a little nomenclature help

[techound1]

If the maxed-out 11" is the "ultimate", what is the slang for the $999 version? Save the derisive comments, I love my cheapo 11".

 

[silverblack]

bare-bone, base-model...

 

[teski]

Base model

 

[bowlerman625]

Lite version

 

[techound1]

Really? Nothing sexy? C'mon base-model owners - we can come up with something!

 

[Xenc]

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Home Premium?

 

[MartiNZ]

Vanilla?

 

[tmoerel]

Really? Nothing sexy? C'mon base-model owners - we can come up with something!

Cheapskate version

 

[LAnMarc]

Primer

 

[RBM]

Really? Nothing sexy? C'mon base-model owners - we can come up with something!

What was wrong with bare bone?

 

[Pete A]

hobbit

"Certainly, sir. Would you like the hobbit or the ultimate?"

 

[wirelessmacuser]

What was wrong with bare bone?

Apple doesn't make anything bare bone...

 

[techound1]

hobbit

"Certainly, sir. Would you like the hobbit or the ultimate?"

Oh, that totally wins! It would be the harfoot, then?

 

[sammich]

Notanetbook.

 

[truncj]

Vanilla?

Vanilla

 

[Sveno]

Purity

 

[ABG]

If I had that and were describing it I'd use one of the following:

Stock.
Regular.
Bog-standard.

That's how I described my base 13" MBP, before I started adding bits.

if it makes them feel better people could go with

Optimum resale version

 

[0008652]

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[Pete A]

Another term people use for the ultimate is "maxed-out". So maybe the other end of the features-spectrum is:

minned-out

 

[Pipper99]

Lure model
Bait model
Get Them in the Door model
Gateway Drug model