Star Bringing the Apple to the Masses - Revisited
Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 12th Sep 2004 07:33 UTC
Apple Fourteen months ago I wrote an editorial, suggesting that Apple should create an ultra cheap machine to battle the PC world. On that article, I suggested some specs for the hypothetical "Strawberry" computer. As technology is moving on fast, I am now updating these specs. To get the idea though, please make sure you read last year's article before you read on this one.
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RE: $299
by Eugenia on Sun 12th Sep 2004 08:37 UTC

I got a 1.3 GHz AMD Duron PC with 128 MB of RAM and CD-ROM for $199 (all the rest parts were the same, I even got more USB 2.0 ports (6) and Linare Linux Professional on that PC). Add a DVD-ROM instead of a CD-ROM (for $8 more in wholesale), 128 MB more RAM (about $20-25 more) and there you go. This IBM G3 is not any better really than the AMD Duron 1.3 GHz (which has SSE support, so it's on the same league as that G3).

So yeah. Such a Mac could be designed, and Apple could make an extra $60 than a PC maker would do for an equivelant PC.