Apple strikes again..

I still haven't brought anything from Apple since, well, ever, and I'm not going to start now.

Pretty sad though, you can get 8GB RAM for far less than that.

Because some people are confident that it is good because steve jobs tell them it is

RAM is expensive... didn't you know :lol:

Apple overcharge because they can. Their customers are mostly suckers, hippies, and computer illiterates.

I had to use a Mac today in school for english class.....I went home and took a shower.

My wife got a MacBook Pro 3-4 years ago. After they moved to Intel DuoCore2 chips, 4GB of memory (I don't remember the GPU in it, something roughly on par with a 9600GT), 500GB HDD 7200RPM, 17" screen.... Basically, it was the top end model they had available, after taxes it was almost $3K. I laughed at the price....a lot....but thankfully the laptop was a gift for all the graphic design work she did for my older brother. They are overpriced, by a long shot. The laptop works great still, does all she needs. I even picked her up a backup external HDD so all her info is saved.neatfeatguy

LOL. I paid 200 bucks for my ram and I got 12 gigs of it.

RAM is expensive... didn't you know :lol:

Apple overcharge because they can. Their customers are mostly suckers, hippies, and computer illiterates.

Tezcatlipoca666

being that said...a friend of mine from work just brought an imac with a 5750 i don't even want to know how much he paid let alone its only to play W.o.W...

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

RAM is expensive... didn't you know :lol:

Apple overcharge because they can. Their customers are mostly suckers, hippies, and computer illiterates.

Neo_revolution7

being that said...a friend of mine from work just brought an imac with a 5750 i don't even want to know how much he paid let alone its only to play W.o.W...

$2000 (1850) if he got the i3 one) :lol:

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

RAM is expensive... didn't you know :lol:

Apple overcharge because they can. Their customers are mostly suckers, hippies, and computer illiterates.

Tezcatlipoca666

being that said...a friend of mine from work just brought an imac with a 5750 i don't even want to know how much he paid let alone its only to play W.o.W...

$2000 (1850) if he got the i3 one) :lol:

You may say 'he could have got a PC for way cheaper' but thats comparing Apples (pun intended) to Bananas.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883117061

$1949.00

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-STARTING-IMAC-INDEX&cp=STARTING-IMAC-INDEX

$1999.00 model

The iMac is hands down better than the Sony....

I had to use a Mac today in school for english class.....I went home and took a shower.

wis3boi

I was once forced to use a mac to access the internet on a hotel in berlin during an excessive heatwave last summer. The hotel staff is still in the mental hospital :)

I had to use a Mac today in school for english class.....I went home and took a shower.

wis3boi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspiration

Im not sure about you, but most people Mac users or not, shower...

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

being that said...a friend of mine from work just brought an imac with a 5750 i don't even want to know how much he paid let alone its only to play W.o.W...

Urworstnhtmare

$2000 (1850) if he got the i3 one) :lol:

You may say 'he could have got a PC for way cheaper' but thats comparing Apples (pun intended) to Bananas.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883117061

$1949.00

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-STARTING-IMAC-INDEX&cp=STARTING-IMAC-INDEX

$1999.00 model

The iMac is hands down better than the Sony....

Both are idiotic PC choices if all you want to do is play WoW and other basic stuff. They are decoration first and PC second imo. At least the iMac has a good screen though..

You may say 'he could have got a PC for way cheaper' but thats comparing Apples (pun intended) to Bananas.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883117061

$1949.00

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-STARTING-IMAC-INDEX&cp=STARTING-IMAC-INDEX

$1999.00 model

The iMac is hands down better than the Sony....

Urworstnhtmare

[QUOTE="Urworstnhtmare"]

You may say 'he could have got a PC for way cheaper' but thats comparing Apples (pun intended) to Bananas.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883117061

$1949.00

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-STARTING-IMAC-INDEX&cp=STARTING-IMAC-INDEX

$1999.00 model

The iMac is hands down better than the Sony....

SoraX64

Thats like comparing tablets to netbooks. All in one pcs are not easily comparable to desktops...

[QUOTE="SoraX64"][QUOTE="Urworstnhtmare"]

You may say 'he could have got a PC for way cheaper' but thats comparing Apples (pun intended) to Bananas.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883117061

$1949.00

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?aid=AIC-WWW-NAUS-K2-STARTING-IMAC-INDEX&cp=STARTING-IMAC-INDEX

$1999.00 model

The iMac is hands down better than the Sony....

Urworstnhtmare

Thats like comparing tablets to netbooks. All in one pcs are not easily comparable to desktops...

[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

being that said...a friend of mine from work just brought an imac with a 5750 i don't even want to know how much he paid let alone its only to play W.o.W...

Neo_revolution7

$2000 (1850) if he got the i3 one) :lol:

You're the one who brought all-in-one PCs into things, those are illogical in most cases anyway.SoraX64

No I wasn't.... :roll:

Ok. If you really think Macs (iMacs in particular) are overpriced:

iMac

2.8GHz Intel Core i5

2560-by-1440 resolution

4GB (two 2GB) memory

1TB hard drive

ATI Radeon HD 5750

$1999.00

Desktop:

DVD burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119195

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161309

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Desktop = $823.91

Dell UltraSharp U2711 27' Monitor.

