| 135. Umm a G4 is not gonna have a problem with "chewy media" |
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80 GB of space=a lot of MP3s. Quite a few movies as well.
This statement: "It's not a toy, but it's not for people who are going to be putting tons and tons of mp3s and other chewy media on." makes no sense at all. The processor has very little to do with the amount of media one puts on a hard drive.
It's not a toy, cause you'll be able to browse the web/e-mail/listen to music/look at photos blah blah blah do whatever about 98% of computer users do.
For the people that are rendering movies at home, they'll be using a G5.
For hardcore gamers: they'll be using an x86 based platform.
What is chewy media anyways?
|
| -WSJ: Apple Launches Low-End PC |
Merlin |
Jan-11-05 03:12 PM |
#0 |
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Does this one come with a keyboard? |
Richardo |
Jan-11-05 03:14 PM |
#1 |
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I can totally agree with that...a keyboard adds like 2 dollars.. |
Liberal Veteran |
Jan-11-05 03:15 PM |
#3 |
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And the box to hold it? |
benburch |
Jan-11-05 03:28 PM |
#14 |
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I have several keyboards, |
alfredo |
Jan-11-05 04:37 PM |
#32 |
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same here, a cordless mouse, a regular one, |
jdj |
Jan-11-05 10:23 PM |
#83 |
| -
If it's USB there shouldn't be much problem. The only non |
alfredo |
Jan-12-05 12:39 AM |
#87 |
| -
just get a ps2>usb convertor. |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 04:23 AM |
#172 |
| -
On the other hand |
candice |
Jan-11-05 04:43 PM |
#34 |
| -
That wasn't a 17, it was a 15, titanium PB. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 07:49 PM |
#182 |
| -
Not to the shipping cost though. |
slutticus |
Jan-11-05 08:02 PM |
#62 |
| -
No, a great idea! |
benburch |
Jan-11-05 03:18 PM |
#6 |
| -
Linux |
Crisco |
Jan-11-05 04:27 PM |
#30 |
| -
And I'm betting this will run Yellow Dog Linux, too. |
benburch |
Jan-11-05 08:24 PM |
#68 |
| -
Agreed. Why not just make it with no ports or openings at all? |
fob |
Jan-11-05 03:18 PM |
#7 |
| -
because Windoze already has that market. |
DemItAllAnyway |
Jan-11-05 03:23 PM |
#10 |
| -
Don't get me wrong, we use Apple at home, I'm just talking about |
fob |
Jan-11-05 04:22 PM |
#29 |
| -
I agree |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-11-05 06:36 PM |
#49 |
| -
Ummmm, what $700 monitor are you buying? |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 01:24 AM |
#89 |
| -
i know of no one who is brand spanking new to the computers market. |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 04:38 AM |
#173 |
| -
No one likes the Apple keyboards and mice anyway* |
jmowreader |
Jan-12-05 12:41 AM |
#88 |
| -
They look like good 'switcher' machines |
htuttle |
Jan-11-05 03:15 PM |
#2 |
| -
OOOOOH!!!! Now that is a good idea! |
johncoby2 |
Jan-11-05 03:20 PM |
#8 |
| -
yes but the Mac mini is a cd-rom drive only |
eleonora |
Jan-14-05 01:53 AM |
#167 |
| -
Ummmm.. Noooooo.... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-14-05 03:13 AM |
#169 |
| -
ok |
eleonora |
Jan-14-05 03:16 AM |
#170 |
| -
Oh, I'm a jerk late at night!!! |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-14-05 12:34 PM |
#180 |
| -
well, as long as you realized it! |
eleonora |
Jan-14-05 01:53 PM |
#181 |
| -
Good for them |
ramapo |
Jan-11-05 03:16 PM |
#4 |
| -
Microsft stills make money off the Apple Platform |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:18 AM |
#107 |
| -
Not in this house. No M$. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 07:54 PM |
#183 |
| -
Fabulous! |
ocean girl |
Jan-11-05 03:17 PM |
#5 |
| -
By the time you've bought a monitor, |
Downtown Hound |
