Comments | strdup: Dear Apple,

strdup

Dear Apple,

Jan 08, 2008 13:59

Dear Apple,

Please make a desktop machine that is neither a $3000 behemoth nor an unexpandable micro-PC. How about something in-between? If you do, I will buy one.

Your friend,

Andy

Comments 3

cfs_calif January 10 2008, 04:23:39 UTC

Okay, I'll take the fanboy bait here: What card do you actually need to put in to a mini or iMac, eh? I think so many peripherals are integrated these days, it's rare that I need a card for anything. USB/Firewire takes care of the rest. I'm mean at least in the iMac graphics usually aren't lacking. I don't think Apple are dummies, if there was a market, they would make a box for it.

cfs

strdup January 10 2008, 06:45:41 UTC

Maybe you're right... traditionally I've defrayed the cost of upgrading by reusing components (video, HD primarily) and then doing an off-cycle upgrade later. I guess the Apple way is to defray the cost by selling the old system in its entirety (Macs certainly retain more value).

Jen's looking at Mac Minis...

Maybe it just comes down to I'm too cheap to get the Mac I'd really want (Mac Pro). :)

cfs_calif January 10 2008, 19:48:22 UTC

Yeah, you have to shed off your bourgeois PC notions! (I love the smell of my own bullshit). The mini performs well and doesn't take much space: I own two!

cfs