Comments on: Apple Launches iMac Haswell Refresh: PCIe SSDs, 4GB GPU Options & Faster Wi-Fi

By: Cameron

Cameron — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:54:00 +0000

But you’ve just done the same thing… I asked you why as they’re more expensive and they have no advantages over windows and you ignored it.

By: Nixonium

Nixonium — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:33:00 +0000

You have to go 27″ to get at least 3GHz on an i5, and you still get a 1GB mobile-grade graphics card and only a 1TB hard drive. No SSD.
Step up your game, dammit.

By: Jaron

Jaron — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:44:00 +0000

He buys a Mac for the same reason I do as well.. The operating system! You can try to bash Macs all you want but one thing that is going to be always better on the mac is the streamlined operating system in my opinion. I am the same way as Joey I have a Macbook pro for the media and workstation but windows for the gaming

By: Milo Waldren

Milo Waldren — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 02:52:00 +0000

you should win a award for that comment

By: Joey English

Joey English — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:35:00 +0000

Actually, if you want to split hairs it’s a native 8-bit panel with FRC. Can it be used in an end-to-end 10-bit workflow? Sure, but I would never buy a Viewsonic for that work either; I’d put my money into an Eizo, which I’ve owned before and used for color sensitive work before I moved full time into development.

So in this case, it is comparable, in that it’s pricing and features (in the context they’re being used) are similar to the Apple display included in the iMac. It’s a 27″ IPS with tolerable input lag.

Keep in mind, I wasn’t trying to make a direct comparison between the hardware; it’s obvious more money was spent on the PC. So it seems you’re simply pointing out the specification disparity for everyone else’s benefit, but I’m not sure how that’s relevant to the argument I was trying to make.

By: Keven Brochu

Keven Brochu — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 22:05:00 +0000

No, the ViewSonic monitor is not comparable to the Apple’s panel. It’s a lot better and uses a much more expensive panel, there is no comparison.

The ViewSonic is a color-calibrated (Delta-E < 3) professional 10-bit (1.07 Billion colors) monitor with fully adjustable stand(tilt, height, swivel and pivot to portrait mode).
The Apple panel has no color calibration, is a standard 8-bit (16 Million colors) panel and the iMac has no other adjustment other than tilt(which is useless).

I'm not saying Apple use a bad panels in the iMac, but the ViewSonic monitor you mentioned is just not playing in the same league.

By: Joey English

Joey English — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 21:27:00 +0000

If you’re not going to attempt to read and absorb the information that’s being given to you, than don’t bother to reply. You both completely ignored and totally missed the point where I described how I use both platforms, and why; you’re still spewing out the canned PC fanboy price vs. performance defense, when you haven’t even gotten it through your thick skull that you’re talking with someone that’s platform agnostic. Carry on if you’d like, but I limit my replies to people with poor reading comprehension to one, so you’ve already overstayed your welcome…

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:36:00 +0000

What? So presumably you don’t buy Macs for their specs then if you already have a gaming PC. What is the purpose of buying one? You could buy a same spec’d machine for a considerable amount less and if I’m honest OSX sucks so badly, not as bad as windows 8 but it sucks none the less.

By: Joey English

Joey English — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:16:00 +0000

I never mentioned anything about the thickness of the machine beyond stating it was the model I owned — the size is a non-factor for me and had nothing to do with my incentive to purchase. And I love the assumption that because I own an iMac I somehow have Apple wool pooled over my eyes. For the purposes of my workflow, an iMac and MacBook Pro are the right machines for the job. Just like when it’s time to fire up Crysis 3, Battlefield 3 or Fez, the PC is the right machine for that job. Take your platform loyalty elsewhere.

By: Deathtomacs

Deathtomacs — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:13:00 +0000

Pathetic