On Fri, 16 May 2008 01:03:31 -0400, ZnU <znu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In article <9vbn24hgijvrrrjn5oncad6vk4tbmkkled@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Mayor of R'lyeh <mayor.of.rlyeh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 00:58:50 -0400, ZnU <znu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
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>> > Apple could make the
>> > thing a fair bit cheaper by just making it a bit larger, so it
wouldn't
>> > have to use laptop RAM and optical & hard drives.
>>
>> The 'parts are expensive' excuse for Apple's pricing has been blown
>> out of the water more times than the French Navy. Its especially hard
>> to justify this now that everybody uses the same parts. There are PC
>> laptops with similar features to the Mini for less money which makes
>> your argument obviously not true.
>
>As I said, the Mac mini is not particularly competitive at the moment
>because it hasn't been refreshed in a long time.
It won't matter if they stuff the latest and greatest in it tomorrow
so long as they price it several hundred dollars above what a
comparable PC can be had for. That's my point. Its not the raw dollar
amount or the specs. Its the combination of the two that leads to
value.
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