Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

--- Kamm Schreiner <kamm@...> wrote:
> The bottom line is that I don't think it is going to
create a lot of
> "switchers". I don't really think it will be a hot
seller. But I've been
wrong before. ;)

At the $500 price point, it isn't so much about value
for money as it is just about affordability.  Sure,
you can get slightly more computer for your money,
although you'll have to run windows or linux, but 
there is finally an affordable mac, which is the whole
point.  I know lots of people who, upon mention of the
mac, talk about how they'd like one but can't afford
one.  When spending $3K on a computer, you want the
best value for money and you want it to last a long
time without needing upgrade.  At $500, those same
requirements just aren't there.

And it can only be a matter of time before someone
(maybe even apple?) makes a box with the same form
factor, containing a 300GB 7200RPM hard drive, has 4
firewire and 4 USB 2.0 ports on the FRONT, a digital
audio 5.1 audio out on the back, and maybe a card
reader, too.  Just stack it under your Mac mini, just 
like the monstrous old 20MB hard drive I had under my
Mac SE back in the day.  With really well thought out
accessories (and god knows, apple never have those!),
the Mac mini becomes quite compelling, in my opinion.

In the end, however, for someone who uses their
computer a lot, OS X is worth a small fortune compared
to windows. Sure, XP has gotten better, but my parents
still call me with computer problems on a weekly
basis, and the problem is still almost always due to
poor interface and/or compatibility issues.  OS X is
actually worth paying for, while XP is just something
you put up with.

--sam




		
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