iMac's.

I think I might get one tonight. I'm not too computer savy but I'm curious, would I need to upgrade the basic system to play World Of Warcraft? Also, they are having a rebate so you get a printer from them for 30.00. Plus I just bought a new digital camera about 2 months ago and I know I'll miss my iPod if I get rid of that too. The iMac just seems like a great deal to get a great overall computer that'll last a long time. I'm curiousfor input from people who are more computer literate then me.

Wow is very graphics and RAM intensive. neither of which Imacs are good for. Also all of the parts are notebook parts, which are much more expensive and harder to replace. You really need a tech for IMacs

A year ago when I was selling them the biggest model I think came with 2 gigs but the computer was $1,999 and was a 24 in. All of the lower models have 1 gig. To run Wow imo you need minimum of 2 gigs and a good graphics card, which Imacs don't come stock with. Also the RAM they use runs in pairs only, so in order to upgrade from 1 gig to 2 gigs, you need to buy 2 1 gig sticks, which are about 100-125 dollars a piece.

Also if you use Ventrilo, macs don't work well with it.

I personally don't like Mac, but would consider owning an Imac for purely for non-gaming.

Mac's are overpriced! You can build a SICK desktop with that kind of money

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Thats another thing, for the price of any Mac you could build a desktop from the ground up, make it twice as powerful and make it cost half as much.

I don't know about WOW because I don't play it, but my iMac is 4 years old now and it's still AWESOME. There's not a thing that I've wanted to do on it that I haven't been able to. The warranty is excellent, and the customer service (from the actual mac people and the mac store people) has been some of the best I've ever encountered! I love it, I really do. I'd always had the professional harddrive store type people build me PCs in the past, and not a one ever lasted as long as this one has without any problems, but then again, I'm REALLY computer illiterate, so that could be why, lol!

I don't use my iMac quite as much anymore (only a couple times a week) because I have a powerbook that goes with me everywhere, but it's still an awesome computer. Much loved!

At work I use a 24" iMac with 2gb of ram and a 2.8 core 2 duo running 10.5.2, and a Dell 8300 with 3gb and a Pentium 4 3.0 running XP that cost about 1/2 what the iMac cost. I also have a $325 PC running Vista with 2 gb and a 2.8 processor and a Mac G5 with dual 1.8 and 2 gb running 10.5.2. If it were my money I'd get a top notch Dell with XP, or Vista Pro if you aren't doing much networking.

Ahhhhhhhhh. I'm happy I asked! Hehe I know I'd go nuts without being able to play WoW. I'll go look at some PC's tonight. I think I just really need to parent myself on my time on the PC. Even if I don't decide to get a suped up PC, it's still nice to be able to do all the things you can do.

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a sick desktop that will be dead in about a year due to virus and spyware issues. im a PC tech and deal with fixing PC's less than a year old everyday. the virus world got way worse in january of this year so i would go with a mac.. i own a macbook. ive had it for about a year and a half and it still run as fast as the day i bought it. :gj:

I've heard great things about the Dell XPS desktops

http://www.dell.com/content/products...1809~0~1135283

I've had this debate countless times. Macs are growing so much more popular for a lot of reasons. Cost is not one of them. Quality is.

I built a media computer that was a screaming machine...I hand selected each and every component and put it all together. I paid a total of about $1,500. It still works well, but I'm just sick of Windows.

I was put on one of the 24" iMacs at my work..It's suped up and it's a machine built for multimedia. Yeah there are faster PC's, there are ways to build your own PC..but the reliability and quality of my iMac at work absolutely shuns my computer at home.

Add on top of that... Leopard...with Time Machine and all its other little goodies, it's no wonder people are switching to Mac. there are a lot of people that swear by mac (me turning into one), and it's because they work and they work well.

don't get me wrong, I think PC's have their place and will never go away. they are awesome for gaming and plenty of other things. I'll always have a PC....well not a PC... I will have Windows running on Bootcamp on my Mac :P

Too True...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1EbCyibkNB0

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a sick desktop that will be dead in about a year due to virus and spyware issues. im a PC tech and deal with fixing PC's less than a year old everyday. the virus world got way worse in january of this year so i would go with a mac.. i own a macbook. ive had it for about a year and a half and it still run as fast as the day i bought it. :gj:

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That's a huge a problem that I hear a lot about. I hardly ever hear anyone say "My Mac got a virus!" ... Granted more people own PC's then Mac's. Everyone I know who owns a Mac loves it!!!

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That's a huge a problem that I hear a lot about. I hardly ever hear anyone say "My Mac got a virus!" ... Granted more people own PC's then Mac's. Everyone I know who owns a Mac loves it!!!

