For me has been reliability. I have 27' inch i5 2010 Quad, it has been the best machine I have ever had. I have never had one single issue with it. I cant say that for me scummy Windows 8 Toshiba Satellite I use for class.
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What's the one greatest advantage of owning an iMac?
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To give the flip side to that, I've been unable to use my 2012 iMac for a week now due to a kernel panic issue.
Well...I just bought my iMac in May of this year after having been a Windows user since the days of Windows 3.1.
I like my iMac mainly because that the display does not hurt my eyes. I have very sensitive eyes. The cheapo Acer display that I had was really bad. I could not look at the display for more than an hour or two before headaches would start.
I took a big chance on on iMac, and am very glad I did. After using this machine for the last few months, I really like the Apple side of things. There are far fewer operating system updates and I don't have to run antivirus.
But, for me, the single bigest advantage of an iMac is the display. To me, my health is worth spending Apple money to ensure I can at least use my computer without pain.
I like my iMac mainly because that the display does not hurt my eyes. I have very sensitive eyes. The cheapo Acer display that I had was really bad. I could not look at the display for more than an hour or two before headaches would start.
I took a big chance on on iMac, and am very glad I did. After using this machine for the last few months, I really like the Apple side of things. There are far fewer operating system updates and I don't have to run antivirus.
But, for me, the single bigest advantage of an iMac is the display. To me, my health is worth spending Apple money to ensure I can at least use my computer without pain.
It just works.
To elaborate, for me, it's a lot of little things working together to provide that great user experience. OSX just seems smoother and more stable overall. I don't need to do anything extra to maintain it (it runs as smoothly as the day I bought it 2 years ago). There are tons of nifty little tricks I can do (like cmd+shift+4 to save a screenshot to the desktop), and I like how it comes with so much functionality right out of the box.
I also like how the imac takes up less space on my desktop, with the wireless keyboard and trackpad working to reduce wire clutter.
The screen is great as well.
Overall, it's just a great package of specs and aesthetics.
To elaborate, for me, it's a lot of little things working together to provide that great user experience. OSX just seems smoother and more stable overall. I don't need to do anything extra to maintain it (it runs as smoothly as the day I bought it 2 years ago). There are tons of nifty little tricks I can do (like cmd+shift+4 to save a screenshot to the desktop), and I like how it comes with so much functionality right out of the box.
I also like how the imac takes up less space on my desktop, with the wireless keyboard and trackpad working to reduce wire clutter.
The screen is great as well.
Overall, it's just a great package of specs and aesthetics.
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#1. OS X
- others, the quite powerful computer packed behind a quality monitor that sits on my desktop.
- I'm surprised at the amount of people that come by the house or see me at work and mention how nice "that large monitor" is and jaws drop when they hear it is the entire computer system, then some guys jaws drop when I say it's an i7, GTX680, 32GB of 1600MHz RAM a solid state and a 1TB HDD.
It is just a cool machine.
- others, the quite powerful computer packed behind a quality monitor that sits on my desktop.
- I'm surprised at the amount of people that come by the house or see me at work and mention how nice "that large monitor" is and jaws drop when they hear it is the entire computer system, then some guys jaws drop when I say it's an i7, GTX680, 32GB of 1600MHz RAM a solid state and a 1TB HDD.
It is just a cool machine.
Except it's not really a GTX680 is it? It's a 680MX, which is rather lower down the hierarchy. (I've got a Mid-2010 model, so I'm jealous either way).
Still, I understand your point.
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Seems to me it does quite well, for a mobile card.
The iMac product is about looks, not power. Had they kept the size from the last generation, imagine what hardware they could have packed in that machine. Even allowing for aftermarket upgrades.
I would have loved that computer.
Most of these advantages are more Mac vs PC, not particularly iMac.
But for iMac specific, I like having both Windows and MacOS on 1 computer and just 1 cord.
But for iMac specific, I like having both Windows and MacOS on 1 computer and just 1 cord.
