Apple Goes Intel...

[Vintage Computer Festival]

On Thu, 9 Jun 2005, Cameron Kaiser wrote:

> > Just ask my Dual Athlon MP -- 4 years old, and my Apple friend begrudgingly
> > admits that the hardware is *more* bulletproof than his.
> >
> > Oh, and don't ask him about *both* of his Dual G5's that he had to send
> > back to Apple for a full refund as they were unstable as get-all.
>
> n=1. For another n=1, try my folks, who have had no problems with the dual
> 2.5GHz G5 they use for video work. Or for an n=2, my husband-and-wife friends
> who have his'n'hers dual 1.8s.
>
> > [ He still loves his iMac and iBook, tho. Personally, with the exception
> > that Apple forgot 2 buttons for the pointing device, the laptop impressed
> > me, too. They still don't have the battery life of my Crusoe based laptop,
> > let alone my Model 200! ]
>
> Macs use two button mice just fine, without any drivers. I'm using one
> right now.
>
> Also, your Crusoe laptop is apples to oranges without knowing the specs.
>
> Your point is taken about the options for quiet/small form factor PCs, but
> have you looked inside a mini? Or compared a mini with (spit) a Shuttle?
> The mini *is* smaller, and IMHO does run cooler and quieter. My friends with
> Shuttles either complain about heat instability, or put a case cooler in
> them (defeating the purpose).

Wow, a full-scale old-school BBS-style platform flame war is breaking out.
Get the kids so they can see what it was like in the olden days :)

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