Posts by pinkunicorn

Quote: Originally Posted by Evilution  Yes, if I'm being forced to run an external drive then I may as well get a 2nd hand 30" cinema display and hang a mac mini and an external drive on the back. It'll be several...

Quote: Originally Posted by Evilution  I was expecting that, I guess 99% of people must just use the iMac for FaceBook, emails and posting their thoughts as facts on forums. Personally I do use optical media and...

THIS!   Hence why there are now 4 USB slots in the back of the iMac.   I do not, however, understand all of the people complaining about losing FW 800. It's stupidly slow in comparison to USB 3.0, and FW 800 really...

Quote: Originally Posted by initiator    So what happens when you get (buy, given, etc.) a CD with music on it? Or want to give Grandma a DVD of the grandson's first step on video?   I...

ALSO ALSO    I'm drooling over this computer over my 5yr old black MacBook, but I'm slightly reluctant to buy. I feel like a retina & haswell model is just around the corner (April-July) window. Anyone else agree?

Apple.com seems to indicate that you can get inside the 27in, but not the 21.5in.    It also seems to indicate that you can't get pure SSD storage in the 21.5in. WHY ARE YOU RUINING MY DREAMS...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  Then don't hang around heels. /s First, you're wrong. There are a lot of professionals who use FCP. Second, it's irrelevant. This thread is about the iMac - which is not really...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    What about all these render people who buy the newest thing because it saves them seconds per frame, adding up to whatever over time? I've heard that argument a...

Quote: Originally Posted by sflocal  No they don't.  Only spec-heads say that.  Nice try in implying that there is some "perceived" urgency.  Even the current iMacs are still a heckuva lot better...

The comparison to the Power PC processors is a mute point. Apple was at a very different point in that time. They were not the powerhouse then that they are now.    Currently Apple is creating some powerful mobile chips...