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xyle_one:
take out an apple loan. i did, and got a really good rate.

billy_gates:

quote:Originally posted by MacBling:
yeah, but cant really afford the power mac, monitor, new vid card and superdrive. thats like 4000
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That is a gross exageration.  Lets do that Math:
$1,999 = PowerMac
$200 = Superdrve
$300 = Ti 4600

$180 = 19" Flat CRT from PC Club

Total with everything = $2,679
Tax (CA) = $200.92
Total w/Tax = 2679.92

Total w/Out Extras = $2,179
Tax (CA) = 163.43
Total w/Tax = $2342.43

If you go for the second option, I'm sure the Radeon is adequate for all games, just not with Highest Quality settings.  Then you could wait for the price of the superdrives to go down, I think they are around $260 now and then you would have 2 drives, one fast burning and reading one and one dvd burner.  That is what I would do, get no options and get a third party monitor and just buy a Superdrive, their price goes down every month.  Apple uses the Pioneer ones, but I've heard that Apple also uses the Sony ones, so that leaves your options open.  Good luck.  I would also not suggest a loan, just save up money.  With a loan you add more money u have to pay to something, and you could buy it faster than you could pay it off if you just waited.

P.S. I don't know if you live in California, but I've heard it is up there in terms of sales tax, around 7.5%

[ February 25, 2003: Message edited by: Billy Gates: Mac Comrade Captain ]

rtgwbmsr:

quote:Originally posted by ecsyle_one:
take out an apple loan. i did, and got a really good rate.
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Get a PowerMac, and I'm with Xyle on this one. You can get a better system with a loan, and you don't have to pay all at once.

bling:
Just learned that power macs are LOUD! Also, how fast is the $1800 iMac compared to the $1500 Power Mag 1ghz single processor? I cant afford the $2000 one, and the only difference I can see (besides price) is that the iMac had a 17 inch screen and superdrive, where as the power mac has a 1mb L3 cache, no monitor and no superdrive. But now that i think of it, I cant think of a circumstance i'd EVER want to use superdrive atm

rtgwbmsr:
The new ones have been "fixed". Apple has a Powersupply & fan replacement program to fix the older ones with the problem.

Go for the PowerMac. It will last you years, and it's way more upgradeable. Get a loan if necessary...I'm typing this post on an iBook thanks to Apple's loan program.

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