Jan-11-05 03:22 PM |
#9 |
| -
If you truly love the Mac you'd never say something like that |
Ezlivin |
Jan-11-05 03:25 PM |
#11 |
| -
Heh, heh, sometimes we must tell the truth to those we love |
Downtown Hound |
Jan-11-05 03:31 PM |
#18 |
| -
Apple is a corporation. |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 08:51 AM |
#101 |
| -
I really don't think that it is being marketed at people looking |
Salviati |
Jan-11-05 03:29 PM |
#15 |
| -
exactly |
wicket |
Jan-11-05 03:35 PM |
#19 |
| -
Well, if you already have a keyboard and a mouse . . . |
da_chimperor |
Jan-11-05 03:29 PM |
#16 |
| -
My main gripe also |
priller |
Jan-11-05 03:49 PM |
#22 |
| -
No games to play anyway |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-11-05 06:42 PM |
#52 |
| -
games |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-11-05 07:24 PM |
#56 |
| -
And not everyone owns a mac |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-11-05 08:20 PM |
#67 |
| -
umm, buy a pc gaming machine? |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 04:58 AM |
#174 |
| -
Yeah... because you know that the ENTIRE WORLD can't live without games... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-11-05 09:14 PM |
#72 |
| -
Am I the only person in the world that doesn't play video |
jdj |
Jan-11-05 10:28 PM |
#84 |
| -
This new mac is an attempt to gain market share |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 08:35 AM |
#98 |
| -
Depends on what market share they are going after? |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:06 AM |
#105 |
| -
Home users, more specifically people who are thinking of switching |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 09:41 AM |
#116 |
| -
Apple tech support has been horrible |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 10:22 AM |
#122 |
| -
So is that why Apple year-over-year education sales are up 18% |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 10:40 AM |
#124 |
| -
Up a little after the bleeding of sales going to Dell |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 10:53 AM |
#126 |
| -
Your example is much too extreme |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 11:02 AM |
#128 |
| -
They've never treated me like a moron. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 08:08 PM |
#186 |
| -
Government is switching slowly. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 08:00 PM |
#185 |
| -
You can get games for the mac, and some really good ones too |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 08:33 AM |
#97 |
| -
there are games. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 07:56 PM |
#184 |
| -
And you don't own those things already? |
benburch |
Jan-11-05 03:30 PM |
#17 |
| -
This is aimed at PC users who already have monitor, mouse & keyboard |
the dogfish |
Jan-11-05 03:37 PM |
#20 |
| -
Hey, I'd just attach my flat-screen monitor to it (and reattach |
candice |
Jan-11-05 04:47 PM |
#36 |
| -
Think about who they're trying to sell these to. |
asthmaticeog |
Jan-11-05 05:07 PM |
#42 |
| -
this is for the SWITCHERS ;-> |
bpilgrim |
Jan-11-05 09:36 PM |
#80 |
| -
the apple designers sure earn their keep. |
belab13 |
Jan-11-05 03:26 PM |
#12 |
| -
This is exactly what I need to replace my kids' old machine. |
buddysmellgood |
Jan-11-05 03:26 PM |
#13 |
| -
is it upgradable?? buying a piece of crap is bad enough, but if you cant |
sam sarrha |
Jan-11-05 03:40 PM |
#21 |
| -
Of course, with OS X and the Mac you don't have |
priller |
Jan-11-05 03:50 PM |
#23 |
| -
Unfortunately, you do now... |
deacon2 |
Jan-11-05 04:17 PM |
#27 |
| -
You are confused |
htuttle |
Jan-11-05 04:44 PM |
#35 |
| -
The only secure computer is a...... |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 08:57 AM |
#102 |
| -
"nothing's foolproof because fools are so ingenius." |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 05:17 AM |
