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Re: mac sales down

Glorb
SubjectRe: mac sales down
FromGlorb
Date05/15/2008 21:29 (05/15/2008 14:29)
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"Glorb" <Glorb@orb.com>stated in post 58f96$482c7afa$31261@news.teranews.com on 5/15/08 11:03 AM:

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Glorb
IOW, if Edwin had bought a Mac Mini, he would have found his assessment of it too generous. He would have had made a $600-$800 mistake. ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Mayor Of R'lyeh
That depends entirely upon how much this Edwin of which you speak values the things the Mini does offer. If he puts a premium on the form factor then he might have found it a great bargain. However if he were basing his judgement on the machine's specs then he would have been greatly disappointed.

Glorb
Who is the form factor important to, and why?

Snit
If the computer will be used as part of an entertainment center,

Inadequate for the task.

if it will be moved a lot,

Get a notebook computer instead.

if it will be a part of a lab

Inadequate for the task.

where you want to be able to easily lock it down and position it, etc.

Larger computers can be locked down easily. In fact, if theft is your concern, you're probably better off without a computer that fits in somebody's pocket.

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