[bryanthompson]

I think it was just sarcasm... anything can fail, but... Apple controls their hardware so strictly that it's not like you're getting a cheap power supply, like you will with any other winders box. Why are computers so cheap now? You can get a whole box from emachines or dell for $299! The reason is usually they don't give much room for expansion, and the powersupply is underpowered and the gfx are cranked waaay down, etc. Apple doesn't turn things down or go cheap to sell more.

It's really crazy to me, becuase Apple is run by total lefties, even Algore is on their board of directors. Following the leftie logic, you'd think they would be trying to produce the cheapest computers possible, so they could help those who don't have one move into the information age... yet they aim for the highest quality and are the most expensive.

I always wanted to build a mini-itx computer in a full-size case with a window, but hide all of the guts of the computer along the edges... then put a hampster in there with a wheel. It'd be freakin' hilarious, and I'm sure it's been done... those creative nerds anyhow. Where am I going with this, I don't know.