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do you have an apple store you can check out? You should get on a Mac and take it for a test drive before committing that kind of money. Mac's aren't for everyone :)

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do you have an apple store you can check out? You should get on a Mac and take it for a test drive before committing that kind of money. Mac's aren't for everyone :)

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There's a Mac store in my local mall. I'm going to it after work. Plus, I've heard killer things about Garage Band. I love recording my guitar licks and So far I'm pretty sold on it.

Welp, I got the iMac. Its pwns!!!

eww....

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That's a huge a problem that I hear a lot about. I hardly ever hear anyone say "My Mac got a virus!" ... Granted more people own PC's then Mac's. Everyone I know who owns a Mac loves it!!!

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Switched our computers at home to 24" imacs last year. My kids play the EA Sport games with no problems and (knock on wood) we have yet to have one issue any of them.

Our PCs were always giving us problems - hardware compatibility issues, software compatibility issues, driver issues, spyware, viruses, blah, blah. Love the mac.

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I once had the same reaction, until I used one. don't be so quick to judge :)

I have been a professional graphic designer for over 15 years now and have worked daily on both platforms. For years I would not play favorites and would recommend systems based on the needs of the individual.

I can no longer do that. Apple has been too good to me. They run faster over time, more consistent, less problems and you can generally be much more productive on Mac machine.

At home I have 2 Pc's that run XP that I built myself, and 3 macs. My brand new imac is the best personal computer that I have ever used. HANDS DOWN!

If you want to have fun with a computer and you want to revive your love for personal computing buy on of the new imacs.

Ok, now you can grill me!

I've used them both, and I always had more problems with the Mac. Or rather, I should say I had equal amounts of issues with both, but I can get a PC fixed a lot cheaper and a lot faster than I can get a Mac fixed. There's not an Apple store anywhere near me and I'm not paying to have it shipped to their HQ and be without a computer for over a month. I agree Macs do have advantages, but not worth the price. My almost-home-built PC finally gave out after almost 4 yrs, and it worked fantastic.

I'm for sure an "Apple" believer now! This thing is just plain awesome.

Not a mac fan, I bought a Toshiba laptop recently, satellite series. LOVE IT. Runs games very well, but not like my BF's desktop which is insane, but I can play graphic intensive games. The only thing I can gripe about is the battery life, which I never had it unplugged really.

I don't do mac's simply because they are "cute" so they are popular. I hate windows, I dont like microsoft, but I also dont like how Mac is set up. I havent used it for a decade or more...

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Not a mac fan, I bought a Toshiba laptop recently, satellite series. LOVE IT. Runs games very well, but not like my BF's desktop which is insane, but I can play graphic intensive games. The only thing I can gripe about is the battery life, which I never had it unplugged really.

I don't do mac's simply because they are "cute" so they are popular. I hate windows, I dont like microsoft, but I also dont like how Mac is set up. I havent used it for a decade or more...

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I wouldn't say a Mac is cute. More like they look bad ass!!! Hehe the brushed steel look on my iMac pwns all! I didn't really like how Mac's are setup. However, that's because I was so used to PC's. Now that I got my Mac, I really regret not getting one a long time ago. I will say that I do prefer the 2-button mouse though over the 1-button Mac mouse. Other then that, I'm very happy with this purchase.

Congratulations Vomitore! Welcome to the world of Apple Users. I am sure you will enjoy the imac for many years to come. Once you go mac you never go back.

Vomitore, being new to macs, if you have any questions, just PM me. You will find that if you can find mac users around the area you live in they are enthusiastic and happy to help.

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Vomitore, being new to macs, if you have any questions, just PM me. You will find that if you can find mac users around the area you live in they are enthusiastic and happy to help.

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Hehe cool! My grandma was even impressed with it. Haha she said "Oh that thing is cool!"

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I wouldn't say a Mac is cute. More like they look bad ass!!! Hehe the brushed steel look on my iMac pwns all! I didn't really like how Mac's are setup. However, that's because I was so used to PC's. Now that I got my Mac, I really regret not getting one a long time ago. I will say that I do prefer the 2-button mouse though over the 1-button Mac mouse. Other then that, I'm very happy with this purchase.

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Talking bad ass laptops... ALIENWARE. Now those steal my heart every time! (almost got one too ;))

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Talking bad ass laptops... ALIENWARE. Now those steal my heart every time! (almost got one too ;))

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If they made a Megatron PC with his face embossed in the metal, I'd buy that in a heart beat!

