“Nobody beats Apple at computer aesthetics. From gleaming metallic finishes to ever-brighter displays, Apple consistently turns out handsome stuff that’s an ideal marriage of form and function. Unlike others, Apple doesn’t change merely for the sake of cosmetic tweaks,” Chris Cobbs reports for The Orlando Sentinel in a review titled, “All-in-one iMacs versatile, seamless.”
“The new iMacs are built around the latest Intel processor, the Core 2 Duo, bringing improved performance along with the ability to run both Mac and Windows programs. Even the priciest of non-Apple products can’t match that versatility,” Cobbs reports.
“My test model, featuring the new 24-inch screen, means the iMac now comes close to encroaching on the turf occupied by Apple’s pricier, top-of-the-line Mac Pro series,” Cobbs reports. “The 24-inch display offers higher resolution, better contrast and speedier graphics than the 17- and 20-inch iMacs. There’s plenty of room to open side-by-side applications and still have space for notes and tool palettes.”
“Apple’s software makes these multimedia options a breeze even for those with more enthusiasm than technical know-how. That’s another example of Apple’s seamless delivery of form and function,” Cobbs reports. “It’s pretty hard to find fault with the 24-inch iMac.”
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Hey I just realised why a widescreen display (or 2 side by side) works better than a 4:3 one. Its because of the way our brains process stuff-and what we see through our eyes, we like a wide panoramic view of things. So the 24in wide display should be good. Or even 2 side by side with a gigabit network and apple remote desktop
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Oh yes, the wheel’s beginning to turn…
MDN word “poor” as in there are too many poor saps who will pass on Apple products be cause they “cost too much,” in spite of the advantages of a system like the 24″ iMac. Dumb sh#*s!
Paint me blue, stuff me in a bucket and smack we with an iMac.
Is there a side by side comparison between Core Duo and Core2 Duo iMacs, with the same memory and OS version, doing Multimedia tasks? I’ve got a Core Duo 20″ and am interested in knowing if the Core2 would make much of a difference with FCP & QT.
Side By Side: Have you checked barefeats.com?
I want a Mac Pro without the Xeons. Give me a Core 2 Duo or a Kentsfield. And none of that slow and expensive fully buffered RAM. And the ability to upgrade the graphics with non-Mac specific cards, and a beefy high quality PSU to handle them. Oh yeah, and stuff it to the brim with Apple Leopard goodness. Is that too much to ask for?
Apple is using the slow (relatively) and expensive RAM because of Intel’s motherboard design, but exactly why did Intel take a backwards step with slower latency. Anybody know?
My wife just bought me the 24 inch iMac for my birthday. This thing ROCKS! I need to up the memory, but that’s about it.
Jimbo’s wife just gave hime 24 inches! Sweet! But his memory is weak.
(Please read this in the proper context. Thank you.)
I thought that the new Mac Pro RAM was supposed to better because of the buffer and error correction? What’s better? Seriously.
667MHz DDR2 ECC fully-buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory
Jimbo…
congrats on the new imac… got one a couple of months ago, you’re gonna love it. I upgraded my memory from Memorytogo.com. It’s about half the price of apple memory, less than crucial, and still get a lifetime guarantee.
“It’s pretty hard to find fault with the 24-inch iMac.”
3D Gaming
I was very impressed with the 24″ iMac appeal, but it’s no match next to my 30″ and soon to be Dual Quad Mac Pro with a pair of SLI/Crossfire video cards.
Come on Apple, release the beast!
could anyone please direct me to a place where I could get a new PPC G5 (possibly a Quad)? Is eBay really the only way? Doesn’t anyone have these in stock anymore? I’m pretty stuck with AE, Combustion and CS2 and need a non-intel setup…unfortunately. I big bonus would be if someone knows how to get these things in Germany – since I’m currently working on a project here for the next 3 months. Oh, and if nothing else works – a used machine would do.
/tia
leeloo: Apple Store Germany – apple.de. Go to Store. Click on Sonderangebote (Sparen Sie).
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