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29 Comments

1. 

   JadisOne

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 12:24 pm · Reply

   Educational pricing on that 20 in is $649 for those of you getting a college degree.

2. 

   SJR

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 12:31 pm · Reply

   While the 20″ & 23″ are still a tad on the higher end of the price scale, it is funny that the 30″ Apple display is now less expensive than the 30″ Dell model. The days of Apple being portrayed by competitors and PC lovers as being ultra expensive are definitely over.

3. 

   rasterbator

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 12:31 pm · Reply

   smart move. keeps people from going over to Dell site to buy the same display for less.

4. 

   Cubert

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 12:38 pm · Reply

   A sure sign that new ones are on the way – in a month or two.

5. 

   andy

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 12:48 pm · Reply

   airport extreme slashed to

6. 

   geo

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:06 pm · Reply

   Perhaps new models with built-in HDMI and/or HDCP to display DRM-protected movies from an upcoming download service?

   I find myself wondering if this also is what the integrated time machine backup system is partially about. Depending on the business models selected for iTunes Movie Store downloads, Apple may need a simple way to help users back up gigantic movie files.

7. 

   rasterbator

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:07 pm · Reply

   I noticed the airport extreme was $49 on the site yesterday. I think this is due to the fact that configuring a Dell online gives you an option for a wireless card at $49 and they are going for Dell’s jugular.

   Interesting to comapre systems between Dell and Apple:
   Mac Pro

   2 x Dual Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz
   2 GB DDR2 SDRAM FB DIMM 667MHz ECC
   250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HD with 8MB Cache
   NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB
   16x DVD+/-RW
   Apple Keyboard and Mighty Mouse – U.S. English
   Mac OS X – U.S. English
   AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro/Power Mac (w/or w/o Display) – Auto-enroll

   Price: $4,698

   I configured a Dell with the following specs:

   Dell Precision Workstation 690 1KW

   2 x Dual Core Intel Xeon 2.66GHz
   2 GB DDR2 SDRAM FB DIMM 667MHz ECC
   250GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HD with 8MB Cache
   NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 512MB
   16x DVD+/-RW
   Keyboard and Mouse
   Windows XP Professional x64
   3 Year Business Comprehensive Warranty

   Price: $5,650

8. 

   me

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:09 pm · Reply

   I am sorry to inform you all, but Apple is _still_ missing the boat here.

   I don’t mind paying up for a Mac because of OS X, but the display? People please.

   I am sitting infrom of two Dell monitors that are bright, clear, have no dead pixels, and are..oh yeah, 24″ that rotate horizontally or vertically, have a USB hub, etc. They also cost $750 a piece with the 20″ version bringing $460.

   For my money, I would rather save hundreds and put some black electrical tape over the Dell logo than cough up for an Apple display with alumnium matching the Mac Pro.

9. 

   rasterbator

   Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:17 pm · Reply

   @me:
   Are those Dells connected to a Mac or a PC?

10. 

    Scott

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:17 pm · Reply

    I just noticed and this might be old news but the iMac’s when upgraded from two sticks of 512 ram to 1 stick of 1GB it is the same price. If I remember correctly, this use to cost.

11. 

    me

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:24 pm · Reply

    rasterbator – are you a freaking idiot? It’s a monitor. It takes an image signal from any device you want. You could hook it up to your HDTV cable box if you wanted.

12. 

    me

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:25 pm · Reply

    rasterbator -
    and to answer your question directly, they are actually hooked up to both a PowerMac and a Dell. The Dell monitors have selector switches for the inputs so I can push the button and switch which head I am looking at. It is great for web work where I have to develop websites that look the same in IE and Safari.

13. 

    rob

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 1:27 pm · Reply

    the airport base stations still cost twice as much as they should…

14. 

    Scott

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 2:02 pm · Reply

    Me,

    I’m glad that you make sure your webpages work on Safari. I hate when web sites don’t work because the developer thinks everything in the world uses IE.

15. 

    me

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 2:07 pm · Reply

    Rob – I agree the Airport base stations do care an undue premium. At the same time, They offer a great deal of flexibility over some less expensive WAPs.

    Specifically, the Airport Extreme base station has a LAN port for providing WAN access to wired networks (though you need a hub for multiple connections) and they provide network printer sharing for USB printers natively (though the printer needs to be within wiring distance to the base station which is not always optimal. Lastly, they provide external antena connections and PoE for more remote installations (such as attics or above drop ceilings in an office environment).

16. 

    Ampar

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 2:22 pm · Reply

    I agree with Cubert. New monitors are probably on the way. And similar to me (that sounds funny), I used a Dell monitor with a G4/733 tower recently. I couldn’t beat the cost. It was free. I’m sure some of this is subjective. I’ve seen rows of displays in CompUSA. What looked like a big difference in quality to me, didn’t faze my friends. The Cinema Displays were noticeably sharper and brighter to me than other similarly priced displays.

17. 

    Ampar

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 2:25 pm · Reply

    P.S. And in the last two references to me, I meant me not the other me.

18. 

    Jamie

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 2:42 pm · Reply

    >>I find myself wondering if this also is what the integrated time machine backup system is partially about. Depending on the business models selected for iTunes Movie Store downloads, Apple may need a simple way to help users back up gigantic movie files.

    Very insightful, IMHO.

    Apple is definitely clearing out inventory.

19. 

    bwhaler

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 2:59 pm · Reply

    I am disappointed that there is no built in isight and ir reader for Front Row.

    Bad update IMHO

20. 

    iphone coming to town, tananana

    Tuesday, August 8, 2006 - 3:18 pm · Reply

    next week, iphone and ipod,

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