Drooling Over iMac
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I was just drooling over the possible configurations you can get with an iMac... 16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core, and so on. I just need to have a first-born child to sell so I can afford an iMac. I also noticed part of the configurator allows you to add on a printer to the bundle. That got me to thinking, wouldn't it be nice if the printer was integrated into the iMac, just like the screen is? Heck, the screen could be used as a scanner too. I wonder if we'll ever see that. Wow, drooling over an Apple product and coming up with silly ideas for features. I think I'm going to the dark side. Save me before it's too late!
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I was just drooling over the possible configurations you can get with an iMac... 16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core, and so on. I just need to have a first-born child to sell so I can afford an iMac. I also noticed part of the configurator allows you to add on a printer to the bundle. That got me to thinking, wouldn't it be nice if the printer was integrated into the iMac, just like the screen is? Heck, the screen could be used as a scanner too. I wonder if we'll ever see that. Wow, drooling over an Apple product and coming up with silly ideas for features. I think I'm going to the dark side. Save me before it's too late!
aspdotnetdev wrote:
16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core
But... ...you can get the same hardware for less as a generic PC.
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aspdotnetdev wrote:
16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core
But... ...you can get the same hardware for less as a generic PC.
Most PC's don't come with an integrated screen.
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Most PC's don't come with an integrated screen.
Most PC's don't require you to throw your monitor away every time you upgrade the rest of your system. Over the last decade I've had a half dozen primary computers; and am still using 3 of the 5 monitors I've had over that time period. The only 2 that were junked were both CRTs.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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Most PC's don't require you to throw your monitor away every time you upgrade the rest of your system. Over the last decade I've had a half dozen primary computers; and am still using 3 of the 5 monitors I've had over that time period. The only 2 that were junked were both CRTs.
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
If I were concerned about junking materials or money, I wouldn't be drooling over an iMac, would I? Laptops have that same flaw (heck, they make you throw away your keyboard and mouse too), yet people keep buying them for some reason. :) Though, I wonder if the iMac has an input for the screen... that way, my next PC could actually make use of the screen.
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I was just drooling over the possible configurations you can get with an iMac... 16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core, and so on. I just need to have a first-born child to sell so I can afford an iMac. I also noticed part of the configurator allows you to add on a printer to the bundle. That got me to thinking, wouldn't it be nice if the printer was integrated into the iMac, just like the screen is? Heck, the screen could be used as a scanner too. I wonder if we'll ever see that. Wow, drooling over an Apple product and coming up with silly ideas for features. I think I'm going to the dark side. Save me before it's too late!
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The dark side is suddenly seeming darker. Thanks. :) Though, I don't see it being much less boring that a PC. After all, I can still dual boot and use a VM so I can use Windows 7. And then I can develop for my iPhone (not to mention for Mac OS).
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The dark side is suddenly seeming darker. Thanks. :) Though, I don't see it being much less boring that a PC. After all, I can still dual boot and use a VM so I can use Windows 7. And then I can develop for my iPhone (not to mention for Mac OS).
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The dark side is suddenly seeming darker. Thanks. :) Though, I don't see it being much less boring that a PC. After all, I can still dual boot and use a VM so I can use Windows 7. And then I can develop for my iPhone (not to mention for Mac OS).
aspdotnetdev wrote:
After all, I can still dual boot and use a VM so I can use Windows 7. And then I can develop for my iPhone (not to mention for Mac OS).
I bought a Mac Mini and a KVM to do iPhone development. The Mini sits behind my monitors and I can click the KVM remote to switch between it and my PC on my 24" monitor, using the same mouse and keyboard. It's on my network and I can do all the development I want for both without having to reboot or use a virtual machine. It works great! Cheers, Drew.
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Well, you are obviously set to buy & like the damn thing - so go ahead. When you start developing for the iPhone, please remember me and shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation bug that makes it work only on root controller.
