Comments on: New iMacs and Macbook . . . and Some Weekend Thoughts About Apple Stuff http://www.photographybay.com/2009/10/31/new-imacs-and-macbook-and-some-weekend-thoughts-about-apple-stuff/ The latest in digital photography and camera reviews, news and rumors for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and more. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:58:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Philip Arthur http://www.photographybay.com/2009/10/31/new-imacs-and-macbook-and-some-weekend-thoughts-about-apple-stuff/#comment-182610 Philip Arthur Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:52:26 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=8525#comment-182610 Apple does do a lot of things superior to the PC. At the same time PCs have their own advantages. One issue with Apple is the no looking back policy. Meaning they lack hardware support for their slightly older systems (2 years old), plus they don't offer much if any support outside of the US. Something you can get easily from Dell, Acer and even HP. A friend and I own the 8 core mac pro from May 2007. Before these system turned two years old Apple stopped the the support of proper Nvidia video cards for it and customers are limited to an ATI card that has not been getting the best reviews since it's inception. With the new 8 core on the market Apple has endorsed the PCIe2 slot for the video cards and forgotten about the loyal customers who have the slightly older 8 core with regular PCIe. When my friend's video card went bad she was forced to either get the crappy 512MB ATI card or spend $600 US for the "discontinued" 512 MB Nvidia card. So ATI it was. Research uncovered that when this 512 Nvidia card was first released it went for just over $200 US. What a price jump indeed, one might even call it price gouging if they dared. Take note this card is only available through Apple via a special request, possibly by their resellers only. No explanation from the reseller was given for the steep pricing. Though outside of this situation a fellow user and I face, and even with other potential issues with other products Apple still stands tall, and will continue to be the fasting growing computer / electronic company for years to come. Mainly because the offer a better overall product in the end. Win7 has a long fight to prove itself and the conflicting PC hardware always create endless problems for the consumers. So where does this leave a semi frustrated Apple user? For the moment in limbo, waiting to see what changes arise in 2010 from both Apple and PC systems. Apple does do a lot of things superior to the PC. At the same time PCs have their own advantages. One issue with Apple is the no looking back policy. Meaning they lack hardware support for their slightly older systems (2 years old), plus they don’t offer much if any support outside of the US. Something you can get easily from Dell, Acer and even HP.

A friend and I own the 8 core mac pro from May 2007. Before these system turned two years old Apple stopped the the support of proper Nvidia video cards for it and customers are limited to an ATI card that has not been getting the best reviews since it’s inception.

With the new 8 core on the market Apple has endorsed the PCIe2 slot for the video cards and forgotten about the loyal customers who have the slightly older 8 core with regular PCIe. When my friend’s video card went bad she was forced to either get the crappy 512MB ATI card or spend $600 US for the “discontinued” 512 MB Nvidia card. So ATI it was.

Research uncovered that when this 512 Nvidia card was first released it went for just over $200 US. What a price jump indeed, one might even call it price gouging if they dared. Take note this card is only available through Apple via a special request, possibly by their resellers only. No explanation from the reseller was given for the steep pricing.

Though outside of this situation a fellow user and I face, and even with other potential issues with other products Apple still stands tall, and will continue to be the fasting growing computer / electronic company for years to come. Mainly because the offer a better overall product in the end. Win7 has a long fight to prove itself and the conflicting PC hardware always create endless problems for the consumers. So where does this leave a semi frustrated Apple user? For the moment in limbo, waiting to see what changes arise in 2010 from both Apple and PC systems.

]]> By: Maxence http://www.photographybay.com/2009/10/31/new-imacs-and-macbook-and-some-weekend-thoughts-about-apple-stuff/#comment-182411 Maxence Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:29:48 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=8525#comment-182411 I've had an imac 24, I have to say that I still hate the mirror screen, so annoying, I solt it to buy a good DELL which is much better. Same thing about the wireless keyboard, no usb ports :'( I’ve had an imac 24, I have to say that I still hate the mirror screen, so annoying, I solt it to buy a good DELL which is much better. Same thing about the wireless keyboard, no usb ports :’(

]]> By: ossme http://www.photographybay.com/2009/10/31/new-imacs-and-macbook-and-some-weekend-thoughts-about-apple-stuff/#comment-182034 ossme Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:26:50 +0000 http://www.photographybay.com/?p=8525#comment-182034 I'm only interested in the new mouse. The old wireless bluetooth mouse from apple is a very highly pricessed peace of junk. I’m only interested in the new mouse. The old wireless bluetooth mouse from apple is a very highly pricessed peace of junk.

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