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Mac dealers: iBooks in short supply
Even as Apple Computer Inc. (aapl) finds itself awash in an inventory sea of Power Mac G4 Cubes, dealers in the United States, Canada, and the UK are wondering why they haven't been able to get their hands on 366MHz or 466MHz iBook models for three weeks or more.
Even as Apple Computer Inc. (aapl) finds itself awash in an inventory sea of Power Mac G4 Cubes, dealers in the United States, Canada, and the UK are wondering why they haven't been able to get their hands on 366MHz or 466MHz iBook models for three weeks or more.
A check of seven North American-based dealers located across the United States and Canada show they haven't been able to order either version of Apple's consumer notebook system for a number of weeks. National distributors are telling the dealers it will be at least another seven to 10 days before they will have inventory to fulfill back orders. Full story. -- Brad Gibson, MacCentral, special to ZDNet