Apple to drop sub-$500 Mac bomb at Expo

[emo]

wow, cool.

[jami_welch]

hmmm depends on how quiet it runs, it its quiet then ittl be great for playing my music and recording with garageband.....

[Wolvereen]

THis could really be a gold mine for Apple. $500 is a very doable number for a lot of people. I am a PC person myself, but more competition is always good for everybody!

[MonkeyClaw Veteran]

so am i to understand i could use my PC monitor with this thing? if thats the case i am wondering if they have like a spliter thing so it can like be switched between the mac and the pc like i just fick a switch when both are off and it changes the display to the mac from the pc and vice versa.

[FriedApple]

I don't know how good of a idea this is. I had a dual G4 1ghz with Jaguar on it earlier this year. I found it to be very sluggish and slow. So I sold it and went back to my PC. I now own a Dual G5 1.8 and am very happy with it. I think with this system trying to get PC users to switch may put a bad taste in their mouths if it is slow. If I didn't have other friends that got a G5 then I wouldn't have tried it again (thankfully I did). I really think this system should be a G5. Also not having a DVD writer takes away from some of the 'wow' factor of the Mac. I hope that these components are able to be swapped out with larger hard drives and DVD writers.

my $.02

~fa

[sfalcon]

so am i to understand i could use my PC monitor with this thing?  if thats the case i am wondering if they have like a spliter thing so it can like be switched between the mac and the pc like i just fick a switch when both are off and it changes the display to the mac from the pc and vice versa.

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http://iogear.com/main.php?loc=product&Item=GCS712U

[Callaway]

About flippin time.

[jackwanders]

I just wish they could make a nice mid-range computer with no display.  Similar to the G5 but a little toned down.  I think this thing is going to be a little too weak for the average user.  Hopefully they will offer plenty of options on the apple store when it comes out.  I'd like one with a faster proc and the super drive.

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I don't suppose you've ever used a Mac before...

This thing is expected to ship with a base CPU of a 1.25Ghz G4. My powerbook is a 1Ghz G4 and I have never noticed my laptop being 'slow' or 'weak' and I do a lot with it.

I hear a lot of "Apple should do this" or "They should add that". Well guess what people? The marketing teams at Apple know a hell of a lot more about selling their products than you do.

256MB is a good amount. It's enough to run most everday apps just fine, and if you need more, you're better off getting it from Crucial or Kingston anyway. Apple overcharges for their RAM.

A G4 1.25Ghz is a great processor for this machine. It'll handle anything you can throw at it, especially if you fall in the target demographic for this machine. If you're whining that this process won't handle your apps, then this machine isn't for you. Duh.

A regular CD-burner is also the right move here. It keeps the cost down, and most people still have little use for a DVD-burner.

[Emon]

so am i to understand i could use my PC monitor with this thing?  if thats the case i am wondering if they have like a spliter thing so it can like be switched between the mac and the pc like i just fick a switch when both are off and it changes the display to the mac from the pc and vice versa.

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its called a KVM switch :sleep:

[jami_welch]

so when will this be unvieled?

[rajputwarrior]

that's a good movie, because it is a fact that ipods owners are now wanting a mac, and an inexpsensive option is the way to get them to make the move

[muzzle79]

I bet home musicians pick up on this unit. Grab a firewire interface and garage band

for a nice little music system thats stabel

Rock on .. put the music in the hands of the masses!

[thetechroom]

Hey guys, how reliable is AppleInsider?

They say on their site that this 'iMac' will be powered by a brick like power adapter, similar to those found with apple laptop.s They also claim that this unit will be sub-$600, still pretty cheap if you convert to English pounds!

link : http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=802

[imtoomuch]

What's wrong with the emac?

I don't understand the purpose of this new mac machine. Apple trying to be more like PC. Whatever happened to "think different?" It's more like "think like dell" now.

Isn't the whole idea of people are trying to get away from PCs when they purchase an all in one mac computer?

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Seeing as how Dell is extremely successful, maybe it wouldn't be bad for Apple to "think like Dell". It doesn't matter if the hardcore Apple users want to remain few in number, Apple wants to sell more units. They don't care about ****ing off a few people who think that using a Mac somehow makes them "elite". Apple just wants to sell more units and make more profit like every other business. Can you fault them for that?

[Powerless]

?260:woot::

[thetechroom]

?260:woot::

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I know dude, if it is going to be that cheap, this is something I HAVE to get.

Edited December 29, 2004 by thetechroom.co.uk

[giga Veteran]

What's wrong with the emac?

I don't understand the purpose of this new mac machine. Apple trying to be more like PC. Whatever happened to "think different?" It's more like "think like dell" now.

Isn't the whole idea of people are trying to get away from PCs when they purchase an all in one mac computer?

585191045[/snapback]

It's all about the display. I have my own 19" 1600x1200 display which this thing should be able to output.

[[idkfa]]

My dream's coming true :woot: :woot:

[Pilsbury]

I'd say ?400 in the UK as a minimum...

[Powerless]

I'd say ?400 in the UK as a minimum...

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:woot::

I'd still pay that!

But I just thought...

PC case and a MAC next to each other? :xx

Mac in front, PC hidden around back :yes::

[Thrawn]

I got a computer for $200 this thanksgiving, Cel (90nm @ 2.66GHz) , 512 DDR Ram, 80GB hard drive, XP Home, DVD, CD-RW. Apple won't even give you a worthless ipod mini for that much :p :p :p

Therefore, this news is lame

[djesteban]

heh

the specs are crap... even for a mac... looks like the specs from a 6 years old computer (apart from the firewire part)

bhooo :no:

[jerry]

so when will this be unvieled?

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At the MWSF 2005 (Jan 11).

Therefore, this news is lame

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That is a very personal opinion and I might add that you are in the minority too. :D IMO some people are lame too. ;)

[kairon]

I got a computer for $200 this thanksgiving, Cel (90nm @ 2.66GHz) , 512 DDR Ram, 80GB hard drive, XP Home, DVD, CD-RW. Apple won't even give you a worthless ipod mini for that much  :p  :p  :p

Therefore, this news is lame

585192610[/snapback]

All that for $200?I don't think so. I smell BS. :rolleyes:

[StealthMode]

Looks like a very good move by Apple. It's about time they did something like this.