1.   Acquisition of More Resources Acquisition of a faster processor or larger memory would involve replacement of the mainframe.

2.   Cheaper memory, faster processors, and larger storage devices, come on to the Market with increasing rapidity.

3.   Demands for faster processors with larger memory to run newer applications software are increasing.

4.   And any computer gamer can tell you that a fast video card often can do more to increase performance that adding a faster processor.

5.   Apple customers will be able to customize their purchase, to add features like more memory or a faster processor.

6.   Apple, which is based in Cupertino, Calif., has been cutting prices on existing Macintosh models as it readies new machines with faster processors.

7.   A faster processor is more adept at manipulating graphics or displaying multimedia presentations, but even the slowest Pentium processor will run any software program.

8.   A faster processor is nice, but more memory is mandatory.

9.   Adding more desktop features, faster processors and so on has also increased the appetite for power.

10.   All the new models offer faster processors and bigger hard drives, of course.