iMac is a RIP OFF

[iSayuSay]

I believe many of us here (including me) is not Windows hater .. Many Mac owner still have regular PC, or even using BootCamp to run Windows natively on their Mac.

Just consider us love OSX more than Windows, we use OSX as primary OS and make Windows slave OS on our Mac

Not that I hate Windows, I just love OS X more. Why did these people rushing in so aggressively, trolling and embarrass them self on this respectable forum?

I still need Windows, I use it for gaming since I admit DirectX is awesome !! And OS X is not there yet for gaming support. So, please .. just leave us at peace

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

Why are they putting mobile GPU's in a desktop?

Heat reasons. Apple have done this since the very first Intel iMacs, they just haven't advertised as such until now.

Those exact same GPU's are what they should have put in the 15 and 17 MBPs.

Mac is needs to up the ante a bit in their products if they want to compete with other rigs out there that are cheaper and have way better stuff.

...but they also have Windows. You want cheap, more powerful hardware, you have to deal with Windows (or Linux.)

Don't think your getting ripped off? I just built a myself a sandybridge desktop with 4gs of them a 6750 for 500$, I'll go buy a 720 monitor for $100 and I'm still paying half than what those jackals want.

BTW its going to be a hackintosh ; )

...defeating many of the advantages of owning a Mac. But good luck.

And yeah, we all know Macs are overpriced.

 

[Malcolm.]

On windows, you can't just reinstall your operating system. If you remove and reinstall the OS, you also would have to reinstall all of you applications. This is a real pita on windows.

Let me introduce you to a little thing called Windows Backup. It works just as well as Time Machine, and is basically the same thing.

And so what if you do...is an extra 15 minutes really that big of a deal? No.

Lol @ Malcolm and keeping his os fresh by reinstalling it.

No son, that's what you do in windows because you have to since it's not been designed very well. I don't know where you get your info from, since you sound like an opinionated 16 year old, but I can tell you that it is not a normal thing to do with any OS other than windows. I remember having to reinstall win 2k and xp all the time, usually every 3 to 6 months. That was fun. I suppose it's ok when you're 16, but when you grow up you'll realise that it's not and there are better things to do with your time.

No Malcolm, reinstalling the os to "keep it fresh" is not normal. That's your limited knowledge and mule-like stubbornness.

Typical fanboy resorting to the usual "herp derp i bet ur just a kid" line when he can't think of anything else to say. I'm not 16, or anywhere near that.

Contrary to popular belief, OS X can and will benefit from periodic re-installation. EVERY OS does. I used to own Macs back in the day, and did it just as often as I do now. It DID make a noticeable difference in speed and responsiveness.

So what if OS X needs to be reinstalled periodically, that's not a bad thing, and no reason to be all up-in-arms to defend your precious OS from any criticism.

 

[Mackilroy]

Contrary to popular belief, OS X can and will benefit from periodic re-installation. EVERY OS does. I used to own Macs back in the day, and did it just as often as I do now. It DID make a noticeable difference in speed and responsiveness.

Meh, I've not once ever reinstalled OS X simply to make it run faster, because contrary to limited belief, you don't need to.

And Malcolm, you may not be a kid, but you certainly sound as if you think everyone is exactly like you and can (or wants to) do everything you do. Try broadening your perspective a little bit and notice that most people don't care, don't have the time, or have better things to do. Their needs and desires are different than yours, and so what is valid for you might (surprise!) not be valid for them.

 

[tcassio]

Let me introduce you to a little thing called Windows Backup. It works just as well as Time Machine, and is basically the same thing.

And so what if you do...is an extra 15 minutes really that big of a deal? No.

Malcomb, I don't think you have a clue as to how windows works. Windows backup??? what are you going to backup, the registry?? 75% of windows problems are related to the registry. Every program that gets installed in windows makes entries into the registry. To do a clean Install, you have to blow away everything and reinstall windows. If you restore the registry, your putting the problems back into the system.

The windows install from disk alone takes at least 40 mins. Then there are all the massive updates to install.

15 minutes to reinstall ALL of your applications. You must live in the bazarro world.

 

[Icy1007]

Malcomb, I don't think you have a clue as to how windows works. Windows backup??? what are you going to backup, the registry?? 75% of windows problems are related to the registry. Every program that gets installed in windows makes entries into the registry. To do a clean Install, you have to blow away everything and reinstall windows. If you restore the registry, your putting the problems back into the system.

The windows install from disk alone takes at least 40 mins. Then there are all the massive updates to install.

15 minutes to reinstall ALL of your applications. You must live in the bazarro world.

I'm sorry, what? Maybe installing Win XP takes 40 minutes, but Win 7 takes, maybe, 15 minutes at most.

Besides that, yes I agree with you. Windows Backup only Backups data (Files, Music, Pictures, etc.). From what I remember, you have to reinstall the OS, then reinstall all of your programs, and then use Windows Backup to backup your data from the Windows Backup backup file that you hopefully remembered to backup.