NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #16/NN_1992_16.iso/spool/comp/sys/mac/hardware/14443

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From: [e-mail] (Paul J Lee)
Subject: Re: Powerbook 145
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I have been waiting in vain for someone to post the text of the MacWeek
article, so I went to my local Mac dealer today (J & R Computer World, NYC).
The salesman told me that the 145 is a 140 with "the guts" of a 170 , i.e. a
25 MHz 68030.  Of course, this means a Supertwist display, instead of an
active matrix.  He didn't know about the FPU.  He also said that J & R would
be expecting them in about two weeks, and that they would probably sell for
around $2600 (the previous going rate for the 140).  Meanwhile, the 140 has
been discounted to $1699 for the 2/40 (the above $2699 price, I believe, was
for a 4/40 145.)  The 170 will NOT be discounted and continue to be sold for
$3599 for the 4/40/fax-modem.  By comparison, the 100 is currently going for
$1099 for the 2/20/ext. drive, and for $979 without the drive.
    Hope this is some help for those who have been as news-starved as I
have been.  Please, somebody, tell us about the rumored goodies coming to
us, in the future, from Apple.  Is there going to be color, expandability?
    Oh, before I forget, the above prices are NOT available by mail
order from J & R, as all their ads state "Macintosh Available In-Store Only"

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