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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #60 on: April 13, 2010, 06:56:00 pm »
Dunno what this talk is about price, I don't find them that expensive at all relatively speaking. You can't compare them to a £300 Dell with similar hardware. I'd compare them to e.g. a Sony Vaio, and the prices are relatively similar....

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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #61 on: April 13, 2010, 06:57:42 pm »
I'm proud to be born in Macdom and of the cult. I don't really care what anyone thinks about that or which of the computer rivals is the baddest boy - None of them are saints. Nor who has supposed to have copied who. The bottom line is that I strongly favour Macs. Why? - Simply because they are more user friendly and more stylish (and reliable).

The testiments of those here who have swopped their Windows PCs for Apple Macs speaks for itself and speaks volumes. Even the words of those who continue to use both speaks volumes.
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #62 on: April 13, 2010, 06:58:08 pm »
i have both the sony vaio and the macbook pro and the pro is so much faster and easier to use and never crashes and fires up quicker and just being online is faster on the mac
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #63 on: April 13, 2010, 07:05:39 pm »
Apart from the big Macs and PCs in the house, I am now running Snow Leopard on a Dell Mini 10V netbook as well as I need a little computer for personal use to carry along with my work PC when I travel (I cover all of Europe, Middle east and Africa, so I fly every week). Honestly, it's the best £200 I ever spent, faster and infinitely more practical than an iPad for half the price, plus it was a doddle to "hackintosh", took less than an hour.

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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #64 on: April 13, 2010, 08:06:49 pm »
All the beneft for a 1/3 of the cost. I'd call that an intelligent win.
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #65 on: April 13, 2010, 08:42:05 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on April 13, 2010, 08:06:49 pm

All the beneft for a 1/3 of the cost. I'd call that an intelligent win.
 

....Lacking any cool factor though.

The iPad might not be one of Apple's finest products (I don't actually know much about it) but if you are hanging out in business with the creatives and fashion world, labels and cool gadgets are rightly or wrongly seen as reflections of where you're at and cool is a winner.

I have much more trust in Apple products anyway.  8)
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #66 on: April 13, 2010, 09:14:27 pm »
In the world of geek and IT, it would be given far more kudos than pulling out the highest spec Apple. Strange eh.

I suppose it mirrors the difference between the science and art world?
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #67 on: April 13, 2010, 09:43:18 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on April 13, 2010, 09:14:27 pm
In the world of geek and IT, it would be given far more kudos than pulling out the highest spec Apple. Strange eh.

I suppose it mirrors the difference between the science and art world?


....Very much so! Spot on, Mike  :happy2:

And so it brings us full circle to where I posted earlier that the Mac essentially originated, or was adopted widespread, in the creative world and the PC in the business world.
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #68 on: April 13, 2010, 09:50:37 pm »
Hmm - in my job I use them equally for similar things. At home I use them as you say above, Robin.

I still think the two crossed over each other a long time ago though. Macs are more for specialisms and people making statements, PCs will always be cheaper and have the ultimate power and versitility.
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #69 on: April 13, 2010, 09:51:28 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on April 13, 2010, 09:14:27 pm
In the world of geek and IT, it would be given far more kudos than pulling out the highest spec Apple. Strange eh.

I suppose it mirrors the difference between the science and art world?

Word. I dig the Hackintosh, even if I think it's crazy (but then so are those bearded men who understand Unix).

Quote from: RedRobin on April 13, 2010, 09:43:18 pm

....Very much so! Spot on, Mike  :happy2:

And so it brings us full circle to where I posted earlier that the Mac essentially originated, or was adopted widespread, in the creative world and the PC in the business world.

Both Mac and "PC" (Macs are PCs, y'know, so I'm taking "PC" to mean Microsofty stuff) originated in the "creative" hacker world! business machines were different clunky things running FORTRAN. But you're right about the difference in widespread adoption though...
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« Reply #70 on: April 14, 2010, 06:38:48 pm »
Went to the apple store today with the intention of viewing and asking about them. Ended up walking out with a 27" iMac. Well impressed so far. The screen is awesome!  :drool:
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« Reply #71 on: April 14, 2010, 06:39:44 pm »
Quote from: ollie288 on April 14, 2010, 06:38:48 pm
Went to the apple store today with the intention of viewing and asking about them. Ended up walking out with a 27" iMac. Well impressed so far. The screen is awesome!  :drool:

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Re: I made the move!!!
« Reply #72 on: April 14, 2010, 06:41:11 pm »
Quote from: cmdrfire on April 14, 2010, 06:39:44 pm
Quote from: ollie288 on April 14, 2010, 06:38:48 pm
Went to the apple store today with the intention of viewing and asking about them. Ended up walking out with a 27" iMac. Well impressed so far. The screen is awesome!  :drool:

Hippy. Long-hair.

Well I tested it out and was extremely impressed so I bought it. :happy2:
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #73 on: April 14, 2010, 07:25:22 pm »
Congrats Ollie! You won't regret it  :smiley:
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Re: Apple iMac
« Reply #74 on: April 14, 2010, 07:49:13 pm »
Nice one!!!  :happy2:
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