On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:59:18 +0000, Tom Burke wrote: >How successful do we think Mac Mini will be? Come to that, what do we >think its target market is? > >It would be unfortunate if in fact it was bought mainly by existing Mac >users looking for a cheap upgrade. <snip>
The target market is (IMHO) iPod users who want to try out the Mac experience but not at the usual Mac price. Plus, in the short term while G5 processors are in short supply, maybe Windows users thinking of switching but finding iMacs unavailable. Existing Mac users would be a bonus but I would have thought that Apple would be hoping they'd be buying iMacs or PowerMacs It could be an own-goal if further down the line the mini affected sales of the G5 iMac, or even the low-end PowerMac, once IBM can churn out enough processors. But if sales of these things go ballistic, why would Apple care? They'd just stick the spare G5s in the minis eventually (mind you, there's no fan...). Apple would be a bit miffed though if somebody like Virginia Tech went for a shedload of these instead of a cluster of G5 XServes ;-) Imagine how many more you could fit in the same space....I wonder if you could make up for the performance difference due to the cost/space saving? You wouldn't need the optional keyboard, mouse, monitor, Bluetooth adapter, AirPort Extreme card, etc! Neil -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
