Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 21st Apr 2006 14:52 UTC, submitted by aaronb
"The 17" iMac has almost everything a silencer could want. It's quiet, efficient, good value, and can even run Windows. the iMac is a computer for the connoisseur, just as Apple intended. Power users, enthusiasts, anyone who wants to tweak the hell out of everything should probably stick to building their own systems - they'll be happier molding the computer to their own personal quirks. However, for someone who wants to use a computer, not take up computer building as a hobby, the iMac is among the best there is."
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2005-07-06
It is indeed not a very good review, but on more than one front ...
The reviewer took the lowest market prices of "similar" components in order to come up with this "10% more expensive":
A $40 Antec case (umm ...)
A cheap Benq 17" LCD
Generic DDR2 (Apple uses higher-quality RAM)
MSI WiFi card (vs. Airport?! come on)
XP Home (vs OS X, this is a joke)
I guess he forgot a few certain other things, like a one-year warranty on the whole thing, iLife '06 (at least $200 worth of software right there in the Windows world), and the industrial design (iMac, vs. box under your desk ... hmm).
I'm not an Apple apologist, but this comparison is about as fair as apples and oranges. Yet the price difference still only comes out to 10% -- heh.