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Basic iMac 17inch question
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Plymouthbreezer said:Nope. Too bad the G5 iMacs can't double as displays.
Why is this too bad? A lot of people have asked this same question so I guess many people would like to do this, but why?
I don't get it either-- I never tried to use the windshield in my car to see out of other cars, why would I use my iMac's display for other computers? THE REASON IMACS ARE CHEAP IS BECAUSE YOU LOSE FUNCTIONALITY like being able to swap monitors. You want it, get a PowerMac.
Wouldn't it be cheaper and make more sense to just buy a 20 inch Cinema Display for $799 than a 17 inch iMac for $1299 to try and use as a display?
What am I missing?
Of course the 17 inch iMac functions as a computer... but that begs the question, if you have the computer, why do you need to hook another one to the monitor?
I don't get it...
Edit:
In fact... here is a 17 inch Cinema display for $390.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
What am I missing?
Of course the 17 inch iMac functions as a computer... but that begs the question, if you have the computer, why do you need to hook another one to the monitor?
I don't get it...
Edit:
In fact... here is a 17 inch Cinema display for $390.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Not assuming you would buy an iMac just to use it as a display, but if it offered that functionality, it would be cool.MacDawg said:Wouldn't it be cheaper and make more sense to just buy a 20 inch Cinema Display for $799 than a 17 inch iMac for $1299 to try and use as a display?
What am I missing?
Of course the 17 inch iMac functions as a computer... but that begs the question, if you have the computer, why do you need to hook another one to the monitor?
I don't get it...
Edit:
In fact... here is a 17 inch Cinema display for $390.
Woof, Woof - Dawg
Don't worry, it's nothing to lose sleep over.