Apple Adds New 256 GB and 512 GB Flash Storage Options to iMac

Arfdog said:

But Windows nags every month with the blue screens. It couldn't even sleep properly. It was loud when the fans were on. The monitor was average, even though it was one of the best among the aftermarket.

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Arfdog said:

I was referring to 95% of desktop buyers, but if you want to be literal and miss the point, ok. 95% of desktop consumers aren't "power users" like yourself, and therefore wouldn't care about all that i'd wager.

"Friction stir welding" or just friction welding allows a cooler, more efficient computer. Which is what the iMac is all about. Speed comes second, although this latest iMac is damn fast.

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• A desktop tower contains GTX Titan and granite base = some weird fancy 5h!t
• Serviceability, upgrades and easy of access = stuff 95% people don't care about
• Faster and better components, liquid cooling on PC computers = lingering in the past.

Woyzeck said:

These Windows-bluescreen stories are just stupid. I use Windows-based PCs professionally every day, at least for 10 hours, since about 20 years now.

I can't even remember my last bluescreen. It must've been under Windows NT 4.0 around year 2000 I guess. Never had one under XP or Windows 7. We have dozens of PCs in our office and people are working hard on them. No bluescreens either.

If Windows would crash daily it won't be the industry standard since 20 years I guess.

Loud fans are a result of cheap cases. Again, buy a better PC and you won't hear them.

My Mac Mini had a non-working HDMI port, a very basic and simple feature that Apple could only fix after 3 months of telling me that "this problem is totally new to us. We've never heard of snow and crushed out whites" while at the same time there were thousands of complaints on exactly the same issue. World class customer care ? I doubt that.

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iSayuSay said:

• A desktop tower contains GTX Titan and granite base = some weird fancy 5h!t
• Serviceability, upgrades and easy of access = stuff 95% people don't care about
• Faster and better components, liquid cooling on PC computers = lingering in the past.

Yeah well, 95% of people don't give a F if iMac use friction stir welding, screen lamination and 5x thinner either. Just give the damn better and reasonable upgrades, but guess what, Apple could not offer it..

But when Apple offers something equally gimmicky and silly, you praise it like it was the bestest thing life could ever provide. Some nice arsetitude you got there

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Arfdog said:

I said wanting to always change things out constantly = lingering in the past

Like I stated before, the welding method is required to make a better-looking, more energy-efficient, and ultimately more desirable PC. That's what most consumers care about. Screen lamination helps because the screen looks better. Customers also care about that. What's hard to understand?

All i'm saying is Apple = best PC at the moment for the average PC user. Didn't say anything about best thing in life.... don't misquote me. Youmad

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Arfdog said:

Dell E6410 running XP.
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Also on this sleep thing, I try to hibernate or standby, and it mostly works. Until something hogs the memory and won't relinquish it, then I have to reboot. Also occasionally when you try to dock it, the mouse and keyboard don't respond! wtf kind of bs computer is this?

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AidenShaw said:

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Try a Windows version from, say 3 years ago. You'll discover that the entire sleep/hibernate subsystem has been redesigned - and works superbly. Does Apple OSX even have "hybrid sleep" today?

Please - seeing "Windows SUX" and "XP" in the same paragraph is as convincing as seeing "Digitimes reports" in a rumour story.

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iSayuSay said:

I'm sorry but I think 95% of people, 95% of the time don't care

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AidenShaw said:

Don't care about what - whether "sleep" works better on a 12-year old OS than a 3-year old OS. Or whether "sleep" works at all?

You're probably right - since Windows market share is much, much, much closer to 95% than the Apple OSX share Microsoft is doing things better.

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thatisme said:

My beef with all of this is that the HDD is the one component of the iMac that regularly fails. So it's good they are offering Flash storage, but that should be standard (at least a small Flash drive) with a secondary HDD (fusion option) UNLESS they would build the iMac to where the HDD is user serviceable without having to totally disassemble the unit. If they would provide easy access to the HDD, I would be motivated to buy.

I've replaced the HDD 4 times in our 24" Alum iMac (without using the apple service centers). Other than that, it's been a great machine.

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HenryDJP said:

Here's where your entire post is flawed. Until competitors come out with an AIO that's even remotely close to the iMac to drive competition then you insisting that the iMac be standardized with a Fusion drive makes no sense. Most consumers are not even trippin' about a "Fusion Drive" let alone even know what it is and those are generally the consumers that make up for most of Apple's sales.

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tom vilsack said:

I was gonna buy the new imac back when they were released,but the non ssd option in the 21.5" was a deal breaker...so i waited and waited and finally got tired and bought a nice used mint 2.4GHz macbook (black) and put in my own ssd.The funny thing is my cost total was $300 ($200 for macbook---yes got sweet deal,and $100 for 128 samsung 840 ssd)

So apple,when you build a nice 21.5" Imac that doesn't need a tear down to get at the ram and harddrive,and comes with ssd options that aren't stupid $...give me a shout...till then Ill continue using this used macbook that has already undergone it's over priced rip off,and has simple easy access to ram and harddrive!

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