Are new iBooks coming?

[twister]

Are new iBooks coming? It always happens. No matter what i buy. Not long after i buy a computer (or computer part) either it drops in price or a new design comes out. So heres my question again smarties... Are new iBooks coming? One of my christmas gifts was help in buying an iBook. Ohh and wheres the best place to buy one? I'm a student so i would like a student discount. But all apple gives is a $50 discount. So maybe i thought i could find it cheaper elsewhere.

Thanks for any help
Twister.

[edX]

as to whether or not there will be new ibooks, look here for some of the debte we have previously held on this issue. be sure to follow the link in that thread for the full blown adventure in psychic disability.

you won't be able to get it cheaper than at apple, but if you look around the web stores, you're likely to find it at a better deal by getting freebies like extra ram and other stuff. find one out of your state and you save tax. macmall, maczone, macconnection, macwarehouse are all possibilities. try looking under your browser's bookmarks. several of these should be there somewhere.

ps. obviously i would suggest you wait a couple of weeks and see what happens.

[twister]

Thanks for the answer. I've been looking around and i will wait untill after the Mac Expo coming up in early Jan.

Twister

[julguribye]

You newer know with Apple

[simX]

Just a note - Apple is having a promotion until the end of December on the iBooks. Buy one, and you will get $100 off immediately. Like I said in the previous thread, the iBooks and Powerbooks have just been updated about 2 months ago, so I kind of doubt there will be any update to either of them (the Powerbook actually got a combo drive a few weeks ago, so now I REALLY doubt about an update at MWSF).

Personally, if I were to buy an iBook, I'd be buying now to take advantage of the promotion that Apple is offering. But if you want to take a chance, and go the way of Ed buying me a pastry and a beverage, be my guest.

[twister]

Geezzzz. Now you make me feel guilty. What do i do? I wanna save a $100.

Geezzzz

Twister

[simX]

... or that $100 savings will only be a dream!

[edX]

just me - but my experience tells me deals just get better with time, they don't go backwards. this is just marketing. eg - i bought my imac on one of these deals. one month later the price was $200 cheaper. my girlfriend bought her imac this summer and it was top of the line at the time. We went on vacation for three weeks and by the time we came back and set it up, it was mid line and $200 cheaper. plus the extra ram doubled.

but you have to decide this for yourself.
you just never know for sure. "buy it now" will always be part of marketing any product.