Apple iMac 27" 3.2GHz core i3.
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Ok this Christmas, im getting me a 27" Mac. I wanted ones for ages, now its time to do something about it
theyll have sandybridge updates by then
and ill have my sandy bridge hackintosh/W7 machine
dipzy
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theyll have sandybridge updates by then
and ill have my sandy bridge hackintosh/W7 machine
Sandybridge wooooo
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OMG you were brave, writing a review and posting pics of a newly bought mac on this forum
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Really wish I had the money for one of these not that I really need one lol. It would just be awesome.
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It is a little naive to think Mac's never get viruses use common sense and a good piece of security software and you should be fine. Same rules should apply no matter what computer your using really, there's plenty of nasty people out there wanting our precious data and as iOS gets Apple more attention it's best to be prepared I say ;-)
thanks,
apples quality is actually outstanding, im not saying other companies arnt, but what other company offers you an i3 rig with 4gig of ram, and a 27" moniter with 2560x1600 with LED backlighting, a decent set of inbuilt speakers, and a good keyboard and mouse for less than £1500
apples quality is actually outstanding, im not saying other companies arnt, but what other company offers you an i3 rig with 4gig of ram, and a 27" moniter with 2560x1600 with LED backlighting, a decent set of inbuilt speakers, and a good keyboard and mouse for less than £1500
You can't say that's good value considering you can have the same spec + screen + better speakers + better conectivity + mac OS-X for less than a grand.
Good review though, even though it seems you're quite biased and obviously make out your product to be very good with fantastic value even though that's not the case. Fair play though, everybody who's dug £1500 out of their pockets for a Mac would say that.
fine, spec me up an i3 pc, with 4 gig of ddr3-1333 ram, a 1tb hitachi HDD, and a ati radeon 5670, in a aluminium case, with power supply, with a 27" 2560x1600 monitor, with a glass front, and IPS, and a keyboard and wireless mouse, with mac osx for less than 1500
fine, spec me up an i3 pc, with 4 gig of ddr3-1333 ram, a 1tb hitachi HDD, and a ati radeon 5670, in a aluminium case, with power supply, with a 27" 2560x1600 monitor, with a glass front, and IPS, and a keyboard and wireless mouse, with mac osx for less than 1500
fine, spec me up an i3 pc, with 4 gig of ddr3-1333 ram, a 1tb hitachi HDD, and a ati radeon 5670, in a aluminium case, with power supply, with a 27" 2560x1600 monitor, with a glass front, and IPS, and a keyboard and wireless mouse, with mac osx for less than 1500
ARIA:
4GB Mushkin Radioactive #996983 (2x2GB) DDR3 1600MHz 6-9-7-24
1x £49.99
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
1x £106.79
Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7 Intel P67 (REV B3) Socket 1155 DDR3 PCI-Express Motherboard
1x £272.00
Asus ATI Radeon HD 5670 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
1x £75.95
1TB Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 3.5" SATA II Hard Drive
1x £38.39
700W Mushkin Enhanced Joule Modular ATX2.3 Power Supply
1x £79.99
Fractal Design Define R3 Arctic White Gaming Midi Tower Case
1x £87.59
Samsung SH-B123L/RSBP 12x BD-ROM / 16x DVD Writer Drive - Black (Retail)
1x £52.99
Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator and Fan CPU Cooler
1x £69.95
27" Dell Ultrasharp U2711 Widescreen IPS Monitor
1x £694.99
Total: (inc. VAT) £1528.63
As you can ssee I've improved on some of the things you said were poor with the Mac and even added a top of the line newer gen mobo + CPU, You could even squeeze a proper chipset such as X58 within that budget tbh. If you remove some of the goodies such as that board, Noctua, Blu ray drive, cheaper ram like the Macs, the overclocked edition 5670 and get something actually decent like a 460 it's quite easy to get it under £1400 with that beautiful Dell Ultrasharp. Also if you remove the bad-ass mobo you can easily squeeze a wireless keyboard + mouse in there. Of course, you'd have to build it by yourself but if you're not into that Aria can easily arrange something, maybe even a bundle.
fair point, and nice list, but that couldnt be used at all without an OS ....thus increasing the price
and no wireless keyboard and mouse, of good quality may i add, included for the price either.
so basically, what we established here is, you can only just get a comparable PC spec for the price, you cannot EASIELY improve on the spec, and thus, its good value for money.
id rather a good 1080p screen and a beefier cpu/gpu, i mean what market is this computer aimed at?
So you're a show-off or otherwise known as an attention seeker? I wouldn't have thought, mate. You look like a decent person - get a decent PC and start folding for team Redline@OC3D
So you're a show-off or otherwise known as an attention seeker? I wouldn't have thought, mate. You look like a decent person - get a decent PC and start folding for team Redline@OC3D
i used to fold for oc3d, back in the day i was getting 1000+ ppd, but when i learnt that all they did with the results was sell them to drugs companies to make money for the university, i refused to support them anymore on moral grounds, sure, it may help people eventually, but in the meantime, its helping an AMERICAN university, not a british one, make money, so no, i refuse.
