[G4] To buy or not to buy? This is my question....

[Kunga]

Dear Vernon,
As events have unfolded, everyone like you who bought a new Mac in 
early 2003 got over-charged. The "new" stripped down Dual 1.25 GHz 
w/2MB L3 cache PER PROCESSOR with NO Airport Extreme and NO FW 800, 
256MB RAM, 80MB HD, and Combo Optical using last year's MDD 
motherboards is now only $1599 US from Apple and a few other resellers 
(maybe). At the Apple Store.com on Tuesday June 24 (the day after the 
WWDC SteveNote) this configuration was featured along with the single 
1.25 GHz w/1 MB L3 cache. Now it is only possible as a custom build to 
order model by changing the $1299 single 1.25 GHz model w/1 MB L3 cache 
to a dual 1.25 GHZ G4 w/2 MB L3 cache for a plus $300.

This is a time when one has to be very careful a dealer is not dumping 
the early 2003 dual 1.25 GHz FW800 model with only 1 MB L3 cache per 
processor for MORE MONEY. I see this happening all over the internet 
mail order sites. No doubt it is happening at dealers too since this 
new price is below what the stores paid for their inferior dual 1.25 
models they are now stuck with.

kunga10 (AIM)

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On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 10:17  PM, Vernon LeMoignan wrote:

> are you sure thats a dual 1.25 for $2050 cdn?
>
> When i bought mine a couple of months ago it was $3199 retail and I 
> paid $3000.
>
>
> Very good deal.  What dealer?