Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/20

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Subject: [Leica] Re: MacPro
From: wooderson at gmail.com (Matt Powell)
Date: Wed Sep 20 13:51:44 2006
References: <200609201502.k8KF1jIq077200@server1.waverley.reid.org> <FADB4996-D8DA-41E5-8DA8-2E7F2AF8D550@optonline.net> <4cfa589b0609201016g9c721cdl2ac0deac66b4a301@mail.gmail.com>
 
I like the 24" iMac, but I'm not sure how I feel about it as a value.
With the 7600GT (a requirement IMO, if you're going to use Aperture,
or if you'll be running Windows in Boot Camp for the occasional game)
and 2GB of RAM ($200-something from Apple, $170 aftermarket), it's a
$2300ish computer, which places it up against some well-specced
machines from Dell and Gateway.

But with the iMac, you're using a laptop chip and laptop graphics card
(that will be incrementally slower than a PC desktop using the Core 2
desktop line and desktop graphics), with no upgrade or expansion
options (hard drive being the big one for me) - making it a computer
that will wear out its useful life relatively fast.

-- 
MP
wooderson@gmail.com
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: MacPro)
Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Re: MacPro)