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mansuper1
2004-09-16, 10:02
I am looking to buy a ibook g4 14" model
I have heard that they are updating their prices for the christmas season
Does anyone have any idea as to when they might update the prices?

Thanks
DMBand0026
2004-09-16, 11:35
Good news for you is when they update, they don't just update the prices, they'll bump the speed and maybe a few other specs as well. Most likely situation:

Slightly faster G4 Processor (1.2 on the low end up to 1.33 possibly 1.5 ghz on the high end)
Better GPU (with 64MB of VRAM)
Addition of a SuperDrive on the 12" model

Those all could happen, I'm not an expert and I honestly have no idea. However, there will be spec improvements, and there may be a price drop. The great thing is, you shouldn't have to wait too long. The update should happen sometime in the next 3 weeks I'd say.
psmith2.0
2004-09-16, 11:39
MOSR says iBook revs are months away.

So (considering the source) translation: next Tuesday.

:p :D
blissed
2004-09-16, 15:37
It'd be nice if they included the new OS update also in the next few months with an updated machine. I personally don't think I should have to pay extra for an update to the OS. What a bunch of BS.
LudwigVan
2004-09-17, 00:12
I am looking to buy a ibook g4 14" model
I have heard that they are updating their prices for the christmas season
Does anyone have any idea as to when they might update the prices?

Thanks

As DMBand0026 states, it is very rare that Apple adjusts the price of their hardware mid-stream. It's (almost?) always accompanied by some kind of hardware update/release. If there are any price cuts, they would be part of package deal, say, buy this iBook or PowerBook with an iPod and get $200 off with mail-in rebate.
curiousuburb
2004-09-17, 00:35
The Cram and Jam 'book and iPod (rebate) promotion ends Sept 25.
nick_a
2004-09-23, 23:33
Think I should take advantage of the ibook/ipod deal or wait for a price drop? Its hard to believe a price drop would save me more that a 200$ rebate would. (See how Im trying to convince myself that Im making a good purchase, hehe)
MCQ
2004-09-24, 01:45
On an iBook, yeah I'd go with the deal. I wouldn't expect a particularly large bump in the next iBook revision, certainly not enough to offset the $200 promo.
bassplayinMacFiend
2004-09-24, 08:34
Well, the iBooks will require an update before Tiger comes out, seeing as the GPU isn't CI/CV compatible at the moment.
DMBand0026
2004-09-24, 17:59
You sure about that? I was under the impression that it would handle CI/CV. :confused:
curiousuburb
2004-09-24, 18:42
You sure about that? I was under the impression that it would handle CI/CV. :confused:

The performance gains and features supported by Core Image ultimately depend on the graphics card. Graphics cards capable of pixel-level programming deliver the best performance. But Core Image automatically scales as appropriate for systems with older graphics cards, for compatibility with any Tiger-compatible Mac.


Supported graphics cards:


ATI Radeon 9800 XT

ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

ATI Radeon 9600 XT

ATI Radeon 9600 Pro

ATI Mobility Radeon 9700

ATI Mobility Radeon 9600

NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra

NVIDIA GeForceFX Go 5200

NVIDIA GeForceFX 5200 Ultra

These cards are available in today’s PowerBooks, Power Mac G5s and both the 17-inch and 20-inch iMac.

from here (http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/core.html) in lower right