>From: Shawn Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >That the current Motorola Processors well...suck. >MHZ smegahertz, Apple will still be considered a redheaded stepchild by the >unknowledgeable masses until they can ditch Moto and get some serious power >behind Jaguar. A 3GHZ PC running a crappy Winblows XP is going to sell ALOT >better than a machine that just cracks 1GHZ. I mean the masses just aren't >real bright...how else do you explain the WWE or NASCAR ?
Actually, "the masses" are smart enough to realize that a faster machine for less money, running Windows, is the better buy. Look, the real Mac Loonies can rave all they want about This Year's Case and This Year's Color, but the fact remains that the current Macs are simply - as always - overpriced and underpowered. That's why I bought a bare bones S900 (case, power, motherboard and CPU)on eBay and built it up myself. It's currently running 10.2.3 on 688 megs ram, a 450mhz G4 CPU, various IDE and SCSI hard drives and an IDE CD/RW. All for around $750. Plus, that $750 was spread out over about 18 months! No single big hit to the credit card. That's another (often overlooked) advantage to "build it yourself"! I can upgrade it even further with a better video card, faster CPU, or add USB and/or firewire. I'll never buy a new Mac. If I were in the market now, I'd buy a used G3 or G4 tower and upgrade it. Just my opinion. YMMV, and all that. Dan _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
