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Originally Posted by fryke EDCC: Never underestimate gamers and hobbyists. Wether they need it or not: They want more than one HDD inside their computer, they want to add/replace their DVD-RWs on their own, they want to buy a second graphics card and a cheap TV tuner card (non-usb, non-firewire, but PCI). They don't even mind it not having correct drivers, since they then build usergroups and some open source tinkerer might find a way to adapt a different driver etc. And all those are pretty much "home users". Just because Apple doesn't make machines for them, doesn't mean they don't exist. |
Which was why I said that anyone willing to buy a low end PC should be a perfect candidate for a used or refurbished PowerMac.
And we should also not exaggerate the market importance of
gamers and hobbyists to Apple. These consumers are almost unnoticeable to Apple's bottom line. And more importantly, these consumers tend not to be loyal (the clones showed that).
I, personally, wouldn't be caught dead buying a
new PowerMac... or a
new PC tower for that matter. New computers are worse than new cars as an investment. The moment you buy a new computer you've lost a large chunk of your investment. Which in turn is why a used PowerMac is an ideal investment, someone has already paid for the initial cost and usually has already dealt with any
new system issues.
But all of this is beyond the point... Apple makes these systems. Period.
If you don't like the price (which I don't), then buy something else or look for other options (like used or refurbished systems). But don't pretend like Apple doesn't make expandable systems. The last time Apple's product line was without an expandable Mac was back in 1987 (before the release of the Macintosh II).
And I think fantasizing about Apple changing their product structure (which has work very well for them) just because of a change of processor is also a little unrealistic. When Apple did make consumer expandable systems, Apple ended up with inventory that they couldn't move.