Apple Introduces $499 Mac, $99 iPod

[NirvanaMan]

There are plenty of PC's already on the market from name brand guys like Dell for $499 or even less that also include a monitor and keyboard etc...

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

There are plenty of PC's already on the market from name brand guys like Dell for $499 or even less that also include a monitor and keyboard etc...

I understand that, but I guess what I'm trying to say is this:

From my experiences, quite a few people seemed to have been affected by the last few major viruses, my mother included. I have never suggested to my mom that she get a Mac, and she came up to me just the other week, and said "Erica, I think my next computer is going to be a Mac. I'm tired of watching out for every little virus, and my computer hasn't really ever recovered."

While I gently let her know that I run virus checks on my Mac at least 2-3 times a week, we talked about it, and I actually had her stick it out a little longer. The $499 Mac is perfect for someone in her shoes.

She didn't need the investment of a Mac, even though eMacs and most iMacs aren't too expensive. That's your market for the Mac mini. Someone who wants to give it a try.

However, I'm still not going to jump and have her rush to get a Mac. I'm not into pushing people into doing something. I'd like to see her with one, but no push, no rush.