iMac or not iMac

i-bent-my-wookie

If I just want to use iApps, do I really need a PowerMac or PowerBook? I know the resolution is low in the iMac but just for casual video and digital images shouldn't that be fine (No final cut pro or heavy photoshop).



I was dead set on getting a PB G4 as soon as they revised the line-up but now comparing the price between the two ($4000CAN minimum for PB667) I think I could give up portability.



I would welcome comments from iMac and Powerbook owners who are regual iApp users.

spart

An iMac would be fine for you...it has a G4 that accelerates many things like encoding. The resolution shouldn't be a problem. If you are involved in Education, you might look into getting an eMac. It has a 16" viewable display with a higher resolution.

eman

iMac sounds fine for you.

anand

I was in the same boat as you. I wanted a G4 computer that would allow me to burn DVD's (kid movies, etc). I was willing to spend $3000 and get a tower but when the iMac came out I saved $1200! The imac is the best computer I have ever owned. It does everything we want. The funny thing is that it has also converted my wife. She hated macs. Our old PIII running Windows Me started going crazy - crashing randomly and such. After using the iMac and OS X she tells me she has converted - the iMac feels "rock solid" she says and that "I can do what ever I want and the computer never misses a beat". She is a web designer and uses Dreamvweaver, Flash and Photoshop mostly. I have used all the iApps and love them all.



The thing people always say is that you can get a faster computer for the money but is it really a better computer? Does it make you life easier? Does it do the things you want to do without giving you a headache. The iMac is the perfect computer for this reason. It does everything I want without making me angry at technology. I love this iMac and every time I use a Wintel machine running anything MS I can't understand why people use those crappy computers.

i-bent-my-wookie

[quote]Originally posted by anand:

<strong>I was in the same boat as you. I wanted a G4 computer that would allow me to burn DVD's (kid movies, etc). I was willing to spend $3000 and get a tower but when the iMac came out I saved $1200! The imac is the best computer I have ever owned. It does everything we want. The funny thing is that it has also converted my wife. She hated macs. Our old PIII running Windows Me started going crazy - crashing randomly and such. After using the iMac and OS X she tells me she has converted - the iMac feels "rock solid" she says and that "I can do what ever I want and the computer never misses a beat". She is a web designer and uses Dreamvweaver, Flash and Photoshop mostly. I have used all the iApps and love them all.



The thing people always say is that you can get a faster computer for the money but is it really a better computer? Does it make you life easier? Does it do the things you want to do without giving you a headache. The iMac is the perfect computer for this reason. It does everything I want without making me angry at technology. I love this iMac and every time I use a Wintel machine running anything MS I can't understand why people use those crappy computers.</strong><hr></blockquote>



I hear you Anand. I work on PC's but I decided that my mac would be my media-machine or so-coined digital hub so brute force is not my number one priority just usefulness. it would be replacing my current 7500 setup which is not ideal for lots of video encoding, little slow but still great for itunes and surfing.



Boy a Ti-book would be sweet but you pay through the nose for that display. I think an imac is in my future but I also want to see what happens with the next Powermac rev at MWNY. what to do...





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i-bent-my-wookie

Does anyone know if the first SDRAM slot in the new iMacs are user-serviceable.



I have heard that they aren't and that they are???



which is right? and would it void the warranty?