> New 700mhz CD only under $800. If it were up to me I'd pony up for a > new iBook- its the first "new" mac I've bought in the last 13 years.
Ummm.. not meaning any offense, but why? The last time I bought a new computer was in 1990. That was a high-end 386 IIRC, close to being cutting-edge (for the time), and the reason I bought it new was because there were few on the secondhand market. An iBook is by definition not cutting-edge - it is value-priced. Much better plan, IMHO, to let someone else take the computer off the shelf and incur the resultant devaluation whack. I simply don't see the percentage in buying a new (new) computer unless either: a) a specific model is required for something, e.g. college course, or b) it's a gift for someone else, or c) you simply must have the BEST and LATEST now. Simple economics: the same money that will buy you a new mediocre computer will buy you a couple-of-years-old-cutting-edge model. -- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards Available for ARM, 8051, x86, Linux, technical writing/proofreading and other contract projects. http://www.zws.com/ Buy my book! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0750676094/zws-20 -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
