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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 1398200" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>Please don't be fooled by iOS devices. The iMac is far from a big iPad, though many iOS features have been implemented in OS X. My four-year-old Macbook Pro is more of computer than my old Windows desktop was and I still get plenty of use out of it. It encodes video many hours a day every day and is still as fast as the day I got it.</p><p></p><p>Macs integrate with iPads, iPods and iCloud very nicely, but you're not forced to use any of them. </p><p></p><p>If you're really bent on customizing your hardware, it can be done on most things on an iMac, but it won't be easy or covered by Apple. There are sites like iFixit that shows you how to upgrade some parts if you're really that determined. For the most part though, you probably won't need to replace or upgrade anything other than the RAM. They're designed to work well with the hardware they have. If you want a Mac with ultimate expandability, get a Mac Pro. In any case, by the time you really need to upgrade something like graphics or HDD, you will probably want a newer model anyway. Macs hold their value pretty well, and even if an older model no longer suits your needs, it will definitely suit someone else's. Selling it shouldn't be a problem, then you can put that money towards a newer one.</p><p></p><p>Aside from Blu-Ray, I can't think of any ways that Apple is restricting. People think of their iOS standards, but again, a Mac isn't an iDevice. There is a really great developer community out there making tons of great third party applications you can customize your Mac with.</p><p></p><p>You'll only know after using a Mac, so just go for it, buy it and get the hang of it. Apple isn't bamboozling people into buying their products... people love to use products that work well, look great and do exactly what they want with a minimum of fuss. I resisted getting a Mac until I absolutely had to for work. I was an Apple-flaming Windows user. Now I can't imagine ever making Windows my primary OS again!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 1398200, member: 88633"] Please don't be fooled by iOS devices. The iMac is far from a big iPad, though many iOS features have been implemented in OS X. My four-year-old Macbook Pro is more of computer than my old Windows desktop was and I still get plenty of use out of it. It encodes video many hours a day every day and is still as fast as the day I got it. Macs integrate with iPads, iPods and iCloud very nicely, but you're not forced to use any of them. If you're really bent on customizing your hardware, it can be done on most things on an iMac, but it won't be easy or covered by Apple. There are sites like iFixit that shows you how to upgrade some parts if you're really that determined. For the most part though, you probably won't need to replace or upgrade anything other than the RAM. They're designed to work well with the hardware they have. If you want a Mac with ultimate expandability, get a Mac Pro. In any case, by the time you really need to upgrade something like graphics or HDD, you will probably want a newer model anyway. Macs hold their value pretty well, and even if an older model no longer suits your needs, it will definitely suit someone else's. Selling it shouldn't be a problem, then you can put that money towards a newer one. Aside from Blu-Ray, I can't think of any ways that Apple is restricting. People think of their iOS standards, but again, a Mac isn't an iDevice. There is a really great developer community out there making tons of great third party applications you can customize your Mac with. You'll only know after using a Mac, so just go for it, buy it and get the hang of it. Apple isn't bamboozling people into buying their products... people love to use products that work well, look great and do exactly what they want with a minimum of fuss. I resisted getting a Mac until I absolutely had to for work. I was an Apple-flaming Windows user. Now I can't imagine ever making Windows my primary OS again! [/QUOTE]
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