#175 |
| -
no |
negativenihil |
Jan-12-05 09:04 AM |
#104 |
| -
what? |
negativenihil |
Jan-12-05 09:03 AM |
#103 |
| -
yup, I love my mac! |
wicket |
Jan-12-05 09:09 AM |
#106 |
| -
for now anyways |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:28 AM |
#109 |
| -
But you are using XP still... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-11-05 09:15 PM |
#75 |
| -
Not really |
Xithras |
Jan-12-05 12:03 PM |
#145 |
| -
There is no such thing as a Macintosh PC |
Gman |
Jan-11-05 03:56 PM |
#24 |
| -
umm... |
Brundle_Fly |
Jan-12-05 02:33 AM |
#91 |
| -
the pesonal computing market (home retail market)... |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 05:25 AM |
#176 |
| -
umm, MACS SUCK!! :~) |
okieinpain |
Jan-11-05 04:07 PM |
#25 |
| -
Take that back, you unwashed heathen! |
da_chimperor |
Jan-11-05 04:11 PM |
#26 |
| -
oh, come on. they could have ruled the universe. but instead |
okieinpain |
Jan-11-05 04:36 PM |
#31 |
| -
if anyone's going to be doing any "dropping" around here it should be you |
Reverend Smoothfield |
Jan-11-05 04:54 PM |
#38 |
| -
rev, just think of all the good you could do with the extra bucks |
okieinpain |
Jan-11-05 04:57 PM |
#39 |
| -
i think i'd buy a gun and kill myself. |
Reverend Smoothfield |
Jan-11-05 05:05 PM |
#41 |
| -
You think you'd be done with Clippy then? No, he's in Hell too! |
AntiCoup2K4 |
Jan-11-05 06:16 PM |
#48 |
| -
They did have their ego days, I'll give you that one |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 10:04 AM |
#119 |
| -
The Mac |
Magleetis |
Jan-11-05 04:21 PM |
#28 |
| -
the Mac is seamless integration of software to hardware. Apple does both. |
DemItAllAnyway |
Jan-11-05 04:40 PM |
#33 |
| -
Yes, my PowerMacs from the 80s are still going strong |
candice |
Jan-11-05 04:49 PM |
#37 |
| -
Now install OS X on them |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:40 AM |
#115 |
| -
well of course not |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-12-05 07:07 PM |
#158 |
| -
Would you compare (pardon pun) apples to apples? |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 08:19 PM |
#187 |
| -
im using a powermac g3 |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-11-05 04:59 PM |
#40 |
| -
Not true |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-11-05 06:44 PM |
#53 |
| -
Well, try to get Susie Homemaker to run Linux... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-11-05 09:19 PM |
#76 |
| -
Indeed. |
HuckleB |
Jan-11-05 08:06 PM |
#63 |
| -
It's a closed platform |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:38 AM |
#114 |
| -
Of course, but it's still infinitely better than XP... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 07:40 PM |
#161 |
| -
sure, all new software has issues. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 08:23 PM |
#188 |
| -
Of course, Beta was superior to VHS . . . |
dolstein |
Jan-11-05 05:22 PM |
#43 |
| -
of course, Betamax never had 10's of millions of users, |
Fiendish Thingy |
Jan-11-05 05:32 PM |
#44 |
| -
pros and cons |
parasim |
Jan-11-05 05:33 PM |
#45 |
| -
cheaper? |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-11-05 06:45 PM |
#54 |
| -
cheaper, indeed. For me, anyway. here's how... |
parasim |
Jan-11-05 07:25 PM |
#57 |
| -
That's true |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-11-05 08:18 PM |
#66 |
| -
iMac? Budget? It's $1200!!! |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-11-05 09:23 PM |
#77 |
| -
Yep, budget |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-12-05 11:05 AM |
#131 |
| -
Well, my G4 Powerbook is great! |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 12:01 PM |
#144 |
| -
There is a large difference |
progressiveBadger |
Jan-12-05 12:23 PM |
#150 |
| -
