I got the 20" and was glad I did. Why settle for the 17" when for a few more $$ you could have the 20".
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buyer's remorse: 20"->17" or 17"->20"???
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I'm also a Mac Developer. I opted not to get the DTK because I thought when the lease was up, I'd be left with nothing. I was wrong about that.jsw said:
If I had gotten the DTK, I would be stuck with a 17" (with regrets). But instead, I bought a 20" on the first day they came out and am very happy with it. I love the extra screen real estate. And in 2 days my Universal Binary will be ready.
Why didn't Apple give developers who bought the DTK an option (at additional cost) to get the 20"? It really makes no sense at all!
brettbolt said:
Giving all those people even a 17 inch iMac was a gift. People can't be picky about gifts, because they aren't required. Apple didn't have to give away all that merchandise, and if the 17 inch is really that big of a problem for a developer, then they should sell it, and buy a 20. Personally, I would just be happy I got anything at all.
As for the 170 instead of 177, I must have done something screwy with the decimal when I put it into the calculator widget.
They paid $999 for the "gift".macbaseball said:
My point is that the other developer seems a bit unhappy about not having an upgrade choice and I agree with him 100%.
In my opinion, Apple made a very poor business choice.
1) They could have made more money by offering an extra cost 20" upgrade.
2) Developers would have been happier with a choice (17" or 20") and more likely to sign up for Apple developer programs in the future.
brettbolt said:
They are developers. They needed the machine to make their Universal Binary, for the app they make a living off of. It was an expense of business, and I'm sure most developers just got it, assuming that they would turn it in after a year. I'm just saying they weren't expecting anything, and to get anything at all is really nice of Apple. Getting something rather than nothing would make me participate in developer programs in the future.
well, i just placed my order for the 20" at amazon. they have this offer for a free 3-month membership to amazon prime, which allows unlimited free 2-day shipping and overnight shipping for $3.99. so, i'll be getting my machine on tuesday!! sweet. thanks for all the suggestions...i know that both the 17" and 20" are fine machines and i would be happy with either...in the end, the 20" screen was just too beautiful to pass up.
We're not supposed to sell it for a year, IIRC. Still, no biggie. I like the 17".macbaseball said:
