12-30-2008, 03:59 PM
Why?
Because it's becoming less about "Apple style" and more about what
a growing niche of Apple customers want in a Mac: namely flexibility,
and upgrade-friendly options when it comes to swapping out components
like video cards. Apple keeps things like this locked down in the MacPro.
The options are few to none. "Better hardware" is a subjective term - I've
seen more modern macs fail lately than those from the late 90's. Not to say
all modern macs are unreliable, just stating that there is no absolute winner
when it comes to hardware reliability.
If I can get near-MacPro performance for $1000 less, and still run Leopard,
guess what? I'm in. I don't care what the case looks like, it'll be under the
desk anyway.
Because it's becoming less about "Apple style" and more about what
a growing niche of Apple customers want in a Mac: namely flexibility,
and upgrade-friendly options when it comes to swapping out components
like video cards. Apple keeps things like this locked down in the MacPro.
The options are few to none. "Better hardware" is a subjective term - I've
seen more modern macs fail lately than those from the late 90's. Not to say
all modern macs are unreliable, just stating that there is no absolute winner
when it comes to hardware reliability.
If I can get near-MacPro performance for $1000 less, and still run Leopard,
guess what? I'm in. I don't care what the case looks like, it'll be under the
desk anyway.