Apple slashes 20-inch PowerPC iMac pricing
First on AI — In a move aimed at depleting inventory of older PowerPC Macs, Apple Computer on Wednesday slashed the price of its 20-inch 2.1GHz PowerPC-based iMac desktop.
Meanwhile, the company's 17-inch PowerPC iMac pricing remained unchanged. According to contacts, Apple has had little problem clearing inventory of this model at its original suggested retail price of $1299.
Last week limited inventories caused Apple to halt large reseller orders of the 17-inch PowerPC model in the United States. The model was also declared "end-of-life."
Apple's online store will continue to offer both the 17-inch and 20-inch PowerPC iMacs for individual customer orders while supplies last. The desktops are priced at $1299 and $1499, respectively.
Shoppers looking for additional savings may turn to Amazon.com, which is offering its customers $125 back on the 17-inch model ($1174.99) and $150 off the 20-inch ($1349.99).
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I'll be holding off on any new purchases at least until next year when the Pro apps are all updated and relatively bug-free. 8)
Currently £1199 for the 20" iMac g5, vs. £1229 for the 20" iMac Intel. Subtracting VAT, that's $1813 in the UK for the iMac G5, and $1860 for the new Intel iMac. Thanks, Apple. Really.
20" Cinema Display is still a ridiculous £549 as well...
On Wednesday they slashed (past tense) prices. Is it tomorrow already? How about, on Wednesday they will lower prices instead, future tense? $200 isn't slashing, I would say 1/2 price or more is slashing.
I'll be holding off on any new purchases at least until next year when the Pro apps are all updated and relatively bug-free. 8)
This is only the G5 Model that's slashed. The intel is still 1699
I'd have thought Apple should drop prices on all iMacs, and 15" PowerBook, right away. But I guess they've let demand dictate the price instead.
(Have bugs been a problem in native Intel apps? I'm not too worried about that. I'll jump to a new machine as soon as I see the right model--maybe a 12-13" MacBook Pro. I don't care if every app is native yet or not: new purchases of software will of course wait for native versions, but meanwhile, the PPC apps I already own will generally run faster on Intel than on my G4 anyway.)