Comments
Comment by gummi:
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I agree about the wait and see attitude. Right now, my first impressions are fairly negative.
Lack of RAM: I can’t figure out why Apple insists on 256 MB of RAM on their entry level machines. Sure, it helps the profit margins, but 256 MB for OS X is slow-as-all-hell. 512 MB at a bare minimum is the way they should go.
Graphics card: the graphic card on this machine is a bit shabby. One can’t upgrade very easily. I guess if folks really need the extra power they could go for a PowerMac. For myself, I don’t particularly fancy a huge beast for the graphics capability I would like.
Comment by ssp:
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I agree that the lack of memory is a real problem.
Not only because of the added cost but also because of the potential customer dissatisfaction. How many people don’t even think about upgrading RAM? They won’t see OSX at its best as a consequence.
In addition, look at the RAM vs. VRAM ratio: it is 4:1. Compare that to my LC III (4MB:512KB), my PowerMac 8200 (16MB:1MB) and my Powerbook (128MB:8MB), all in their original configurations. This suggests that the ration should be between 8 and 16.
À propos graphics – I don’t mind the ‘bad’ chip. I probably don’t care. As long as it can do all the nice new Quartz magic it should be fine. Gaming buffs won’t buy the machine anyway. And the VRAM amount is right, having in mind Quartz Extreme and so on, giving another hint that there really should be more memory.
