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<blockquote data-quote="Tsayonara" data-source="post: 536890" data-attributes="member: 42462"><p>Hello people!</p><p></p><p>I realise that by posting this on a Mac forum will get me either shouted at, obvious opinions on the subject or both. I had to since you're probably the most fanatic Mac users and CAN give me a decent opinion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Summarized:</strong> Am I going to buy </p><p></p><p>a nice iMac: €1600, pretty, awesome, just a screen</p><p>or </p><p>a computer that is seriously faster, €1400</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>What I'd like of you is to read the next info and try to give me an somewhat objective answer on the subject <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></p><p></p><p>I'd appreciate any answer, feedback or information on the subject a lot! Right now I could go with either</p><p></p><p></p><p>_________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>My hobbies include some gaming, photography, designing. So it must be able to play some new games decently, and Lightroom / Photoshop / Indesign must work fast.</p><p></p><p></p><p>________________________________</p><p><strong>FIRST OPTION: REGULAR PC</strong></p><p><strong>Price: </strong>€ 1400</p><p></p><p>This PC would be built by myself, is based on a Buyers Guide by tweakers.net (those guys know what they're talking about).</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Processor:</strong> e6850 core2 duo 3.0ghz 4mb</p><p><strong>Memory:</strong> 4 x 1gig</p><p><strong>Graphics card:</strong> 2 x Club3D GeForce 8800 GT (512MB)</p><p></p><p>Also included in that price is a dvdburner, a 10000rpm harddrive, good sound card, network card, the case, motherboard and everything else needed.</p><p><em></em></p><p><em>I need to stress that this is just an example of what you could do with € 1400. Any other/better combination of hardware could be used.</em></p><p></p><p>________________________________</p><p><strong>SECOND OPTION: AN IMAC</strong></p><p><strong>Price:</strong> € 1600</p><p></p><p><strong>Processor: </strong>2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo</p><p><strong>Memory: </strong>2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1 GB</p><p><strong>Graphics Card: </strong>ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory</p><p></p><p>Also included is an okay DVD burner, keyboard, network adapter etc</p><p></p><p></p><p>________________________________</p><p><strong>COMPARED</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Reasons why I'd love a Mac:</strong></p><p></p><p>- Golly they're pretty and nice</p><p></p><p>- Anything I'd still like to do in Windows, I can with Bootcamp</p><p></p><p>- No wires, no huge pc next to your desk, no crap, just one pretty device.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Reasons why I don't just go "Whoopey!" and buy one:</strong></p><p></p><p>- Although pretty much the same price, the regular PC is obviously way faster.</p><p>A 10000 rpm drive, twice the memory, a faster processor...</p><p></p><p>- I need that power to play games and junk, but also to make sure this baby lasts for years to come!</p><p></p><p>- I'd feel silly if I spent more money on a slower pc ?</p><p></p><p>- Except for the memory I'm pretty sure you can't easily change hardware in a Mac. Not interesting now, but in the future it might?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tsayonara, post: 536890, member: 42462"] Hello people! I realise that by posting this on a Mac forum will get me either shouted at, obvious opinions on the subject or both. I had to since you're probably the most fanatic Mac users and CAN give me a decent opinion :) [B]Summarized:[/B] Am I going to buy a nice iMac: €1600, pretty, awesome, just a screen or a computer that is seriously faster, €1400 [B]What I'd like of you is to read the next info and try to give me an somewhat objective answer on the subject :)[/B] I'd appreciate any answer, feedback or information on the subject a lot! Right now I could go with either _________________________________________________________ My hobbies include some gaming, photography, designing. So it must be able to play some new games decently, and Lightroom / Photoshop / Indesign must work fast. ________________________________ [B]FIRST OPTION: REGULAR PC[/B] [B]Price: [/B]€ 1400 This PC would be built by myself, is based on a Buyers Guide by tweakers.net (those guys know what they're talking about). [B]Processor:[/B] e6850 core2 duo 3.0ghz 4mb [B]Memory:[/B] 4 x 1gig [B]Graphics card:[/B] 2 x Club3D GeForce 8800 GT (512MB) Also included in that price is a dvdburner, a 10000rpm harddrive, good sound card, network card, the case, motherboard and everything else needed. [I] I need to stress that this is just an example of what you could do with € 1400. Any other/better combination of hardware could be used.[/I] ________________________________ [B]SECOND OPTION: AN IMAC[/B] [B]Price:[/B] € 1600 [B]Processor: [/B]2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo [B]Memory: [/B]2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1 GB [B]Graphics Card: [/B]ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory Also included is an okay DVD burner, keyboard, network adapter etc ________________________________ [B]COMPARED[/B] [B]Reasons why I'd love a Mac:[/B] - Golly they're pretty and nice - Anything I'd still like to do in Windows, I can with Bootcamp - No wires, no huge pc next to your desk, no crap, just one pretty device. [B]Reasons why I don't just go "Whoopey!" and buy one:[/B] - Although pretty much the same price, the regular PC is obviously way faster. A 10000 rpm drive, twice the memory, a faster processor... - I need that power to play games and junk, but also to make sure this baby lasts for years to come! - I'd feel silly if I spent more money on a slower pc ? - Except for the memory I'm pretty sure you can't easily change hardware in a Mac. Not interesting now, but in the future it might? [/QUOTE]
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