[Ti] Apple defends new PowerBooks' lack of L3 cache

[Terry Houle]

I think you are right on. Apple should not assume the POWERbook is for 
the average user.  Otherwise why  buy a POWERbook?

trh
On Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 08:42  PM, b wrote:

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>>>>  Internally, Apple has recognized that the lack of an L3 cache may 
>>>> be
>>>>  an issue with some buyers. In fact sheets on the new PowerBooks 
>>>> that
>>>>  the company provided to sales reps in the field, the issue was
>>>>  raised, but Apple defended the omission, calling L3 cache 
>>>> unnecessary.
>
> What kills me here, is how does Apple figure that the average G4 
> PowerBook buyer has priorities along the lines of email, browsing and 
> typing? Sure, we all do that, but if those were my price-point 
> objectives I could run a used PB 150 or a Dell, even. Or, am I way off 
> here? I run Photoshop, VPC, Final Cut Pro, and high-end audio apps (on 
> location, when biz is good), so I am limited to my own 
> needs/perspectives... still 2 to 5 grand for a 'web-surfer' seems a 
> bit decadent somehow.
>
> ~flipper
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Terry Houle
using a Mac
http://houle.us