Future-proofing an iMac?

[lca355]

if you do go the imac route, i'd buck up for one of the quad cores i5/i7 to help it last 5 years...

 

[junkmail202]

Forget i7

maybe i should forget the i7 quad core and just wait for the 48 core chip

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10407818-264.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

 

[Horus]

maybe i should forget the i7 quad core and just wait for the 48 core chip

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10...CmoreStories.0
Nov 2, 2009 10:22 PM

So why don't wait until 96 core chips are available?, i think this guy is not being serious.

 

[junkmail202]

some humor

So why don't wait until 96 core chips are available?, i think this guy is not being serious.

Horus,

I am serious, but it's ok to have a little sense of humor too right? Anyways I do appreciate people's feedback and advice. I'm still trying to decide between a 21.5" or a 27" imac. I'm leaning towards the 27" as of now... if I decide to go for the 27" the next question becomes core 2 duo 3.06Ghz or go i5.

Again this is primarily a machine that my parents would use.... so basically, emailing, web surfing, some photo editing/organizing, some DVD ripping. They still want to use windows so I'll have to either load bootcamp or go with vmware fusion... which is why i'm considering the i5... when you're running one OS on top of another OS... I'm wondering whether the quad core would make a big difference or not....

Plus, I sorta might not be in the situation where 2 years down the road... all imacs are i5 or i7. I've heard that core 2 duo is pretty much at end of life now...

 

[Horus]

Horus,

I am serious, but it's ok to have a little sense of humor too right? Anyways I do appreciate people's feedback and advice. I'm still trying to decide between a 21.5" or a 27" imac. I'm leaning towards the 27" as of now... if I decide to go for the 27" the next question becomes core 2 duo 3.06Ghz or go i5.

Again this is primarily a machine that my parents would use.... so basically, emailing, web surfing, some photo editing/organizing, some DVD ripping. They still want to use windows so I'll have to either load bootcamp or go with vmware fusion... which is why i'm considering the i5... when you're running one OS on top of another OS... I'm wondering whether the quad core would make a big difference or not....

Plus, I sorta might not be in the situation where 2 years down the road... all imacs are i5 or i7. I've heard that core 2 duo is pretty much at end of life now...

Understood. I think you should get the i5.

 

[The SpinDoctor]

Horus,

I am serious, but it's ok to have a little sense of humor too right? Anyways I do appreciate people's feedback and advice. I'm still trying to decide between a 21.5" or a 27" imac. I'm leaning towards the 27" as of now... if I decide to go for the 27" the next question becomes core 2 duo 3.06Ghz or go i5.

Again this is primarily a machine that my parents would use.... so basically, emailing, web surfing, some photo editing/organizing, some DVD ripping. They still want to use windows so I'll have to either load bootcamp or go with vmware fusion... which is why i'm considering the i5... when you're running one OS on top of another OS... I'm wondering whether the quad core would make a big difference or not....

Plus, I sorta might not be in the situation where 2 years down the road... all imacs are i5 or i7. I've heard that core 2 duo is pretty much at end of life now...

As above, the i5 is the one.

 

[Consultant]

Apple designs their computers to be obsolete. If you want to buy into the world of Apple, you'll have to accept this. This is why the iPod and iPhone don't have SD cards, or replaceable batteries... They are not meant to be upgraded. They are meant to be thrown out and replaced.

That's false.

Apple iMacs have better specs at better prices to a SIMILAR computer (all in one form factor).

iPod can be upgraded. Just because you don't know doesn't mean it's not possible. In the same case, why don't you say MS designed their devices to be obsolete

As to iPhone, it's rated the overall best consumer and business smartphone this year. People don't buy based on theoretical features, people buy based on overall usability.