[dennisw]

“”You can buy a PC for $400, while the cheapest Mac is over a thousand.....

This will get you a nice LCD monitor plus a PC with Windows7
One that is great for 90% of computer users

Apple has snob appeal and overkill. More computer that what 90% of users need. I know this elderly couple that is on the internet 2 hours a week but have a blazing fast DSL connection because that is what they were sold on. OVERKILL here

I told them they could save $20/month by getting slower DSL. But they ain't listening

[Spktyr]

They already *have* LCD monitors and all the hardware. The Mac mini is designed to be a one for one swapout for the PC itself in an existing system.

The point is that the A&E CIO thinks that ‘the cheapest Mac is over a thousand’ which just is not true.

[Tribune7]

If the budget is the issue this refurb with monitor for $169.95 would be fine for those who just want web and word-type stuff.

And for Father's Day I got Dad a Dell Inspiron (15-inch) laptop running Ubuntu for $350.

[savedbygrace]

Darn those greedy Americans who buy more than they need. They probably have more money than they need, too.

The government ought to do something about those people.

</sarcasm>