What do you think of this PC?
Posted by Gigi4
I can't see your sig pic, Zcott.
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
Will look into it. It was created on a PC.
I hate PC.
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
REHAB IS FOR QUITTERS
Bootcamp and install Windows but I don't think the majority of computer users need 3d studio max installed...:P
AutoCAD. As an architect > Macs = FAIL!
Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it
I have a mac G5 just for fun, but I don't think I will buy a new one soon. The only thing I really like (although it's a matter of taste) is its design.
The computer is completely 1 style, which makes it very suitable for the livingroom. With a PC you always have monitor of brand X keyboard of brand Y etc. You can match colors, but it looks messier and you have a bit more cable management to do.
Developing for the mac stinks. I hate the appstore and the fact you need to validate and buy an overpriced SDK.
I also had my share of lockups on a mac and the times I just turned off the power without shutting down properly, the mac simply refused to boot without doing a repair.
The computer is now about 3 or 4 years old I think, but it died last year. I needed to solder in some new components which had simply burst open. Turned out it is a common issue with the G5 due to the components being used.
After a couple of years they are just worn out or something.
And although the design of the screen looks pretty, the screen itself isn't fantastic. My Dell Ultrasharp is way better. I think it's fair to compare those two as they are in the same price range.
So Apple doesn't necessarily stand for quality. I have friends who had quite some issues with their Macs as well. One of them called appsupport or whatever it is called and was adviced to buy more RAM.
So he bought overpriced RAM from the appstore because he had troubles with audio latency. In the end he just needed a software update as his firewire audiocard had some issues.
I'm not anti-mac, but no fan either. I think I will only buy a new Mac if they are in the same price range, because the hardware isn't fantastic and the software (OS) isn't great either.
I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2010 11:30AM by ZaZ.
The computer is completely 1 style, which makes it very suitable for the livingroom. With a PC you always have monitor of brand X keyboard of brand Y etc. You can match colors, but it looks messier and you have a bit more cable management to do.
Developing for the mac stinks. I hate the appstore and the fact you need to validate and buy an overpriced SDK.
I also had my share of lockups on a mac and the times I just turned off the power without shutting down properly, the mac simply refused to boot without doing a repair.
The computer is now about 3 or 4 years old I think, but it died last year. I needed to solder in some new components which had simply burst open. Turned out it is a common issue with the G5 due to the components being used.
After a couple of years they are just worn out or something.
And although the design of the screen looks pretty, the screen itself isn't fantastic. My Dell Ultrasharp is way better. I think it's fair to compare those two as they are in the same price range.
So Apple doesn't necessarily stand for quality. I have friends who had quite some issues with their Macs as well. One of them called appsupport or whatever it is called and was adviced to buy more RAM.
So he bought overpriced RAM from the appstore because he had troubles with audio latency. In the end he just needed a software update as his firewire audiocard had some issues.
I'm not anti-mac, but no fan either. I think I will only buy a new Mac if they are in the same price range, because the hardware isn't fantastic and the software (OS) isn't great either.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/31/2010 11:30AM by ZaZ.
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> Noting that the only person here suggesting that
> the OP buys a Mac is the only one who has used a
> Mac for more than 10 minutes. Hmm...
I've used mine for years, but find it hard to suggest buying one now on account of the inexplicable price hikes in recent years. The iMac was originally promoted as an entry-level, affordable machine. Apple really need to introduce something to re-fill that gap, as even the Mac Mini is now overpriced for what it is
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> Noting that the only person here suggesting that
> the OP buys a Mac is the only one who has used a
> Mac for more than 10 minutes. Hmm...
I've used mine for years, but find it hard to suggest buying one now on account of the inexplicable price hikes in recent years. The iMac was originally promoted as an entry-level, affordable machine. Apple really need to introduce something to re-fill that gap, as even the Mac Mini is now overpriced for what it is
The big thing from your spec is the fact that it comes with (i think), a very high quality 27" screen. When I was looking into getting my iMac, the Dell equivilant screen was £800 alone.
GP4 and GTR2 were very playable inside a virtual machine. Anything newer would require bootcamp.
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I'd like to see what Aperture and Final Cut Pro were like on the Mac, but I expect I'd still use Lightroom and Premier Pro anyway. For 95% of the work that I do a Mac would be absolutely useless.
Shame it's completely the wrong resolution for gaming or doing anything productive. I hate trend of shifting to 16:9 monitors. If anything we need more vertical pixels, not less.
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The big thing from your spec is the fact that it comes with (i think), a very high quality 27" screen.
Shame it's completely the wrong resolution for gaming or doing anything productive. I hate trend of shifting to 16:9 monitors. If anything we need more vertical pixels, not less.
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> Shame it's completely the wrong resolution for
> gaming or doing anything productive. I hate trend
> of shifting to 16:9 monitors. If anything we need
> more vertical pixels, not less.
Ah, Apple are waaaay ahead of you on that
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> Shame it's completely the wrong resolution for
> gaming or doing anything productive. I hate trend
> of shifting to 16:9 monitors. If anything we need
> more vertical pixels, not less.
Ah, Apple are waaaay ahead of you on that
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> Ah, Apple are waaaay ahead of you on that
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Awesome! When is it going on sale? :P
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> Ah, Apple are waaaay ahead of you on that
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Awesome! When is it going on sale? :P
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lol - that's class!
luckily, i can rotate both my monitors at work - i have one portrait for E-mails and the other landscape for CAD. Will keep it like this until i can convince them that we NEED bigger screens - they've given the graphics guys 30" twin monitors... we need the same!
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luckily, i can rotate both my monitors at work - i have one portrait for E-mails and the other landscape for CAD. Will keep it like this until i can convince them that we NEED bigger screens - they've given the graphics guys 30" twin monitors... we need the same!
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