new powerbook, wait or buy?

**Zammy-Sam** · November 6th, 2002, 09:40 AM

what do you guys think about the resently released powerbook?
It's very attractive, since I can get a great product for some bugs more than 3000$!!!!!
(DVD-RW; 1GB ram, G4 1Ghz, ati 9000 64MB)

So, when is the newer one going to be released and is it worth to wait?

**fryke** · November 6th, 2002, 10:32 AM

This is a great TiBook.

I'm tempted. But I haven't got the money right now (maybe that's good?). Finally, there *IS* a PowerBook that has twice the speed of mine, a better screen, much better graphics card AND a SuperDrive. Now really, it IS tempting...

**kendall** · November 6th, 2002, 11:11 AM

I don't think anything better than a GHz PowerBook G4 with SuperDrive is going to be released anytime soon. Maybe one with Bluetooth but I think that's about it for awhile.

A 200 MHz speed increase is quite impressive for Apple notebook standards. The Radeon 9000 and SuperDrive are just icing on the cake.

I just purchased a 800 MHz iBook. I'm way excited. I previously owned a PowerBook DVI but didn't find it very practical for what I was doing with it. I think the iBook will suite me much better. That and I still have $1000 left over from the sale of my PowerBook.

What to do, what to do?!?! I guess I could buy another one!

Anyway you look at it, both the iBooks and the PowerBooks starting at $999 and $2299 are a steal.

**earthshine** · November 6th, 2002, 12:09 PM

Don't wait. If you've got the money, buy it.

There aren't a whole lot of compelling capabilities left that a 1 GHz Superdrived Powerbook doesn't have.

And it's cheaper too. It's a #$$^(&*@#$ miracle!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAGH

eshine

Alright, I think I'm feeling better now

**drustar** · November 6th, 2002, 12:10 PM

I think it's great that the prices of the new PB aren't as high as I thought they would be. If you can't afford this particular PB - you can always go to eBay and look for cheaper and older models.

**jeb1138** · November 6th, 2002, 12:49 PM

Yikes! The retail value of my PB 800 just dropped by about $800 in one day!! Ah, to be an apple owner....

Every model looks like an awesome deal right now. Only $2299 for a Powerbook that's better than the yesterday's (literally!) high end model. Only $2799 for a 1 GHz with 512 MB RAM and a an ATI Mobility 9000 with 64MB DDR?? Awesome! And then only $200 more if you think you'd use a superdrive.

If only I had sold my Powerbook last week! I could have gotten so much more, and for less than what I could have sold mine for! Oh well.

**jcart12** · November 6th, 2002, 12:56 PM

This is what I have been waiting for over the last couple of months. I've got a G4 500Mhz (Mercury) TiBook and I love it, but it is pig slow for Java development and I would like something that's a bit snappier in general use.

I have made my order half and hour ago and I upped the memory to 1gb.

Can't wait to see it. Just hope the paint stays on this one!

John.

**Zammy-Sam** · November 6th, 2002, 02:03 PM

So, what about delivery? Heard ppl having probs to get a Powerbook (older on) with the 60GB hd...
and what about the heat? I mean, the 800 was pretty hot... so, any new heatsink?
and finally: how does the ati perform?

I mean, eventhough some ppl said there won't come a new tibook that soon, I still would like to know, what would be the specs of that one? We are still in the rumors section!