Well, this is obviously not aimed at the "RAW CPU POWA!!!" folks... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 02:00 PM |
#151 |
| -
you almost made me pee my pants!! bwa ha ha! |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 05:39 AM |
#177 |
| -
Do you know the difference between the chipset architecture? |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 08:29 PM |
#189 |
| -
They remind me more of Mercedes |
htuttle |
Jan-11-05 05:35 PM |
#46 |
| -
At this price, I just might give the Mac another shot. |
AntiCoup2K4 |
Jan-11-05 06:04 PM |
#47 |
| -
Verify the specs before blindly calling it 'not a bad price for...'. It's |
HypnoToad |
Jan-11-05 06:38 PM |
#51 |
| -
I Looked at the Specs |
Crisco |
Jan-11-05 07:30 PM |
#59 |
| -
Umm a G4 is not gonna have a problem with "chewy media" |
chenGOD |
Jan-12-05 11:25 AM |
#135 |
| -
Bubble Gum |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 11:33 AM |
#137 |
| -
Ahhh bubble gum is a chewy media indeed... |
chenGOD |
Jan-12-05 12:04 PM |
#147 |
| -
Without a doubt, some of the most ignorant posts I've ever seen |
Atman |
Jan-13-05 09:44 PM |
#166 |
| -
Yeah! What he said! |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-14-05 03:17 AM |
#171 |
| -
Your monitor will work |
Sparky McGruff |
Jan-11-05 06:48 PM |
#55 |
| -
Get a USB Keyboard/mouse adapter |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 08:47 AM |
#100 |
| -
The "Macintosh" keyboard I recently ordered |
rocknation |
Jan-13-05 04:07 PM |
#165 |
| -
comes with vga convertor, so no monitor worries. |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 06:07 AM |
#178 |
| -
It has a keyboard but NO MONITOR. Apple is FLEECING, once again... And, |
HypnoToad |
Jan-11-05 06:37 PM |
#50 |
| -
heh |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-11-05 07:28 PM |
#58 |
| -
What are you talking about? |
parasim |
Jan-11-05 07:38 PM |
#60 |
| -
What the hell are you talking about? |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-11-05 09:32 PM |
#78 |
| -
lol |
bpilgrim |
Jan-11-05 09:41 PM |
#82 |
| -
Mac Mini Specs: |
Q |
Jan-11-05 07:57 PM |
#61 |
| -
one thing i really dont like |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-11-05 08:10 PM |
#64 |
| -
Power button in the back? |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:32 AM |
#112 |
| -
Well, don't buy it then... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 02:07 PM |
#152 |
| -
I don't turn my computer off... except during thunderstorms of |
BigMcLargehuge |
Jan-13-05 08:14 AM |
#162 |
| -
Most Mac keyboards have power buttons on them |
Touchdown |
Jan-13-05 02:44 PM |
#163 |
| -
Not bad specs |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:25 AM |
#108 |
| -
My aunt just bought four of the Mac Mini. |
huellewig |
Jan-11-05 08:12 PM |
#65 |
| -
People are still using Mac's? Wow, that is like so 80's. n/t |
VegasWolf |
Jan-11-05 08:39 PM |
#69 |
| -
woah! don't trash the mac |
MalachiConstant |
Jan-11-05 08:47 PM |
#70 |
| -
HOLY CRAP! |
MalachiConstant |
Jan-11-05 08:55 PM |
#71 |
| -
I like this one.. |
huellewig |
Jan-11-05 09:15 PM |
#74 |
| -
LOL! " ... and PC required but sold seprately"! |
VegasWolf |
Jan-12-05 02:16 PM |
#154 |
| -
why can't i eat my iPod shuffle? ;) |
NuttyFluffers |
Jan-14-05 06:39 AM |
#179 |
| -
Low end? |
PsychoDad |
Jan-11-05 09:15 PM |
#73 |
| -
Well, go buy that then... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-11-05 09:35 PM |
#79 |
| -
How do you know they don't work? |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 08:39 AM |
#99 |
| -
Well, we're no longer allowed to buy HP's here at work |
Xithras |
Jan-12-05 12:13 PM |
#149 |
| -
If I were in the market |
PsychoDad |
Jan-12-05 11:27 AM |
#136 |
| -
I'm going to get this to run my mac jaz disks on. We have a |
roguevalley |
Jan-11-05 09:38 PM |
#81 |
| -
