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To: soup who wrote (23108)	2/11/1999 8:52:00 AM
From: soup	Respond to of 213173

Purported upcoming hardware specs (including the consumer portable) from AppleInsider. appleinsider.com

To: soup who wrote (23108)	2/11/1999 9:21:00 AM
From: Jonathan Bird	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

IMO if the price differential narrows significantly, sales for the "consumer laptop" will easily* surpass that of the iMac.* That's a pretty bold statement soup. It would certainly shake up the industry if it happened that way. If they were going to offer something like a PB G3 for the same price as the iMac then this might have a chance of happening. But they can't posibly. Instead they are going to offer somthing with an 11 inch screen and kiddy keyboard. I don't think this is going to be considerd a suitable desktop replacement by most people. Even at the same price as the iMac. And, if they can incorporate something like wireless internet connectivity as a no, low or even mid-cost option This is just not practical on the low end product, so don't hold your breath. I think all this talk of of wireless connectivity is just an offshoot of Apples obvious intention to introduce a MacMate product based on the Palm OS(which is getting some wireless features with the Palm VII). Jon Bird