Demoted from Mac Pro to iMac or Hackintosh :(

[chaos86]

So what's wrong with the iMac's "stupid" screen?

Is it just that it only has 1 external input? Because I'd guess that less than one in a thousand users plug in more than one external video feed.

Apart from that I think the iMacs have great screens.


Apart from the ridiculous iMac hating in this thread, I do agree that it would be nice for Apple to expand the Mac Pro's BTO options downward. They already tout the fact that all Mac Pros a BTO, couldn't they broaden all the options, so you start with a dual dual core, configurable up to a dual six core? I'm sure they'd need more motherboard/socket variations, but they've already done the engineering for dual LGA775 and dual LGA1156 socket machines a few years back when they were top of the line, so they could just keep producing those ones until people stop buying them. Those old combos have much cheaper RAM now too.

 

[wolfpacker]

My problem is that the iMac has a screen at all. I already have 2 screens, so see no reason to spend extra to buy a computer that has one.

 

[angelneo]

I myself find iMac specs to be good enough for my programming work, but I really dislike having the all-in-one package of iMac. I wanted to settle for low end Mac Pro but the price doesn't make sense for me. I have given up waiting for a mid range tower and built myself a hackintosh, works pretty well.

 

[wolfpacker]

My problem is that the iMac has a screen at all. I already have 2 screens, so see no reason to spend extra to buy a computer that has one.

I also just found out that the iMac ONLY has the glossy screen. So that alone completely rules it out for Photography-oriented uses. It is essential that the picture on the screen matches what it will look like in print.

 

[parakiet]

you CAN hang a second screen on an imac an use it as a primary

with that new ssd option on imacs.. i think they rock.