New Apple Computer Released Today

[Lawrence of Arabia]

They upgraded the 15 inch powerbobok combo drive to:

15.2-inch TFT Display
1280x854 resolution
1GHz PowerPC G4
512K L2 cache
256MB DDR333 SDRAM
60GB Ultra ATA/100
ATI Mobility Radeon
9600 (64MB DDR)
Full size keyboard
Gigabit Ethernet
FireWire 400 & 800
AirPort Extreme Ready
DVI & S-Video out

The price remained the same at $1999

The superdrive 15 inch powerbook also got upgraded to:

15.2-inch TFT Display
1280x854 resolution
1.25GHz PowerPC G4
512K L2 cache
512MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Ultra ATA/100
ATI Mobility Radeon
9600 (64MB DDR)
Backlit keyboard
Gigabit Ethernet
FireWire 400 & 800
AirPort Extreme built-in
DVI & S-Video out

The price remains the same at $2599

Im getting this superdrive 15 inch powerbook including 3 year apple care, a total value of around $3,000 for $2,199. Damn what a steal.

[Jack_www]

Re: New Apple Computer Released Today

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
They upgraded the 15 inch powerbobok combo drive to:

...

The price remained the same at $1999

The superdrive 15 inch powerbook also got upgraded to:

...

The price remains the same at $2599

Im getting this superdrive 15 inch powerbook including 3 year apple care, a total value of around $3,000 for $2,199. Damn what a steal.

Still more then you would pay for a pc lap top.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Still more then you would pay for a pc lap top.

Well then lets compare. Which PC laptop?

[Jack_www]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia


Well then lets compare. Which PC laptop?

You can get a top of the line PC lap top for 2500 dollars with 3.0 ghz processor and if you get it at gate way it includes 3 year warenty and case for the lap top.

[Jack_www]

I found this PC note book from Gateway for $2150.00


Gateway® M350XL:

Technical Specifications

Processor
Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 3.06GHz

Memory
512MB DDR SDRAM

Storage5
40GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive

Media Drives
Integrated 6 in 1 memory card reader
Integrated DVD-R/-RW/CD-RW Recorder

Graphics & Monitor
15" SXGA+ TFT active matrix
Integrated Intel® graphics with dynamic video memory technology

Audio & Speakers
Integrated sound and stereo speakers, headphone/speaker jack, and mic jacks
External speakers not selected

Power
Primary high-capacity lithium ion battery with AC pack and 1 yr. limited battery warranty

Carrying Case
Not Selected

Modem
Integrated V.92 56K Modem4
Want a free cable modem?

Networking
Integrated Intel® 10/100 Ethernet Adapter
Integrated 802.11g wireless networking card

Keyboard & Mouse
Full-Sized Keyboard and EZ Pad® Pointing Device

Internet Service Provider
Six months America Online® Internet access
(additional phone charges may apply) more info

Extended Service Plan
Value Service Plan-1Yr Parts/Labor/No Onsite/1 Yr Technical Support1

[Jack_www]

Here is link:

http://www.gateway.com/home/prod/hm_m350xl_proddetail.shtml

[DinoDoc]

Re: Re: New Apple Computer Released Today

Originally posted by Jack_www


Still more then you would pay for a pc lap top.

Not only that but you get more software support with a pc laptop.

[Agathon]

Does the price of the Windows Laptop include cost of the hours you must spend downloading and installing patch after patch after patch....

[Jack_www]

Here is a dell The InspironTM 8500 for around 2,000 dollar, it can be as low as 1350 depending on what features you pick.

http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/products/model_inspn_inspn_8500.htm#tabtop

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Well its pretty close.

Apple has backlit keyboard and 40 GB more of HD, two extra years of warrantee, and I don't see any equivilant of FireWire on the PC. The PC comes with 6 months of AOL (i dont know if this is a plus )

[Jack_www]

Originally posted by Agathon
Does the price of the Windows Laptop include cost of the hours you must spend downloading and installing patch after patch after patch....

If you have dsl or cabel it is not a problem. You have to download patchs for Macs too. It is not that big of a deal. My Win98 computer is working fine after years of use and have not had any major problems with it.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

Also on the Gateway, what is the material it is made out of, and what is its weight.

[Jack_www]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Well its pretty close.

Apple has backlit keyboard and 40 GB more of HD, two extra years of warrantee, and I don't see any equivilant of FireWire on the PC. The PC comes with 6 months of AOL (i dont know if this is a plus )

BUt the PC is twice as fast as the apple processors, and you can get way more software on a pc.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Lawrence of Arabia
Also on the Gateway, what is the material it is made out of, and what is its weight.

The one (M350) he linked to weighs 7.3-7.5 lbs.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Jack_www

BUt the PC is twice as fast as the apple processors, and you can get way more software on a pc.

No - the PC has double the Ghz rating, that doesn't mean it is twice as fast. My lowly imac is faster than intels with twice its clockspeed. After all a 2 Ghz G5 will smoke any Pentium.

You can get more software for a PC, but you can run Windows on a mac using virtual PC (now from MS!) anyway.