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dryadsdad · 06-18-2009

We thought about it and decided no, we'd not like that because the cost of the laptop compared to its power was very poor. So we got an iMac with a 24" screen which is gorgeous. If we need a travel computer, we'll get a netbook or any of the other lower priced laptops which I see going for $300-$500 every day (new).

The nice thing about the iMac is we got a machine at parity in price and performance to a Windows machine - something strange in Mac-land. We figured we'd not need a full powered machine for the road (d/l images, email, light office work) so why pay over $2,000 for the laptop not as powerful as the $1,400 iMac and then add the cost of the 24" display? It made no sense in our situation.

Although my wife had never used a Mac before (Win only) her productivity has soared after only two weeks of using the iMac. We're very happy campers.

06-18-2009	#102 (permalink)
dryadsdad Dromedary Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 1,019 CamelKarma: 10787 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Fed up - Seeking New Computer Advice We thought about it and decided no, we'd not like that because the cost of the laptop compared to its power was very poor. So we got an iMac with a 24" screen which is gorgeous. If we need a travel computer, we'll get a netbook or any of the other lower priced laptops which I see going for $300-$500 every day (new). The nice thing about the iMac is we got a machine at parity in price and performance to a Windows machine - something strange in Mac-land. We figured we'd not need a full powered machine for the road (d/l images, email, light office work) so why pay over $2,000 for the laptop not as powerful as the $1,400 iMac and then add the cost of the 24" display? It made no sense in our situation. Although my wife had never used a Mac before (Win only) her productivity has soared after only two weeks of using the iMac. We're very happy campers.