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5.0 stars
"Wait one damn minute.."
Pros: 24" Screen and the Core 2 Duo
Cons: Really have not found one..
Summary: You know I find some to be short sighted. C|Net stated that it will not be upgradeable. Where do they get these reviewers?
Okay I will give him the benefit that he may have misspoke. The Blu-Ray and the HD/DVD will be able to be used with the iMac through the external case via FireWire or USB 2.0
I wanted to give the rating of 9.5 due to the mighty mouse not being able to shoot the sniper rifle in FarCry. But I rounded up.. The machine deserves a 10. I just bought a inexpensive mouse for FarCry and now I can snipe away.
C|Net needs to spend the time to find the answers instead of pulling them out of there.. You know what I mean.
Windows XP runs perfect in Boot Camp and Parallels. You can even run Windows apps in OS X without Windows. Now that is funny. All you do is click on the application like Word and CodeWeavers "Cross Over Mac" takes care of the rest. No need to really install Windows.
The real thing I would point out is after using OS X for a few days I really find no reason to ever use Windows again. OS X runs perfect and is much more enjoyable then Windows ever was in the past. I can do more productive things in OS X then Windows and also most replacement software like OpenOffice.org is free. No more paying hundreds of dollars on Microsoft Office.
I think the game is over. Two machines in one. Microsoft just has no innovation going for them in the last 5 years.
I used to own a Dell laptop until Apple introduced the Intel Based Macs.
Good-Bye Windows. You are only good for the occasional game, and that is becoming few and far between due to the iLife suite that comes free with the Mac. I find myself enjoying producing pictures and videos more then games.
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I am a longtime PC and Tablet PC user and I recently made the jump to Apple; purchasing an iMac 24, Parallels, Windows XP. I was impressed from the time I took the iMac out of the box. This system takes plug and play to a whole new level. Take it out of the box, plug in the power cord-mouse-keyboard, tell the system who you are and you are up and running! Within an hour of turning the system on for the first time, I easily installed Windows XP via Parallels, setup a shared folder for Apple to Mac compatibility and installed some PC only software I use for work (ArcGIS 9.2 - Mapping Software) - no complaints - really it's amazing how simple it was. Setting up a VPN connection was also a breeze.
Bottom line is that the Apple makes me feel that I am using a computer from the future. I know that sounds cheesy but it's true.
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I have become so sick and tired of Micro$oft. I had to reinstall my Windows XP Pro SP2 twenty-three times last year, from scratch. I am ready for someting new now. It will either be Linux (no new computer to buy) or the Mac (Can I build my own yet). This review of the Mac tells me a lot. I don't care about games, but the rest tells me a lot of good.
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maybe you were misled into buying a dell or you got it free or something like that, but most dell owners i know know minimal amounts about computers.i love this computer in fact, but it cannot be upgraded itself only externally. for that fact i rate it 9.6
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You cannot call yourself a gamer and use this slow computer to run games. First of all its a glorified laptop with a large screen, you cannot upgrade to a better video card because the one that comes with this is a middle of the road compared to their PC counter parts. You will also be left in the dust in terms of gaming when Direct X 10 comes out, have fun running that on your MAC. Its funny how people with Macs always bad talk PCs, most people that I know which do not like PCs are just not intelligent enough to run a good and stable PC, they have too many Apps running, they do not know how to really delete programs and do things behind the scenes. Apples are great computers for people who do not actually want to know how to the "back-end" of computers but still want to use one. Backs are just a dumbed down verision of PCs with a prettier cover. I will say that Macs do look better than most off the shelf PCs, but there are many flaws... and to rate them perfect is just to lie to yourself about how little you really know about computers. Macs will NEVER be the most technologically advanced computers because only a stink 5 % of computers use them. They are pretty expensive for what you get and its funny to me when people think they get a good deal on one. Go live in your fantasy Mac world and enjoy what little games and free programs you have. I will enjoy my PCs and flexibility while you are limited.
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reason why they always give their products such lame scores is they base their scores on their test products. which can be bad for computers, since there are tons more options you can have then they had on their test models...
i like cnet, but they need to look deeper in the picture and take in account of other options BEFORE they giuve a low score on a popluar product.... -
Nice Review. I have one question though. You said that you were playing FarCry. Where you using Boot Camp or the "Cross Over Mac" app you said?