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I think I might get one tonight. I'm not too computer savy but I'm curious, would I need to upgrade the basic system to play World Of Warcraft? Also, they are having a rebate so you get a printer from them for 30.00. Plus I just bought a new digital camera about 2 months ago and I know I'll miss my iPod if I get rid of that too. The iMac just seems like a great deal to get a great overall computer that'll last a long time. I'm curiousfor input from people who are more computer literate then me.

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LOL. My suggestion would be to quit WoW.. NOW!!! It's a life sucker. I played it for 3 years and i'm out several hundred dollars with nothing to show for it except 3 level 70 characters that I care nothing about.

But if you're really looking for something, go to Fry's, spend $1000 and build a bad ass PC.

I work at an Apple Store here in So Cal. Mac's have the best hardware possible. I've seen Wow run on the base model MacBook which only has 1 gig of RAM and a chipset video card. I used to play on my MacBook Pro when it was 2 years old and it had not so impressive specs and I was still impressed with how well it ran. I chose to play on it over a desktop and was raiding on my laptop. In terms of RAM, 2 gigs is better. Don't buy it from the store, it is overpriced. Check out www.transintl.com for some great deals. You will be happy with your computer when you stop dealing with spam and viruses, trust me. I was a hardcore, dedicated PC user for 17 years before I switched and I will never look back.

Personally, I could care less what a computer looks like on the outside. Its what they cna do is what impresses me. All my computers have been Millienium Falcons; look like pieces of junk, but they get the job done!

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LOL. My suggestion would be to quit WoW.. NOW!!! It's a life sucker. I played it for 3 years and i'm out several hundred dollars with nothing to show for it except 3 level 70 characters that I care nothing about.

But if you're really looking for something, go to Fry's, spend $1000 and build a bad ass PC.

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I'm a casual WoW player. I was an addict when SWG was pre-cu and was still good. I'm more then impressed with my Mac so far and I'm happy I don't have the big old space taking PC now. :D

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I don't do mac's simply because they are "cute" so they are popular. I hate windows, I dont like microsoft, but I also dont like how Mac is set up. I havent used it for a decade or more...

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Yeah they're great looking, but they're also popular because they get the job done and are problem free (at least way more so than windows). The looks is just icing on the cake. And if you haven't used one in 10 yrs, then you really should.

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Talking bad ass laptops... ALIENWARE. Now those steal my heart every time! (almost got one too ;))

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Talk about over priced...

Btw, when Bill Gates had a HUGE conference to introduce Windows 98, it crashed. End of story ;)

Plus, at least in my experience, Apples have a much longer working life time. I have a 12" powerbook that's 3 yrs old but is running strong and doing awesome. I wish I had the intel processors, but it's not that big of a deal. There isn't anything that I can't do that I need to. Whereas most of my buddies are replacing their PCs every other year.

Most people replace there PC's to get all the new hardware....Of course there are some that replace because something went wrong.

Mac's aren't perfect either...they have their problems just like PC's do.

I've had my PC for 5+ yrs...still going strong just outdated.

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SICK with all the virus !!! APPLE is like the car you never have to tune up or change tires!

say goodbuy to drivers and all that bs

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/

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SICK with all the virus !!! APPLE is like the car you never have to tune up or change tires!

say goodbuy to drivers and all that bs

http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/

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Yeah, but you have to drive that car backwards wearing a dress.

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Yeah they're great looking, but they're also popular because they get the job done and are problem free (at least way more so than windows). The looks is just icing on the cake. And if you haven't used one in 10 yrs, then you really should.



Talk about over priced...

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LOL, I never thought Alien ware was over priced. Have you seen what those monsters can do??

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LOL, I never thought Alien ware was over priced. Have you seen what those monsters can do??

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Don't get me wrong; they're screaming machines. I've just always thought they were over priced.

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I will say that I do prefer the 2-button mouse though over the 1-button Mac mouse. Other then that, I'm very happy with this purchase.

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I kinda understand why people think macs still have one button, i mean they do have one physical button but multi-button mouses have came with macs for years and before that i would always replace the one button mouse with a multi-button track ball.

The mouses that come with macs today have a touch sensitive button. This way there is one button but the mouse knows whether your trying to left click or right click. They also have center click and side buttons. Goto system preferences, keyboard and mouse, and set up your mouse the way you want it. Of course all the buttons are programmable along with all of the F keys and what not.

Welcome to the world of macs, for better computer help with your mac check the forums at www.macnn.com or some other computer related site.

i know i'm late to this thread but i have to say... been using macs for many years now... have always used them and i LOVE LOVE LOVE my mac!!!

never had a virus. never had a problem i couldn't fix myself. never had a reason to even consider leaving mac for pc.

i looooooooove my mac.

of course, at this time i have a kick a$$ macBook pro... with the newest operating system... and it makes me very happy! http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x...hexcited-1.gif