Monitor = $1099.00

iMac equivilent desktop = 1922.91

+ Stereo speakers + Wireless Mouse + Wireless Keyboard + Webcam...

Well that pretty much sinks the theory that all Macs are overpriced doesn't it....

Ok. If you really think Macs (iMacs in particular) are overpriced:

iMac

2.8GHz Intel Core i5

2560-by-1440 resolution

4GB (two 2GB) memory

1TB hard drive

ATI Radeon HD 5750

$1999.00

Desktop:

DVD burner: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119195

HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534

Video Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161309

PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004

RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231277

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115067

Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412

OS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

Desktop = $823.91

Dell UltraSharp U2711 27' Monitor.

Monitor = $1099.00

iMac equivilent desktop = 1922.91

+ Stereo speakers + Wireless Mouse + Wireless Keyboard + Webcam...

Well that pretty much sinks the theory that all Macs are overpriced doesn't it....

Urworstnhtmare

rofl speaking of that imac build i think that is the one my friend purchased what an idiot. :lol: he spoke of having a 5750 and a 1080p monitor.

rofl speaking of that imac build i think that is the one my friend purchased what an idiot. :lol: he spoke of having a 5750 and a 1080p monitor.

Neo_revolution7

If he did purchase the 2grand iMac:

1. 2560x1440 is higher than 1080p

2. The two builds use roughly the same parts and come out at roughly the same price...

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

rofl speaking of that imac build i think that is the one my friend purchased what an idiot. :lol: he spoke of having a 5750 and a 1080p monitor.

Urworstnhtmare

If he did purchase the 2grand iMac:

1. 2560x1440 is higher than 1080p

2. The two builds use roughly the same parts and come out at roughly the same price...

[QUOTE="Urworstnhtmare"]

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

rofl speaking of that imac build i think that is the one my friend purchased what an idiot. :lol: he spoke of having a 5750 and a 1080p monitor.

Neo_revolution7

If he did purchase the 2grand iMac:

1. 2560x1440 is higher than 1080p

2. The two builds use roughly the same parts and come out at roughly the same price...

True. Your right. The balance is off.

meh, never bought macs in my life, and don't plan on doing it ever. Im not one of those who have an image problem anways, lol @ im a mac ads. I would never spend 1 K for a monitor even if it were 2500X 1440k

Linkanother link This is.. ridiculous. $250 for 100MHz? $200 for 4gb of RAM? Even the 13 inch costs over $1000.. and that's with integrated graphics and a 320gb HDD.. Why, Apple? WHY? And these things will still sell like crazy. :(SoraX64

some people enjoy getting 10 hours of battery life out of their computer, they also enjoy the simple design of OSX, without the extra background tasks of windows. Not encouraging mac use here (PC all the way) but there are SOME reasons here and there for the price difference.

Because some people are confident that it is good because steve jobs tell them it is

DoomZaW

[QUOTE="DoomZaW"]

Because some people are confident that it is good because steve jobs tell them it is

Elann2008

[QUOTE="Elann2008"][QUOTE="DoomZaW"]

Because some people are confident that it is good because steve jobs tell them it is

-CheeseEater-

MAC:

$12,598.00

Two 2.93GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon "Westmere" (12 cores)
12GB (6X2GB)
Mac Pro RAID Card
512GB solid-state drive
512GB solid-state drive
512GB solid-state drive
ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB
One 18x SuperDrive
Apple LED Cinema Display (27" flat panel)

PC:

4 * HD 5870 XFX --> $800

12 gb patriot ram --> $135 (Apple didn't specify

EVGA ified SR-2 (MUCH better motherboard than the Mac uses)--> $549

2 * Intel XEON Westmere 6 Core CPUs --> $2032

Rosewill fulltower case --> $150 (Much better than any Apple case anyways)

Antec 1200w PSU --> $199 (leaps and bounds better than the Apple puts in their PCs)

3 * Kingston 512gb SSDs --> $3600

Dell U2711 --> $964 (Much better than Apple's cinema display, best monitor on the market)

Total price: $8429, same CPU power, siginificantly better motherboard, more or less same ram, SSDs should be the same, TWICE the graphical power (in theory), +/- same CPU power, vastly superior PSU, much better S-IPS monitor, better case.

Problem ? ;)

[QUOTE="Urworstnhtmare"]

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

rofl speaking of that imac build i think that is the one my friend purchased what an idiot. :lol: he spoke of having a 5750 and a 1080p monitor.

Neo_revolution7

If he did purchase the 2grand iMac:

1. 2560x1440 is higher than 1080p

2. The two builds use roughly the same parts and come out at roughly the same price...

[QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]

[QUOTE="Urworstnhtmare"]

If he did purchase the 2grand iMac:

1. 2560x1440 is higher than 1080p

2. The two builds use roughly the same parts and come out at roughly the same price...

Makari

[QUOTE="Makari"][QUOTE="Neo_revolution7"]so you mean to tell me you would pay k for a monitor and skimp on the gpu? makes no sense to me.

Mozelleple112

Rosewill fulltower case --> $150 (Much better than any Apple case anyways)

Mozelleple112

No it isn't.... :roll: