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cdpage   09-01-2004 at 12:50:42 AM

<A HREF="http://www.apple.com/imac/" target="_new">iMac G5</A>

Hey now, thats not too bad... price is pretty good too.

Wish i new about that before buying that PowerBook for my girlfriend 2 months ago.



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coylter   09-01-2004 at 01:19:09 AM
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Mac's are like the "H" in Hawai....they are useless...

An egg is realy only just liquid chicken.

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cdpage   09-01-2004 at 01:21:34 AM
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so would that make awai like PC's? (more of them and just as useless)

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coylter   09-01-2004 at 01:28:52 AM
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Name me <b>one</b> thing a mac can do that a pc cant do better ...(for cheaper)

An egg is realy only just liquid chicken.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by coylter on 08/31/04 09:20 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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AtolSammeek   09-01-2004 at 03:54:29 AM
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Have your own OS? Where On the PC you can pick from Windows xp, Windows 2000 and Linux.

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coylter   09-01-2004 at 04:27:09 AM
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Actually i think you can use linux on a mac...

An egg is realy only just liquid chicken.

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cdpage   09-01-2004 at 05:35:53 AM
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...i didn't post this to start a flame.

I posted it because its a nice machine... and coming from Apple, it is priced far more resonably then usual.

The LCD's wouldn't be a cheepies... each would be the equivelant of a $400+ or $800 monitor.

Take that off you have a VERY compact, good looking, fairly fast, 64bit(ish, from what i understand) computer for $1000

that is not that bad.

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cdpage   09-01-2004 at 05:40:45 AM
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Crash...

I would have to say that Both systems crash just as much as the other. OS 9 was as bad as 95&98.

OSX is better just as XP is... They still both have issues tho.

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endyen   09-01-2004 at 05:48:27 AM
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Actually, I was kidding. OS9 crashes about half as often as 95 or 98, about 2/3s of 98se. For someone who has never seen a computer before, apples have been more user friendly. I also know some artists who swear by mac, but it's mostly asthetics.

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cdpage   09-01-2004 at 05:58:04 AM
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the asthetics most defenitly drive the costs up... but such is life as a designer.

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endyen   09-01-2004 at 06:04:16 AM
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They are much too pretty to play doom3 on though.

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coylter   09-01-2004 at 06:29:12 AM
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No that system is NOT fast ....it has a fx5200 non-ultra

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Crashman   09-01-2004 at 07:07:12 AM
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You called?

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trooper11   09-01-2004 at 08:44:10 AM
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Ill give apple credit for soem wicked asthetics, if a pc manufacturer could come up wihta solution like this, ti would be a big hit in the valuse segment. like putting a dothan in there, it would sure hold its own against a g5 at 1.5-1.8ghz. heck you could produce any tablet to work in that way already.

the price is a bit much i think, a 1.8ghz cpu and low end graphics for 2k, that is defenitly inflated for looks.

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endyen   09-01-2004 at 01:03:26 PM
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Not likely. The Macs perform very well because they have very limited drivers, so fewer conflicts. The os is less top heavy as well.

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TheRod   09-01-2004 at 02:38:19 PM
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The only problem with this iMac, is the GPU, a GeForce FX 5200, I can't believe Apple choose this crappy GPU. They should have put a Radeon 9600 (non-pro or SE) in it, this would have been better. But, this machine would still not be a gaming rig. I know Apple don't necessarly care about gaming, but it's the only reason why I'm not getting one!

I know a DIE-HARD MAC user who do digital video editing for living and he need a PC to play game, even if he have a Dual G5 2.0GHz in is computer room! It's kind of pathetic!

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trooper11   09-01-2004 at 07:41:19 PM
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there is no proof of this though, its all speculation becuase no one will ever do a comparison.

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cdpage   09-02-2004 at 05:55:22 AM
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Come on now Trooper you should know by now that CPU hz is not everything. The Mac has Always been faster hz to hz, and im sure the case is still true now that the mac is 64 bit. Ya 1.6 and 1.8Ghz isn't P4 3.4Ghz, but you can't expect fastest they have(2.5Ghz) in that small a housing with out considering heat. Its not intended to be a top of the line machine anyway. but good medium. Basicly you can take the same approch with Mhz here as AMD does.

Comparisons are done from time to time...but finding a site like Toms(non bias) AND having it done is just too hard. (try getting the Apple product there)

there are some ideas floating around here now about trying to get some Apple products(monitors and Towers) reviewed and compaired now... but nothing as yet has come to light.

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