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Think Secret Predicts Sub-$500 Headless Mac

Posted by timothy on from the wouldn't-it-be-nice dept.

eadint writes "I have just read an article posted on Think Secret that discusses a confirmed $499 Apple box sans monitor. According to the article, this has been under development for almost one year and may be available towards the end of 2005Q1. The system is rumored to be based on a G4 with 256MB of RAM , 40-80GB HD with a combo drive (sorry, no SuperDrive). Although Apple has stated in the past that they have no motivation to compete in the sub-$600 PC market, this system was based on polls showing that more people would buy it after initial exposure to the iPod." "Confirmed" seems a strong word, but I hope this is more than wishful thinking.

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  1. Wow... that's going to rock... by Anita+Coney · · Score: 0, Troll

    If by "rock" I mean paying too much for an outdated system. The G4 was released back in 1999!!! Will Panther even run on such a slow system?!

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    1. Re:Wow... that's going to rock... by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 0, Troll

      are you a fucking cock sucking fuck head moron?

      Panther runs fine on G4s and G3s. you do not need a G5 to have a fast smooth running system.

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  2. reality check by jbellis · · Score: 1, Troll

    OS X does NOT fly on a G4 with a low-end graphics card. It gets by, but it's not going to make true believers out of the unconverted masses.

  3. Re:-1, Troll by aichpvee · · Score: 0, Troll
    Where's the advantage on a Mac again? Is it the 100$ fee for minor revisions? Or is it the interface that slows you down and makes working with multiple programs open so much trouble that you end up running only one thing at a time? Or is it the locking away of all the features of the OS so you have to jump through hoops to get anything done?

    For that price you can get a much nicer box running Linux, with a better interface and the ability to run the same 2 games that you could on the Mac. Even at 500$ that machine is still about twice the cost (once you have a monitor and all) as a PC running Windows with similar performance. Only the Windows will have more software that anyone wants to run.

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  4. Re:-1, Troll by DaHat · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because you are an AC... I'm not to keen on taking your post seriously... I will reply though.

    Despite your claims... I am not anti-mac, I am mac-indiferent. They've got a decent platform and pretty hardware... but I have no interest in it.

    I am on the other hand, very proudly (and loudly) anti-linux. Please, do get your facts straight.

    As for my comment about "seeing if it works", I would refer you to the parent post to my original one where the commenter said "Plus, at $500, geeks can afford to buy it and find out if it's easy to get their work done on it" to which I summarized it to "see if it works" which I think is a fair translation, to see if it works for them.

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