No idea what that means, but I actually have developed for the iPhone. For like 2 days on my friend's Mac. ;P And I won't be buying an iMac anytime soon. Probably should pay off some debt first before accruing more. I can still lust after them though. :)
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aspdotnetdev wrote:
After all, I can still dual boot and use a VM so I can use Windows 7. And then I can develop for my iPhone (not to mention for Mac OS).
I bought a Mac Mini and a KVM to do iPhone development. The Mini sits behind my monitors and I can click the KVM remote to switch between it and my PC on my 24" monitor, using the same mouse and keyboard. It's on my network and I can do all the development I want for both without having to reboot or use a virtual machine. It works great! Cheers, Drew.
That was my plan back when I was only interested in the Mac to develop for the iPhone. But now I'm diggin' the whole integrated form factor. Seriously, you need what... one cord? That's brilliant.
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If I were concerned about junking materials or money, I wouldn't be drooling over an iMac, would I? Laptops have that same flaw (heck, they make you throw away your keyboard and mouse too), yet people keep buying them for some reason. :) Though, I wonder if the iMac has an input for the screen... that way, my next PC could actually make use of the screen.
Long ago (10+ years) PowerBooks could be used as a secondary monitor to another Mac; they determined the direction of the video connection at start-up, and when an input they just didn't boot the OS. I don't know how it evolved since then. :)
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Long ago (10+ years) PowerBooks could be used as a secondary monitor to another Mac; they determined the direction of the video connection at start-up, and when an input they just didn't boot the OS. I don't know how it evolved since then. :)
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Nice. Hopefully they've actually improved upon that... you know, by allowing you to use the monitor whether or not you are booted up, and to switch while the computer is on.
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I was just drooling over the possible configurations you can get with an iMac... 16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core, and so on. I just need to have a first-born child to sell so I can afford an iMac. I also noticed part of the configurator allows you to add on a printer to the bundle. That got me to thinking, wouldn't it be nice if the printer was integrated into the iMac, just like the screen is? Heck, the screen could be used as a scanner too. I wonder if we'll ever see that. Wow, drooling over an Apple product and coming up with silly ideas for features. I think I'm going to the dark side. Save me before it's too late!
I did that mistake 3 years back. I was looking for a new PC so I thought iMac will be a good idea. I bought it. Next I found myself buying an iPhone. Then I bought a Time Capsule and then I bought another iPhone and then a Macbook and then an iPad. Now I want a Macbook air but I ended up buying a Windows Phone 7 instead.
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Well, you are obviously set to buy & like the damn thing - so go ahead. When you start developing for the iPhone, please remember me and shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation bug that makes it work only on root controller.
Predrag Tomasevic wrote:
houldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation bug that makes it work only on root controller.
Really? At least on iPad that is not the case.
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I did that mistake 3 years back. I was looking for a new PC so I thought iMac will be a good idea. I bought it. Next I found myself buying an iPhone. Then I bought a Time Capsule and then I bought another iPhone and then a Macbook and then an iPad. Now I want a Macbook air but I ended up buying a Windows Phone 7 instead.
Why was it a mistake?
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Why was it a mistake?
Because it resulted in a spending spree:)
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Because it resulted in a spending spree:)
Well if you decided to get an iMac, you decided in advance to go on a spending spree. :)
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I was just drooling over the possible configurations you can get with an iMac... 16GB of RAM, an SSD, a quad-core, and so on. I just need to have a first-born child to sell so I can afford an iMac. I also noticed part of the configurator allows you to add on a printer to the bundle. That got me to thinking, wouldn't it be nice if the printer was integrated into the iMac, just like the screen is? Heck, the screen could be used as a scanner too. I wonder if we'll ever see that. Wow, drooling over an Apple product and coming up with silly ideas for features. I think I'm going to the dark side. Save me before it's too late!
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Join the dark side... we have cookies! If I didn't live with my parents, I would sell one of my kidneys to get an iMac or a Mac Pro.
Eduardo León
leonej_dt wrote:
If I didn't live with my parents
After everything everybody has said to try and convince me not to get an iMac, this has been the only thing that has gotten through to me. Congratuations.