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Are some Apple PCs priceworthy?
bloody000:
--- Quote from: blubart on July 06, 2011, 05:48:47 PM ---- considering you can get the same hardware for 900 bucks (without the monitor) and the iMac goes for 2000 the display in the iMac costs you over 1000 - so i take it you agree that it's rather expensive? not to mention that you can't keep your monitor if you change hardware.
- 8bit sRGB is perfectly fine - 10bit sRGB is just better ;) - and it's again beside the point. the gamut of the mac displays are just noticeable worse than what i see on my EIZO - and they are both calibrated.
- so because the apple iMac display performs roughly as bad as the current apple Cinema Display your conclusion is that it must be of incredible quality. nice logic!
the displays apple builds into their iMacs aren't bad. they are perfectly in the usable range. they aren't great either though - so you are lying to yourself if you buy a iMac for it's great display.
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-similiar specs in a self-built tower for 900, yes. but in the same form factor pre-built? No. By this logic no one would ever buy brick-like unportable desktop replacements when a tower is much cheaper. If he is not looking for a compact all-in-one then he has no need to pay for it.
-assuming that there's a full 10-bit path end-to-end and the panel is true 10-bit not dithered 8-bit, yes it is better. In fact at true 10-bit wide-gamut banding ceases to be an issue. but if you put any sRGB display(2490WUXI2 for example) next to a bigger-than-sRGB one it's obviously gonna look "worse".
-I'm only saying that because you mentioned ACD.
-it doesn't have to be one of the top dogs to be considered high quality.
--- Quote from: kitamesume on July 06, 2011, 06:17:50 PM ---
so stop it, both costs a grand, i`d rather grab a u2711 for 800$ and be done with it. bloody000's own link backfired imho u2711>iMac for less the price as well.
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Do you even understand those numbers? Because that ultra wide gamut is gonna burn you and your retina becasue nobody fucking color manage anything. And banding is fun.
krumm:
This is a pointless topic just due to the fact that mac fanboys will never be persuaded. That said, macs use to be good for multimedia, but now are only good for having a locked down os and draining your bank account. Mac's also, to add to the list, have next to no security or 3rd party software support.
Macs use to be known for there better media editing, but that does not hold true anymore.
Macs are always hailed for there quality, but they use parts no better then dell and charge you more. Windows is always nailed for its security, but it is better then apple can hope to get for a long time. Macs are always hailed for there media design software, but have they looked at windows 3rd party media design software. I think not. There is next to no reason to get a mac, but advertising and clueless buyers/fanboys work.
Apple laptops do have their cool magnetic power plug but not much else.
Linux is good for servers and some workstations. Windows is good for business, gaming and personal computer work. Mac is good for taking peoples money and keeping Microsoft from being a monopoly.
undetz:
--- Quote from: bloody000 on July 06, 2011, 08:47:13 PM ----it doesn't have to be one of the top dogs to be considered high quality.
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Now, I'm no tech geek, but I do know something about debating and debate strategies, so... Would you like a straw to grasp at? Because currently you appear to be grasping at nothing.
bloody000:
--- Quote from: undetz on July 06, 2011, 10:00:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: bloody000 on July 06, 2011, 08:47:13 PM ----it doesn't have to be one of the top dogs to be considered high quality.
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Now, I'm no tech geek, but I do know something about debating and debate strategies, so... Would you like a straw to grasp at? Because currently you appear to be grasping at nothing.
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Eizo is the high end brand of high end. Not as good as an Eizo =! not high quality. Especially in a market saturated by cheap TN crap.
rostheferret:
--- Quote from: AceHigh on July 06, 2011, 07:08:18 PM ---
--- Quote from: bloody000 on July 06, 2011, 01:04:52 PM ---It's a smooth, elegant all-in-one. With the default keyboard and mouse there aren't even wires except the power cord, later this year even iOS devices can be sync wirelessly(officially anyway). Not some HAF 932 abomination with puke green CCFL.
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It looks like shit, because that white colour makes it look like my fridge, my washing machine and all other appliances.
It looks like shit. Prove me wrong :P
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Give me an apple product, plenty of laxative and half an hour and i'll prove you shouldn't use a hyperbole until you really mean it.
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