Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Build quality, component reliability and heat mgmt. can definitely alll cost. I'm typing on IBM T40 that 3-4 years ago cost around $3,000. IIRC, most equivalently powered machines at that time were either heavier or generated alot more heat. Scott Matt Powell wrote: > 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. > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)