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Yes, CNET just seem to be unable to give Apple any slack at all. Go over to http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_VAIO_VGC_LS1/4505-3118_7-32028400.html?tag=sub and you'll see that two weeks ago they also gave that Sony all-in-one 7.6 - consider that this iMac is faster, has a dedicated GPU and a larger screen, will run OSX and XP, and is less expensive ... yet they are rated the same.
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...an iMac--strictly from the internal hardware standpoint--is indeed difficult if not impossible for the casual user to upgrade. We actually love most aspects of our 20" first-gen Inhell iMac, but the form factor does preclude doing any sort of wholesale card and hardware swaps and modding of the like that someone like me is very used to in the Windoze world. While the rest of the household doesn't give a rat's a** about this, this aspect is a big reason why I'm thinking of upgrading (i.e., adding) a Mac Pro to our computer nest.
Despite the pitfalls of Redmond, I rather enjoy having the ability to tinker with the hardware, whether or not I really need to or not. Opening up the Lian Li server box housing my FX-55 is actually fun most times; kinda like working under the hood of the Porsche (well, only kind of--bliss from sundry circuit boards, bigger hard drives, and faster optical drives only goes so far). Our iMac doesn't really afford that sort of tinkering around and customization/modification capability, at least without some serious hardcore HW fanaticism (and tempting tightrope fatalism as well in cracking open the iMac's case).
I've been a PC hobbyist too long to suddenly have the 'hobby' aspect completely taken away, even if the 'user' aspect ultimately is more important. Your points are quite valid for the casual user who expects their computer to do exactly what it was designed to do. For us who like to see if we can get thing--whether PC or Mac--to do even more, particularly on the hardware side...well, the iMac's form-factor simply isn't all that accommodating. -
Its true windows is garbage real garbage and they want you to spend upward of 400+ $ on it not to mention anti virus and spyware and so on and so on. They cant even get the beta out without it crashing sure sounds good to me lol. I was wondering how much of a difference that the core 2 duos were to the core duos so i guess from what i saw on bear feats its amazing. Well from what it shows the core 2 duos smack the core duos around and rape the g5's in speed and efficency. So i cant wait for this bad boy to come home soon hopefully. =)
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I've been reading comments on mac vs pc for years and it is always the same thing over and over again. All in all to each his/her own, but when it comes down to the facts, don't bash the other; because each has pros and cons. I currently do not own or use a mac because in my profession, I'm required to have a PC in order to get my job done. I'm pretty sure it's possible using a mac, but I'd have to go through extra steps. My first focal point of any mac vs pc discussion is the price. I'm seeing 1849.99 as the lowest price on here, and that is probably with minimum specs and no warranty. A comparable PC can be built for much less. I agree that the mac osx is very user friendly, but once again, the price of the system will shy home users away. You can pick up a 400 dollar emachine from walmart and handle your business as a typical home user does(internet shopping, email, IM, bills, and music downloads). As with most computer related issues, it's all on the user. I hear a lot of complaining about "windows sucks, blah blah blah, crashes, blah blah blah, viruses blah blah blah." That is 99% of the time, user error. I know this because.......i don't have any of those problems with my windows based machine. Off topic a lil there, but after the price of the iMac, comes the "6-month effect" in which new hardware will be available. Not even a year ago, people were raving about the intel based macs......well now that you've spent 1700 dollars or more on your system, 6 months later, core 2 duo is here. I happen to be an AMD fan, but that doesn't matter because either way, how are are you supposed to upgrade this new hardware in your mac.........? The same goes for hard drives, video cards, and RAM. Yes you can use external firewire and USB devices, but come on, that just made your all-in-one, clutterless machine lose its shine. After the upgrade issue comes the "how compatible am I" debate. Yes apple has made strides over the years to become more universal in a sense, but not quite there yet. All of the native file extensions and file storage systems aren't friendly across the board. I'm done for now, but I'll leave my opinion as far as owning a mac is concerned. If you have the money, go ahead and buy one, they are great machines, BUT make sure you are running windows somewhere close by, because unless hell freezes over m$ will pwn us all forever. There are WAYYYYYYYY too many govt. contracts involved with m$ for them to ever change over.
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