When will Apple get any respect?

[pyroboy]

Apple's biggest problem is price point. You can get a complete Dell system for around $499.00. The closest thing Apple has in that price range is $799 for an eMac and that's not even close.

Even though the eMac is a great computer, if you don't know much and are comparing specs, the Dell seems to beat the Mac in every category.

[Go3iverson]

It's a valid point. Apple does make up a lot of ground and you go up the pricing scale. I mean, 1999.00 for the 1.6GHz system is eh, but 2999.00 for the dual 2.0GHz with that huge drive, extra ram, PCI-X, etc is much more attractive!

[AnimuS]

Originally posted by Pengu
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thanks for clairfying its seems MisterMe didnt understand...

[chevy]

Originally posted by pyroboy
Apple's biggest problem is price point. You can get a complete Dell system for around $499.00. The closest thing Apple has in that price range is $799 for an eMac and that's not even close.

Even though the eMac is a great computer, if you don't know much and are comparing specs, the Dell seems to beat the Mac in every category.

I don't know who you define that the Dell beats the eMac in every category (HD ? Noise ? Space used ? Processor ? RAM ? Included SW ?) but it definitely beats it on price which is the very first point for a lowest cost machine.

[ApeintheShell]

innovate -
To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize.

gaming -
Evasive, trifling, or manipulative behavior

Microsoft -
The new Evil Empire (the old one was IBM). The
basic complaints are, as formerly with IBM, that (a) their system
designs are horrible botches, (b) we can't get source to fix them,
and (c) they throw their weight around a lot.

Sony RS320 Desktop - A product designed to imitate the qualities or characteristics of something.

Arden-
An unincorporated city of north-central California, a residential suburb of Sacramento. Population: 49,130.

poser-
a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not

USB -
Before March 1996 Intel started to integrate the necessary
logic into PC chip sets and encourage other manufacturers
to do likewise. It was widely available by 1997. Later
versions of Windows 95 included support for it. It was
standard on Macintosh computers in 1999.

[ApeintheShell]

cheap -
Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive.

Charging low prices: a cheap restaurant.




Obtainable at a low rate of interest. Used especially of money.


Devalued, as in buying power: cheap dollars.




Achieved with little effort: a cheap victory; cheap laughs.


Of or considered of small value: in wartime, when life was cheap.


Of poor quality; inferior: a cheap pc.

[Arden]

Yes, I've been to Arden Fair Mall, saw Minority Report there. When I thought up "Arden Shik" for my online persona, I had little or no idea that Arden was the name of other stuff, but it's not like I care that much.

Pyroboy: Post the specs for this cheapo depo Dell and the eMac, and I'll tell you which has superior specs and is, therefore, superior (not counting the OS).

[Aeronyth]

Superiority doesn't matter in all cases, it's just the image of the price. Any average family can go to Circuit City, or Best Buy, etc., and walk out the door with a computer that cost 500 dollars. Why should they spend 1,299 for that iMac?

As most of us know, the iMac is worth it (well, it's a tad bit overpriced, but..) and it has way better features than the $500 Compaq, but, to a lot of people, it doesn't matter. They just need a computer, that gets on the internet, and prints things. Which can be easily done in Windows. Keep in mind that alot of people don't have the slightest clue about Apple computers, and with states like MN, having 1 apple store...they aren't likely to find out much about Apple. That $500 system looks pretty nice to them.