[BUGA] Sell me an Apple!

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Sunday, 26 March 2006 at 18:21:48 +0930, David Newall wrote:
> Greg 'groggy' Lehey said:
>> They're brand new, and thus much more expensive.  What advantage would
>> I get?
>
> I think it's safe to assume that Apple won't be cancelling that platform
> anytime soon, and supporting two platforms is hard work so I predict, and
> I'm sure I'm not the first, that they'll drop the Power PC line as quickly
> as they politely can.  Buy Intel or buy rapid obsolescence.

What does an Intel-based machine cost?  Starting at $2000?  And then
it won't have any PCI slots I can buy a used G4 Mac, with PCI slots,
for a quarter of that price.

Obsolescence?  I'm using this for displaying TV images, remember?  My
TV is 8 years old.  My amplifier is 15 years old.  My loudspeakers are
27 years old.  So they're obsolete too, but they still work fine.  If
I buy a G4 Mac, I'll probably replace it with "last year"'s model when
the hardware fails.

Greg
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