Apple Store chock full of refurbs again

[Panopticon]

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/We...o=D8593B5A&nclm=CertifiedMac

$799 C2D MacBook, $699 iMac, $499 C2D Mini.....

[AAA]

well, the iPod section is slim pickings... I just peeked.

[mikebw]

You know, if these had been the prices a few years ago I would be all over it. But I think I have come to realize that I am a hardened penny-pincher, and even such great deals as these can't sway me to give up my G5.

Perhaps I am not convinced of the performance benefits, I mean 2GHz C2D is faster than a Dual 2.0GHz G5 right? And I like being able to stick a bunch of drives in a tower too. I guess the G5 is just the right machine for me, at least for now.

A MacBook would be really nice to have though...

[deckeda]

[quote Panopticon] ... $799 C2D MacBook,
The only $799 MacBook I see is not C2D, just CD

And were the earlier $799 MacBooks C2D? Can anyone clarify?

I've got someone wanting one of the "$800 MacBooks" but I may advise her to pay the extra $100, forgoe Superdrive and get the bigger HD/C2D + more RAM of the $899 model?

[Panopticon]

The only $799 MacBook I see is not C2D, just CD...

1.83 GHz Intel Core2 Duo, Combo drive, 60 GB 5400 rpm hard drive, 512 MB RAM, Intel 950 graphics, built-in iSight.

It's the Late-2006 variant. This model of MB-C2D sells out instantly.

[TLB]

I've been waiting for the 20" iMac 2.16GHz to come back or the Al iMac low end to show up. I got tired of waiting and bought a 17" yesterday. Today, nearly every model is there. C'est la vie.

[mikebw]

The 17" iMac sure it tempting, but I am so used to a 20" screen now, I don't think I could easily go back. Maybe as a secondary computer, like in the kitchen or something a smaller size would be better.

[spearmint]

Slept till six today. The cheapest Macbook is $899 and I just about paid off my credit cards last week so I am reluctant to start again.

[tuqqer]

[quote spearmint]Slept till six today. The cheapest Macbook is $899 and I just about paid off my credit cards last week so I am reluctant to start again.
Chicken.