Another thing I noticed today was that the PowerMac G3 desktop and mini-tower inventory at this particular CompUSA has dropped significantly. A couple months ago this CompUSA used to have 12 or more G3 DT/MTs stored under the display shelves at any given time with a few more units in stored in the back. Today I saw just 3.
I visited my local CompUSA yesterday as well (Bellevue, WA, next town south of Redmond and east of Seattle). I noticed exactly the same thing about all the G3s, desktop, minitower and PowerBook. There were no PB 250 or 292Mhz units to be had, and two shelves where minitower G3s once resided were bare. Only one G3 desktop unit, a 233Mhz, was on the shelf. I didn't ask to check stock numbers of any of these units though.
I spoke with a salesman about the iMac (they were out) and he said they got 35 units last weekend at the launch, and they sold as fast as he could pull them off the shelves and slide them to the door. All units went to backorders. They got 24 more units in this past Wednesday and again sold all of them to backorders. Another gentleman in the order department said they were expecting at least 12 more units in by Wednesday, and only 7 were allocated to backorders, but I expect they will all be spoken for by the time they arrive.
This was also the first time I've seen the iMac in person, and everything people have already said is true. This baby is beautiful, and pictures just don't do it justice! If you haven't seen one in person yet, I highly recommend it.
On the downside, the iMac mouse is very small and hard to use, and the keyboard will be problematic for some as well. Great opportunity for third party iMac USB input devices here. |
