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Sure, but my point in using the Apple Store price is that it's more standardized and readily available. For the current model, the 17" PowerBook, the Apple price is $2499, and the current model EDP (for instance) is $799. I'm sure one can find an older beige EDP with an earlier version of the software for less, but the two prices quoted above are reliably available to everyone. TravisH PS: is your sig a Zork quote? On 1/5/06, mech <mech@m3ch.net> wrote: > At 11:19 AM -0800 1/5/06, Travis Hartnett wrote: > >Yeah, trying to figure the actual cost of a computer system for music > >can be tricky. My example of $3K for the PowerBook was based on the > >price of a 17" display model with the RAM maxed out. The base price > >for that model on the Apple Store right now is $2500, and once you put > >in the RAM and pay tax, you're not getting much change back from three > >large. Maybe one can get by with a smaller screen and slower > >processor, it really depends on how you're going to use it. I've > >grown used to the 17" display on my flat panel iMac which I use for > >ProTools, and whenever I have to go back to a smaller screen, it feels > >cramped, but of course it can be done. > > Minor addendum on the numbers: > > I just sprung for a 17" Powerbook this week (FedEx is bringing it > even now) because the wife was pointing out that I always buy cool > toys for myself, but not her. The model you're looking at on the > Apple Store is for the spiffy new 17" with the improved display. It > has an increased screen resolution, but not much more. > > As a result, the 17" with the normal display has been reduced in > price from a lot of the different outlets. I just purchased a > 1.67Mhz 17" with 1.5 gigs of memory (they didn't have a sale offer on > expanding it up to 2 gigs) for only $1949. No sales tax (except in > CA), either. This deal is available at LA Computer Company. Also, > Mac Connection is doing the 17" 1.67Mhz with base 512meg memory for > only $1799, after $100 rebate (also comes with a free printer). > > These are all brand new Apple product, with full factory warranty. > You can probably do even better if you're willing to look around at > factory refurbs from someplace like Small Dog, or Tech Restore. > > So, you can get some pretty comparable deals on Macs, if you know > where to look. About 33% down from your original estimate. > > And, yes, I know I should have probably waited another 6-8 months > until the first models ship on the Intel platform, but ongoing > domestic bliss is far more important in the long run. ;) > > --m. > > -- > _______ > "You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike..." > >