January 11, 2006
Macbook
Everybody's talking about it ... Ugo, Matthew, Gianugo, Pier, and Auntie. "Just for fun" I priced up a new Macbook to see how it compares to the Powerbooks we bought back in November 2003. The answer: the Macbook compares pretty well.
Back in 2003 we spent £1930 (inc. VAT) for each Powerbook G4 15" 1.25GHz with 1GB of RAM, and Combo drives instead of SuperDrives (because I'm a miser). That included educational discounts since David and I are honorary research fellows of UEA.
Fast-forward to 2006, and a Macbook 1.83GHz with 2GB of RAM, SuperDrive and 120GB SATA drive weighs in at £1750 - that's £180 less than we paid in 2003. Not bad!
Posted by savs at January 11, 2006 2:16 PM