On Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 01:33 AM, Brian Christmas wrote: > G'day from Oz Tina > > There's been reports that Apple might soon upgrade their lineup to a > basic 15" and three 17" iMacs. Mind you, the same people thought Apple > would release new iMacs at the last Expo. > > One plant in Taiwan has stopped producing 15" screens for Apple, and > sales have slowed on 15" models. There's a backlog of screens, > apparently. Possibly though, Apple are switching manufacturers. > > Prices of 17" screens have dropped overall, even though there was a 5% > increase recently on Taiwan screens. > > There's also supposed to be a 1.4 Gig hz copper chip coming from IBM, > but people are vague on when (G5?). I think a while yet for that one. > > You might want to wait just a little while, but others in this forum > will know more about what's likely to come on the scene soon. > > If prices suddenly are discounted, be sure somethings on the way. It's > hard to evaluate just when to buy though. > > Already having a 17" monitor myself, I personally chose to wait a > while, until 19" screens and faster processors come out. The screens > just might be released in 3-4 months by a third party manufacturer, who > is thought to be wanting to buy 15" models and re-screen them. > > Confused? That's Apple for ya! They play their cards close to their > chest. > > Regards > > Santa >
The G5 is already in developers hands but you have an unknown date when it'll hit the market. So you can play that waiting game too. Good luck. Eric -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
