So because you disagree with someone you ask them if they have a disability?
I think YOU have the disability.
You're right, that was juvenile of me. I apologize. I mean't it as comedy, as I thought the OP's comment was out of touch with reality.
Here, let me break it down.
What the @#$! is up with Apple over the last 3 years. They seem incapable of providing honest updates to their hardware. Yes, the case is pretty, but I want to be able to play today's computer games on it. Apple has been steadily falling behind for 3 years now in the hardware realm.
What qualifies as an honest update? I didn't know computers had an honesty factor associated with them. I guess this is a knock on the technical specifications, but I don't know what you would wan't to improve that wouldn't prohibitively increase cost or thermal design requirements.
If you are buying a computer to play computer games, and you are buying a Mac, your problems are two-fold. First, you're getting the best solution for your desired needs; even if your Mac was competitive on price and specs, you would still be running Mac OS X, and the latest games are usually not going to launch for it, with some exceptions. Second, if you do play a lot of games, most games that are released today are console ports, which were designed to run on lower quality hardware before they are ported to the PC, so they will likely play fine on this new iMac.
It's important to use the best solution for the job .Most people who decide that they want to play today's best games at the highest framerates end up buying a gaming PC or building one themselves, and that usually runs you in the range of $1000-$3000 depending on what computer you select or what components you choose.
I have been holding off on buying a Windows machine in the hopes that the iMac would get a decent upgrade, and instead they are offering a nicer LOOKING machine with a slower GPU than the previous model!? This isn't how computer hardware, especially EXPENSIVE, computer hardware is supposed to be upgraded. You don't wait 2+ years to upgrade a product, or in the case of the Mac Pro 900 days if you want to stay at the top of your market. I don't want a Windows machine, but that might be how I spend my money this cycle, gaming is important to me. My old Mac Laptop will do me fine for non-gaming applications.
I think you might have your information mixed up, because the NVIDIA graphics in the upcoming iMac are actually faster than the previous ATI graphics.
Again, I think your expectations are a bit off. I kind of imagine it as a person walking into a Ford dealership and saying "Oh this Ford Fusion is nice, it does everything I need great, great gas mileage, great design, lots of storage space, but it's so rediculous that it can't do a quarter mile time of 10 seconds! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO RACE PEOPLE WITH THIS!". Seriously, reset your expectations out of what you expect out of a polished consumer product, not something that is custom built to your specific task.
I agree that the Mac Pro update is sad, it really should have been updated by now. I think honestly, Apple is opting to skip this generation of Intel processors due to Intel delivering them late. Unfortunately, AMD is not competing in the high end processor space anymore, so Intel can take their sweet time rolling out Ivy Bridge-E with support for native USB3 and ThunderBolt, which Apple wants.
If gaming is that important to you, you're going to end up with Windows one way or another, unless you buy a console. For your sake, your money will be better spent if you spend it on a Windows computer for gaming. You can use your laptop for everything else, that's what I do and it works quite well.
Who is this new iMac for??? Who is the ideal customer???
If you take a survey of 10 people around you, most people who use their computers use it to browse the internet, check their email, listen to music, and watch videos online, which the iMac can do without breaking a sweat. Some of those people may also do basic content creation of documents, images, movies, or music, which the iMac is great at as well. For most people, which is Apple's target audience with the iMac, the iMac is a perfect fit for them.
