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

[Pedro Vera]

$1,738 for a Ti 867 with AppleCare *is* a steal. Argh. Great deal!

Thanks,

Pedro Vera
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---------- Original Message -----------
From: Jennifer Landefeld <jennsbl at mac.com>
To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 10:49:10 -0400
Subject: Re: [Ti] Reasons to NOT buy 15" 867 MHz or 1Ghz Titanium?

> 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.
> 
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