Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ncar!asuvax!hrc!force!covertr From: covertr@force.UUCP (Richard E. Covert) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Portable Mac vs STACY Summary: Why the Difference in Price?? Message-ID: <45da3096.14a1f@force.UUCP> Date: 25 Sep 89 17:09:08 GMT References: <2122@kodak.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: gte Lines: 47 In article <2122@kodak.UUCP>, nelson@kodak.UUCP (Bruce Nelson) writes: > I'm puzzled ... I didn't see anything about the Portable MAC in comp.sys.mac, > but .... > > Apple announced the Portable Mac at 1 pm, Wednesday, 9/20. I saw several at > a computer show going on in Rochester this week. > > List prices for the units is $6499 with a 40 meg hard drive and $5499 with > just a floppy drive. A second floppy costs $699. > > Now where are those STACY's, with GCR's, for under $2 grand? > > Timing is gonna be critical here - Atari can beat them at their game - if > they try. > > Bruce Nelson I would like to know how Atari can produce and sell a Laptop ST for under $2,000 while Apple charges almost $5500 for basically the same machine?? The only real hardware difference between the two machines has to be the LCD display?? Does anyone have techincal specifications for the two LCD displays being used?? Is the Atari LCD display slower to redraw than the Mac display?? I know that the ST has a higher resolution (640x400 VS. 535x352). since, the ST has higher res then the Mac SE anyway. The only other explanation is that Apple *KNOWS* that they can charge $5500 for a laptop. I heard on COMPUTER CHRONICLES (a PBS TV show) that Apple had $100,000,000 in pre-order sales for the laptop Mac!! Geez, if there is that big of a market for a Laptop Mac , then a LapTop ST, with the Gadgets By Small (which is now shipping according to the latest news on GEnie!!!) GCR mac Emulator should sell by the thousands!! I have seen pictures of the Laptop ST and seen actual Laptop Macs on TV, and the Laptop ST is much smaller and lighter then the Laptop Mac. So, let's just hope that Atari can get the Laptop ST out before Apple eats the market. Ken B, or John Townsend, if you read this message PLEASE PLEASE ask Jack Tramiel to advertise the Laptop ST in the WALL STREET JOURNAL like Atari has done for the Atari PORTFOLIO!! And mention the GBS GCR cartidge, and Atari could clean up with the Laptop ST!!! Well, its startinf to look good, if only Atari can get the Laptop ST and the TT out this year!!! I have told my local dealer that I want one!!! Richard Covert