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| Thread ID: 75773 | 2007-01-09 23:19:00 | iPHONE | rogerp (6864) | PC World Chat |
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| 514477 | 2007-01-12 08:45:00 | And to think, The Mac spin was enough to get me interested. Yes, but for that you get a comp that 'just works' I actually feel sad for those *cool* people who are so suckered by the spin to fork out on those hunks of bland over priced plastic. Unfortunately Metla it's like religion to them... and there's none so blind as those that refuse to see :( |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 514478 | 2007-01-12 09:01:00 | Well, I suppose the PDF version would be 'super slim' :thumbs: And what is with these Mac maniacs all of a sudden? It's like Steve Jobs gets on a stage and it's the Second Coming :horrified Nah, that happened back in 1997 when old Stevie boy returned to Apple with NeXT OS under his belt and set Jonathan Ive (CBE) to design the G3 iMac. Some of you PC types are just a little bit slow on the uptake. ;) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 514479 | 2007-01-12 09:03:00 | I just thought bugger it, If Macs are so well priced as claimed earlier I'll go and buy one . And what do I see?, for $2700 you get an ugly poorly speced comp thats intergrated into the monitor with next to zero configuration options . all they let you do is select limited slightly higher spec components for outragous prices . Do you have any idea what you can get for $2700? It costs an additional $1400 to bump the ram upto 3gb:thumbs: . You have to pay over four and a half grand for a comp in a case, and the base model in that line has 2 cpu's . Great rig for proffesional video editing no doubt, Mental just to avoid having the comps life dictated by the life of the screen . And to think, The Mac spin was enough to get me interested . Don't be daft Metla - the iMac display can be replaced like any other component in the computer . |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 514480 | 2007-01-12 09:11:00 | I just thought bugger it, If Macs are so well priced as claimed earlier I'll go and buy one . And what do I see?, for $2700 you get an ugly poorly speced comp thats intergrated into the monitor with next to zero configuration options . The point of that is that you just plug in and go . Everything you need is there and it all "just works" . No stuffing around required . We Mac users like to be productive from the word GO . I take it from the pricing that you were looking at the 20" Core2Duo . Pop over to your nearest Mac reseller and have play with one for a bit . |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 514481 | 2007-01-12 09:12:00 | I object to forking-out thousands for a Mac with high Performance specs though. Question? How's your Mac holding-up for gaming? My iMac cost about $2200. I bought 2 1gb sticks of RAM for $350 and sold the 2 512mb sticks for $100 each. I also bought an Apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse for about $160 (I got a discount from Apple) and sold the wired keyboard and mouse on TM for about $130. So, for around $2500 I have an awesome looking computer that "just works" for the day to day stuff and lets me run most PC productivity software without rebooting. For games I boot into Windows and run them natively - _not_ under emulation. I don't play the latest and greatest games, but I can run Age of Empires 3 with everything turned on. I've used PCs for years, I built quite a few too - I still build PCs for friends. But the 4 Macs I've bought over the past 14 months for home are a joy to use and give me and my family no headaches. |
Standing_Amazed (7841) | ||
| 514482 | 2007-01-12 09:29:00 | When they are the tools of a DV editors or designers trade a Mac Pro Tower is worth every cent. 8 hours a day 5 days a week stable and reliable. Turn it on and your in business. | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 514483 | 2007-01-12 11:15:00 | wait, "just works" after changing ram and keyboard and mouse . . . . . :groan: i'm no anti mac/pro windows fanboy here, but i'm not an idiot either . i wont pay extra for an item purely because it looks good/matches my desk/brings out the colour in my eyes . i look at the monitor, not the box! both a pc and mac (and linux) "just work" once you've finished with them, just like how my cellphone "just works" after i've added all the swear words into the predictive libary . and as a pc gamer i actually enjoy tinkering/upgrading my rig and as for winmacguy's response to being a fanatic, well it sure sounded to me like either it was cut and paste from apple marketing, or he is infact buying with a brand bias . . . . budget choc chippies are the best (serious) |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 514484 | 2007-01-12 12:14:00 | wait, "just works" after changing ram and keyboard and mouse . . . . . :groan: i'm no anti mac/pro windows fanboy here, but i'm not an idiot either . i wont pay extra for an item purely because it looks good/matches my desk/brings out the colour in my eyes . i look at the monitor, not the box! both a pc and mac (and linux) "just work" once you've finished with them, just like how my cellphone "just works" after i've added all the swear words into the predictive libary . and as a pc gamer i actually enjoy tinkering/upgrading my rig and as for winmacguy's response to being a fanatic, well it sure sounded to me like either it was cut and paste from apple marketing, or he is infact buying with a brand bias . . . . budget choc chippies are the best (serious) The 1gb RAM it came with was enough for most things, I just like to have more - I'm sure you know what I mean . As for the optional keyboard and mouse upgrades - I simply didn't want the wires! "Just works" implies less messing around with drivers that don't work properly . For instance I had a heck of a time trying to get my cell phone talking to my Windows PC . But with my Mac I just turned on Bluetooth, paired the device and synced - all within a couple of minutes . The same can be said for many of my external peripherals . As for tinkering and upgrading your "rig", 95% of people have no interest or time for that . I spent 20 years tinkering with computers and can't be bothered any more . It's the same reason as taking my car the a mechanic to serviced - I'd rather drive it than "tinker" with it . |
Standing_Amazed (7841) | ||
| 514485 | 2007-01-12 12:40:00 | ...It's the same reason as taking my car the a mechanic to serviced - I'd rather drive it than "tinker" with it. but that's half the fun! playing that dangerous game of getting maximum performance without blowing things up (same for computers) but then again... anyone want to clean my dirt bike air filter? there's another 2 spares that need doing while you're at it:lol: |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 514486 | 2007-01-12 14:38:00 | someone will be buying a new iphone (www.youtube.com) | motorbyclist (188) | ||
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