Celeron . . . ewww. |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 10:01 AM |
#118 |
| -
And that is the PCs fault because? |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 10:10 AM |
#120 |
| -
? |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 10:21 AM |
#121 |
| -
Many different CPUs available |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 10:28 AM |
#123 |
| -
The computer came with it, and I was most unhappy with it's performance |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 10:42 AM |
#125 |
| -
That is the same reason why a lot of people hate macs |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 10:59 AM |
#127 |
| -
You seem to have an axe to grind |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 11:04 AM |
#130 |
| -
No ax here to grind |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 11:16 AM |
#133 |
| -
Well, to be picky, Mac refers to the OS, not the computer... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 02:10 PM |
#153 |
| -
Ok, just wanted to clear things up |
da_chimperor |
Jan-12-05 04:11 PM |
#157 |
| -
The pc before thie one I use now... |
PsychoDad |
Jan-12-05 11:21 AM |
#134 |
| -
Remember you can't compare PC speeds w/Mac speeds, |
Fiendish Thingy |
Jan-12-05 03:47 PM |
#156 |
| -
thank god: we don't have to buy Repug Dell anymore... |
chomskysright |
Jan-11-05 10:32 PM |
#85 |
| -
I use a G5 Mac... |
Algomas |
Jan-11-05 11:12 PM |
#86 |
| -
Ummm, not my case... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 01:29 AM |
#90 |
| -
I know of a bad carpenter who always blames his tools... |
Q |
Jan-12-05 08:05 AM |
#94 |
| -
Tools do break |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 08:25 AM |
#96 |
| -
Parts for apples are hard to find? |
chenGOD |
Jan-12-05 11:34 AM |
#138 |
| -
Yeah, I think I was talking about Apple Motherboard Problems |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 11:49 AM |
#141 |
| -
Yes I would advise anyone to buy AppleCare... |
chenGOD |
Jan-12-05 12:13 PM |
#148 |
| -
Worst tech support ever. |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 08:10 AM |
#95 |
| -
wow |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-12-05 09:32 AM |
#111 |
| -
They give you the run around |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 09:46 AM |
#117 |
| -
Can anybody tell me.. |
Tripmann |
Jan-12-05 04:38 AM |
#92 |
| -
Totally feasible. |
benburch |
Jan-12-05 07:53 AM |
#93 |
| -
Thanks, |
Tripmann |
Jan-12-05 09:30 AM |
#110 |
| -
it will probably run pro tools very smoothly |
LifeDuringWartime |
Jan-12-05 09:35 AM |
#113 |
| -
lots of people running LE with a laptop and an mbox or 002 |
bullimiami |
Jan-12-05 07:34 PM |
#160 |
| -
Firewire. Easy as an egg. |
politicat |
Jan-19-05 10:28 PM |
#190 |
| -
Would it be good for Seniors? |
goclark |
Jan-12-05 11:02 AM |
#129 |
| -
I couldn't see why not |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 11:11 AM |
#132 |
| -
Good for Apple, earnings have been an explosion since the iPod frenzy |
TheDonkey |
Jan-12-05 11:42 AM |
#139 |
| -
Yep iPods are now a household name, good work |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 11:58 AM |
#143 |
| -
Anyone who hates the Mac is a Freeper! |
meisje |
Jan-12-05 11:46 AM |
#140 |
| -
Very uneducated |
boredofeducation |
Jan-12-05 11:50 AM |
#142 |
| -
Actually, I think Rush Limbaugh still uses a Mac -- he always used to |
htuttle |
Jan-12-05 12:04 PM |
#146 |
| -
Perfect size for a doorstop |
Cronus Protagonist |
Jan-12-05 03:11 PM |
#155 |
| -
Yeah, but unlike a PC, it will never be used as a doorstop... |
mrbassman03 |
Jan-12-05 07:34 PM |
#159 |
| -
This is the Mac I've been waiting for |
LeftCoast |
Jan-13-05 03:54 PM |
#164 |
| -
I have a 20 inch monitor just sitting here collecting dust |
eleonora |
Jan-14-05 02:02 AM |
#168 |
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