Buy an IMAC now?

[springfield]

Hello! I want to buy an iMac (I've never tried any mac) but is this a good period?. I won't play computer games, I'll use it for graphic work etc. 320gb -HDD- 2gb RAM-- 20". It is enough? I wait for a revision?


PLease excuse me, I'm spanish, and I haven't got a good English.

 

[Muncher]

Look here.

It's not a bad time to buy.

 

[Pugpuppydude]

BUY IT! I just bought myself the 20" 2.66GHz 2gb ram last week. If you need more ram you can find it cheaper from crucial. My iMac is very fast with Adobe CS4 ect.. Now is a good time to buy! Plus you only have to pay $10 to upgrade to Snow Leopard when it come out in september! Good luck.

 

[Hellhammer]

Yes, it's good time to buy now. iMacs were updated 3 months ago and new update isn't expected before Q1 2010. Any iMac will be fine for your needs

 

[springfield]

So, thank you guys, I will buy it tomorrow.
I will not buy apple care...it's most necessary?¿

 

[Muncher]

So, thank you guys, I will buy it tomorrow.
I will not buy apple care...it's most necessary?¿

You can wait to buy Applecare for a year, but you get a discount if you buy it now.

 

[Tomorrow]

Think of an iMac (hardware-wise) as a laptop with a bigger screen. Most of the parts are not readily replaceable. I got AppleCare for mine, but I waited several months first.

 

[springfield]

Think of an iMac (hardware-wise) as a laptop with a bigger screen. Most of the parts are not readily replaceable. I got AppleCare for mine, but I waited several months first.

What you want to say with that?I'm sorry, I don't understand you very well....

 

[Tomorrow]

With a traditional desktop, if a video card fails, it's simple to replace just the video card. Same with a sound card, or network adapter, etc.

With a laptop, or an iMac, most of the parts are all integrated onto one board, or at least fixed onto the board, so they aren't as easily replaced.

That being the case, AppleCare becomes a better investment - with a laptop or iMac, a failure is more likely to be something you can't easily replace on your own.

 

[springfield]

Ahh ok, thanks for the explication and sorry for my bad english..

 

[Tomorrow]

No problem - glad to help.

 

[ucfgrad93]

As others have said, now is a good time to buy. I would also recommend AppleCare as well.

 

[macJC50640]

You'll enjoy the iMac very much I'm sure, I just bought the 24 inch 2.66 model a few days ago -- its a great computer. Congrats and enjoy your iMac, as I'm sure you will!