Apple announces new eMac 1.25 GHz G4, SuperDrive for US$999

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1. Joe McConnell wrote: I enjoy contradicting some of the popular assumptions around this site, like endless viruses and bsod. I really try to be truthful about what I know and think.

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   I’ve noticed. Thank you!

   As a Mac user myself, I’m usually at odds with fellow Mac users. Boy do things get inflated! It’s nice to see you on board, being as reasonable and fair a person can be by telling it like it is. Mac users hate that type of person the most. Your type is the most difficult to debate!

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   My take:

   Apple squeezes more out of its customers than PC manufacturers do (at POP and over time) and does so by selling slower hardware but with bigger sizzle. Sizzle is anything other than sheer speed (non-G5 systems).

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2. Joe McConnell wrote: I enjoy contradicting some of the popular assumptions around this site, like endless viruses and bsod. I really try to be truthful about what I know and think.

   —

   I’ve noticed. Thank you!

   As a Mac user myself, I’m usually at odds with fellow Mac users. Boy do things get inflated! It’s nice to see you on board, being as reasonable and fair a person can be by telling it like it is. Mac users hate that type of person the most. Your type is the most difficult to debate!

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   My take:

   Apple squeezes more out of its customers than PC manufacturers do (at POP and over time) and does so by selling slower hardware but with bigger sizzle. Sizzle is anything other than sheer speed (non-G5 systems).

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3. Not the machine for me, but certainly the machine for many other people. Especially for those who shop by price alone and never considered Apple.

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4. We could go around in circles for a long time. In all things except processor speed, the eMac is equal to or better than the Dell. People usually don’t max out their processor cycles anyway, so beyond a certain speed, for everyday use, it doesn’t matter if the processor is 400MHZ or 4GHz. A person can only type so fast, a web-page can only load so fast, a person can only think so fast. The limitations are usually the user or another bottleneck, like the speed of the internet connection. For some processor intensive tasks, like ripping CDs, it’s likely that the Dell will be faster. But it doesn’t really matter. Does it really matter that CD was ripped at 12x instead of 10x ? It’s something that’ll happen in the background while you’re doing something else.

   The machine is secondary to the software, and I firmly believe that OS-X is simply nicer to use than Windows. It looks nicer (very important) and tends not to get in the way.

   That’s no to say that Apple shouldn’t try to catch up in terms of hardware. Not because people need faster processors necessarily, but because that’s where the value is being perceived. At some point, if Apple persist with the G4, and the G4 continues to lag behind, then the software on the windows side that exploits the hardware will start to become compelling for Mac users (and if it doesn’t, it should, and brand loyalty has gone too far).

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5. Joey:

   You told me to get a Dell and now I hear Bill Gates has crap for OS. No supper for you tonight.

   http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1079420321607

   Why don’t you love your mother, Joey? Why don’t you care for the woman who gave birth to you and nursed you?

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6. Check out this link

   http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletinsByType/bul_vendor_list.html

   Click on Apple and Microsoft under vendors and compare. THAT is a big reason why the Mac is worth paying a little bit more on the initial investment.

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7. Actually if you think about it with the educational discount you can get the superdrive model for $899. It comes with an 8x superdrive. That’s amazing. For a complete desktop package. Show me were they have that on the PC side.

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8. Jack A : Nice!

   I particularly liked “Office XP Error Reporting May Send Sensitive Documents to Microsoft”! Sounds like built in industrial espionage. That wouldn’t have anything to do with exploiting their monopoly would it ?

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9. This is a good start !! I going to buy one….but would’nt Apple be better off if they sold it for $500 ??? The market share would increase alot or what about this…buy an emac and get an ipod for $100 ?? the people would switch !

   http://www.petitiononline.com/rumi04/petition.html

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