This commercial got me into the ecosystem. Miss my iMac G3. I even had the Epson printer Bondi Blue and other accessories. What a time for computers. Would be nice if Apple brought back some of this nostalgia in the new iMac's.
I appreciate your comments about the glue, having had to deal with upgrading to SSD etc., but they are still easy to upgrade with patience. However I disagree completely about screen comments, because if you had a pc with a separate monitor which is not much smaller than the iMac complete you would still have to lug that back to a store? Its come home to roost recently again when my daughter was supplied with a very high spec PC...WHAT A MESS!! A Dell Ultrasharp 27in. monitor, then a huge box of nothingness in a fusion case, With Ryzen processor, and two different video card set ups and where just for the monitor requires display port cable, Hdmi, power cable etc. with the monitor in the region of £350 and the beast of a box another £2440. But as ever there is no fixed configuration, so every card may be set differently or require setting up differently, so then you buy your HDMI cable, Display Port Cable another £10, so at least three cables from the monitor, then another three from the pc, plus then a web cam plus its usb cable, and any periphery USB or external devices...The result is a mess, and even setting it up illustrates how good the iMac is, you get a unit, you plug it in! Neat, tidy, compact, whereas the beast of a box that measures 230mm wide x 475mm deep x 468mm high, contains a mini board anyway, but weighs as much as an anchor! You try lugging that beast back let alone the monitor. The PC took an hour to configure and set up, and additional set up for bluetooth and other devices, whereas the 27in. iMac takes about 2 minutes. Even unboxing the PC stuff is a nightmare with you having to tip the box on its side as its so heavy, then cutting the machine out of the box, and have any of you tried putting cables into the Dell monitor....yes it rotates, but whoever designed it so that the cable entry is right behind the stand its on and where even if you rotate it its a nightmare to get the cables in. Yes upgradeability is easier on the PC, but often because its needs it, where in this instance the video card failed after 6 days, but where they don't replace the video card, you have to get the whole lot to them. Main thing to think of when getting iMac is forward thinking RAM and SSD. I still have an Apple Lisa working, a G4 and the old hunk of an iMac, let alone my G5, and the 27in. 2016 iMac. The only problem ever had was the G5 was recalled at Apple's expense because the capacitors on the main board had to be replaced. I'm looking forward to upgrading to a 24in. iMac M2
Yes they do:RE: cable clutter
Apple certainly has a history of keeping things tidy!
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I think a well designed Mac could easily last 10 years. Unfortunately there are many examples that sadly won't last this long. I see many 10 year old desktops and laptops.Bold of you to think any computer would last 10 years.
Actually there was a infra-red receiver behind the Apple logo. If you recall the white plastic models came with a small IR remote that could magnetically cling to the right side. Well the later models still had the IR sensor behind there, as anyone who has disassembled a iMac can attest to.If we’re being anatomically correct, all post-G4 iMacs have always had a double chin not a cleft lip.
Beyond looking ugly and increasingly dated, its only apparent use was to display the Apple logo and for most users, somewhere to stick pointless Post It notes.
Apple's GPUs integrated or discrete were always a couple of years behind and not gamer level, so while it may do well enough for Final Cut Pro, I don't think Alienware will be a target. Apple still does not chase the gamer market.Dont care about bezels. I just want VESA mounting and a GPU strong enough to keep up with Alienware.
My 27" iMac is 10 years old this summer, but that doesn't mean I haven't had to throw a grand or so at it and take it into the shop repeatedly in order to keep it running in those 10 years.I think a well designed Mac could easily last 10 years. Unfortunately there are many examples that sadly won't last this long. I see many 10 year old desktops and laptops.
10 years is a very long time to continue to use the same computer, iMac or PC. Of course, my own iMac is approaching 6 ½ years and there is not a single thing wrong with it.I think a well designed Mac could easily last 10 years. Unfortunately there are many examples that sadly won't last this long. I see many 10 year old desktops and laptops.
That is not necessarily accurate. The Power Mac / Mac Pro line of computers was very upgradeable. The new Mac Pro also is, they just missed the price target for the classic Mac Pro audience... but that is just not the Apple way. Someone who wants a computer that can be periodically upgraded with new processor or graphics or larger internal storage and RAM will always find that much easier with a tower PC.
My 2009 Mac Pro runs Mojave very well! I use it every day without complaint and I am looking forward to buying either a 27 inch iMac or Mac mini with ASi this year.I think a well designed Mac could easily last 10 years. Unfortunately there are many examples that sadly won't last this long. I see many 10 year old desktops and laptops.
Well, it wasn’t disappointing! Stunning looking machine.Anything much thicker than an iPad and it’ll be disappointing
Well, I was right. It’s a beautiful thing. Can’t wait to see what the bigger one is like in black or space greyI seriously hope you're kidding. You'll be sacrificing a lot. Audio quality, discrete graphics, actual ports...