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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (53138)	5/20/2006 11:00:41 AM
From: Done, gone.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

The black might be overpriced. Obviously on purpose. And it's working... macworld.com

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (53138)	5/20/2006 11:55:05 AM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

It's not a question of it being overpriced. The concern I had was that Apple has no machine to compete with machines half that price. It's overkill. Of course Apple has always been this way. My friend the IT guy would still not consider one I think but I'll ask him what he thinks if I remember.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (53138)	5/20/2006 12:28:22 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

this is so cute!!!!!!! Proposal via Apple's website Posted May 20th 2006 11:10AM by Scott McNulty Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends, Other Events I don't think this is what Apple had in mind when they decided to put up that website with time lapse photos of the grand opening of the Fifth Avenue Apple store. Some enterprising young geek (I'm assuming he's a geek) took three signs with him down to the store at around 5:30am, and proposed to his girlfriend (see picture to the right). This is either totally awesome, or totally geeky (I think it is both). I wonder if she said yes. tuaw.com

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (53138)	5/20/2006 6:49:40 PM
From: inaflash	Respond to of 213182

They can always lower it, but right now the $1099 low end MB is being called a value by a lot of industry writers and obviously it is selling well. Without comparing to non-Apples, here's the jist I got. MB $1099 vs $1299 1) 1.83 MHz to 2.0 MHz processor speedup 2) combo-drive to super-drive 3) anything else? is that all for $200? The super drive upgrade for the Mac Mini is only $50, though a thinner drive is likely needed for the notebooks Priced out a Mac Mini $799 model with accessories and it came to $1,150.90 (details below) without a display. Compared to the $1099, the MB is a bargain. Even with the superdrive version for $200 more, it's still a bargain. Yes, you can save a bit on the accessories price, but remember, there is no display on the Mac Mini price. Here are the main differences I see: 1) form factor of course, laptop all in one compact portable unit versus discrete parts 2) 1.83 MHz to 1.66 MHz decrease 3) 13" screen versus no screen included 4) 3-4 hour UPS versus 1(?) hour UPS 5) Laptop keyboard versus full keyboard 6) Trackpad versus mouse 7) Internal speakers versus external 8) iSight built-in versus discrete 9) Combo-drive (unless upgrade model) versus SuperDrive 10) any other major differences? The SuperDrive is the major advantage difference, otherwise, the I think the systems are fairly comparable. Any other serious specifications or limitations that are different? Belkin Battery Backup with Surge Protection (750VA) $99.95 Sony personal speakers SRS-P11Q $24.95 Apple Mighty Mouse $49.00 Apple Keyboard $29.00 iSight $149.00 Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo $799.00 TOTAL 1150.90