APPLE Store

Hi. I was just wondering what it is i can find at an apple store. They just opened one in tucson a year ago. I'm interested in buying an ibook or powerbook(if its not completely discontinued) once the intel processor gets shoved in to them. Im hoping they still produce the powerbook, since the macbookpro is a bit too expensive starting at 1999. My question is, can i try them out at the apple store, to check out design, keyboard screen etc.? Also, do these stores honor the education discount.??

Thanks.

Yea, triadone, i came to the conclusion that i dont need the powerbook or macbookpro. Im fine with the ibook 14". I hope they dont discontinue that model when the intel version comes out,ive read it might be 13" ibook or macbook. IM not a power user, and the ibook suits me just fine, granted its not as sexy as the powerbook. Damnit, ill just have to go to my apple store and see what i like, and see what is released april 1. I wonder what gpu they will stick in the ibooks, i hope its not intel gma 950. anyways, something along this setup should be fine:

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512MB DDR333 SDRAM built-in
60GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo drive (DVD/CD-RW)
Keyboard & Mac OS X - U.S. English
AppleCare Protection Plan for iBook - Auto-enroll (3 Years)
14-inch TFT XGA display
1.42GHz PowerPC G4
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 w/ 32MB DDR video memory
AirPort Extreme built-in

Bluetooth 2.0 built-in


I'll go check the ones on amazon out. The advantage to the education discount is that in addition to saving money on the notebook, i save 70 bucks on the warranty for 3 yrs. Thanks for the info.

OK I went to the local apple store here in tucson, and i gotta admit, to my surprise, i wasnt too impressed.

1.) The ibook is not built as well as people make it to be. I pused down on the palmrest and i heard freaking squeking. Also a big, minus is that the keyboard is not white, its like beige, it looks obsolete and not cohesive with apple elegance. The whole palmrest and keyboard is this color, i was under the impression that they were the glossy finish as in the outside, but it looks like those old beige keyboards we all had on our first computers. THis laptop closed looks gorgeous. SO maybe the use or exposure made the keyboard and palmrest this color?

2.) The macbook pros are sexy!! Wow, damn slim. They run a little warm, but nothing unbearable. THey are built really nicely and solidely. And what can i say, its got intel core duo, i expereicnde no lag running various programs, but this booger is a bit expensive for a college student, or at least me. (2100$ speced) And the keyboard is not as recpetive(good) as the one in my asus.

And, i asked about the powerbooks, and the lady said they were being completely phased out.

Also when i told someone else that i was waiting for the smaller intel notebooks, and he said that an advantage to buying in store is that they already have the intel ibooks in stock, so i wouldnt have to wait for them to ship. but then, he rapidly switched the conversation and said, that all macs would be intel by 07. And went off on a tangent. DO apple stores already have intel ibooks as this guy mentioned? Or is he completely being a douche and lying? I dont know.


Also, i have a question about the ipods, does the back of them scratch really easy?

Yea, they speculate it will be March 28 or April 4. Or so ive heard.

Can anyone comment with respect to the Ibook?

Is it really beige on the inside (keyboard + palmrest) or was the one i saw screwed up?
And do the back of the ipods scratch easily?

I used to like the color ipods, they used to look more resistent.