Newer Technology Announces New Lower Prices

1999–2004February 23, 2000Macs Only!Peripherals
From Newer's Eric Dahlinger, "Newer Technology, the largest producer of Apple Macintosh upgrades, announces new lower estimated street prices on MAXpowr G3 and G4 upgrades, FireWire 2 Go as well as Newer's USB product line.

The estimated street price for uDrive, the USB floppy drive for Apple iMacs, iBooks, PowerBooks and other USB equipped Macs, has dropped $10 from $99 to $89. The estimated street price for the uHub 7-port powered USB hub is also $89, down from $109. FireWire 2 Go has declined $10 from $149 to $139.

Pricing for MAXpowr G3 500/1MB/250 and MAXpowr G3 ZIF 500/1MB/250 has dropped from $749 to $699. The MAXpowr G4 350/1MB/175 is now priced at $599, down from its previous $699.

The MAXpowr G3 300/1MB/200 will no longer be produced, making the 400/1MB/200 the entry-level G3 upgrade. The MAXpowr G3-L2 upgrade that installs into the Level 2 cache slot is also out of production. Finally the BookEndz for the 1998 PowerBook G3 will no longer be produced.

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