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Ian thankyou for all your advice I will let you know on the computer that I decide to get and part with my hard earned pension regards John.
I know the feeling I am a pensioner myself now.
In the mean time go to an Apple Store and talk to one of the assistants, they will NOT try and sell you anything, but will tell you everything you want to know and answer any questions and queries you may have.
They will not however talk about any possible new products, like as not they have not been briefed yet, Apple play that sort of thing very close to the chest.
They do though I believe, not tested it myself, replace with the lasted equivalent machine if you buy and a new one comes out within 3 months, interesting
Its also said their after sales service is second to none, again not had the knead to test it.
LG23 inch example. Some of the all-in-one PCs have excellent screens and the Acer previously mentioned was singled out for praise regarding its screen in the PC Pro review I read earlier today.
LG23 inch example. Some of the all-in-one PCs have excellent screens and the Acer previously mentioned was singled out for praise regarding its screen in the PC Pro review I read earlier today.
Apple does not make LCD panels - it buys them from manufacturers just like any other monitor or PC manufacturer. All I am saying is that there is nothing exclusive about the quality of Apple monitors and if you have a PC you can buy monitors with just the same image quality for surprisingly little money.
I'm the last person to deny that Apple has been extremely successful. They have some 90 plus billion dollars in the bank (though I do wonder why this is the case - is this at the expense of their customers? - that's another debate, though). And if you are content, or enthusiastic to buy into a system with limited choice and high cost, where you will have to accept what one company dictates in terms of development and policy, then that's fine. In the end it is a personal choice and luckily we live in a society where you do have freedom of choice.
My only concern is that John and others know the full facts before making that choice. I do feel that John has learned a lot through this forum thread and that he will make a really informed choice in the end.
Apple does not make LCD panels - it buys them from manufacturers just like any other monitor or PC manufacturer. All I am saying is that there is nothing exclusive about the quality of Apple monitors and if you have a PC you can buy monitors with just the same image quality for surprisingly little money.
I'm the last person to deny that Apple has been extremely successful. They have some 90 plus billion dollars in the bank (though I do wonder why this is the case - is this at the expense of their customers? - that's another debate, though). And if you are content, or enthusiastic to buy into a system with limited choice and high cost, where you will have to accept what one company dictates in terms of development and policy, then that's fine. In the end it is a personal choice and luckily we live in a society where you do have freedom of choice.
My only concern is that John and others know the full facts before making that choice. I do feel that John has learned a lot through this forum thread and that he will make a really informed choice in the end.
Ian
Hi Ian
I know what you are saying, Samsung is chief among its panel suppliers (to Apple specification of course) a company that has an uneasy relationship with Apple as they are at each others throats over patents (mind you who isn't at odds with Apple over patents).
It was the display that first drew me to Mac, a local professional studio was using a 24 inch iMac, running Phase one software, it stood out from the PC's they were using with high quality NEC monitors. I was sceptical as you you are, the machines appeared over priced and under specified, but I still made the change and have not regretted the choice.
It's not just the display but the way they work trouble free, I accept there is the odd exceptions. Windows is a compromise having to accommodate all the different manufacturers and components manufactures and peripherals, which is why its so bloated. Apple only have to worry about components of their choosing and specification, plus peripherals, resulting in a tighter OS system less prone to problems.
Anyway we can agree to differ, and also agree we are all free to make our own choices.
Another thing to bear in mind is Windows 7 - Patrick did you use Win 7? Vista was OK, but Windows 7 was really what Vista should have been - extremely stable and very slick. Maybe not as flashy as MacOS, but highly accomplished.
Very expensive displays tuned for photography applications like the NECs and Eizos don't look vibrant and have comparatively low contrast ratios. That's because they match printed output far more closely than consumer screens, which is what professional workflow is all about. Even when calibrating a consumer screen you will see a loss of the out of the box saturation and vibrance and this can be initially disappointing. Serious pros often choose NEC and Eizo pro monitors in place of their Mac screens.
But you are right, Apple decided to standardise on high quality IPS panels for their screens early on. That was an expensive premium at the time. The fact is that these panels are now very affordable but Apple still prices high. There are plenty of PC options with IPS panel displays every bit as good as Apple ones, and for less money.
And the most important thing is that you made your own choice based on adequate knowledge I would have said exactly the same if you had chosen an iMac.
With the touch screen you are also ready to go for when Windows 8 arrives
I also think you will be pleased with the improvements Windows 7 offers over Vista.
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