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Gropo writes "Same old 'scary cyclops' quicksilver face. Up to 1.42 Ghz, FireWire 800, 802.11g and entry-level pricing has dropped. " With the SuperDrive and one of those massive LCD screens, you have a one highly desirable chunk of hardware.
Uunforetunately, My budget likes the $400 EMachine 1.5 ghz (of sometihnkg like that) a lot more than even the entry level powermac at $1499
Think Differe-- BIGGER FASTER BETTER, Must...Catch...Up...
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"pain is weakness leaving the body."Prices start at $ 1500, not 2000.
Do you know what kind of PC I could build for that much money??
One that won't run OS X, that's for sure.
Faster, more expandible, and more affordable than ever... The Power Mac G4 also comes with a library of creative, productivity and communications-specific third-party applications that leverage the strengths of Mac OS X.
But evidently not a spell-checker...
Update:
Yes, Macs still more expensive than PC's... But they are worth it.
Highlights at 11.
Karma: The shiznight, mostly because I am the Drizzle.
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I've heard that one before :)
But I don't think that this part you included was in the original article...
You heard that whoosing sound? That was the sound of a joke. Passing over your head.
Nae bother
We can only hope that Apple changes the fans in the next rev... :(
Could somebody please add a posting FAQ to slashdot including (at least - additions anyone?) the following points:
1)"Apple Macs are more expensive than a decent x86 box. "
We know that, you're paying for the engineering that goes into their design and their quality.
2)"Kde3? I use blackbox/ratpoison etc. Kde is slow! "
No, KDE3 runs very fast on a reasonable machine. If you don't want to use it, that's ok.
3)"In every discussion about either MySQL or Postgres, I must mention how much better Postgres/MySQL is at $FEATURE."
No, you don't. Anyone who needs to know the differences can go to the relevant websites and look them up.
4)"A new graphics card is out. When will it end!/I only just upgraded/they're too expensive"
This has been said many times, and is generally said about 100 times in every relevant story. I'm guilty of this one too. Please stop.
My only worry is that nothing at all would be posted to slashdot, and I'd have to start doing some work occasionally.
As well as 5.99 shirts dominate over Armani's ;)
Well, how about me then?
I'm an indian student and it's been three years since I even saw an Apple anything. (and that was through a shop window.) Guess we third world geeks will just have to make do with assembled stuff.
*Sighs, and rides his elephant off into the sunset *
Just keep at it, man. You'll be buying us in 35 years.
Most Pentium machines don't come with a Turbo Button any more. Apple's use of turbochargers gives them an advantage.
All I have is a ferret.
You obviously haven't learned anything from the Beastmaster movie. You should have one of those innate sense of connection things installed so you can steal keys and so forth and sneak into the evil priest's fortress.
Not that an elephant wouldn't be cool, but that's a more front-end assault kind of thing.
Dan
This turbocharged Power Mac rips through digital video and 3D projects faster than Pentiums can say "uncle."
No, I've owned a Pentium for many years, and it's never once said 'uncle'.
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Come on people, I thought /. readers are intelligent enough to look beyond the box.
You did? Umm, why? I assume you don't have any evidence of this behavoiur...
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Come on. It's simple. MHz = dick size. All other debates over RISC, CISC, etc., ignore this fundamental fact at their own peril.