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Old 30-11-2011, 07:35 PM
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The main thing I love about my Apple network is only evident when you amass several Macs and other Apple devices - and watch them all just talk to each other seamlessly. They're designed with a centralised communication ability that just makes them such a pleasure to use in a larger home or smaller business environment. Finding and buying safe applications and managing their updates from the Mac App Store is brilliant. Windows based machines just don't offer this to any where near the same degree.

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Old 30-11-2011, 11:05 PM
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The main thing I love about my Apple network is only evident when you amass several Macs and other Apple devices - and watch them all just talk to each other seamlessly. They're designed with a centralised communication ability that just makes them such a pleasure to use in a larger home or smaller business environment. Finding and buying safe applications and managing their updates from the Mac App Store is brilliant. Windows based machines just don't offer this to any where near the same degree.
Chris,

Makes you wonder why there is no more users of Apple in the world than there is at the moment?

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Old 30-11-2011, 11:24 PM
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No it doesn't. Same could be asked of Sun Microsystems. They're both niche market dwellers. Still doesn't mean that PCs could fill their places - because they really can't.

The real reason? Most people don't have a reason to have to decide between either platforms, and just go with the flow. Money, undoubtedly a key factor here. Chinese PC/Windows clones are stupidly cheap - and that is reason enough. Most people are satisfied with cheap speed and power at the expense of integration and longevity. It goes back to Trevor's comment - if you are satisfied with a Holden, why would you buy a Ferrari or Bugatti? All three go from A to B given ideal situations, but that's not the point...

People look for different things in equipment, so please don't go dragging us all back into the old PC/Mac debate. Both camps get what they need out of their respective choices, and after revisiting Windows 7 for the past few weeks at work, I'm very happy to go home to my Macs. Doesn't mean that I'm going to give my employees Macs though... PCs are good enough, and they're used to them because that's what they have at home. Why are the numbers so lop-sided? I think I just told you. in this circumstance I'm not going to waste company funds on premium gear when cheap will do the job. most businesses think the same - except for a few academics, high-end ad agencies and publishers/printers/tradeshops.

I also have a large shelf at work that is full of dead PC's - some of them only three years old... and just about every Mac we've ever bought is still in service. Go figure... but that's just my experience.

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Old 03-12-2011, 09:37 PM
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Update: Went crazy and bought a new 27" 3.1GHz Quad Core iMac on which I'm talking to you now!!

Just been playing around with Photoshop 4 and some old images - this machine has a very nice bit of grunt for processing...SWEET
And having fun with the new Magic Mouse
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Way to go Doug ! Good one !

What's going to happen to the dead iMac ?

It might be worthwhile pulling it apart to see if there's anything obviously repairable. (I'm always a little skeptical of repair centre diagnoses when the conclusion is the main board). It just seems like a very unusual failure for the 3-4 year mark.

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Old 04-12-2011, 11:22 AM
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Way to go Doug ! Good one !

What's going to happen to the dead iMac ?

It might be worthwhile pulling it apart to see if there's anything obviously repairable. (I'm always a little skeptical of repair centre diagnoses when the conclusion is the main board). It just seems like a very unusual failure for the 3-4 year mark.

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Hi Craig,
The little I do know about computers does suggest a serious hardware malfunction so I reckon their assessment was pretty accurate.
The old 24" iMac has a reformated HD and 4Gb of RAM as well as a very good unmarked screen. EBay and/or IIS trade for spare parts might be the way to go.
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Old 04-12-2011, 11:59 AM
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Good move Doug. Enjoy your 27 incher - I love mine. It's like going from a previously-enormous 64cm TV to a 42 inch unit. It takes a little wile to get used to the extra real estate.
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Nice one Doug enjoy they do have great screens
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Doug,

You are a bad influence. Must. Stay. Strong.

Congrats!

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Doug,

You are a bad influence. Must. Stay. Strong.

Congrats!

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I bought it from (of all places...) Dick Smith for $2069 - they were doing 10% off all iMacs - the 2.7GHz model was $1745. That's an unheard of price reduction in the Mac world!!
Offer ends today I think...still got time H.
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Old 04-12-2011, 04:12 PM
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I know, I was looking at JB Hi-Fi, earlier. :S

I won't do it. I'll wait until next year.

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