What makes a Switcher switch?
let's put all real, false, vague or clear rumors aside and ponder the question:
"What specs do Macs need from a switcher's point of view?"
It seems a lot of switchers found the lack of MHz not a problem already, but what about when you want to double your marketshare?
Wouldn't Apple want machines that compare favorable to PC's when you see the just specs, like you might see in a store?
It would seem reasonable for Apple to forget about debunking the MHz myth, which they have been feeding with the deepening of the pipelines in current G4's themselves.
To compare to PC's Macs would need:
- 2Ghz+ (either one or more processors).
- fast mobo
- DDR ram
- 54mb Airport
- DVD+RW (?)
- killer high end graphics
- multibutton and scrolling mouse
In order to win, Macs could use:
- dual display support across the board (like it is now)
- drawing tablets standard across the board (apparently not wacom)
- killer case.
The current case was introduced in january 1999. It is ancient. It is loud. it is huge. it does not match the TiBook and xServe. Dunno about the specs, but another QS case would most certainly make my money stay in my pocket.
BTW. sure am curious about what kind of advertisments we will be getting in Europe...
"What specs do Macs need from a switcher's point of view?"
It seems a lot of switchers found the lack of MHz not a problem already, but what about when you want to double your marketshare?
Wouldn't Apple want machines that compare favorable to PC's when you see the just specs, like you might see in a store?
It would seem reasonable for Apple to forget about debunking the MHz myth, which they have been feeding with the deepening of the pipelines in current G4's themselves.
To compare to PC's Macs would need:
- 2Ghz+ (either one or more processors).
- fast mobo
- DDR ram
- 54mb Airport
- DVD+RW (?)
- killer high end graphics
- multibutton and scrolling mouse
In order to win, Macs could use:
- dual display support across the board (like it is now)
- drawing tablets standard across the board (apparently not wacom)
- killer case.
The current case was introduced in january 1999. It is ancient. It is loud. it is huge. it does not match the TiBook and xServe. Dunno about the specs, but another QS case would most certainly make my money stay in my pocket.
BTW. sure am curious about what kind of advertisments we will be getting in Europe...
Comments
lower prices
better resolution screens
BTW, considering that the existing switchers are falling in love with iBooks, I don't think specs are the main issue...