PPC vs x86 is pretty much a no brainer. PPC is a better architecture, overall. The cost of the chips also isn't much of a problem, although supply can be an issue, which does affect price.
My problem is with the system architecture. Having a high-end PPC sounds really sweet, but having to shell out hundreds of dollars just for a motherboard that supports PC standards several years old is not my taste. The only PPC systems I've seen that are competitive with any modern x86 PC are Macs, and even then, you're paying a big premium. Just tell me a Mac tower doesn't get it's butt kicked by a PC roughly half the cost.
One of the computers I use at work is a Sun workstation (I presume it is 10 years old). If it breaks down, it costs over $2,000 to have it replaced. It's attached to an 8 year old 8.5x11 scanner, too, which is about the same size as a modern 12x18 scanner. The quality of the scans is awful, and if it breaks, a replacement is $1,200. That's the world of low-volume hardware. I really don't understand why my boss bought the damn thing. He gets all kinds of stuff I tell him NOT to buy. :angry:
I still think a proprietary x86 system would have been a better platform for the Amiga, but of course there's no point bringing it up, now.
