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Re: The X1000 will be > $2,225
« on: June 20, 2010, 08:32:04 PM »
Quote from: amiga92570;565776
who is the target audience?


And this right here folks, is where the problem is.

It's too expensive for the hobby market, and completely outclassed by pro workstation/gaming laptops in the same price bracket.

I'm sure Trevor is a nice guy and everything I read about him suggests that. But I really think he has failed to do his homework on this one.

There was a fella that came on here a few months back regarding a possible PPC based system, he ran for the hills when he actually went out and made enquiries about a potential market for the product, even if it offered PPC Linux that wasn't nearly enough of a draw for folk.
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Re: The X1000 will be > $2,225
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2010, 12:41:37 AM »
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Amazing, that can run OS4.1-2?


From what Trevor was saying, it was highly questionable that the X1000 could either - as they said that was the first time it had ever booted on that hardware...

The question then becomes: Does OS4 offer enough incentive over and above something that can run UAE/Amithlon and OS3.9 as fast if not faster for a fraction of the cost? Hell even MorphOS running on a £40 eMac suddenly becomes a serious issue if you absolutely must have next gen software.

For a very select few that answer will be yes, I must have OS4, but even with this the X1000 has to compete against both the Sam440 and 460.

No matter how you try to paint it, the X1000 is in a very very weak position.

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Fail to see how this has anything to do with the topic, you can not compare a PC to an X1000.


It has everything to do with the topic and the only reason you might fail to see it is if you're a zealot.

This machine is aimed at a hobbyist marketplace but at a cost usually associated with professional tools such as workstations. As a result you have anyone other than a zealot who will naturally compare what they would be getting with other offerings in the marketplace. In that light the X1000 compares very, very poorly.

Quote from: F0LLETT;565956
I should really take my own advise and not bother posting (pointless).


When your position is as weak as yours is... I agree.
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