PowerBook Price Drop!

snof · June 2, 2003 3:41AM

It appears that Apple just dropped the price on the 12" and 15" Powerbooks! The 12" came down by $200. I don't remember the prices on the other models, so I'm not sure how much they've changed.

Yay!!!

http://store.apple.com

netromac · June 2, 2003 3:47AM

Something is definately happening here. "*Confirmed* new powerbooks coming SOON" would have been a more appropriate title to this thread I think.

netromac · June 2, 2003 3:49AM

Hmm. Wonder why they kept the price for the 17". Maybe they have enough trouble meeting demand as it is?

snof · June 2, 2003 3:51AM

Quote:

Originally posted by NETROMac

"*Confirmed* new powerbooks coming SOON"

Damn, I wish I had thought of that. But in my rush to be the first to break the news here I didn't bother with creativity.

musicaltone · June 2, 2003 5:58AM

Price drop just on some models and just in US, not rest of world. Cant remember what prices were before but 15" SD looks the same. Please correct if wrong.

If they were gonna update, wouldnt it make sense to do so at the same time as a price reduction on existing models? Confirms nothing for me.

netromac · June 2, 2003 6:10AM

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Originally posted by musicaltone

If they were gonna update, wouldnt it make sense to do so at the same time as a price reduction on existing models?

If they update, the existing models would be the upraded models.

brunobruin · June 2, 2003 7:46AM

Quote:

Originally posted by musicaltone

Price drop just on some models and just in US, not rest of world. Cant remember what prices were before but 15" SD looks the same. Please correct if wrong.

The SuperDrive Ti was $2,799 and is now $2,599. (It was originally introduced at $2,999 so it has fallen $400 since November.)

costique · June 2, 2003 7:59AM

Aha! Verrry interesting.

mccrab · June 2, 2003 8:32AM

Any comments, Matsu?

macusers · June 2, 2003 8:42AM

sweet, that means the price is going to stay that way when they introduce the update/970 right?

murbot · June 2, 2003 8:46AM

They're down at the Canadian Apple Store as well.

$2249 CAD for the Combo PB! I could have sworn that the Combo used to be $2899, and the Super was over 3 grand - now it's $2549 CAD.

12" Combo iBook is down $150 CAD too.

thegelding · June 2, 2003 8:46AM

970 PB coming soon to an apple store near you (if you are lucky enough to have a freakin apple store near you)...weeeee, fun times...hoping iBooks get G4 or gobi or mojave soon

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musicaltone · June 2, 2003 8:49AM

I guess if anything it means they have lowered the price to clear stock [particularly as this is just a US only local drop, as opposed to a worldwide price readjustment] and that the new books will come in at the old *higher* prices. Whether or not the new books will contain 970s or G4 1.25 ghz we will just have to wait and see. But it now looks like something is comming, and soon.

joecool · June 2, 2003 9:11AM

Quote:

Originally posted by musicaltone

Price drop just on some models and just in US, not rest of world. Cant remember what prices were before but 15" SD looks the same. Please correct if wrong.

If they were gonna update, wouldnt it make sense to do so at the same time as a price reduction on existing models? Confirms nothing for me.

Umm.....Sorry to disappoint here but we have a price drop here in Australia too!!!!

Pricing in order of PB:

$3995 -> $3099

$4495 -> $3499

$4995 -> $3799

$5995 -> $4899

And we've had PB shortages here in Australia for the last 3 months easily!! Sounds like a new PB is in order here people!!

thegelding · June 2, 2003 9:18AM

so when are you buying earlbot??

g

audiopollution · June 2, 2003 9:39AM

The 17" Powerbook price has dropped in Canada, too, but I'd assume that is purely a function of the sliding US dollar rather than a price drop to clear inventory.

It was $5299, and it's now $4699.

rok · June 2, 2003 10:14AM

my personal take is this:

those hoping that the 970 will be in powerbooks in the next few months will be disappointed. my gut and head agree that it'll be high-end single g4's for some time to come.

really, this signals more to me that the new 15" models are ready, and will be a bit cheaper than the previous tibooks, and they are both clearing stock, as well as setting the price points for the 12" and 15" going forward.

so yes on the new 15" AlBook soon, no on the 970 in the powerbook line... at least not until they get it into a desktop machine, first.

aquatic · June 2, 2003 10:42AM

Gaaah! I hope they don't update the 12" I just got it and I want to have the best PB out there!!

Hehe just kidding but now I understand how people feel when Apple does this! Hey, I got the B&W G3 right before the G4 came out but that didn't effect me I never used AltiVec and I liked the Smurf color better.

Will they update the 12" PowerBook hardware when they release the 15"? 1ghz, GeForce440go? Then they'd have to put the 4200 or 4400 Go and 1.25 or higher on the 17". That would be sick.

Calling Escher........... Here's your new 12". Or you could buy mine now that it's outdated...

applenut · June 2, 2003 10:54AM

perhaps apple just wants to be more competitively priced.

:-\\

aquatic · June 2, 2003 10:57AM

True. It would be nice if they update the PB bus speeds though. 167 mhz is sad enough for a laptop, it's just a joke that the desktops have it.

applenut · June 2, 2003 11:31AM

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Originally posted by Aquatic

True. It would be nice if they update the PB bus speeds though. 167 mhz is sad enough for a laptop, it's just a joke that the desktops have it.

what else do you want?

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