Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 12th Sep 2004 07:33 UTC
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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> I say, they simply don't want a cheap (and headless) machine, they want high-priced nice shiny stuff.
>Please, not another "need a headless Mac", the cheapskates you're targeting are computer morons,
id be quite happy with an _expensive_ headless mac (as long as it was small and silent). like someone else here said, put an eMac into a Cube case without the monitor an id gladly pay the same price. better yet, put a base model G5 iMac into a Cube case without any monitor and id pay the same price. yes, i'd gladly pay $1300ish for a G5 Cube. i dont even need a kick ass graphics card (those unfortunately often have on card fans).
i own a 2Ghz G5 Powermac. love it except for its size and the 9800 Pro fan (ugh i never would have upgraded if i knew there was an on card fan)
now, i understand that not many people are as insane about size and noise as i am, but there are many. they are called 'city dwellers' who dont have a den, office, or basement. people who are lucky to have a second bedroom to put computers into. thats why anything that sells in tokyo has to be the size of a thimble even if it costs 8 times as much.
also, you cant tell me that steve cant at least cut the price of that model to $1000. perhaps as low as $800. at that price, id get 2. so wanting a headless mac doesnt make me a cheapskate. i just want that form factor. (btw i agree with steve that expandability for home users isnt that important. but it would be nice to be able to upgrade existing parts.)
on the other hand, to all the people who think that apples stuff is too expensive, there are many many people to whom money is not the limiting factor. look at all the folks who drop $300-$500 on a device that does nothing but play music. double that for a full computer is nothing.
there are also many people who realize that their time is worth money. building their own machine is simply too expensive when their own time is factored in. for alot of people, 4 hours building a machine is equivalent to $400-$1200. and it would take most of these people way more than 4 hours. its more efficient to bill a client an extra hour or two and buy prebuilt.