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Apple discontinuing CD-RW iBook

updated 02:25 pm EDT, Thu June 21, 2001

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Travis H. notes that MacZone representatives are taking only a limited amount of orders (83 as of press time) of the CD-RW iBook, informing customers that Apple plans to discontinue the model in favor of the Combo Drive (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) iBook. Currently, the CD-RW model of the critically-acclaimed portable costs $1600 while the Combo Drive model costs $1800.

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why?

What is the real reason behind discontinuing the CDRW model?
Why is apple charging $200 more for a slower drive? (4x write instead of 8x write speed)

I would be glad to pay the extra money for the combo drive if it had a reasonable speed!

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Speed is okay, I guess.

All things considered. It is afterall a portable combo unit. Maybe apple will drop the price of the combo unit down to 1600USD. No need for pure CDrw then. Still slower than CDrw, but you get DVD, and there'd be nothing wrong with saving $200.

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yea

I hope this means dropping hte combo drive's price by $200. That would make the high end much farther away from the tiBook in price, and possible allow for a small price drop for the tiBook since the 400MHz model is $100 above what teh 400Mhz pismo was.

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If they drop the price to $1600 for the combo drive, this would make more of a price gap between the iBook and the tiBook....maybe enough room for a 14" screen iBook (the rumored Son of Pismo?)

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lame

apple is not going to drop the price of the high end. i would much rather get the CD-RW model and save 200 dollars than get the combo drive for 200 dollars more, when i NEVER use dvd. Dont own any dvd movies, and software will not start shipping "DVD-only" for atleast another few years. I have no need for DVD, but I would love a CD-RW. Thanks apple, thanks a lot.

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your welcome

Actually DVD for a laptop that travels alot is kinda nice. Take trip, pop in movie, have something to distract you besides the 73 year old granny with gastro-intestinal problems sitting next to you. Also, I think it makes more sense to leave out CDrw than DVD since itis much easier to find ever faster/cheaper external CDrws.

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7th!

Hehe.

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Rather have DVD than slow

Well I am considering a new powerbook. I want a DVD drive in it. A slow CD-RW is almost useless. Writing at 2 or 4x is annoying. I had a USB iomega and it hardly ever wrote at 4x, too many bad disks. I will go with a fast 12 or 16x firewire next time.

So I would much rather see the iBook come std with a DVD-ROM drive at the base $1300 price. The next upgrade should be a DVD CD-RW combo for those wanting the option of making CDs on the go.

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wrong

Apple will be offering the CD-RW drive only through the Apple Store. The product WILL still be sold.

This news item is skewed...

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Do not forget DVD

It may be a smart move. Soon, software will wind up having to be distributed on DVD no matter what and at that point you will HAVE to have a DVD.

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Demand

Apple misjudged the demand. More combo models were sold than burner models. That's why they made the change. Apple also only wants three models in the channel as opposed to four to reduce overhead costs.

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business reasons?

maybe apple makes a higher margin off the combo drive model, thus they wanna make sure that model gets more distribution. if this were true, if someone wants to buy at retail (for the "i must have it now crowd"), and they really want the cd-rw option, their only option would be to spring for the higher margin combo drive model. those who want the plain cd-rw model would be forced to go to the apple store, again a win for apple, as it drives more sales to the apple store.

this is also related to the message above in that they wanna keep distribution costs low.

fwiw...

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DVD

It'll be a good long while before software is available only on DVD. Maybe someday, but not within the product lifetime of this iBook incarnation.

Eliminating the CD-RW would be fine if they could (a) get the combo drive up to 8x write speed (at *least*, even 8x seems slow these days for an ATAPI drive) and (b) reduce the price of the combo unit, perhaps to halfway between the current two writable iBook prices.

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it's still around

As a Maczone rep I can tell you the CDRW Ibook is not being discontinued, but it is being remove from the retail channels and will be aviable for purchase as a biuld to order direct from Apple.

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CD-RW

Actually, when the iBooks were first announced, the Combo Drive was a BTO (build to order) item from the Apple Store or CTO (configure to order) from Apple Resellers, Specialists, etc. The catalogs can't get CTO machines. On May 21, Apple changed their MAP list and the Combo drive went on the list as M8520LL/A and the CD-RW, which was M7699LL/A was EOL'ed and became CTO. The CD-RW machines are in OK supply, as are the combo drives.

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Old news

If Apple is discontinuing the CD-RW through third party sellers, this is old news.

If Apple is discontinuing the CD-RW through the Apple Store, I'm surprised.

My BTO CD-RW/20GB iBook just shipped yesterday, so they haven't stopped making them yet.

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not discontinued

As others have said, the CD-RW model is not being discontinued. It's just going to be an Apple Store only item.

That said, Outpost has about 15 of them right now. I just happened upon them while checking on my DVD-model order. And yeah, I did switch my order to the CD-RW model. Should show up Monday. ;)

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Stop using readers...

...as your sources. Seriously MacNN, how many times do you have to post a factually flawed piece before you learn? Check your facts!

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Outpost.com has them?

How do you know Outpost has about 15 of them? The CD-RW model is not listed on their site, and when I called them they said that it was not going to be sold through them, just through the Apple store.

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read much?

I guess the part where said "while i was checking up on my DVD-model order" wasn't blatantly obvious enough for you. I know b/c I talked to a sales rep who switched my order from a DVD iBook to a CD-RW iBook. Yes, the CD-RW model has been removed from their site and Apple will be the only one selling it, but Outpost did receive a shipment today that filled some backorders and left some to spare. I said 15 b/c they had 16 before I ordered mine. They may very well be gone by this point, in which case--b/c they've filled all backorders--they probably won't get anymore again.

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Apple discontinuing CD-RW iBook

updated 02:25 pm EDT, Thu June 21, 2001

why?

Speed is okay, I guess.

yea

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lame

your welcome

7th!

Rather have DVD than slow

wrong

Do not forget DVD

Demand

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DVD

it's still around

CD-RW

Old news

not discontinued

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why?

Speed is okay, I guess.

yea

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lame

your welcome

7th!

Rather have DVD than slow

wrong

Do not forget DVD

Demand

business reasons?

DVD

it's still around

CD-RW

Old news

not discontinued

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