Question IMAC ?

Hi all.

Yesterday after many years of looking at the Apple Macs i decided to go and buy myself a shinny new IMAC.

Bought it from Best Buy in Dudley and said at the time to the guy is this the fastest one on the market to which he replied yes.

After getting home i find that the model i have which is a 27inch I5 with a 2.7ghz processor and 4 gig of DDR 3 ram and a amd hd 6770m graphic card.

Now i have found out that there is a higher spec IMAC that has a processor that runs at 3.1ghz and a better graphics card 6970m.

Now they both look like they use the same I5 processors and the higher spec is another £250 ..............So do i take it back and get the higher spec and will it make a considerable difference or not.

I'm totally new to Macs so any information would be extremely helpful to me,i mean its still boxed and untouched but when i buy something that can not really be upgraded i want the best that's on offer from the start.

Or should i just get it online from the Apple store where i can get a I7 processor ,8 gig of ram and the higher graphic card.

Thanks all......

Edited by time2die (Tue 06-Sep-11 17:18:33)

It all depends on what you are going to use it for, how important that extra speed is and whether you need the £250 for something else.

Actually now i see on the Apple store you can add more ram,change processor to a I7 and basically change most of it but only through the store.

I suppose i don't really need the extra but since they are not really upgradable friendly apart from ram then i thinks its best to have the most powerful at the time of purchase to be quite honest.

The grass is always greener..... The worse case is buying the computer, getting it home, opening the box, coveting your new toy, plugging it in, turning it on, only for apple to release a newer, faster and cheaper model the next day!

Totally agree mate as you just can not keep up with the way technology moves forward at a very fast pace,i remember getting the Ipad and 8 months later getting a email from apple saying buy a Ipad 2.

That's all well and good Apple but would you like to give me £300 or £350 trade in against your new model.

Anyway i have decided what i have is good enough for what i'm doing and its a lot faster than what i am using at present i guess.

Glad you said that. Apple are 'apparently' ditching Intel processors to get [CH] ARM [ING].

Not straight away, but what do you think of that?

I have always sworn allegiance to my beloved Intel > you KNOW that it will do a fassst job > and IS dependable >> and is tweakable (OS X deals with it automatically, and the graphics are beautiful - the processor ups when it is needed).

Anyway, this may wett your appetite some more.

And some WOW in this video MacBook Pro fans work well.

There is a fantastic video out there and he saying the settings to change. Saves trying all the tricks & tips >> just get straight into serious gaming...ONLINE for a change. Nooo cheeeaatsss ~ perfection.


Apple are amazing, and only matched by the very good people here. And that includes you gaming types.

Hello T2D, it's good seeing you here again, mate. *Guesty tips cap @ T2D.

I've always bought the Mac I can afford bumping the specs until I reach my limit. Sold State Drives are expensive, have less storage but massively improve the feel good factor in terms of user interface performance - less bounce and more spring. This would be my configuration - I'd bump the RAM to 16GB only if I needed to use the machine for professional (when time is important) multicore tasks such as audio/video editing. The model you bought won't disappoint though, it's a great piece of kit.

£2,449.00 incl. VAT
3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)

Overpriced tat. 2.5k for a computer that has the specs of a £1k PC? I have never been able to understand the mentality of apple fans and I guess I never will.

Still, there is one born every minute they say.

Never new Guesty that you had a Mac so i will pay more attention next time Be prepared for T2D private messages when i actually get around to setting it up

In reply to a post by kamelion:

I have never been able to understand the mentality of apple fans and I guess I never will.

That's why you're content with PCs

In reply to a post by kamelion:

Overpriced tat. 2.5k for a computer that has the specs of a £1k PC? I have never been able to understand the mentality of apple fans and I guess I never will.

Still, there is one born every minute they say.

You don't only get a machine you get OS X and it's associated advantages.

I won't start an argument about the pros and cons of OS X, but £1.5k is quite a premium to pay for an operating system. I'd like to think that a Mac offers more than just that for the extra cost.

esp as you can buy OSX for £35 !

Is this using the famous AEP calculator where other makers can ship MacBook Air equivalents for half the price?

In reply to a post by ian_c:

Is this using the famous AEP calculator where other makers can ship MacBook Air equivalents for half the price?

Where is this calculator? Sounds like a good idea.

I've made no calculations in this thread, Ian. I'm just replying to a post that says it is worth paying £1,500 extra to get OS X. I didn't produce those figures. But I do find it an extraordinary assertion.

I'd sell you one but, unfortunately, Apple have slapped an injunction on me forbidding to sell such goods in the EU.

Innovation through litigation. You know it makes sense.

There's an injunction concerning MacBook Airs?

C'mon - Acer and Lenovo have just launched "ultrabooks". They must be cheaper than MBAs surely?

In reply to a post by kamelion:

Overpriced tat. 2.5k for a computer that has the specs of a £1k PC? I have never been able to understand the mentality of apple fans and I guess I never will.

Still, there is one born every minute they say.

Overpriced is subjective. A Linux or Windows PC doesn't interest me at all - cheap tat.

Here's a thought if you don't want a Mac don't buy a Mac go to the Acer or whatever users forum and be happy No-one is stopping you.