Either I screwed TigerDirect or they screwed me...

[emad]

This morning, one of my buddies came onto MSN and sent me a link to a G4 Mac at TigerDirect... it was probably one of the top end macs back in the days of the G4... of course this one is new. Check the specs:

Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Manufacturer Part Number: Z05N
Product Line: Power Mac
Product Series: G4
Product Name: Power Mac G4 Desktop
Processor Type & Speed: 2 x PowerPC G4 1.25GHz
Processor Bus Speed: 167MHz FSB
Processor Cache: 256KB L2
Processor Cache: 2MB L3
System Memory (Standard): 512MB DDR SDRAM
System Memory (Maximum): 2GB DDR SDRAM
Memory Speed: 333MHz DDR333/PC2700
Memory Slots: 4 x 184-pin DIMM Total
Hard Drive: 120GB Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)
Optical Drive: CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Optical Drive Speeds: 4x 8x DVD-R/16x 8x 32x CD-RW SuperDrive
Modem: V.92 56Kbps Integrated Modem Integrated
Network: Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps Integrated LAN
Graphics: ATi Radeon 9000 Pro 64MB DDR SDRAM AGP 4x

So you may be wondering what's so special about it. Well, I'll tell you. The machine has a retail price of around $2500 canadian. Of course, due to a typo on TigerDirect's part, the website listed the price at a fantabulous $124.99 Canadian. Thaaats right. $124.99 Canadian for a $2500 G4 . Here's the catch though. The product name is something called Knockout V2 EN-Mac/Win Lic 1-10. But the product details below that have everything to do with the macintosh desktop whose specs I just provided - NOT some software called Knockout.

They have since corrected the error but of course, I have the page with the $124.99 pricetag saved as an adobe acrobat file for future reference (in case they deny the claim)

I bought one, my friend bought like 10 of them. Here's to hoping that we get computers and not some software

 

[sUn]

Dude, that's crazy!

 

[Carl.]

Be prepared to go in court if you and your friend effectively want the G4s... and even then, I wouldn't have very high hopes. I recall a recent case like this where it was too obvious that the advertised price was erroneous, the customer had a bit of trouble convincing the judge that they honestly thought it was the real price.

 

[LoudMusic]

How very interesting ... I would like to know how this comes out - keep us posted (:

 

[emad]

Be prepared to go in court if you and your friend effectively want the G4s... and even then, I wouldn't have very high hopes. I recall a recent case like this where it was too obvious that the advertised price was erroneous, the customer had a bit of trouble convincing the judge that they honestly thought it was the real price.

If they don't send the mac, all I want is my money back. I know it's a typo on their part and usually they're obligated to deliver the product you saw. We ordered on the assumption that it was a G4 mac - not software. After all, companies constantly use below cost pricing in order to bring customers into the store. If I must go to a lawyer, i'll either talk to one of my law professors or to the lawyer my university provides for free.

 

[Carl.]

If they don't send the mac, all I want is my money back. I know it's a typo on their part and usually they're obligated to deliver the product you saw. We ordered on the assumption that it was a G4 mac - not software. After all, companies constantly use below cost pricing in order to bring customers into the store.

Perhaps, but not with 95% rebates on something like a new Mac!

Anyways, good luck, that would obviously be the deal of the year.

(what price is your friend selling his G4s if it works? )

 

[emad]

(what price is your friend selling his G4s if it works? )

He'll probably sell for somewhere between $1500 and retail market price. Even if he sells only one, he'll completely break even from the cost of 10 of these machines

 

[Solid Fro]

Tiger Direct is notorious for price errors (so is Outpost.com). I would avoid them next time.

 

[emad]

Tiger Direct is notorious for price errors (so is Outpost.com). I would avoid them next time.

Even when the price error puts the product grossly below market?

 

[cardude2004]

Have you heard anything about your PC?

 

[emad]

They called this morning, but I wasn't there to pick up the phone. We'll see what happens tomorrow.