in a lifetime, but the full developer can do this once a year. Furthermore, the regular student can only buy once a year at the reduced rate.

    Here are some developer prices if you can't get to these pages:
    12.1 PowerBook - $1439 (or $1699 student, or $1799 everyone)
    Dual 1.42 - $2159 (or $2459 student, or $2699 everyone)

    jsmith38