On Jun 15, 2010, at 4:50 PM, Peter Haas wrote:
On Jun 15, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Len Gerstel wrote:
Is it any wonder that the OSx86 crowd is operating Snow machines
which cost one-fourth, yet deliver four-times the performance?
In the same form factor as the mini?
Of course not.
But who, in reality, really cares about form factor.
A famous quote
No wireless. Less space than a Nomad. Lame.
This is referring to the Nomad MP3 player compared to the first iPod.
You see how many Nomads are out there today. Pure specs killed that
Apple attempt at an MP3 player called the iPod.
Form factor and user interface do matter to a lot of people. The
noise and heat generated by my DA with Dual processors (both Apple
dual 533s and OWC 1.2s is significantly higher than the mini with an
external dual HD enclosure. Since my computer room is right next to
the kids bedrooms and I use it mostly at night when they are asleep,
the form factor (and resultant noise) played a part in my decision to
get the mini.
A generic Dell box built by the lowest bidder will have better specs,
but how much is Dell spending on OS development? Remember, Apple is a
software company. The hardware is just the (officially) only way to
run the software.
One usually cares about price/performance.
That is why there is everything from the Minis to the dual quad core
pros. And most of the comparisons I have seen over the last couple of
years place most Macs not too far off of equivalent quality name
brand windows boxes. Sometimes cheaper, sometimes more, but almost
always within a reasonable amount.
Ask Bruce how many boxes of band aids he has used over the years
working on various low cost (but brand name) windows boxes compared
to Macs.
Len
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