Corina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Someone mentioned the 2400 holding its price, which reminded me of a >question i have wanted to ask you. I paid $1800 for my 2400. Why is the >basic iBook so much cheaper than the 2400 was? Have computer prices gone >down? Or was the 2400 more upscale when it came out than the iBook is now? >Or...? > Oh, the pain... I paid something like $3300 for a PB 2400 with an educational discount when it was first released. I watched the price plummet to about $1800 within four months after my purchase! And it continued to drop from there! Argh!! Still, it was a great improvement for me over the heavy 1400 I owned briefly beforehand. When you have to lug a computer and a bunch of books around campus all day, a few pounds can make a lot of difference. Apple's pricing strategy seems to have changed in the past few years. They used to release PowerBooks at very high prices which would drop substantially (like by a half) by the time the next model came out. Now they release them at lower prices, but the price drops are pretty minor over time. So a used PB holds its value better now. This may be true of PC laptops too, I really don't know. But I worry much less about the exact timing of my purchases now, because I don't ever again expect to see a 50%+ drop in price for *unused* PowerBooks in less than a year, like I saw with the PB 2400. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> NineWire | If they are cool enough to host this list... Digital Solutions | ...you should check them out! http://www.NineWire.com/ Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
