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jhunt5247 · Nov 7, 2002, 11:07 AM

Ok,

Just wondering if some found better deals than others out there (or apple reps offered better deals).

This is what I got.

1ghz
1gig memory
Combo drive
Apple care plan
Apple works

My grand total *WITH* tax was 3,073.00

I just couldn't wait 3-4 weeks, and I like the fact the combo drive has a faster DVD player (8x vs 6x on superdrive). I just wouldn't ever burn a DVD. If I really need one later I can use the firewire.

Ok, lets post the totals!

jhunt5247 · Nov 7, 2002, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by jhunt5247:
Ok,

Just wondering if some found better deals than others out there (or apple reps offered better deals).

This is what I got.

1ghz
1gig memory
Combo drive
Apple care plan
Apple works

My grand total *WITH* tax was 3,073.00

I just couldn't wait 3-4 weeks, and I like the fact the combo drive has a faster DVD player (8x vs 6x on superdrive). I just wouldn't ever burn a DVD. If I really need one later I can use the firewire.

Ok, lets post the totals!

Oh that also included 15 dollar fedex charge.

dadder · 10:49 AM

ClubMac

1Ghz
SuperDrive
512MB RAM

Epson C42UX Printer

$2,999 CPU
-$100 ClubMac Rebate
$2,899
$79 Printer
-$79 Printer Rebate
$32 Shipping 3-5 day Ground
No Tax (I'm in MN and ordered online)
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$2931 w/delivery to my house at the end of November

seanyepez · Nov 7, 2002, 11:49 PM

Including shipping, I paid a grand total of $2,446.20 for my PowerBook G4 with a 1-gigahertz processor, a 60-gigabyte hard drive, AirPort, and a SuperDrive. I bought mine through Apple's employee discount program.

skyman · Nov 7, 2002, 11:54 PM

Originally posted by seanyepez:
Including shipping, I paid a grand total of $2,446.20 for my PowerBook G4 with a 1-gigahertz processor, a 60-gigabyte hard drive, AirPort, and a SuperDrive. I bought mine through Apple's employee discount program.

So you work for Apple??

KidRed · Nov 8, 2002, 01:19 AM

1ghz/Combo everything standard but the double 512 RAM to 1gig, express shipping with tax was $3052.73

KidRed · Nov 8, 2002, 01:21 AM

Wow, why does it look like i over paid, haha. Are all of you students?

kluau88 · Nov 8, 2002, 01:33 AM

Powerbook G4 1Ghz
1 GB RAM
Combo Drive

$2407 and change

Tumi T2 Chambers Deluxe Computer Backpack $149

Christina · Nov 8, 2002, 01:39 AM

I paid the same as you, don't feel so bad.

Originally posted by KidRed:
Wow, why does it look like i over paid, haha. Are all of you students?

trowa barton · Nov 8, 2002, 01:40 AM

hmmm...I paid $3,734.67

1GHz/Superdrive/1GB RAM (double your RAM deal)/60GB HD/applecare/.mac/+ NY tax and $20 2nd day shipping.

I'm getting the feeling that I probably paid the most (NY tax). I wish I was still a student to get those great student ADC discounts.

Oh well...

- trowa

kluau88 · Nov 8, 2002, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by trowa barton:
hmmm...I paid $3,734.67

1GHz/Superdrive/1GB RAM (double your RAM deal)/60GB HD/applecare/.mac/+ NY tax and $20 2nd day shipping.

I'm getting the feeling that I probably paid the most (NY tax). I wish I was still a student to get those great student ADC discounts.

Oh well...

- trowa

Tax in certain parts of California is pretty bad too at 8.5%. The tax itself can nearly fund an iPod.

superfoo · Nov 8, 2002, 02:25 AM

I paid a just over $2500 for the 867MHz w/ 512MB RAM / 40GB that I'm typing this on right now...

I'm not a student, nor am I eligable for any discounts other than the RAM promo, but all I can say is: "Damn."

Warning.... an attempt to justify this to myself follows:

I wanted it NOW, I'm not a starving college student, I can write it off on my taxes for employment purposes, I'll sell it when the new models w/ the IBM CPUs come out anyway, I got $1800 out of my Dell to put towards the bill for this one, I wanted it NOW, and I wanted it NOW.

Bahh.

