Superdrives standard at MWNY?
I'd like all the towers to have a Superdrive standard by MWNY. What do you think about this? Is it possible?
I don't like how Apple cripples the low end tower w/o superdrive, L3 cache, and a crappy video card.
They know nobody will buy that, so the first machine that is a real option is the $2299 933MHz model, and when the Dual 1-GHz is only $700 more, why wouldn't you get that one? All of a sudden you've gone from $1599 to $2999.
Anyway, what do you think?
-'pert
I don't like how Apple cripples the low end tower w/o superdrive, L3 cache, and a crappy video card.
They know nobody will buy that, so the first machine that is a real option is the $2299 933MHz model, and when the Dual 1-GHz is only $700 more, why wouldn't you get that one? All of a sudden you've gone from $1599 to $2999.
Anyway, what do you think?
-'pert
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Superdrives at Macworld New York! Say it with me!
-- PEte
I'd like to see a stripped down Powermac, no HDs, no RAM, no optical drives of any sort. Sort of a mobo in a case. Buy it cheap and build it up yourself.
So...
$1299
1 GHz
No superdrive
$1599
1 GHz
superdrive
$2199
1.2 GHz
superdrive
$2999
dual 1.4 GHz
superdrive
How about that?
-'pert
I say a maximum of options is a great thing for a Pro computer. But they should continue including the stuff for the iMac, eMac, etc.
Stripping down a Mac is exactly the faults of the PC, while some might not mind that, it also makes life worse off others uninentionally.
Apple tests their machines rigorously. If one were to open the options for more grey components, surely technical support will increase both on the software side and hardware. I have seen what cheap ram can do to a computer.
~Kuku
I'd like to see a stripped down Powermac, no HDs, no RAM, no optical drives of any sort. Sort of a mobo in a case. Buy it cheap and build it up yourself. <hr></blockquote>
You can always customize your mac in apple store. Eventhough apple puts a superdrive in their standard Fast, Faster, Fastest and Ultimate machines you will still be able to remove it from your order.
Superdrive for everyone.
[ 07-01-2002: Message edited by: Eugene ]</p>
[QB]For those of us who have no need for a Superdrive, the inclusion of one on a tower only adds cost to an overpriced machine.
QB]<hr></blockquote>
Not only does it add cost, it also means CD-Rs can only be burn't at relatively slow speeds. I have no need to burn DVDs, but I regularly burn CD-Rs. With the CD-RW in the 800MHz Power Mac I can do this at x 24. With a SuperDrive, it would be much slower (x 8?).
What do you guys think?
ZoSo
[ 07-01-2002: Message edited by: ZoSo ]</p>
You CAN. In applestore choose the ultimate PowerMac and then subtract the DVD burner and put a CDRW instead.
I'd love to have a SuperDrive to put the contents of 7 or 8 data CDs into just one DVD.<hr></blockquote>
You need a DVD-RAM drive. I've been computer shopping and I'm interested in the older PowerMac G4s with DVD-RAM. You can read CDs and DVDs, and you can write DVD-RAMs at 5x. DVD-RAM is data only and it can't be played in a DVD player like a movie. It can only be read like a CD in any computer DVD drive.
The only thing is that if you wanted to burn CDs, you'd have to get an external CD-RW drive I think. Anyone know how fast the read speeds are on those DVD-RAMs?
Powermac Line should look like.
$1599
1 Ghz
Superdrive
$1999
1.2 Ghz
Superdrive
$2499
1.4 Ghz
Superdrive
<strong>You need a DVD-RAM drive.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why? A friend of mine backs up his data on 4.7 GB DVD discs, on a 867 QS... Maybe I'm missing your point, I'd like to understand better...
ZoSo