Posts by MacTac

Quote: Originally Posted by rnb2 The thing you're missing, I think, even when you have some valid points, is that a modular approach is better when the vast majority of purchasers don't need more power than is available in a small,...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 I'm not sure if that means an iMac or a Mini though, I'd really like an XMac. Here XMac means a desktop with a discrete GPU and some sort of storage expansion capability. I wish you really...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 It is almost as if Apple wants the Mini to fail. It is pretty amazing that Mini sells as well as it does considering Apples attitude. We can only hope that an update is near, Mini could get the...

I was at the Apple store in Austin at The Domain yesterday and they didn't even have one mini on display. They had the Apple TV next to the Mac Pro. Makes me wonder if an update is in the cards or not.

Quote: Originally Posted by rnb2 If Apple changes the line as you describe, all desktop buyers will be free to mix and match as they like. This would be a problem for Apple, as they'd really like you to buy their monitor, but there's...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 However for many users that is just too much of a machine for their needs. Easy serviceability and minimal expandability is all that they really need. Yes. For those of us that already have a...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 What we are really talking about is a machine that is positioned someplace between a Mini and a Mac Pro. Hear, Hear!! Bravo, Bravo. Now if only Apple could be convinced I would no longer have this...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Well GPU wise that is why I've promoted XMac over the years. The other goal with XMac is to have user expandability for storage and at least one I/O card slot. I'm not really all that concerned...

Quote: Originally Posted by FloorJack Gosh and they let the spammers right in. Finally able to post. Now Apple can get busy with future hardware I want.

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 So this brings us to XMac which in your case would allow for any type of monitor. It is the biggest gap in Apples current lineup of Macs. That is a machine that offers up midrange performance and...