Comment Re:mod parent up (Score 1) 223
As I've commented elsewhere in this thread, the eMac is mainly meant as a cheap Mac that can be sold to schools, as in K-12 schools, not colleges or universities. The eMac will do just fine for almost anything you need in that setting or situation. Websurfing, basic digital imaging, paper-writing, etc... It's not meant to be a game box or anything else. I am guessing that any eMac Apple sells to home users or businesses is just gravy and not expected.
Compared to a similarly-equipped PC, the eMac isn't a bad deal. Comparing it to your $400 stripped-down box isn't fair, as a stripped down Mac is not the same animal is your typical integrated-everything cheap DOS box.
While I don't necessarily agree with Apples overall product/pricing strategy, it's obvious that they aim the iMacs at general home users and the PowerMacs at power users and businesses. And it's also obvious that Apple either doesn't give a rip about, or has decided to not really compete in the gaming market.
The G4 chip *may* be inadequate for high-end video games and heavy-duty digital imaging, etc. However, saying that a 1.25 Ghz chip is outdated may come as a surprise to Linux/BSD/*nix users all around the globe. Sure, an Intel CPU at that speed may groan while trying to run XP and modern games, but that is more an indictment of the OS than the CPU.
Compared to a similarly-equipped PC, the eMac isn't a bad deal. Comparing it to your $400 stripped-down box isn't fair, as a stripped down Mac is not the same animal is your typical integrated-everything cheap DOS box.
While I don't necessarily agree with Apples overall product/pricing strategy, it's obvious that they aim the iMacs at general home users and the PowerMacs at power users and businesses. And it's also obvious that Apple either doesn't give a rip about, or has decided to not really compete in the gaming market.
The G4 chip *may* be inadequate for high-end video games and heavy-duty digital imaging, etc. However, saying that a 1.25 Ghz chip is outdated may come as a surprise to Linux/BSD/*nix users all around the globe. Sure, an Intel CPU at that speed may groan while trying to run XP and modern games, but that is more an indictment of the OS than the CPU.