Hell, yea! I didn't know jack about Unix until OS X came out and I wondered, "What is this command line that they speak of?" Mind you, I'm old enough that in high school I was writing FORTRAN code on IBM punch cards; however, I gradually transitioned into the M$ DOS/WIN world of bugs and bloat. When OS X arrived, it was like a re-awakening. Even the casual user should become familiar with a few basic CLI commands. It's an eye-opening experience.
as much as
having an all-in-one can be risky (if the monitor dies you're out of a machine), as others have mentioned, it is economical to have everything in a single machine.
As much as I grumble about being an iMac owner (for 14 years now), I know it'll be something new and intimidating for me to switch to another Mac when it comes time to upgrade my 2010. I will worry about that when I need to upgrade.
The all-in-one is an advantage as far as $, space and use.
having an all-in-one can be risky (if the monitor dies you're out of a machine), as others have mentioned, it is economical to have everything in a single machine.
As much as I grumble about being an iMac owner (for 14 years now), I know it'll be something new and intimidating for me to switch to another Mac when it comes time to upgrade my 2010. I will worry about that when I need to upgrade.
The all-in-one is an advantage as far as $, space and use.
That's a very general question, that depends on what your definition of power is. Every computer, even a calculator is a "power" depending on your preference.
Some i7s are not very strong if they are ULV for example. Some i5s are stronger than some i7s.
But that was not really my point. My point was that, iMac is trying to be as strong it can be, but with compromised internals due to the focus on looks and thinness. There is simply no disputing that. Had they not reduced the depth of the machine, maybe it could have held a 6 or 8 core CPU like in Mac Pro? Or a stronger graphics card? or more HDDs! That sounds plausible.
My Mac is silent!
kind to the electric bill.
Got OSX which i think is better,
no viruses,
dont have to be in the software and tweak and stuff to make it work as i want it. Same goes for the hardware, it just works.
Works excellent with my other apple stuff.
Im about to change everyones computer at home. This is gonna be a hazzlefree experience. So nice not to be fixing everyone elses (pc) computer problems.
iMessage on the Mac! Thats a big one.. damn i love it!
All my Applestuff is still working.. my oldest, an iphone 3g thats 5 years old now, works like a charm.. slow thou
but i only use it as an iPod these days.
More and more games is supporting Mac OSx.
Steam support Mac.
icloud
the list goes on and on..
kind to the electric bill.
Got OSX which i think is better,
no viruses,
dont have to be in the software and tweak and stuff to make it work as i want it. Same goes for the hardware, it just works.
Works excellent with my other apple stuff.
Im about to change everyones computer at home. This is gonna be a hazzlefree experience. So nice not to be fixing everyone elses (pc) computer problems.
iMessage on the Mac! Thats a big one.. damn i love it!
All my Applestuff is still working.. my oldest, an iphone 3g thats 5 years old now, works like a charm.. slow thou
but i only use it as an iPod these days.More and more games is supporting Mac OSx.
Steam support Mac.
icloud
the list goes on and on..
It looks great, allows me to play latest games in high res and just serves my household (as a server). Oh ya - and it is bloody fast.
The iMac uses desktop cpu's. While the gpu is a "mobile" it is only surpassed by a handful of desktop GPUs (and a rebranded version of itself).
If you want xeons, multiple hard drive bays, full size desktop gpus then you don't want a different class of computer.
The iMac is not compromised at all. Just because it doesn't meet your niche needs, does not make it compromised. It's designed for the regular user. Not the niche market techies who like to tinker endlessly on their machines, just for the sake of benchmark bragging or gaming. It works straight out of the box and for years to come without modding a single thing on it. What exactly is the purpose of having multiple HDD when one big one will do?
Ultimately, the iMac is the optimized machine for today and a few years into the future, and the thinness is simply a result of energy, space, and design efficiency.
Gaming isn't a niche market though. Maybe in the eyes of Apple but not generally speaking. The iMac seems awesome though - and with GTX 680MX it has some serious gaming power.. at least today.
Of course it's a compromise. The compromise is an incredible slim all-in-one. It has to house laptop components, it is very expensive to other computers of similar or higher spec computres that also works out of the box.
Seriously, where are you coming up with this nonsense?