Like Minds

I'm glad to see that the Computer Press are of the same opinion as me.

Apple's announcement that they are to switch their entire range of computers over to Intel processors is all well and good but it's bound to have an immediate effect to their hardware sales between now and when the first Intel machines roll off the lines this time next year.

Personally, I want a Mac mini for various reasons such as gaining experience in the OSX operating system, the bundled software, the sheer loveliness of the design etc. If, as I suspect, Apple will be forced to cut prices to keep sales ticking over then I'll be first in line for a bargain. However, if I was a hardline Mac user then you'd have to think long and hard about shelling out for an, effectively, obsolete PowerPC based machine.

Even if Apple don't resort to discounting prices on their existing range the impact on second hand prices will be noticeable when the new computers launch. Something to keep an eye on methinks.