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New iBooks and Apple Store
Vokbain writes "Apple just released new 800 and 900 MHz iBooks, and unveiled a redesigned Apple Store as well." Looks kinda cluttered to me.
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The combo drive now burns at 24x...wish I could upgrade from my 700 with an 8x combo...
I dunno who it is
but it prolly is fhqwhgads.
The new 800Mhz replaces the previous 700Mhz as the low end iBook. You probably have a combo drive in your 800, well the new 800 only comes with a CD-ROM (as well as a few other changes to make it the low end).
I dunno who it is
but it prolly is fhqwhgads.
A 50% increase in clock frequency... and a 100% increase in L2 cache. A 900Mhz PowerPC 750fx will blow past a 1Ghz 7455 with its limp 256k L2 in a lot of instances.
I hate Grammar Nazi's
It looks like the new iBooks still use 802.11b instead of 802.11g.
New iBooks still boot with Mac OS 9. It's right enough to people needs only 9 on G3, and cheap :).
if a new model computer is released within 30 days of purchase, Apple will allow you to exchange yours
Also, Apple delays shipments when they intend on releasing new models, you would have recieved the new model anyway.
- 15.1" screen, 16MB ATI Rage
- 667 MHz G4, 256 MHz L2, 133 MHz bus
- 30GB HD, 512MB RAM (in bottom slot), Combo Drive
- 2 USB, FireWire, PCMCIA, S-Video out, GigE, Airport
- OS X and 9.2, Graphic Converter, OmniOutliner, OmniGraffle, Snapz Pro X, PixelNHance
All for $2200! Had a scratch on the bottom. And you can get it with all the Apple Protection Plan you want, just like it was new. If you're a student, it gets knocked down by another 5% or so. Those Educational deals are more easily spotted as well in the new layout.The new design is busier for sure, but so is the rest of the web--hell, I can barely find the product I searched for on Amazon nowadays. They wanted more purchases on the front, trading "cleanliness" for "money."
blarg.
D-Link DBT-120 USB Bluetooth Adapter: $49.95
It's smaller than your thumb. Just plug it into a USB port and giddy-up.
Most consumers don't understand how different the G3 and G4 are.
Yes, and many geeks don't either. Remember, for operations that don't make use of Altivec (or aren't optimized to do so), the G3 and G4 are pretty much equivalent clock for clock. Just as a random anecdotal example, my 600 MHz iBook and 733 MHz G4 tower render most scenes in povray in nearly the same time (usually less than 5% difference). Obviously I guess that means povray must not be Altivec optimized at all (and I imagine it could be). But the point is, a 900 MHz G3 is a damn fine machine, especially when compared with the price tag of any G4 powerbook - either 867 or 1000 MHz.
Apple's sales policies are here. The only policy even remotely resembling what you said is stated:
Should Apple reduce its price on any shipped product within 10 calendar days of shipment, you may contact Apple Sales Support at 1-800-676-2775 to request a refund or credit of the difference between the price you were charged and the current selling price. To receive the refund or credit you must contact Apple within 14 business days of shipment.
You cannot exchange an item for a just-released newer version, ever. You may exchange one for the same item or refund within 10 business days, provided you didn't open the box. If you did open the box, there's a 10% fee. So the only circumstances under which one could do what you say are:
Otherwise, tough crap! That's the way it is when purchasing technology. It may well be obsolete by the time you get it!
runs OS 9 & OS 10, iLife, More Video Ram on low end model, 100MHz is 12.5% faster clock speed all for the same price.
What's your beef again?
I'm getting one of these for my wife (and it will be mine if she doesn't like it!).
But if anyone can point towards any hacks to get iBooks dual displayin' please do :)
Here you go!