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Cheap. Fast. Rockin'. (3/7/98)
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But Apple's not just shooting for lower desktop prices; if CNET can be believed, we can expect a low-cost Powerbook, as well. No, not low cost like Compaq's $999 notebook; more like $2000. "So?" you say. "I can already buy a 1400/166 for that much." Well, yeah, you can-- and that's a mighty nice Powerbook, based on the ones we've had the pleasure to use. But it lacks one thing: a G3 processor.
In fact, right now, if you want a G3 Powerbook, you're looking at a $5600 price tag, at least until you pass out from the shock. The problem is, when you come to, it wasn't all just a horrible nightmare; that price is real. Which is why the rumors of a sub-$2000 G3-based Powerbook are so important. The G3 totally destroys any processor you can find in a Wintel notebook. If Apple can really stick a 233 MHz G3 in a Powerbook with a decent screen, hard disk, and CD-ROM drive and sell the thing for $1999, its high performance may well attract legions of budget-conscious road warriors. Including ones that wouldn't ordinarily even consider a Mac.
Incidentally, there are apparently G3 upgrades coming out for the 1400's from third-party companies, so you shouldn't necessarily feel buyer's remorse if you just ran out and bought one. After all, it's still a great machine. (Wish we had one, ourselves, but we're really drooling over the super-small 2400...)
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 3/7/98 episode: March 7, 1998: Artemis may gain some really cool hooks to rope in the crowds. Meanwhile, next door in the Powerbook labs, Apple prepares to unleash a low-cost G3 laptop, while WebSTAR's author finds himself cut off from his own progeny following a business deal gone horribly wrong...
Other scenes from that episode: 513: Nail on the Head (3/7/98) If you tune in regularly, you're fully aware of how anxious we are to see Artemis hit the stores. Artemis, as you most likely know, is the code name for Apple's Power Macintosh G3 Home, an all-in-one machine that supposedly integrates a 200 MHz G3 processor, 32 MB of RAM, 3 PCI slots, a 2 GB hard drive, a 24x CD-ROM, and a 15-inch display capable of displaying 16-bit color at 1024x768-- all for $999... 515: Intrigue At StarNine (3/7/98) Many of you may not have much direct interest in (or may never have even heard of) StarNine, the company that makes WebSTAR, the most popular web server software for the Mac platform. We at AtAT, however, have a vested interest in following the status of our favorite server software...
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