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Apple Ships 17-inch PowerBook
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"
Apple really did piss a lot of people off with their slow shipping. Not me... I got the 12". Who really wants to carry around a behemoth of a laptop? This is not to say, of course, that I wouldn't take one if I got it for free. But, err, Apples don't, um... grow on trees. heh.
Dismantle globally, renew locally.
where did Mini-me get his then?
I was waiting until our University store got one in to look at, now I will have to be on the lookout. I could handle a big laptop like this. The thickness is still 1", so just a bit wider in 2 directions. I had my laptop for a study group and another guy came in with a brand new Compaq laptop. It must have been 3 times as thick!
I would assume that for most people the majority of their laptop use is in 1-2 places, so carrying it around is a matter of putting it in some bag, walking it to the car/bus/etc., and then setting up in the next place. This is a nice option, having such a big screen.
They didn't say the 17"-er was everyone, they just say you have more of a choice. But then again, everyone should have one. Way to go Apple.
Except for the video card, which IMO is a step back in the new models.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
That the delay was caused by Apple putting the 7457 in them which does 1ghz with 512k L2 cache with less power? I know the 57 isnt in production yet but Apple and other big buyers have had samples for some time. So could Apple have put the squeeze on Moto for early chips and that was the cause of the delay? Not to mention the few 17" in stores are display models only and cant be turned on. Were the ones at Macworld working? anyone know the details?
Bueller?
OMG BIG PENIS ATE MY SOUP
The discussion thread can be found at
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http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?&threadid=
"It seems Apple hit it's deadline of 7-10 weeks after all."
Well, perhaps--after blowing right by the February ship date that Steve Jobs stated at Macworld. I'm not too terribly impressed--they really need to make their announcements more realistic, because I no longer believe them and refuse to preorder anything. I know a lot of folks who are doing the same.
that said, I'm waiting for the 15" update too...
That's my purse! I don't know you! -- Bobby Hill
Remarks that are a dream of a markeeter. Not only brand awareness, but retention and recall of the ad too... (remains to be seen if it actually drives people to buy the things though...)
I was at the Apple retail store in Salem, NH today and they had just the display model of the 17" PowerBook; still none for sale. It's striking how thin it is compared to all the other Apple portables. It's like a 15" Powerbook with just the light grey rim around the case and no bottom third.
Can't you see that everyone is buying station wagons?
...people start buying laptops that are bigger than their desktops.
Personally, I will not buy this new 17" laptop. I'm holding out for the 24" Cinema Display edition. I hear it will double as a card table!
Seriously, why aren't *all* computers laptops yet? I'd love a portable 21" display+computer all in one!
A couple of the shipping notices in that thread say that the total price was $2639. The Apple Store states a starting price of $3299. Can anyone explain this discrepancy? I didn't think the student discount was that deep.
Can be found in this developer note.
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing. -- Thomas Jefferson
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.
Hey, its not there fault.
I saw this earlier.
So it's still the 7455
OMG BIG PENIS ATE MY SOUP
For the love of GOD, the word is "ITS", not "IT'S"!
Hey, its not there fault.
Your funny.
Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.
Hey, its not there fault.
Your funny.
Here here!
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
neophyte non-apple user:"is yours the big one"
me:"yes it is sweetheart, come over to my place and let me show it to you"
nnu:"what about mini-me?"
me:"there's nothing mini about it"
etc. . . . . .
"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." - Rahm Emanuel
I am in that same boat with you. I took a different job at work and in the process had to swap my 15" TiBook 500 for a BW G3 350. Ouch! The good news is, it's obviously so old that they want to replace it for me and I convinced them to get me a 15" PowerBook.
Here's the tricky part. The money's there, I could put the order in on Monday. But I do not want to find out that I just missed the 15" AlBook by a week. On the other hand, the money is budgeted for this fiscal year ending July 1. So if the 15" AlBook doesn't appear until MacWorld July...then I'd be forced to buy a 15" TiBook in mid-june and would have waited all that time for nothing.
You like your Macintosh better than me, don't you Dave? Dave? Can you hear me Dave?
As the Mac forums posters usually say, a Mac in the hand is worth two on a rumors site. It's usually better to go for it.
"Common Sense Ain't" -Unknown
They're assembled in Asia, but priced in US dollars. The price in other currencies is set when a given model is announced, and does not fluctuate with the currency. So if something is priced at, say, 1,000 euros, and the euro goes up in value, the price doesn't change until the item is revised. At least, that's my understanding, given what I've seen (Canadian vs. US prices -- iPods at the US$399 price point have risen from C$599 to C$629 since their introduction) and my vague recollection of a quarterly results conference call or something like that.
I should add that it's quite common to have European complaints about the price difference here on Slashdot; in most cases, they fail to take VAT into account. When VAT is 17% or more, it does make a difference, and VAT is usually included in the price, if I'm not mistaken. Whereas in North America, sales taxes -- if any -- are added after the fact.
Yeah I know. Jesus, if I had a dollar for every time I myself have told a user that... But knowing that I'd be living with sub-standard wireless range, no bluetooth, no firewire 800...not just today but for the next 3-4 years...somehow that makes me want to wait. I mean I know damned well that the current 15" models will be replaced between now and July. It's just a question of when.
You like your Macintosh better than me, don't you Dave? Dave? Can you hear me Dave?