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The "benefits of a PC" over an iMac
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Well, unless you're using a computer from about 5 years ago, the chances are you either have a laptop or a monitor with the webcam built into it.
So.. I mean, I don't know, would I rather wait a few hours for Apple to repair my iSight, or live with a PC just so I would never have to get my monitor fixed lol.
your argument isn't valid.
So.. I mean, I don't know, would I rather wait a few hours for Apple to repair my iSight, or live with a PC just so I would never have to get my monitor fixed lol.
your argument isn't valid.
It's all a matter of opinion of course but even in a showdown of the Mac Pro -v- that Dell I'm going Apple. Dell makes some good Windows machines but aesthetics is definitely not their strong point.
I am using a 1.5TB Seagate HD in an Icy Dock Firewire 800 enclosure. It's got exactly two cables (power cable and Firewire 800) and is as sleek as the iMac it sits next to. It's easy enough to put in a 2TB HD as well.
I'm not a big fan of the Time Capsule. I have a need for speed.
I intended this post to be a quick giggle rather than the massive debate it seems to have sparked.
Still, this topic is trying to be in good humour
Funny how Mac fans don't find PC lovers attempt at humor to be that funny.
Plus the new iMac doesn't have cords for the mouse/keyboard anymore so its even more clean.
The Dell is more likely to have hardware problems. Apple hardware is first grade. In any case, I'd rather have a nice computer I can use 99% and the 1% it breaks I send it in rather than a POS computer I use 99% time and celebrate that when it breaks, I don't have to send the whole computer in.
LOL
care to bring facts into this discussion instead of your constant fanboyism?
They should update it to something regarding the screen quality on newer iMacs. For my pc i'd just grab another monitor from my basement (even a 1024x768 crt is better than nothing).
i would go a step further
a standalone ,and get osx on the open market so everybody could enjoy having osx and build its own system , that would mean multi processor support
not only intel
a standalone ,and get osx on the open market so everybody could enjoy having osx and build its own system , that would mean multi processor support
not only intel
Because they are comparing consumer PCs, not pro PCs.
PCs require external backup too. Otherwise if the PC gets stolen, so does your backup. I'm sure the Time Capsule will be getting a refresh very shortly.
I agree with you about the Mini, however the Pro is in a different catagory. Although even the Mini generally appears tidier than that Dell.
there is no benefit of having a pc , as no support for osx and a computer without osx is obsolete
The only thing that holds me onto the imac is OS X.
The mac mini is to slow and the mac pro is in Europe too expensive. But if I had the choice to use OSX hassle free and legal on a custom computer, I wouldn't hesitate one minute.
Although I love the clutter free desktop my iMac provides me, the quality (especially knowing what you pay for it) isn't always what it should be.
The mac mini is to slow and the mac pro is in Europe too expensive. But if I had the choice to use OSX hassle free and legal on a custom computer, I wouldn't hesitate one minute.
Although I love the clutter free desktop my iMac provides me, the quality (especially knowing what you pay for it) isn't always what it should be.
All-in-one PCs are taking off too, unfortunately a lot of them are weak net tops.
But Sony, Dell, Asus and Acer are producing more powerful AIOs
And you know what, they are in the same price range as the iMac... Looks like PC users long standing argument is starting to ware a little thin.
- i have to confess, i have put together PC that handles more or less every game i throw at it for roughly half of the imac's price, i'm holding off replacing my desktop until the 21.1" goes quad.
But Sony, Dell, Asus and Acer are producing more powerful AIOs
And you know what, they are in the same price range as the iMac... Looks like PC users long standing argument is starting to ware a little thin.
- i have to confess, i have put together PC that handles more or less every game i throw at it for roughly half of the imac's price, i'm holding off replacing my desktop until the 21.1" goes quad.
and some of these AIO`s look pretty decent too but sadly no osx on them so what is the point of having them if you need to use windows
ok there is always the option of linux and its countless distro`s,
which i found runs pretty much on everything that looks remotely like a computer and ubuntu for example you can give the look of osx (fully legal)
and its easier then try to hack osx on a pc (which is illegal)
ok there is always the option of linux and its countless distro`s
, which i found runs pretty much on everything that looks remotely like a computer and ubuntu for example you can give the look of osx (fully legal)
and its easier then try to hack osx on a pc (which is illegal)
and some of these AIO`s look pretty decent too but sadly no osx on them so what is the point of having them if you need to use windows
Not to start a pointless Microsoft -v- Apple debate again but have you tried Windows 7? I don't agree with statements like that at all. As much as I love Snow Leopard, I find myself spending a lot of time in Windows 7 with Boot Camp as well. I switched from PCs to Macs in 2006 after 15 years with Microsoft (from DOS to XP). In my opinion, Windows 7 is Microsoft's best OS yet.
At any rate, it is not deserving of such flippant remarks as that.
I do agree that the ability to run both Windows and OS X is a huge advantage for the Mac over PC AIOs though.
+1
after using 7 extensively recently. Going to Os X now feels like going back in time.
i used windows 7 in fact i used all windows editions since windows 3.0 and that is enough , nearly 20 years of windows use is more then one can take
without getting insane
without getting insane
Tell that to intel as they've been supplying the latest processors to apple before anyone else
Thats actually very inaccurate. The laptop posted is a Dell, and Dell sends a tech to your house to fix the hardware. If my mac failed i'd have to make an appointment at the apple store, drive 30 minutes there, 30 minutes back, wait for them to fix it, then drive 30 minutes there and 30 minutes back home again.
I had a dell with a bad temperature sensor so i called dell, and they sent a guy over the next day. I didnt even have to leave my couch if i didnt want to.