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

[S. Moussly]

You wanna talk about deals, check this out: 1GHZ 1GB RAM, 60GB Big Al for
$1700, plus 2 charging adapters and apple care.

NOW THAT¹S A FRIKIN DEAL!

Sambouka




On 8/7/03 6:18 pm, "Pedro Vera" <pedro at veraperez.com> wrote:

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