Tempted.

[dvandom]

I went to the campus computer store to check out the new Macs (my 6 year old iLamp is starting to get arthritic), and they have recertified 24" iMacs (2GB RAM, 280GHz, 250GB HD, IIRC) for $1399, the same price as the new 20" iMacs (roughly the same specs, but only 266GHz). They'll no doubt all be sold before my CDs mature, and even at "only" $1399 (plus tax and some software I'd want to add) that'd pretty much wipe my savings. So I get to wait.

OTOH, the salesman made a fairly good pitch for Google Docs, so I should give that another look soon.

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[grant-p.livejournal.com]

Is that the on-line office suite? It works quite well for things that don't have one, like some PDAs and smartphones, but if you want a Mac-compatible office suite without MS2007, I still think Openoffice is a better deal, as you don't need an internet connection to use it. Supposedly the 3.0 release soon won't need any compatibility layer anymore like X11 to run, they're bundling it with the Mac installer.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Since I'm in part responsible for a good chunk of their Mac sales (including our new server), I get their mailings of EOL offers, offers that usually last less than a day (few days ago: HP 3600N Color Laser Jet, $249, but only four). They had a few recert 24s for $100 less a few days ago and a MacBook Air for $1300. I can keep my eyes open....

[diosoth.livejournal.com]

I've never looked at Macs much as they just aren't gaming platforms. I'd have to reobtain whatever I own that IS Mac-ported anyway. But in my desire to avoid Windows Vista, I can't buy a new PC so I have to look into upgrade options for my current PC. I boosted the RAM, bigger hard drive, but I still need to look into a better video card, and now even bigger RAM options.

As far as PCs go, upgrading is actually much cheaper than new anyway. I'm not sure if Macs allow such an option, though.

Oh, I also emailed you from my new address, but I never got a reply. Either your spam filter ate both copies I sent, or Hotmail REALLY doesn't like Firefox.

[lord-xiphos.livejournal.com]

280GHz? 266GHz? Did Apple silently perfect infrared optical computing? ;)