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kretara
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2005-05-03, 20:19

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Originally Posted by oldmacfan
You want a PowerMac, not a mini...
Um...no.

I have a powermac at home and I want something smaller and quiter for home use, BUT I want the machine to be somewhat upgradeable (RAM, HD and Video Card). No, I do not want an AIO. I have 3 machines at home and they all need to share the same monitor.

Apple seems to be stuck in the mindset that only "Pro's" want to add stuff to their computer. Thats way off the mark. I've talked to quite a few people who were interested in switching but would not because of the AIO stuff that Apple puts out. These people just wanted to add extra firewire/usb ports or an sata card. In order to do that they had to jump up to a huge, fairly expensive machine (powermac). None of them were prepared to make that jump. I can't blame them.
There is no reason why Apple can't have a non-pro desktop that is not an AIO and has room for 1 or 2 pci slots plus easially upgradeable HD's, RAM and optical drives.
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