Big house or not, there are still people (me) who appreciate a smaller PC. The smaller it is, the better the chance it will fit someplace a normal PC won't, like in your car, in a cabinet in your entertainment center, etc. I'm using a small PC (ok, it's a Mac IIci) as a router/server; nothing else will fit into the space I have.
ever touch a P3, P4, or Athlon? I didn't think so. You can't even find the CPU itself because it's buried under 10lbs of heat sink. The PowerPC line has always been a line of embedded processors. Power dissipation in an embedded CPU is a much bigger issue than in a desktop CPU, which is why G3's and G4's usually don't dissipate more than a few watts (up to 10 in some cases). In comparison, some Alphas dissipate >70 watts.
either that, or it was too expensive for what it was. The cube cools itself quite well, as a matter of fact. Many people have popped out the existing CPU module and replaced it with dual G4/500s. Even with twice as many CPUs in the same small space and no fan, the machine doesn't come close to overheating.
eh, so it's conspicuous. Not if you put it in a case (recommended, since it doesn't have a clip/strap/etc). And it's damn useful. I ordered mine 5 minutes after spple.com started carrying them, and it was the best $400 I've spent in a long time. I use it all day every day, and it's wonderful. The iPod is a self-powered, bootable hard drive that just happens to be the world's best MP3 player. Many people put applications, documents, etc on it and use it as a personal storage device, kinda like those USB keychains. Who cares if it's conspicuous? It's *useful* (in many ways!), unlike so many other status symbols.
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Big house or not, there are still people (me) who appreciate a smaller PC. The smaller it is, the better the chance it will fit someplace a normal PC won't, like in your car, in a cabinet in your entertainment center, etc. I'm using a small PC (ok, it's a Mac IIci) as a router/server; nothing else will fit into the space I have.
ever touch a P3, P4, or Athlon? I didn't think so. You can't even find the CPU itself because it's buried under 10lbs of heat sink. The PowerPC line has always been a line of embedded processors. Power dissipation in an embedded CPU is a much bigger issue than in a desktop CPU, which is why G3's and G4's usually don't dissipate more than a few watts (up to 10 in some cases). In comparison, some Alphas dissipate >70 watts.
either that, or it was too expensive for what it was. The cube cools itself quite well, as a matter of fact. Many people have popped out the existing CPU module and replaced it with dual G4/500s. Even with twice as many CPUs in the same small space and no fan, the machine doesn't come close to overheating.
eh, so it's conspicuous. Not if you put it in a case (recommended, since it doesn't have a clip/strap/etc). And it's damn useful. I ordered mine 5 minutes after spple.com started carrying them, and it was the best $400 I've spent in a long time. I use it all day every day, and it's wonderful. The iPod is a self-powered, bootable hard drive that just happens to be the world's best MP3 player. Many people put applications, documents, etc on it and use it as a personal storage device, kinda like those USB keychains. Who cares if it's conspicuous? It's *useful* (in many ways!), unlike so many other status symbols.