No Good Options {sad}
My Dad is thinking about buying a new computer, but it looks more and more like he'll have to buy a PC. Not because he doesn't like or want to get a Mac but because there are no good Mac options for his budget. I've had three Macs: a Performa, a DVSE, and my current computer a 15" FP iMac. My dad uses the Performa, which is no where's near good enough for what he wants to do i.e. digital pictures and video. My brother uses the DVSE, so in the end he has no where to go to get the most out of his new digital camera. Plus I'm getting married next year and won't be around to make the iMovies my family has come to enjoy. He'll need to do it, which he wants to, but he'll need a computer to do that with. I just wish Apple had a good, viable computer for $1,000 or less with a CD-RW and DVD drive. He'd buy an Apple if there was one that would work into his budget! I wish there was something I could do to keep him using Macs but really there isn't since he can't afford to go up to a iMac or even a e-Mac. I can't give him mine since I can't afford a new one either and I'm waiting to see what comes down the road. It's just really sad and now I know how other people felt talking about their families switching to PCs.
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I just wish Apple had a good, viable computer for $1,000 or less with a CD-RW and DVD drive.
Ummm. An emac with a combo drive is $999.
Originally posted by MrSparkle
Ummm. An emac with a combo drive is $999.
And a refurbished LCD iMac with combo is about $1,000 too.
Originally posted by imacFP
Plus I'm getting married next year and won't be around to make the iMovies my family has come to enjoy.
And if he goes the PC route he's going to edit in what? iMovie just kills everything else. He'll kick himself so badly if he tries to edit the family movies on anything other than iMovie. The eMac clearly suits your budget and is better value than it's ever been. Go on..talk him into doing the sensible thing.
One can argue that a mac is expencive and I second that, we all prefered if they where cheaper, but what you get for the money I consider them to be a good computers.
Anyway hope that you can convince him about the functionality of OSX.8)
edit: oops already ...
Also, a firewire card. Most PCs in the price range he wants don't come with firewire. That's another $40.
When you have said 5 hail BSOD's, and pressed 1000 "any" keys you can come back and buy a mac.
I am not just saying this cos I like macs, but you have picked one of the few applications where Mac's totally annihilate the opposition in the same price range.
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But peeceeees are cheaper! My time and sanity are not worth the extra cost! I need cheap! I like to be second guessed by my OS every time I click on a button or hit a key. I like my OS to be condescending to me!
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Sorry, I know you're not a whining bitch but the cheaper PC route is not always the way to go. I've seen a lot of co-workers buy cheap Dell's (my copmpany has a special deal with them) and still have problems doing things that I can do on my more expensive (relatively) and slower (in MHz but not actual productive time) Mac.
You really should consider the options pointed out in this thread.
"eMac 700MHz/128MB/40GB/Combo/56K - Refurbished $749.00"
That leaves you a couple hundred dollars to bump the RAM and still be under your $1000 ceiling. Of course, I personally would recommend investing a little more and getting the low-end PowerMac G4. At its price, it's really a very nice machine. If you have a college student in your family, you can get
1.25GHz PowerPC G4
1MB L3 cache
256MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo Drive
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
Mac OS 9 boot supported
for a mere $1,199.
Originally posted by MrSparkle
Why do the people who start these threads always seem to vanish?
It's a pet peeve of mine, people who ask for purchasing advice and then never come back to tell us what they decided. I need closure, damn it!!