You clearly didn't read my post where I admitted that I may be wrong. (Which is in fact in this thread) It was my opinion that the iMac did not have an H-IPS panel. Please tell me how an opinion (and one at that) warrants "you post false information." His point was indeed an opinion. Why is one opinion valued more than another? It is a discussion, a discussion where people disagree. My skepticism of the panel in the iMac aside, what is more interesting is the willingness to immediately accept something based on another persons opinion. If the OP of that thread turned out to be wrong would you have been such a jerk to him? If he would have continued to fight but was proven wrong. I doubt it. The attention I am receiving is due to nothing short of the fact that I am not going praise Apple as quick as the typical people here. Of course this is not the first time this has happened to me here.
People have posted some SwitchResX panel data, which is decent evidence. But I still think a disassembly would be a better indication of what it is. Although I should trust Alloeye since I bought something from him.
Hookedonphonics? People who can't have a discussion quite often resort to pointless insults. Posting a link to something like that, with no recommendation as to why I need it is quite childish. It would be akin to me posting a link to a site about facial reconstruction.
Anyhow, comparing a mass produced Apple computer to retail notebook components is a ridiculous comparison. And holds no relevance to assessing the iMacs cost or value. If you want to compare an iMac to other machines, such as a Dell or something in the All-in-one class, that is a relevant comparison.
Is the iMac overpriced? This comparison does not answer that question. You can argue all you like. Do I think the iMac is a good value? Hell yeah. I think most of the Macs are a good value. Hence, that is why I am here and that is why I buy them. Regardless, my love of Macs does not blind me to the fact that this comparison is ridiculous. That, unfortunately, is not the case for you.
You can run something besides Windows you know. Windows has nothing to offer? How about corporate standardization? I don't run Windows myself, but I do support at my uni and things like Office, Outlook, etc are invaluable. Whether or not Apple can compete, the fact that this world is Windows cannot be ignored.
You clearly haven't looked much at the building market. With cases from Lian-li, Silverstone the misconception of beige and plastic should not persist. You suggestion that this is the case shows your lack of research and knowledge on the subject. Ugly is subjective, not objective as most here like to think. Being a blinded Apple fanboy is not useful if you truly want to show people the beauty of a Mac. You might want to try researching and forming arguments that actually sound intelligent... "Windows...YUCK!" I think you get the point.
"If they are running Windows XP or Vista or some form of Windows, and are still running fine, then they don't get used enough to break." What a grand assume on your part. The PCs I have built, including my mothers, is used daily. For the same things Macs are used for. Would a Mac be better? Maybe, but that is not what is being discussed. I do not have to debug.
And with your real world example. I work at a University where I work on a support team that supports the entire business end of the university. Student accounts, comptroller, etc. The frequency of debugging Windows itself is a rare occurrence. This out of nearly 600+ machines. I would hardly call you one instance indicative of what happens in the real world.
