I own a i5 3.1GHz iMac with the 1gb 6970m.
It costed me $2k. However, looking at the prices of building a Pc, it seems like I should sell the iMac and build a Pc. Several things frustrate me about the iMac. For example, for a PC to get a SSD to boot off of, I can simply buy one and install it. I can get a good 64Gb drive for my apps and os for $80.00 and easily install it.
For the iMac, I need to either install it myself (voids warranty, easy to get dust under screen) or pay apple the huge premium (like $600 to get the 256gb ssd and the 1tb hdd). And who needs a 256gb ssd for apps and OS? It would be great if apple offered 64gb or 128gb options.
Also, I love the apple aesthetic as much as the next guy, but there is a point where it is too much. Apple went to using a mobile graphics card in a desktop computer? Why in the world would I want a 6970m in my desktop? It performs similarly to a desktop 6850, which is an average to slightly above average card. In a $2k computer, I want top of the line - not average.
I looked at it, and I can build a computer with a i5 2500, a 6850, a 1tb hdd for around $600.00. I own windows 7.
I know that people love the iMac's displays and apples supposedly brilliant customer service, but how is it worth the premium of atleast $1k?
It is looking very tempting for me to sell my iMac for around $1700 and build a PC. I can get a pc with i7 2600k, a radeon 6970, a 64gb ssd + 1tb hdd, blu-ray burner, a dvd drive that spins at atleast 24x (A load faster than apples "Superdrive" which spins at 8x) and other specs that outperform the iMac while having a fair amount of cash to spare which I can use to upgrade in the future.
Why should I stay with iMac?
Why should I stay with iMac?
I'm not going to try to convince you whether you should stay with your iMac or not.
You've used it enough to know the positives and negatives for the Mac platform. Its your money, your needs and your decision.
Personally, I find apple's ecosystem to be the biggest selling point. Everything integrates so well with everything, its a no brainer for me.
To each his own, one size does not fit all, and if you think building a pc is a better option go for it.
btw, I've done that as well and I still buy Macs.
I don't see the iMac updated in 2012. A stronger Mini with a Thunderbolt display could replace the iMac.
I looked at it, and I can build a computer with a i5 2500, a 6850, a 1tb hdd for around $600.00. I own windows 7.
I know that people love the iMac's displays and apples supposedly brilliant customer service, but how is it worth the premium of atleast $1k?
I own a i5 3.1GHz iMac with the 1gb 6970m. It costed me $2k. .... Why should I stay with iMac?
If Mac users need to resort to tactics like this ^ to keep people on Macs there is something wrong.
With a clean install of Windows (versus factory image with bloatware), I find Windows 7 faster and better for my workflow than Snow Leopard.
Well i hated XP, but I find windows 7 just as good as snow leopard.
I think that the reason that most people associate windows with crashes and poor build quality is because the majority of windows computers out there are <$500 dell or hp computers.
I think that if you build your own computer which really is not that hard to do these days, you can get build quality just as good as the iMac. And the built in screen can be a problem later in the computers lifespan. The screen of my 2007 iMac was just fantastic, however when the logic board died and apple wanted like $800 to fix it, the display that I payed a huge premium for became useless.
Yes, Apple is expensive. If this is a issue, save more money or buy a PC.