Rant about Apple - What to da about next computer

Cat695

Dell XPS ONE

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor - (2.20GHz,2MB,800MHz)
2Gb Ram
320GB Hard Drive
8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
WiFi
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control

£999.99


Apple iMac 20"

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor - (2.4GGHz, 1066MHz, 6MB cache)
2GB Ram
320GB Hard Drive
Slot Loading CD/DVD Burner - Dual Layer -
Wifi - Bluetooth
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
Apple Remote Control
iSight Built In

£888.99

Add On - Elgato EYE TV - £70 (cheaper if you shop around!)

Grand Total - £958

how can you compare a PC hardware to an Apple Mac

if i went out and built my own pc with parts off the net etc i could build a pc twice a fast/better than the top imac for cheaper!!!!!

you can't go out and build your own imac

so comparing an imac to a crappy DELL doesn't work i'm afraid

[Deleted User]

Cat695 wrote: »

Dell XPS ONE

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor - (2.20GHz,2MB,800MHz)
2Gb Ram
320GB Hard Drive
8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)
WiFi
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
Hybrid Analog/Digital TV Tuner with Remote Control

£999.99


Apple iMac 20"

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor - (2.4GGHz, 1066MHz, 6MB cache)
2GB Ram
320GB Hard Drive
Slot Loading CD/DVD Burner - Dual Layer -
Wifi - Bluetooth
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor with 128MB of GDDR3 memory
Apple Remote Control
iSight Built In

£888.99

Add On - Elgato EYE TV - £70 (cheaper if you shop around!)

Grand Total - £958

how can you compare a PC hardware to an Apple Mac

if i went out and built my own pc with parts off the net etc i could build a pc twice a fast/better than the top imac for cheaper!!!!!

you can't go out and build your own imac

so comparing an imac to a crappy DELL doesn't work i'm afraid

It's all the same bits just in a different box

iviv

you can't go out and build your own imac

Therein lies the problem. I like building my own PCs. I handpick the best components for the job, piece them all together, and create a machine of beauty for £cheap. But I wouldn't be able to (legally) install OSX on it, because Apple wouldn't let me.
That said, I'm considering buying a small hard drive and trying to run OSX on it anyway, just for fun. And to annoy my friend who just spent alot on an 8 core mac pro.

Speaking of which, a bit of a stupid decision by apple on that. It has wireless, but it is all inside the case. The metal case. The wireless signal can't even reach the BT homehub thats about 10 meters away through one wall.

Cat695

be_alright wrote: »

It's all the same bits just in a different box

at a premium price for yes i will agree a quality product....but i'm sorry imacs are just to expensive for the normal home user......and NO good for a gamer

PROLIANT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwy4R8DfOT4&NR=1

iviv

Leopard wrote: »

I think, iViv, that that's what's at the heart of your grievance against Apple.

And that's not fair: it isn't Apple's fault that you're poor.

Cat is right, you are wrong.

I'm primarily a gamer. An apple machine is pointless. Most games don't run in OSX, so why spend a premium on something I don't need. Its far better sense to spend that money on a better graphics card, faster CPU or a new heatsink.
Even if I could afford a mac, I'd just but the components I want individually, save a good deal of money, and be able to play games natively.

[Deleted User]

Sony were still confident that a combination of Minidisc and ATRAC compression was where the market was heading, which it didn't.

superscaper

be_alright wrote: »

Sony were still confident that a combination of Minidisc and ATRAC compression was where the market was heading, which it didn't.

They've not got the best track record with things (e.g. Betamax). But the PS3 gamble looks like it has paid off, and their most recent format war actually did win. Every company gets trends wrong, some just more than others.

PROLIANT

Leopard wrote: »

Nice one, P.

Me? What have I done?

iviv

I think he liked your video, though I can't watch it as I'm at work, youtube is blocked