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Mac Vs. PC Images (No Rants Please)
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What's it supposed to mean? They're like bowling pins because they are smooth or because they are useless??
Ams.
What's it supposed to mean? They're like bowling pins because they are smooth or because they are useless??
Ams.
I would suggest that razors are tools, but a bowling pin represents fun? Not to mention sleek design
IF you're going to get pedantic - then lets compare the back of that dell desktop with the back of a Mac Pro desktop rather than an iMac - or - one of Dell's all in one devices with the iMac.
Not really. A $1300 Dell comes with dual 4850 Crossfire cards. The 9400m in the $1200 iMac is not a gaming card.
That's just like the Linux community. Find some pretty picture on the internet, slap their logo on it, and act confused when no one wants it.
I kid, I kid!
Of course, the crashworthy, low emissions, low fuel consumption, high creature comfort OS seems to be sorely lacking in the comparison.
I kid, I kid!
Of course, the crashworthy, low emissions, low fuel consumption, high creature comfort OS seems to be sorely lacking in the comparison.
Heh heh. Some of my faves for the other side.
Corrected.
(and I am typing this on an iMac that looks exactly like the one in the pic.)
But that is not what the image says.. The logic in the image is not logical... You can not do that in Boolean logic.
My iMac setup;
Midi keyboard, much needed 7 port USB hub, 360 controller, card reader, 2x external HDD's, keyboard and mouse (that is too powerful to run off the useless keyboards USB ports), DVI and USB for external monitor, audio out to EQ and amp and speakers, iPod dock, LAN, spare USB for docking PSP and others, graphics tablet, EyeTV for DTT.
Oh a look at the back?
And not to forget the time I needed a new HDD. The whole system was useless for a few days whilst it was in repair. Something I could have done myself in a few minutes on a "cheap" PC. Oh and I need a new graphics card because this one is from 2005, but I cant just buy a cheap £50 card oooh no. I need a whole new system.
Yes I've fallen out of love with Apple
. They make great laptops but I'm keeping well away from their desktop models.Its easy to get in a wirey mess, but i think if u did a bit of 'wire management' and moved some of ur xbox wires etc. to underneath your desk it wouldn't be as bad. As for the graphics card and repairs you have a fair point.
Maybe u should just have done with it and buy a PC. lol
Maybe u should just have done with it and buy a PC. lol
I've been trying to do wire management for years, it's impossible because my setup changes often. Sometimes I need quick access to cables, some of them are hidden though. The speaker wires (which are never touched) run under the desk but everything that you see there needs quick access.
Forgot to mention the other iPod (shuffle) dock and the iPod dock's s-video out to the monitor. Infact I think the only free video-in port on my monitor is composite.
And yes my next machine here will be a desktop PC, which will be a fraction of the cost of an iMac and outperform it, and probably give a mid-range Mac Pro a good run for its money.
Forgot to mention the other iPod (shuffle) dock and the iPod dock's s-video out to the monitor. Infact I think the only free video-in port on my monitor is composite
.And yes my next machine here will be a desktop PC, which will be a fraction of the cost of an iMac and outperform it, and probably give a mid-range Mac Pro a good run for its money.
All I can see on the Dell website for $1300 is a single ATI 4350. Will that still beat the baseline iMac? Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that I can still play whatever the hell that is on it. The original picture doesn't specify anything about FPS, AA, resolution etc.
There is no iMac available that costs $4000. And if the only game you can play on your new iMac is some weird 2D mushroom, mario like game, then you have major problems with your GPU (although I'd bet my life that the weird 2D mushroom mario like game is way more fun than some lame first person shooter).
Well that would be true if it was applied to a poor FPS game, but not a fun one like in the example picture. Compared to a lame Mario clone (only Nintendo can do good Mario titles), I know what I'd be playing.
... The ever addictive Left4Dead
.A Dell XPS 630 with a Quad 9400 and Dual ATI Radeon 4850/512, and a 20" monitor (entry iMac has 20" monitor) is $1320. (And one could do much better with a DIY, but since the pic is Dell...)
Haha! Not just "beat" it, but thrash it brutally and take it's lunch money every day.
Trying to argue that an iMac is an equal gaming platform to a PC, or is spec for spec cheaper than a PC, is beyond hopeless, but cheers to you for attempting it.