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About this siteFor six years, the Internet Nexus served as my technology blog, but I've since started blogging at the SuperSite Blog instead. If you're looking for the blog, please head there. --Paul Tuesday, January 27, 2004Apple Save I just got an interesting phone call from a new program at Apple Computer called "Apple Save." It turns out they've noticed that I've been going into Apple's online store, configuring PowerBooks, saving the orders, and then not actually buying them. So the company has this program that will give such people a business discount on their purchase, in a bid to spur the sale. It's a great idea. I've gone through many manifestations of what it is I want to do with the Mac, and what it boils down to now (though this changes almost daily) is that I'd like to replace both my aging iBook and my iMac with a single, decent, PowerBook G4.
There are numerous problems with doing this. PowerBooks are expensive. The 15-inch model gets lousy battery life. The 17-inch model and, to a slightly lesser degree, the 15-inch, don't travel well. But the 12-inch is too small, given my experience with the excellent screen on the iMac (I have a 17-inch widescreen model). So I've played around with different configurations, as do many people, I suppose. My most recent inclination is to the get the stock 17-inch model with an extra battery. Online, that comes out to $3128 pre-shipping. Through Apple Save, I can get the same machine (and the extra battery) for $2973, but with free shipping. Or I can pay $15 for 2-3 day shipping. Basically, the deal amounts to about $155 off pre-shipping costs, which is pretty good, and better than the $100 off deal you can get now on PowerBooks at Amazon.com. I'm considering it. Any thoughts? And would anyone care to purchase a lovingly-cared-for iMac-17 at a reasonable price? :) [ Posted at 2:31 PM | Permalink ]
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