Apple’s whole business plan is built around a high-value, high-technology proposition. Like any person, you don’t judge a company by its words, but by its actions. It was a Mac designed to exploit the huge interest in Apple’s products generated by the hugely successful iPod, a Mac for PC switchers. In use, the fact is that Apple’s most affordable Mac betrays how little the company cares for value-conscious customers - even though the little device helped it grab a nice chunk of PC market share when it was originally introduced. ![]() ![]() (The latter being fast, responsive, portable, and capable of handling modern multimedia standards and useful for a fast-growing range of productivity tasks.) Though Mac mini still has some use as a Mac server, or as a gateway Mac drug for PC switchers, when it comes to more intensive work you’ll inevitably choose a higher-end Mac or an iOS device. ![]() And while you may have all these things somewhere in your home, the cold reality is that the existing model is completely outclassed by the entry-level iPad in performance terms. A Mac for under $500 is still a really attractive choice for many in the market for a new computer, and Apple certainly sells lots of these to people who don’t want the best Mac but still want a Mac.
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