[Yossi]

I'm consdering to switch my graphics-design office computer from Pc to Mac! I'll be using Corel-Draw, In-Design, Photoshop alot now the options I have you know apple-store online has 4 models, my question is should I go for the Ultimate model with a cheaper screen or a cheaper mac and a better screen, is there a huge different between the 800MHz model and the dual GHz model?

[The_Journalist]

before you read this, know I am by no means an expert on this:

I'm assuming my "better" screen you mean the 22", and "cheap" meaning the 15"

I'd say the 933 Mhz looks very appealing-same graphics card as the ghz, nicer price. Then get a 17" display-a happy medium in both.

Um, what's the 4th model?

[Terry933]

Try and hold off your purchase. On August 13th Apple may announce the roll out of a new line of towers. They might drop the price on the current line to get rid of them or the new line might be so much faster that you might want to pass on the current machines in favor of the new models. No one knows for shure what the new towers will offer, rumors of much faster bus speeds, DDR
RAM, faster G4 chips or if were very very lucky G5. If you need to have a computer right now I would get the 933Mhz and max out the ram.
good luck

[Nobody]

Terry133, how do you know it is going to be August 13?

[Nobody]

Hi
Yeah, I've heard the 24th. No one really knows. Except a lot is being said it will be August.

MacCheetah3

[Nobody]

If you ask me, don't buy the Ultimate. Apple over charges for the add-ons that make the difference between the Fastest and Ultimate systems. So, you can buy the Fastest system and the add-ons separately and build the Ultimate system for less that you can get it from Apple. For example, Apple charges $300 for each additional 512 GB DIMM. You can get good 512 MB PC133 DIMMS else where for as little as $45. Same thing goes for the extra 80 GB HD. I don't know about the graphics card, but you can see that you can save quite a bit of money that can be put toward the monitor.

[Nobody]

Wait till August.

[aapl2k2]

I hear all these things about August. I am looking to get a laptop soon.. Will they change anything in the laptop lines in August too??

[Nobody]

Hi
I would say you will have to wait until January (MacWorld San Francisco 2003) to see any new PowerBooks or maybe even new iBooks. But of course that is speculation on known factors and I could be wrong.

MacCheetah3

[Nobody]

Quote:
For example, Apple charges $300 for each additional 512 GB DIMM. You can get good 512 MB PC133 DIMMS

$300 for a 512GB dimm aye? you could use it as a hard drive to:P i'm just kidding i know you ment MB.

[The_Journalist]

The laptops were just given a nice upgrade so...But, wierder things have likely happened

[Ct:Lirt]

I think in january we will see the G4 iBook, becaue apple has to release a new processor for the desktops and powerbooks by then, if they dont, Steve is going to be living in a house made of iMac boxes. And i am hoping for OS X for the PC.