Switching Platforms

[innerSpaceman]

Well, it's happened. My reliable 6-year-old beautiful PC has died. Just died.

And so ... I was all ready to make my vaunted switch to Apple. But what a big snag I've seem to hit. I want to stay in the desktop realm (I really dislike laptops for serious work), and - as I understand it - their rather lovely iMacs can't play DVDs or BluRays. I suppose the Mac Pros can do that, but since they start at 3,000 - I think I'm staying put in PC land. Sheesh.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Well, it's happened. My reliable 6-year-old beautiful PC has died. Just died.

And so ... I was all ready to make my vaunted switch to Apple. But what a big snag I've seem to hit. I want to stay in the desktop realm (I really dislike laptops for serious work), and - as I understand it - their rather lovely iMacs can't play DVDs or BluRays. I suppose the Mac Pros can do that, but since they start at 3,000 - I think I'm staying put in PC land. Sheesh.

Yeah, blu-ray and Mac's are a thing. And not in a good sense. You can get a Mac to play a Blu-Ray but there are a few hoops to go through first.