[Vermonter]

Seems we need a daily thread to bash Macintosh, so here's today's.

[tdadams]

I used to be a total Mac person, then caved and gave in to Mr. Gates. But I saw one of these this weekend and was seriously impressed. The huge flat screen monitor was amazing. But they still cost up to $3500 for the one I want. It's hard to justify spending $3500 on a Mac for the same configuration you can get in a PC for under $1000.

[Petronski]

The flat monitor on a 'floating' arm is very cool. It should be made available for use with standard wintel desktop systems.

[RogueIsland]

"Radical"? People still say that? Wow. Tubular.

[SolitaryMan]

What gets me it the "Cult" following of Mac users. See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil, about Apple that is.

[Kozak]

I also used to be a Mac person (actually owned 2 Amiga's before THAT). I finally gave up the Mac for a number of reasons. Frequently the software I wanted to use only came in a Windows version. Much less choice in hardware to expand and upgrade my system. Problems in communicating with the rest of the largely windows world (moving files between home and work etc.) Finally the OS in windows became pretty much as easy to use and still had more underlying flexibility ( I could tinker more ) then with Macs.

As far as the new Imacs I don't understand who gives a flip about what the box looks like. What matters is how it preforms its ability to resist obsolescence, and its value versus cost. I bet there is no way or very limited ability to expand or modify the Imacs. I also find their lack of a floppy or SOME type of removable media a pain in the ass. My kids school uses Imacs (teachers can't seem to handle anything more demanding) and without a floppy drive the kids can't work on projects at home, or move from computer to computer, so she has to wait till the EXACT machine she uses is available for her. The lab may have 20 unused machines but if the one her stuff is on is being used she's out of luck. An idiotic way to organize computer resources.

I realize when it comes to Macs it's frequently a religious experience so I don't expect to convert anyone. Just my personal experience.

[aruanan]

Also, despite the iMac's power, the playback of music and video came to a halt briefly whenever I inserted, or sometimes even ejected, CDs.

Same thing happens on my home CD player. For some strange reason, when I open the tray to put on another CD the music comes to a halt briefly.

[fourdeuce82d]

Here's a though (little off topic, but i still like cheese)

Now PCs are essentially commodities, at least for middle of the road apps (email, spreadsheet/w-processing) Why not start selling them as decorative items?

How about a inexpensive MoBo, 128 Mb ram, 20Gb hd, etc, packed in a nice cherry or oak case? How about a retro (circa 1920) "streamlined" look? or earlier than that- what about a computer that had that odd, Terry Gilliam "brazil" look, with a keyboard tricked out to look like an old royal typewriter- i.e. black, circular keys, a black, pebbeled faux cast iron surface, etc.

I wouldn't buy one, but I like to play games, so I'm looking for speed- but what about others?

Seems to me there's a (possibly niche) market here for the little guys...

[Vermonter]

[Free the USA]

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[peabers]

Another Mac troll. The only way Apple gets any publicity. I do believe that most Mac users are potential Church of Scientology members. They have an unhealthy dedication to a technical POS, and worship a technological neanderthal (Steve Jobs).

[PuNcH]

The thing I like about my evolving PC is that the closest I ever come to needing a new computer is when it is time to upgrade the CPU and motherboard. I have overall spent much much less than friends and family of mine who buy new computers every now and then.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

It doesn't take much to boost a mac's capability.