So obviously a machine up to Merlin's standards is within the reach of the average consumer today . Also, you might remember that Merlin won't actually be available to the people buying these computers for at least 3 months. Personally, I don't think so. Yes Merlin will require some potent machinery, but that is the price of powerful toys. As unfortunate as it may be, this is just a fact of life.
Powerful features require powerful hardware.
And they should do less complaining when IBM offers such powerful features without charging extra for them. If you don't have the hardware now, it's likely only a few hundred dollars away. We welcome your suggestions .