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- MOVED OVER PR NEWSWIRE AT 8:16 AM, EST, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1992.
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- Contact:
- Lisa Byrne
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 862-5154
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- Rob Fuggetta
- Regis McKenna
- (408) 974-4290
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- Apple USA Reduces Prices On Many Popular Macintosh Personal
- Computers; Adds New PowerBook 100 Models
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- CUPERTINO, California––February 4, 1992––Apple Computer, Inc.
- announced today that it will decrease prices in the United States on
- many models of its most popular Apple Macintosh personal computers.
- The reductions in suggested retail prices (SRP) allow the company to
- continue the momentum of its aggressive market share strategy.
- The reductions in SRP, which are effective immediately, cover most of
- the Macintosh product family with the exception of the Macintosh
- Quadra line and the Macintosh PowerBook 140 and 170 models. Apple
- USA adjusted prices on configurations of the Macintosh Classic,
- Macintosh Classic II, Macintosh LC, Macintosh IIsi, Macintosh IIci,
- and Macintosh IIfx personal computers as well as some Macintosh
- PowerBook 100 models.
- The price reductions come at the conclusion of Apple USA's successful
- reseller promotion--the "Right Now Rebate."
- "The response from customers to the 'Right Now Rebate' was positive,"
- said Robert Puette, president of Apple USA. "These reductions build
- on the momentum established during the promotion. We're now in an
- excellent position to offer our customers the superior benefits of
- Macintosh computers at very aggressive prices," said Puette.
- The price actions are part of the company's strategy to continue
- gaining market share. Under this strategy, Apple increased Macintosh
- unit shipments by more than 60 percent overall last year and
- increased net sales by 14 percent. "Apple is staying on the
- offensive. Our mission is to attract more customers to Apple and to
- maintain a strong position in a highly competitive market," said
- Puette.
- Puette pointed out that while Apple is announcing reductions in the
- SRP's, it is difficult to calculate what effect this action will have
- on retail prices. Customers may not see a corresponding reduction in
- their purchase price because dealer acquisition costs have been
- adjusted as part of a new dealer discount program Apple announced
- last Fall.
- With today's price changes, the Macintosh PowerBook 100 computer
- continues to be the smallest, lightest and most affordable member of
- the PowerBook line of notebook computers. The SRP reduction further
- enhances the PowerBook 100 computer's price/performance appeal.
- The reductions also establish more affordable pricing levels for the
- entire Macintosh II family, which features systems that combine high
- performance with flexible expansion options. Prices for all models
- of the Macintosh IIsi, Macintosh IIci, and Macintosh IIfx were
- changed.
- Apple's most popular entry-level systems--the Macintosh Classic,
- Classic II, and Macintosh LC--have had their SRP reduced by an
- average of 15 percent. The adjustments are consistent with Apple's
- strategy of reducing the price of Macintosh computing. The Macintosh
- Classic models offer customers a unique, all-in-one-design while the
- Macintosh LC models are the company's lowest cost color systems.
- In order to help lower a customer's overall system cost, Apple USA
- also reduced the price of the StyleWriter printer from $599 to $399.
- The StyleWriter, which offers laser quality printing, is the perfect
- companion to Apple systems such as the Classic, Classic II and LC.
- Apple expects that the combination of the lower price with recently
- announced software upgrades (that improved the StyleWriter printer's
- printing speed by up to three times and doubled the number of
- standard fonts) to be an attractive solution for many customers.
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- New Models of the Macintosh PowerBook 100 Added
- Apple USA also announced two new, more powerful and flexible
- configurations of the PowerBook 100. These new models come standard
- with 4MB of RAM and a 40MB internal hard disk drive. The addition of
- more RAM memory and hard disk space is a response to customers who
- have asked for more options for the lightest, least expensive
- PowerBook. Suggested retail prices of the new PowerBook 100 4/40
- configurations start at $2,399.
- Apple USA also announced plans to offer a hard disk upgrade program
- for current Macintosh PowerBook 100 owners. Upgrades are expected to
- be available starting in April for customers who want to exchange
- their 20MB hard disk drives for the new 40MB hard disk drive.
- Complete details of the upgrade program will be announced within the
- next 30 days. Customers outside the US should check with their local
- resellers.
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- Pricing & Configurations
- The new U.S. pricing structure is effective immediately. (Pricing
- and configurations may vary outside the United States.) Current and
- previous manufacturer's suggested retail prices for Macintosh
- computers and StyleWriter printers are:
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- Previous New
- SRP SRP $ Change % Change
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- Macintosh IIfx (4MB/SD) $7,369 $5,099 - $2,270 -31.0
- Macintosh IIfx (4MB/80HD) $8,069 $5,799 - $2,700 -28.0
- Macintosh IIfx (4MB/160HD) $8,669 $6,399 - $2,270 -26.0
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- Macintosh IIci (5/SD) $5,269 $3,299 - $1,970 -37.0
- Macintosh IIci (5MB/80HD) $5,969 $3,999 - $1,970 -33.0
- Macintosh IIci (5MB/160HD) $6,569 $4,599 - $1,970 -30.0
- Macintosh IIsi (3MB/40HD) $3,769 $2,499 - $1,270 -34.0
- Macintosh IIsi (5MB/80HD) $4,569 $2,999 - $700 -34.0
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- Macintosh LC (4MB/40HD) $2,649 $1,699 - $950 -36.0
- Macintosh LC (4MB/80HD) $2,999 $2,049 - $950 -32.0
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- Macintosh Classic (2MB/40HD) $1,499 $1,349 - $15 -10.0
- Macintosh Classic (4MB/40HD) $1,649 $1,499 - $150 - 9.0
- Macintosh Classic II (2MB/40HD) $1,899 $1,349 - $550 -29.0
- Macintosh Classic II (4MB/40HD) $2,049 $1,699 - $550 -27.0
- Macintosh Classic II (4MB/80HD) $2,399 $1,649 - $750 -31.0
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- Macintosh PowerBook 100 (2MB/20HD) $2,299 $1,999 - $300 -13.0
- (without external floppy)
- Macintosh PowerBook 100 (2MB/20HD) $2,499 $2,199 - $300 -12.0
- (with external floppy)
- Macintosh PowerBook 100 (4MB/40HD) NEW $2,399
- (without external floppy)
- Macintosh PowerBook 100 (4MB/40HD) NEW $2,599
- (with external floppy)
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- StyleWriter $599 $399 - $200 -33.0
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- * Customers may not see a corresponding reduction in their purchase
- price due to changes in Apple's dealer discount program.
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- Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, and StyleWriter are registered
- trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- Macintosh Quadra and PowerBook are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
- Classic is a registered trademark licensed to Apple Computer, AInc.
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