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From: Lloyd Parsons on 27 Jul 2010 13:42 In article <michelle-F1AB45.10201527072010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > The $1499 model can be configured with a 3.60Ghz i5. > > Right, but that doesn't answer the question as to whether that model is > worth the three hundred bucks over the $1199 model. True, but that is a subjective answer depending on needs. Frankly my 3.06Ghz Core2Duo 27" iMac is more than fast enough for anything I do, so if I were looking for a new iMac this year, the base 27" would be the one that I would get. -- Lloyd
From: Davoud on 27 Jul 2010 14:17 Michelle Steiner: > > If you want the Magic mouse and > > the trackpad, you can order them as a bundle within the computer order. nospam: > that's dumb but you can always sell the magic mouse on ebay. Shows narrow thinking on my part. I wouldn't pay a penny per thousand for the "Magic" Mouse, because in my view it is worth nothing whatsoever, and it would not have occurred to me that anyone else would willingly pay for one either (if they had ever used one). It would be dishonest of me (I didn't say dishonest of *you* ) to sell a "Magic" mouse on eBay because I have never sold anything there that I did not personally believe was a top quality item. Lesser stuff I give away, free. For some years I have been donating my Apple-brand mice to anyone who would take them. Davoud -- I agree with almost everything that you have said and almost everything that you will say in your entire life. usenet *at* davidillig dawt cawm
From: Tim Okergit on 27 Jul 2010 15:00 On 07/27/2010 08:58 AM, Lloyd Parsons wrote: > All new iMacs with i3, i5 or i7 processors > > Magic Trackpad > > Apple Battery recharger w/batteries. > > I'm sure I missed a few. Yes, absolutely great news. At last, Apple offers a G5! But I thought it would bring the prices down. How come it doesn't? See what you can get at Newegg for $590.99: 1. Intel Core i5-655K (Clarkdale) 3.2GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core Unlocked Desktop Processor (Model: BX80616I5655K) 2. GIGABYTE Socket 1156 Intel H55 Express Chipset HDMI Micro ATX Motherboard (Model: GA-H55M-UD2H) 3. G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit (Model: F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL) 4. Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 7200RPM 32MB cache SATA II 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Model: ST31500341AS) - OEM 5. OCZ StealthXStream 700Watt ATX12V/EPS12V SLI & CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply (Model: OCZ700SXS) 6. RAIDMAX Quantum Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (Model: ATX-798WB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.432233 Of course, it's not assembled, but assembly takes about an hour or somebody can do it for you for around $60. That would be $650 for a computer that has vastly superior specs. How come Macs are so expensive? Oh, yeah! It has MacOS which is so superior to Linux and the BSDs, though much less secure after Apple tweaked FreeBSD. Who cares? Money is for spendign and Jobs never cares receiving a littel extra. U'mm gonna buy one!
From: John Varela on 27 Jul 2010 15:07 On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:42:06 UTC, Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: > In article <michelle-F1AB45.10201527072010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > > > The $1499 model can be configured with a 3.60Ghz i5. > > > > Right, but that doesn't answer the question as to whether that model is > > worth the three hundred bucks over the $1199 model. > > True, but that is a subjective answer depending on needs. Frankly my > 3.06Ghz Core2Duo 27" iMac is more than fast enough for anything I do, so > if I were looking for a new iMac this year, the base 27" would be the > one that I would get. I'm glad you said that, since I just ordered a refurbished one from the Apple web site. -- John Varela
From: Richard Maine on 27 Jul 2010 15:41
Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons(a)mac.com> wrote: > In article <michelle-F1AB45.10201527072010(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > > > > The $1499 model can be configured with a 3.60Ghz i5. > > > > Right, but that doesn't answer the question as to whether that model is > > worth the three hundred bucks over the $1199 model. > > True, but that is a subjective answer depending on needs. Frankly my > 3.06Ghz Core2Duo 27" iMac is more than fast enough for anything I do, so > if I were looking for a new iMac this year, the base 27" would be the > one that I would get. Same here, except that I'd do the same thing I did with my 3.06GHz 27" and get the upgraded video. That's the only upgrade I did then and its the only one I'd do with a new one. (The decent keyboard layout is a sidegrade, for which I gave up wireless). But I don't see a need for the new one. Looks like the new one is a typical incremental upgrade (and at a hair lower price, though within the noise; I see I paid $1775, while the new one would be $1734 - both edu prices and excluding shipping/recycling). Heck, I still have a month to go before I pay off the old one that I bought myself for my birthday last Oct. I do not normally pay for stuff over time, but I let myself be seduced by the 0 interest on the Apple/Barclay card. It is a sucky credit card in general, particularly for those poor suckers who pay credit card interest. I'll deactivate it after paying off the 0 interest bit next month. I think a new refrigerator is a lot higher priority this month. The 17-year old one was "showing signs", so I decided to take advantage of the $300 in rebates that I can get on replacing it right now in California. Oh, and besides the fact that I don't need the speed of the i5 or i7, I'd worry about cooling if you did need that much. I already need to bump up the fan speed, though I suspect that is more from the heat load of the graphics than anything else. I've never figured out why Apple's default configuration is so poor about speeding up the fans when needed. I understand keeping the minimum speed low, but unless you use 3rd party utilities, the system will hang from overheating before the fans kick up enough to keep that from happening. Its not just this box; I've seen it in all my iMacs. Took me a long time on the first one (a G5) to figure out that heating was the problem, but since then, I've known to check for that. It might be that I always get the upgraded video, and maybe the default fan configuration doesn't accomodate that well. (It is always dong video-intensive stuff that hangs em, and upping the fan speed consistently fixes them). -- Richard Maine | Good judgment comes from experience; email: last name at domain . net | experience comes from bad judgment. domain: summertriangle | -- Mark Twain |