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From a marketing perspective, you have to wonder what sort of dilution effect this would have on the Apple brand. Apple is (generally) known for producing high
by maerek 16y ago
From a marketing perspective, you have to wonder what sort of dilution effect this would have on the Apple brand. Apple is (generally) known for producing high quality products with plenty of power underneath the hood. The introduction of cheaper, slower performing chips to create a sub-tier of macbooks, etc., doesn't really gel with the current Apple brand image.
- wisty 16y agoApple is already running C2D on the MacBookPro (13 inch) and iMac (all but the top tier 27 inch). They could find great replacements in AMD's line-up for a lot less. Nothing as good as an i7, and I've heard that TPD is a bit high, but AMD chips are fine if you don't want bleeding edge performance.
- maerek 16y agoBut that's the problem - most Apple consumers don't need bleeding edge performance, but the brand is known for having high quality components in their products. Perhaps AMD could find a socket in the Mac Mini, which is already positioned as a low-cost starter machine.