The new iMac Options

[Hartmann]

http://www.apple.com/imac/

I have to say, I think the brushed metal looks cool but I don't like the black around the screen.

The new keyboard looks pretty sweet but I wonder how sturdy it will be.

[FORSAKENR320]

i look at owning a mac the same way i look at owning a monster truck.

sure, they are powerful, but you can't use them for anything at all except their intended purpose. so why waste the money?

[Hartmann]

i look at owning a mac the same way i look at owning a monster truck.

sure, they are powerful, but you can't use them for anything at all except their intended purpose. so why waste the money?

I use mine everyday just as I would a Windows PC. I am lost as to what "their intended purpose" is. Are you referring to the old days where everyone thought that Macs were for people doing graphics?

My mom went into the Apple Store on her own and was impressed. She uses Thunderbird on a PC and asked if it would work on a Mac, I told her yes. She asked if Word would work on a Mac, again, yes. She is thinking of buying a lower end iMac or Macbook and dumping her desktop PC.

What do you do on your PC that you can't do on a Mac?

[impala454]

What do you do on your PC that you can't do on a Mac?

use Visual Studio.

Not to be facetious, but I'm sick of hearing this question, so how about this one: What do you do on your Mac that cannot be done on a PC? (for a lot less money no doubt)

[Hartmann]

use Visual Studio.

Not to be facetious, but I'm sick of hearing this question, so how about this one: What do you do on your Mac that cannot be done on a PC? (for a lot less money no doubt)

I cannot edit movies (full blown films) on a "cheaper" PC.

I also cannot find a Windows laptop with Firewire 800 unless I get it built ($$$)

Oh, and I can use Visual Studio when I dual boot. The fact that lately I haven't used Visual Studio makes this unnecessary. Just as I am sure you don't edit movies all the time.

Also, there is something to say about the .9" thick MacBook Pro, the fact that it is so thin helps in travel as it does not take a lot of space up in my bag (and it's not that heavy).

Just like you are sick of hearing the question, I am sick of hearing people knock Macs because of their price. Price a similar PC to the $1499 iMac and let's see how even they come out.

[impala454]

I cannot edit movies (full blown films) on a "cheaper" PC.

I guarandamntee you you can edit full blown films just fine on an equally priced PC

I also cannot find a Windows laptop with Firewire 800 unless I get it built ($$$)

$100 = $$$?

Oh, and I can use Visual Studio when I dual boot. The fact that lately I haven't used Visual Studio makes this unnecessary. Just as I am sure you don't edit movies all the time.

Well with a PC you don't have to reboot into some other OS to use it.

Also, there is something to say about the .9" thick MacBook Pro, the fact that it is so thin helps in travel as it does not take a lot of space up in my bag (and it's not that heavy).

I see two laptops on the apple site, both show 1" and 5.4 and 6.8 lbs. There are plenty of PC notebooks that will fit at or very close to that. If you come back and start talking about how much 1/4" makes a difference, this conversation will simply end in roffling.

Just like you are sick of hearing the question, I am sick of hearing people knock Macs because of their price. Price a similar PC to the $1499 iMac and let's see how even they come out.

with pleasure:

iMac $1607.68 ($1499.00 + 108.68 tax)
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1 GB 667MHz DDR2 (1 stick)
320 GB 7200 RPM HD
8x DVDRW
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256MB
audio? doesn't say... I assume some kinda speakers built in?
20" LCD
Mouse, KB, Mac OSX blah blah etc etc
1 yr warranty (can call or bring in to any apple store)

Dell XPS 410 $1545 (free shipping no tax)
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB 667MHz DDR2 (2 sticks)
320 GB 7200 RPM SATA HD
16x DVDRW
nVidia GeForce 8600 GT DDR3 256 MB
7.1 audio
22" Widescreen LCD
13 in 1 media card reader
Mouse, KB, Windows Vista blah blah etc etc
3 year in home warranty (for $62 more they'll even cover accidents)

Comparison
CPU - same
RAM - Dell has twice as much
HD - same
DVDRW - Dell is twice as fast
Video Card - up for grabs I guess... I'd say they're probably pretty even, although personally I think they both suck
-Apple (Radeon 2600 pro, retail price $99) Clock = 600MHz, Mem Bandwidth = 12.8 GB/s
-Dell (GeForce 8600 GT, retail price $150) Clock = 540MHz, Mem Bandwidth = 22.4 GB/s
Audio - Dell = 7.1 output, comes w/2 speakers (attachable to panel).
Monitor - Dell, 2 extra inches (heh insert cock jokes here)
KB - personal preference, but the dell kb is definitely bigger, the mac one looks like a damn notebook kb. (carpal tunnel anybody?)
OS - blah blah personal prefs
Warranty - Dell is 2 years longer, all in home, don't have to go anywhere or ship anything.
Price - Dell is $62.68 cheaper