> Am I the only one who is completely perplexed by this > switching-to-Intel announcement? I don't get it. I see it as a move > of desperation, done only in order to upgrade the PowerBooks. And > Wintel laptops aren't *that* much faster than top-of-the-line > PowerBooks... ... > How are we going to explain to Joe and Jane Sixpack why they need to > spend the extra money on our beloved Macs? Is Steve Jobs going to turn > Apple into another NeXT - software only? If so, it seems to me he runs > the risk of turning OS X into another OS/2. Consider this > conversation: > > Buyer: "So this new $300 Dell comes with Windows right?" > Seller: "Yes." > Buyer: "And to get OS X I have to spend another $130?" > Seller: "Yes." > Buyer: "Why should I spend another $130, more than one-third of the > cost of the computer, just for an OS?" > Seller: "Uhh....."
Two/Three answers, imo, fwiw. First is that at $400, the Mini is still a steal, especially if you like digital video at all. You buy, quite simply, to get a Mac -- with iLife, Firewire, etc. Imagine a 2.8 GHz mini. Nice, ain't it? Second is that Apple has used pretty top-of-the-line components and features. Have you seen better 802.11* reception than what you get with the iBook? Expect, again imo, etc, to see a phat chip in that iBook with some great components relative to other computers at the same price. (I hope.) Third is me cheating, but let's assume this means Mac prices drop. Now we're getting somewhere. Hey, I'm perplexed too, to say the least. My iBook G4 performs just fine. This is certainly an appease-the-power-users kinda thing afaict. But if this is what it takes to kill the sorry excuses we hear in the megahertz "myth" conversation, I'm all for it And it's got to help people port games (and other apps!) to the Mac. That's going to be another nice fringer. Ruffin Bailey -- This message sent by an unregistered version of The Digest Handler. If you read email digests, you NEED The Digest Handler! http://DigestHandler.WebHop.org -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
