[Ti] Reasons to NOT buy 15" 867 MHz or 1Ghz Titanium?

[Jennifer Landefeld]

Hi All,

I've added the 1 GHz to the subject. Our university computer store has 
a fantastic deal on both these models. I'm looking at passing on my 550 
to my father and getting a new Ti for myself. I know that better stuff 
is "in the pipes" (always is, isn't it?) but I'm budget constrained.

Other than the "touchiness" that Sam points out on the SuperDrive are 
there any substantial reasons to avoid either of these models right 
now? The deal at the comp store includes AppleCare (it really is a 
super deal! 1738 for the 867 or 2038 for the 1Gig -- including 
AppleCare).

My 550 is tending to run a little hot these days but it has been a 
super workhorse for me since I got it in 2001 (unfortunately just 
shortly before the combo drive was added). I'm fighting to keep just 
under 2 gig free all the time to keep the system happiest and I'd 
rather get a newer Ti than fiddle with a hard drive upgrade. For my 
dad's purposes a 20 gig drive will be more than adequate so it's a 
reasonable thing to pass on to him as is (although, I probably should 
bite the bullet and fix the latch on it for him).

TIA for any advice.

Cheers,
Jenn


On Tuesday, July 8, 2003, at 10:05  AM, Sam Hotchkiss wrote:

> What are your (and others') thoughts on the Superdrive?  What do the
> reviews say about it?  Isn't it slow?
It's pretty slow: an hour for a full DVD... AND the computer is SUPER
sensitive while burning a DVD-- I've had discs fail when I put my hands 
down
too fast.