Regardless of the monitary anal raping that the Apple store gave me free of charge, I LOVE this computer. This is my first Mac, and so far, it has done exactly what I wanted it to do... Full (although so far, it's a little funky for me, being someone who is only used to Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris) UNIX core with a great GUI, and all the hardware and software support I could ever really need.

If you've been wanting one GO GET IT!!! :-)

jhunt5247 · Nov 8, 2002, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by seanyepez:
Including shipping, I paid a grand total of $2,446.20 for my PowerBook G4 with a 1-gigahertz processor, a 60-gigabyte hard drive, AirPort, and a SuperDrive. I bought mine through Apple's employee discount program.

You make me want to puke! Anyway, how are you an employee of Apple at 15? I am assuming you got it under your dad's name.

jhunt5247 · Nov 8, 2002, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by KidRed:
Wow, why does it look like i over paid, haha. Are all of you students?

Well I got an education discount because my wife is a teacher. Apple is kind enough to give that discount to you, if anyone in the house is. That took off about 242 dollars. I also got 50 dollars taken off the APP since I bought it on the spot.

Appleworks? Yeah I didn't ask for it. I was trying to get even more off, and they threw that in to shut me up.

truth_in_nyc · Nov 8, 2002, 10:47 AM

Airport card and shipping...$2,408 at MacConnection.

UnixMac · 11:22 AM

CompUSA

$2999 PB 1.0GHz / Superdrv
$99 512MB RAM upgrade
$79 New London Fog Leather Case
$24 Apple Brand DVD-R's (5)
$129 Extra Battery
$375 CompUSA TAP (2 years)

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$3599 Hardware (incl 8% Tax)
$375 TAP
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$3974 Total

ETA NOV 22/02

And I was happy to pay a bit more, just to get the TAP.... It's gotten a new iPod, and a new Studio Display in the past....so it't more than paid for its self.

jhunt5247 · Nov 8, 2002, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by truth_in_nyc:
Airport card and shipping...$2,408 at MacConnection.

what model was this?

truth_in_nyc · Nov 8, 2002, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by jhunt5247:

what model was this?

867MHz...MacConnection has a special where you don't pay $40 for installation of the free 512M memory.

Art Vandelay · 04:40 PM

From ADC:

PowerBook 1GHz Z07C 3-4 weeks $2,639.00
60GB Ultra ATA drive 065-3932
1GB SDRAM - 2 DIMMs 065-4035
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) 065-3937
Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English 065-3929
1GHz PowerPC G4 065-3935
AirPort Card 065-3928
Promotion Savings -$260.00

Subtotal $2,379.00

It's cheaper to get it with 1GB RAM than it is to get it with 512MB RAM by $20.

Standard 1GHz SuperDrive model: $2399
+ 1GB RAM Upgrade: $240
- RAM Discount Promotion: $260

= $2379

I got mine for $2588.36 ($2379 + $209.36 CO Tax).

Pauline · Nov 8, 2002, 06:11 PM

�2,477.19 ($3,940.97) for the 1GHz Superdrive model upgraded to 1GB RAM via the 'Double Your RAM' promo via the Apple UK online store.

Cellery · Nov 9, 2002, 04:05 PM

1 GHz processor
1GB RAM
Superdrive

Ordered through Apple's Higher Ed store:

$2859 for the computer and RAM promotion
$142.95 tax (pretty much cancels out the student discount)
$15 FedEx
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Total: $3016.95

sac84371 · Nov 9, 2002, 11:34 PM

$2549 Powerbook 1G/Superdrive
$297 App for Powerbook
$210 Tax(damn Tax)
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$3056
Friends and family purchase through Apple

jwtseng · Nov 10, 2002, 11:06 AM

Any Apple employees want to be my friends or family?????

I'm right here in Cupertino if that helps. Let me know. Thanks.

RoofusPennymore · Nov 10, 2002, 12:19 PM

Originally posted by sac84371:
$2549 Powerbook 1G/Superdrive
$297 App for Powerbook
$210 Tax(damn Tax)
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$3056
Friends and family purchase through Apple

Basically a $450 discount. Thats significant.

What is App for Powerbook.

sac84371 · Nov 10, 2002, 02:03 PM

App is the Applecare or Apple Protection Plan retails for $349. Not sure about getting a extended warranty but I have been told that for a Powerbook this is money well spent.

Richard

jwtseng · Nov 10, 2002, 02:09 PM

Is the employee discount as much as the developer discount?

sac84371 · Nov 10, 2002, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by jwtseng:
Is the employee discount as much as the developer discount?

