To: Felix Appolonia who wrote (90324 ) 10/14/1999 5:27:00 PM From: Tenchusatsu Respond to
Felix and thread, Apple's chip shuffle upsets some customers:news.cnet.com The company said it will resolve a delay surrounding new versions of its Power Mac G4 systems by using processors that are slightly slower than originally planned. The 500-MHz system, for example, now will contain a 450-MHz chip, but sell at the same price. Motorola's inability to make enough of the fast versions of the processor. Apple also is enduring a shortage of iBook notebooks.A G4 processor running at 500 MHz will not be available until the first calendar quarter of next year. A customer that previously ordered a 450-MHz system for $2,499 would have to reorder a 450-MHz system and pay $350 more. Conversely, he can get a 400-MHz system, but at the price Apple originally planned to charge for the 450-MHz box. some customers? Imagine how everyone would react if PCs had to take a 50 MHz penalty because of an "inability to make enough of the fast versions of the processor"? This applies equally to PCs equipped with either Intel or AMD processors.
