The new iMac G5

[purple_smarties]

if for one, really like the new design, i do like the old design more tho. i can say i will be getting one when they get released. does anyone know when that is?


i have always used a pc and always thought mac's were overpriced and no different from a pc until i bought my g4 powerbook and things are completly different, the os is so so cool

Originally Posted by purple_smarties

if for one, really like the new design, i do like the old design more tho. i can say i will be getting one when they get released. does anyone know when that is?


i have always used a pc and always thought mac's were overpriced and no different from a pc until i bought my g4 powerbook and things are completly different, the os is so so cool

released mid-september.

[purple_smarties]

Originally Posted by Damien

released mid-september.

cheers

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Damien

Actually, bifta can you try can you find a pc that has the following for £1556? Go on try and match this set up

Both you and I know I could easily build a higher spec machine than that for less, but if you really want me to show you up, can you let me know if that's £1,556 ex or inc. vat, and where you found the price, ta.

and remember that this also has the great design, the size, the computer being inside the montior

You want to look at something nice, go buy a copy of Playboy, and I personally would rather have the guts of my PC not built into my screen.

and of course MAC OSX

And what about it? I couldn't give two sh*tes for OSX, sorry, I think I'll carry on using the most widely supported OS in the world (software wise) as opposed to something with barely any software releases in comparison.

and dont forget that the PowerPC 1.8 works faster than a normal 1.8ghz

And don't forget that a 1.8ghz Athlon "works faster than a normal 1.8ghz"

look up the speed tests the 1.8 powerpc wipes the floor with higher 64 bit processors.

You can find the apple tests at their site or go around inderpendent hardware sites.

£1556 is including VAT

And why dont you actually try using MAC OSX before you blast it, it may not have a wide range of software but with the inbuilt componants of mac osx you dont need it

I can edit movies, make dvd menus and burn a dvd, buy and burn music, surf the net with a effective firewall and no fear of viruses, store photographs in a computer album that allows serchs, slideshows etc etc, of course i can voice chat as all powerbooks come with inbulit mic, sync my contacts with my phone, use a far superior email client to the IE one, oh calender, pdfs read with any programs, quicktime is great, I can play dvds without additonal software

Ahmen


You know im going mac soon with windows balls ups and issues my mates with e-macs even are running better then i am

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Damien

look up the speed tests the 1.8 powerpc wipes the floor with higher 64 bit processors.

You can find the apple tests at their site or go around inderpendent hardware sites.

£1556 is including VAT

And why dont you actually try using MAC OSX before you blast it, it may not have a wide range of software but with the inbuilt componants of mac osx you dont need it

I can edit movies, make dvd menus and burn a dvd, buy and burn music, surf the net with a effective firewall and no fear of viruses, store photographs in a computer album that allows serchs, slideshows etc etc, of course i can voice chat as all powerbooks come with inbulit mic, sync my contacts with my phone, use a far superior email client to the IE one, oh calender, pdfs read with any programs, quicktime is great, I can play dvds without additonal software

So er .. do you want to tell me something you can do that I can't do under windows? I can edit movies, I can make DVD menu's, I can burn DVD's, buy and burn music, I surf the net with a better firewall than you have, and it's not OS dependent, who give's a sh*te about a gimmicky gallery? (not me, that's for sure), you can voice chat? oooooh, nearly EVERY laptop comes with a mike and inbuilt speakers, I sync my contacts with my phone using a £2.50 bluetooth dongle, a calender? Outlook 2003 works perfectly, you should try it, PDF's read with any programs? Huh? I can read PDF's with Photoshop, Acrobat Reader (free), or plenty of other free PDF tools, quicktime? Don't make me laugh! I'd rather install AOL that QT.

Originally Posted by Bifta

Both you and I know I could easily build a higher spec machine than that for less, but if you really want me to show you up, can you let me know if that's £1,556 ex or inc. vat, and where you found the price, ta.

You're completely missing the point. Most people don't know how to build their own machines and they don't want to know, either. The iMac is designed for these people.

If I want a TV, I buy a TV, not a monitor, a sound system and a tuner. If I want a sports car, I'll buy an MGF, not a Caterham 7.

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by Damien

look up the speed tests the 1.8 powerpc wipes the floor with higher 64 bit processors.

I challenge anyone who has any Mac G5 to benchmark against me...
(AMD Athlon64 FX-53 overclocked to 2.52GHz)

LOL


but with windows you get 100 fixes per month unreliable kit....countless upgrades

never mind the 5month format thing which it likes to run..

Face it Mac is better then windows and Windows better then MAc depends on what you want....for me I am going Mac

Yes MAc i am going Mac gotta love it MAc mac mac mac

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Chris T

You're completely missing the point. Most people don't know how to build their own machines and they don't want to know, either.
The iMac is designed for these people

I'm sorry, I have to disagree, I've built countless PC's for completely technophobic people in the last 5-6 years and not one of them even mentioned a mac let alone considered buying one. As I recall, one of my friends did own a powermac along with his 486 DX2 a fair few years back, quite characteristically, the powermac sat unused until he took it to the local tip.

If I want a TV, I buy a TV, not a monitor, a sound system and a tuner.

Me too, but I don't view my PC setup as a some kind of domestic appliance like the I-toilet.

If I want a sports car, I'll buy an MGF, not a Caterham 7.

Heh, if I want a sports car, I'll buy a proper sports car, not an MGF

An MGF? £*!"(à ƒÆ’‚£*("!

[Richard M]

Originally Posted by peacedude2k4

LOL


but with windows you get 100 fixes per month unreliable kit....countless upgrades

never mind the 5month format thing which it likes to run..

Face it Mac is better then windows <snip>

Only since using a BSD kernel.
Before that it was crap.
Besides, as much as I admire people for choosing an alternate OS (I'm an Amiga and open source advocate), people only choose Macs because "they look so pretty!!!"

Originally Posted by Chris T

If I want a sports car, I'll buy an MGF, not a Caterham 7.

Eh?
A Caterham 7 is as "sports car" as you can get - it's up there with TVR.
An MGF is a hairdresser's/gay man's/woman's car.

Originally Posted by Bifta

Me too, but I don't view my PC setup as a some kind of domestic appliance...

I do.

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by peacedude2k4

LOL


but with windows you get 100 fixes per month unreliable kit....countless upgrades

never mind the 5month format thing which it likes to run..

Face it Mac is better then windows and Windows better then MAc depends on what you want....for me I am going Mac

Yes MAc i am going Mac gotta love it MAc mac mac mac

I've said it before and I'll say it again, 99% of problems under Windows are caused by user error. And what 5 month format? I've got a laptop that's been running Windows XP for 2 years, I've never reformatted the drive and it's running as well now as it ever did. (runs windows XP pro with 128 meg of ram on a P3 450mhz perfectly!)

[danielf]

I do like OS X. It is very stable (mostly), and very good on the eyes. But what I find rather odd is that for some Unix/Linux aplications, it is easier to find a port to Windows under Cygwin, than it is to find one to OS X under Fink. It may be due to market penetration, but I recently had to try and compile an application for OS X (not available through Fink), which failed miserably and cost me two days. I had the Windows port up and running in less than an hour.

There's usability for you

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by Richard M

I challenge anyone who has any Mac G5 to benchmark against me...
(AMD Athlon64 FX-53 overclocked to 2.52GHz)

Have a look at this:

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/...49,pg,8,00.asp

You'll probably not be surprised (and no it's not THAT PC world)