Foxholer
Blackballed
Chip hardware doesn't really matter. It's the O/S that does.
After all, they haven't been only been on 'the same chip hardware' relatively recently. I can remember when they used Motorola 68Ks!
What MAC?
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Chip hardware doesn't really matter. It's the O/S that does.
After all, they haven't been only been on 'the same chip hardware' relatively recently. I can remember when they used Motorola 68Ks!
Spoke directly to Apple and made my choices
21.5-inch iMac
Hardware
3.1GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
1TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 1GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Accessory Kit
Apple USB superdrive
£1403 +vat
however, the refurb part of the store makes significant savings (but not configerable) plus if you dont need an i7 even more savings, so Snelly you could get a very good iMac 21.5" system well under £1500
21.5-inch iMac
Hardware
3.1GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2X4GB
1TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M 1GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard
Accessory Kit
Apple USB superdrive
£1403 +vat
however, the refurb part of the store makes significant savings (but not configerable) plus if you dont need an i7 even more savings, so Snelly you could get a very good iMac 21.5" system well under £1500
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guest100718
Guest
8 years or so I think.
MACs are cleary all about the hardware...... From an enterprise perspective they are a pain, but more and more people want to use them, be that BYOD or coporate supplied.
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Deleted member 15344
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Welcome to the world of MAC - got yourself a great bit of kit :thup:
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Snelly
Guest
Think I am going to take the plunge and buy this..
http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-macb...6gb-ssd-8gb-ram-13-3-/p813156#tabinfo-ratings
http://www.johnlewis.com/apple-macb...6gb-ssd-8gb-ram-13-3-/p813156#tabinfo-ratings
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MarkA
Head Pro
Make sure you spec the ram up now as you cant add to it later in the latest spec 21.5 - You can with a 27 inch though and if you buy after market crucial ram I upgraded from 8 to 24gb of ram for £80 and its a piece of cake to do. welcome to the world of iMac
Foxholer
Blackballed
As I posted 'relatively' recently. Not sure on a more precise date. I used a Lisa for a while in the mid 80s. Can you remember them?
I disagree that it's the hardware. Though it has to be considered. In fact, the Mac really developed from the WIMP GUI that came from Xeroc PARC. It was the PC that was about hardware - that was, after all IBM's main business! MS/Windows has always been in catch-up mode!
Any mixed environment (of just about anything) causes issues for an enterprise.
thanks, in win 7 I have 6gb but the op system only uses 4GB
any restrictions or similarities with iMac if I went from 8GB to 16GB?
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guest100718
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I was 13 in the mid 80s.... we had Acorns and BBCs at school.
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vkurup
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I hear Burburry is doing some good Macs....
...for everything else, there is Windows..
...for everything else, there is Windows..
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Deleted member 15344
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That's if the windows hasn't crashed or is going through it's daily update or been effected by a virus and has a program that has stopped and "windows is trying to a find solution" - I have a solution - Bin windows
or in my case a silly teensy weensy little corrupted file in the root key that the IT guys could see but windows wouldnt allow it to be changed back
a swift 4 days later to rebuild the mutha and associated costs..........what a croc:angry:
a swift 4 days later to rebuild the mutha and associated costs..........what a croc:angry:
Aztecs27
Money List Winner
I've had two Macbooks. My first was one of the original white ones right after they came out. Never had a problem with it, never slowed up, nothing - lasted me 8 years. Only reason I upgraded is because the wife was a little bit "aggressive" with the screen and the LCD cracked - the actual computer hardware was still fine. EIGHT YEARS. Good luck buying a windows laptop that lasts that long.
Had my new MBP for nearly a year and it's it's as good as the old one but quicker and shinier!
Yes they're more expensive, but they last longer.
Had my new MBP for nearly a year and it's it's as good as the old one but quicker and shinier!
Yes they're more expensive, but they last longer.
Lump
Tour Winner
I've been using a Macbook Pro since late 2008. In the (nearly) 6 years. I've had zero issues, other than the battery going duff about a year ago (and thats more because how its gets used).
Before that I had a top of the range Dell XPS. Every 6-12 months it'd lunch a hard drive for no reason. It got bent around a bed post in a hotel room before buying the Macbook the next day.
I'd never buy anything else now. Mac for life!
Its like buying a new car, there are lots of options…. but you know a VW will last longer and not break as much but cost more to start off with.
Before that I had a top of the range Dell XPS. Every 6-12 months it'd lunch a hard drive for no reason. It got bent around a bed post in a hotel room before buying the Macbook the next day.
I'd never buy anything else now. Mac for life!
Its like buying a new car, there are lots of options…. but you know a VW will last longer and not break as much but cost more to start off with.
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Deleted member 15717
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Went Mac just over 3 years ago now. Amazing piece of kit. I'd love a Macbook Pro or Air, but I have my music collection and DVD's backed up on here for streaming when I want to watch using Apple TV. No major issues so far in my ownership, just an occasional refusal to wake from sleep for some reason which I can't quite work out!!
Dellboy
Challenge Tour Pro
Just got my first IMac, one of the All-in-one computers, Intel i5 27" screen, got to say its a cracking bit of kit.
Not a scooby how to work it, coming over from PC but the things I have worked out are so much better and faster.
Super fast start up time, not like my pc, used to turn that on, go make a coffee and have a shave just to send an email.
Its hard work to cross over (well for me it is) but I won't be going back.
Not a scooby how to work it, coming over from PC but the things I have worked out are so much better and faster.
Super fast start up time, not like my pc, used to turn that on, go make a coffee and have a shave just to send an email.
Its hard work to cross over (well for me it is) but I won't be going back.
What made you change?
I keep hearing it takes quite awhile to get used to the change and the OP system isn't as logical as windows, am I hearing correctly?
Rooter
Money List Winner
Have you tried windows 8 Colin? It's awesome, especially after installing classic shell which gives you the look and feel of xp, but quicker than mac in my opinion and everything is where you expect!!
Ethan
Money List Winner
No, you really aren't hearing properly. Macs are pretty easy to use, and intuitive. Don't mistake the fact that they work a bit differently from Windows for the notion it isn't as logical. The truth is quite the reverse.
I switched to Macs about 9 years ago and although W7 and 8 seem better (because they copied Apple) than older Microsoft OSs, the Mac OS is still the easiest and most reliable. It isn't perfect but it is pretty damn good. I use a W7 machine at work, so get a daily comparison.
I persuaded my wife to get an iMac a few years back and she is not at all techie, but was able to switch without looking at the manual.
