flyfish29 said:
I do see the point the original poster made about an inbetween, but I would think most people that want more computing than an iMac would want the power and flexibility of a MacPro. Remember, most of us at MacRumors are not "most people". Unfortunately for us Apple needs to cater to a general public with their product offerings somewhat and can only focus on a few niches at once.
Well, I think you're forgetting about a HUGE market of people that is growing rapidly each day. I am talking about the "Prosumer".
Most of our geeky, annoying PC bretheren are Prosumers, and I would venture than most MacRumours readers are as well.
I for instance am one. I have a regular 9-5, boring, but it pays the bills. In my spare time, I like to dabble in digital photography, and digital video. Both of these, especially the later, require something more than a Mini, but less than a MacPro. The iMac won't fit the bill, because I like having choice in monitors, and ability to have more internal drives for RAID.
I'm not putting out the next blockbuster in Hollywood, and my photowork won't be shown in a magazine near you, so I don't need a Mac Pro.
I've sold my G4 and G5 towers in the previous months leading up to WWDC because I was anticipating a lower-end machine (read: costs less) that would suit my purposes. Now it looks like I'll have to pick up a used dual G5 on eBay until Apple gets their head on straight, or go build myself a PC for $1200 (*the crowd gasps*)... Unfortunately for Apple, I've been forced to consider the "dark side" and have come to learn that Windows isn't all that bad.