On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 10:51 PM, Charles Martin wrote: >> Then too purchasing anything first year out may be asking for >> problems. >> >> Best wait to see what glitches appear... > > This is outright rubbish. The eMac in particular is, as stated BY YOU, > just the traditional G3 iMac with a bigger screen. The technology of > the eMac is long proven (almost five years now!). The G4 iMac, apart > from it's spindle, is just a reworked Cube and so also represents > proven technology. There from a glitch in the earliest batch of iPods > involving loose FW connectors, but I haven't seen *any* widespread > reports of mass problems as we did with (for example) the Powerbook > 5300 or the scratching in the Cube's encasing. Sure, we can all find > some instances of bad products out there, "lemons out of the box" if > you will, but by and large Apple represents the leading edge in quality > computers (particularly when compared to PC box manufacturers).
it's prudent to note that the eMac is definitely NOT just a G3 iMac with a bigger screen. It's pretty much a G4 iMac with a CRT instead of an LCD. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
