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Imac 20" or 23" LCD Display

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stuuke

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I wanted to buy a LCD screen and was looking at either the 20 or 23". Now that these Imacs are out they are pretty tempting. I currently have a 12" powerbook 1.33ghz g4 so a g5 imac would be a boost in speed. There is a price difference in the 20" monitor but not much in the 23". What does everyone think? Is there any reason not to just get the Imac?
 
stuuke said:
I wanted to buy a LCD screen and was looking at either the 20 or 23". Now that these Imacs are out they are pretty tempting. I currently have a 12" powerbook 1.33ghz g4 so a g5 imac would be a boost in speed. There is a price difference in the 20" monitor but not much in the 23". What does everyone think? Is there any reason not to just get the Imac?
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What will you be using your computer for?
 
Mostly photography work, converting raw photos and working in photoshop. The laptop has worked great but the speed of a G5 wouldn't hurt.
 
i'd go for the imac G5, think the 20" imac G5 is 1900 and a 20" monitor from apple is 1200 so for 700 bucks you get a G5 computer not too bad if you ask me

stuuke said:
I wanted to buy a LCD screen and was looking at either the 20 or 23". Now that these Imacs are out they are pretty tempting. I currently have a 12" powerbook 1.33ghz g4 so a g5 imac would be a boost in speed. There is a price difference in the 20" monitor but not much in the 23". What does everyone think? Is there any reason not to just get the Imac?
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Agreed

This would be a wise choice the only thing I see you losing is the ability to add more Hard drive space but then I always save my important work to an external anyway so I feel this is a great deal. Plus if you really think about it this new Imac is almost portable. Certainly more portable than a g-5 with a separate monitor. So you could present work to a client very well with a 20" Imac
My 2 cents
 
Are there any cases meant for transporting the 20 and 23" lcd monitors? I hadn't convinced myself of the 23" over the 20" monitor but now with the new imac in the mix things are really getting interesting.
 
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