As far as I know its 15%. Not bad you really only save about 7% because of tax but that is still better then any retailer out there including the no tax online mac resellers.

jhunt5247 · Nov 10, 2002, 02:17 PM

Originally posted by Cellery:
1 GHz processor
1GB RAM
Superdrive

Ordered through Apple's Higher Ed store:

$2859 for the computer and RAM promotion
$142.95 tax (pretty much cancels out the student discount)
$15 FedEx
--------------
Total: $3016.95

That is a pretty low tax, where are you at?

jambajooz · Nov 10, 2002, 02:19 PM

Originally posted by jwtseng:
Is the employee discount as much as the developer discount?

very close

jwtseng · Nov 10, 2002, 02:19 PM

Yeah, I think developers only pay $2399 for the gigahertz TiBook. It's the tax that gets to me. I wish California would have one of those "tax-free" days for computer purchases like Virginia or Pennsylvania did last year.

So far, for the common user, I have my total price down to $2659. That's for the gigahertz superdrive model with 512mb I think this is pretty much the same as the employee discount with tax. Hmm...my thoughts are to either buy this Titanium or wait for the next PB which I think will be a new form factor.

TobyX · Nov 11, 2002, 07:25 PM

We have 16% sales tax (called MwSt. here in Germany), so don't even start to ask what I paid

3700 EUR at the German Apple Store, 1 Gig RAM though.

I ordered the SuperDrive version and hope to have it here soon (plus AppleCare, Airport Base Station, Kensington Saddlebag and lots of other stuff including the Nikon Coolpix 2500 as a Christmas gift for my father)

JayTi · Nov 11, 2002, 08:44 PM

I would have paid $2100 for the superdrive model, no applecare. Apple's employee purchase is 25% off. And FYI for anyone asking....I doubt any employee would let somebody just use their discount, as we only get one system perchase per year.

craigthomas · Nov 11, 2002, 09:42 PM

My 1GHz superdrive with 1GB or RAM came in at $3,050.33 including $231.33 CA sales tax and $15 shipping. This price was the Apple Friends and Family discount - no double the RAM promotion

but I'm happy since it saved me $300 total. With the end of year tax deduction I'll save $1000 off taxes with the capital purchase making the cost roughly $2000 (which is what I sold my 800Mhz PB for).

I was offered the $2249 once a year Employee discount. Unfortunately that requires the Employee to purchase it under their name. I need the paper trail in my name for my business.

William_F_House · Nov 15, 2002, 04:35 PM

Art.....can you email me, please. I'm about to do a purchase through ADC and I'm in Boulder. I'm wondering about the amount you paid in tax. My email address is in my profile (or I can be reached at [email protected]). Thanks.

daceaser · Nov 15, 2002, 04:44 PM

Originally posted by TobyX:
We have 16% sales tax (called MwSt. here in Germany), so don't even start to ask what I paid

3700 EUR at the German Apple Store, 1 Gig RAM though.

I ordered the SuperDrive version and hope to have it here soon (plus AppleCare, Airport Base Station, Kensington Saddlebag and lots of other stuff including the Nikon Coolpix 2500 as a Christmas gift for my father)

Even worse here in the UK, at 17.5%!

RMXO · Nov 15, 2002, 05:20 PM

im so jealous of all you peeps that waited for the new release. i paid 2804 for my PB 800.

too bad i didnt have the luxury of waiting a month for the new release. atleast im putting it to good use.

glad everyone got a good deal & enjoying their new PB.

ivi · Nov 16, 2002, 03:48 AM

Originally posted by Pauline:
�2,477.19 ($3,940.97) for the 1GHz Superdrive model upgraded to 1GB RAM via the 'Double Your RAM' promo via the Apple UK online store.

Isn't it 2520 GBP alltogether??? Anyway, I paid 4507 for
1Ghz, 1Gb Ram, SuperDrive, Ti1 Case, Airport Base. in UK.

Pauline · Nov 16, 2002, 05:02 AM

Originally posted by ivi:

Isn't it 2520 GBP alltogether??? Anyway, I paid 4507 for
1Ghz, 1Gb Ram, SuperDrive, Ti1 Case, Airport Base. in UK.

Nope, total is �2,477.19 for 1Ghz, 1GB Ram, Superdrive

It is �2,108.25 with �368.94 in Sales Tax.