Apple Powerbook Price Drops!

[govtcheez75]

Apple just dropped their prices on the Powerbooks by $200-300. All the retailers also followed and dropped their prices as well...adding up to some great deals. You can get free memory, printers, cases, etc... when you buy from some of them. You can now get the 12" powerbook with a Superdrive (DVD Burner) for the same price that I bought my 12" with a Combodrive just a few months ago.

 

[turbodiesel]

The powerbook 17" price hasnt changed, but the others have.

 

[beer]

This is a HUGE drop. Along with the redesigned 15", this could be where a lot of people take the apple plunge.

 

[brunswickite]

I hate apple, but there laptops are nice, and Ipod's are sweet, if i could load 2k on that laptop i am sold

 

[santaanatrail]

You can load latest Mandrake Linux on this thing. It's pretty sweet. Better Kernel.

 

[yukichigai]

Yeah, hasn't Mac OS been Linux-based since 8? Sounds like Apple's taking a step in the right direction. Were it not for the relative difficulty/impossibility to custom upgrade an apple system and the somewhat limited game compatibility I'd be all over them. Though a powerbook might be nice for me.

P.S. Where's the linkage?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: yukichigai
Yeah, hasn't Mac OS been Linux-based since 8? Sounds like Apple's taking a step in the right direction. Were it not for the relative difficulty/impossibility to custom upgrade an apple system and the somewhat limited game compatibility I'd be all over them. Though a powerbook might be nice for me.

P.S. Where's the linkage?

http://store.apple.com/

 

[Shanteli]

Great...now I have the cancel my order and see if I can get this lower price without a restocking fee.

 

[EvilYoda]

Hmmmm...interesting. How much was the 12" Powerbook before this?

 

[Shanteli]

The cheapest was 1799

 

[Dm301]

they're worth every penny, I love my PowerBook! hehe

 

[buddha79]

I think they've been Unix based since 10, someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Originally posted by: yukichigai
Yeah, hasn't Mac OS been Linux-based since 8? Sounds like Apple's taking a step in the right direction. Were it not for the relative difficulty/impossibility to custom upgrade an apple system and the somewhat limited game compatibility I'd be all over them. Though a powerbook might be nice for me.

P.S. Where's the linkage?

 

[RDMustang1]

So now instead of costing an arm and a leg it now just costs an arm a foot, a shin, and a knee!

 

[IgoByte]

These notebooks are very susceptible to wear...

That's what's keeping me away. They're pretty, but not very functional.

BTW, does anyone have anything on this upcoming [redesigned 15"] powerbook?

 

[JiggaJohn]

man this is a super deal!! hehe i love my powerbook too!!! ^_^

 

[aphex]

OOOOOOOoooo.... Im seriously thinkin about that 12.1" Combo......

 

[govtcheez75]

I bought my 12" powerbook when it first came out about 4 months ago...and despite a few minor problems (it is afterall a "first issue") I love it. You can get Microsoft Office v.X for about $200, and it's better than Office for Windows, and 100% compatible. The 12" also comes with a 32mb Gefroce 4 mobile video card. Not great for games, but will run pretty much everything good on low resolution. I run MOH:AA on it just fine. Airport Extreme is also great as well. It's 54g wireless, and compatible with almost all wireless networks. If you've never tried OS X, I suggest you get to your local Apple store, or CompUSA and try it out. You'll be hooked. There are many things that you can't do on a mac, that you can on a PC, but then again...there are many things you can do on a mac, that you can't do on a PC. I highly suggest a program called Konfabulator. It's probably the best $25 I've ever spent.

...The build quality is also second to none. No one can touch Apple, and IBM quality when it comes to mobile computing. I've owned IBM, Dell, Compaq, and now this Apple, and it's like comparing "Apples" to Oranges!

 

[govtcheez75]

Originally posted by: aphex
OOOOOOOoooo.... Im seriously thinkin about that 12.1" Combo......

Check out www.macmall.com ...they have some GREAT deals. I bought mine from www.macconnection.com which also has decent deals. I think you get more from macmall, but you can get a free 512mb ram, or Airport Extreme card from mac connection. Oh...and I think they both offer overnight shipping for minimal price. I beilieve my overnight shipping rate was something like $30.

 

[wshtb000]

Orange tastes better.

 

[shl0791]

Originally posted by: wshtb000
Orange tastes better.

LOL, ya I loke oranges better too

 

[govtcheez75]

I prefer strawberries and kiwis myself!
...If you're in school, there is a FANTASTIC deal.
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/buy_a_bundle_terms.html

...buy:
Powerbook for $100 less than the normal price (with education discount, i.e. 12" combodrive for $1,499)
iPod for $30 less than the normal price (with education discount, i.e. 10gb for $269)
Cannon Printer for regular Price (i450 for $99.99, or i850 for $149.99)

Get $300 back. ($200 for the iPod, and $100 for the printer)

So you can get a 12" Powerbook, a 10gb iPod (a new 3rd generation one), and a Cannon i450 printer for a total of $1568. Now this is a HOT price. To put it into perspective, I bought my 12" powerbook, and 10gb iPod for about $2100, and I didn't get a printer. I would add a i850 for only $50 more, since this is an awesome printer.

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: govtcheez75

Originally posted by: aphex
OOOOOOOoooo.... Im seriously thinkin about that 12.1" Combo......

Check out www.macmall.com ...they have some GREAT deals. I bought mine from www.macconnection.com which also has decent deals. I think you get more from macmall, but you can get a free 512mb ram, or Airport Extreme card from mac connection. Oh...and I think they both offer overnight shipping for minimal price. I beilieve my overnight shipping rate was something like $30.

I work for Mac Mall.

PM me if you want to get hooked up.

 

[govtcheez75]

Originally posted by: Rufio

Originally posted by: govtcheez75

Originally posted by: aphex
OOOOOOOoooo.... Im seriously thinkin about that 12.1" Combo......

Check out www.macmall.com ...they have some GREAT deals. I bought mine from www.macconnection.com which also has decent deals. I think you get more from macmall, but you can get a free 512mb ram, or Airport Extreme card from mac connection. Oh...and I think they both offer overnight shipping for minimal price. I beilieve my overnight shipping rate was something like $30.

I work for Mac Mall.

PM me if you want to get hooked up.

man! I wish I waited a few months to buy my Powerbook!
...I was in LA last week, and visited PC mall/Mac mall. It's a nice place with really friendly people.

 

[yodayoda]

wow! their prices went from atrociously high to just plain high. time to buy an apple and suck on steve jobs' tit!

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: govtcheez75

Originally posted by: Rufio

Originally posted by: govtcheez75

Originally posted by: aphex
OOOOOOOoooo.... Im seriously thinkin about that 12.1" Combo......

Check out www.macmall.com ...they have some GREAT deals. I bought mine from www.macconnection.com which also has decent deals. I think you get more from macmall, but you can get a free 512mb ram, or Airport Extreme card from mac connection. Oh...and I think they both offer overnight shipping for minimal price. I beilieve my overnight shipping rate was something like $30.

I work for Mac Mall.

PM me if you want to get hooked up.

man! I wish I waited a few months to buy my Powerbook!
...I was in LA last week, and visited PC mall/Mac mall. It's a nice place with really friendly people.

did you visit the Torrance store? or the Santa Monica store? Everyone is pretty cool, for the most part.

If you want to get another one, shoot, i'll give it to you a few points over cost!