Buy a PowerBook next week?
I'm in the fortunate/unfortunate position where I will be in the USA for some work and will pass by NYC next week. I have about 6 iPod Minis to buy for friends here in Europe (thats gonna be fun....)
Also, I want to replace my aging iBook 14inch (first edition, 600MHz G3, etc etc) witha PowerBook 12inch SuprDrive.
Its about 600USD cheaper if I buy in NYC than in Europe (thieves, all of them!!!)
So, with WWDC going on RIGHT when I'll be in the good ol' US of A, what are the risks of getting a PB12inch and then have announcement that they are getting upgraded or price reduced?
*sigh*
BTW, when announcements are made, are new products available the SAME DAY or a day after they are announced (I'm thinking Apple Store SoHo here... )? WWDC is 28th, I'm leaving NYC on the 30th...
Also, I want to replace my aging iBook 14inch (first edition, 600MHz G3, etc etc) witha PowerBook 12inch SuprDrive.
Its about 600USD cheaper if I buy in NYC than in Europe (thieves, all of them!!!)
So, with WWDC going on RIGHT when I'll be in the good ol' US of A, what are the risks of getting a PB12inch and then have announcement that they are getting upgraded or price reduced?
*sigh*
BTW, when announcements are made, are new products available the SAME DAY or a day after they are announced (I'm thinking Apple Store SoHo here... )? WWDC is 28th, I'm leaving NYC on the 30th...
Comments
Until G5s are ready to go into PBs -- which sure as hell isn't happening in the next couple of weeks -- about all you can expect out of the next PB updates is a tiny speed bump, and maybe, just maybe, the 12" getting some of the 15"/17" features, like gigabit ethernet and a lighted keyboard. I wouldn't expect such an update until the fall at the earliest.
The only major surprise I can imagine in the next PB updates is not a G5, but an upgraded G4 -- lower power and faster FSB, perhaps, along with higher clock speeds.
Going to US Apple store reveals that its available on "Same Day Business"... so, I guess they aint doing any promotions or anything, so...
Originally posted by ipodandimac
buy now. you'll love it.
I can second that. I'm really enjoying my new 1.33 GHz 12" PB.
Originally posted by shetline
I can second that. I'm really enjoying my new 1.33 GHz 12" PB.
Third that, ZO. I will finally be ordering my 12-inch PowerBook G4/1.33 in the next 9 days. (My educational discount expires at the end of the month because I graduated in May.)
Escher
My single complaint is only to criticize Apple's oversight in including only one 400Mbps Firewire port on these machines.
If you believe the purchase to be saving you money inn the first place, I'd say go for it and grab a new PowerBook.
Originally posted by ZO
Going to US Apple store reveals that its available on "Same Day Business"... so, I guess they aint doing any promotions or anything, so...
Did someone from Paris just say AINT ? Is this normal behavior? hehe
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