Mac peeps, what am I missing?

[Fab]

Mostly, it's the label. "I paid more for this computer than you did. I'm one of the millions who 'think different'. I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel...." It's the difference (esp. after spending a long romantic weekend with the Inspiron 9300) between getting a t-shirt at the Gap and getting one at Abercrombie and Fitch. The salespeople are hotter and it's a lot more expensive, and you'll look a lot trendier using it.

[Kevy Baby]

Not much to add to this conversation: I think things have been well covered.

Except to warn you about one little detail on the latest iMac (I have the 17" model). Because everything is crammed into a relatively small case, temperature was of course a concern in design. I don't run into overheatng problems, but when the fan kicks on (which with me is quite often due to processor use), it is quite noisy. Since it sits on your desktop instead of under your desk, it is even more noticeable.

It's a cool looking machine (if you get extra RAM, install it yourself - it's simple and worth it to look inside the cse!), but I think there might have been better choices for me - the noise issue is very bothersome. I use an eMac at home (actually do video editing, but probably not to the extent that Tramspotter does) and it keeps me quite happy for the investment I made. Although I do wish I had an LCD instead of the CRT.

A couple other notes on the iMac: since it is slot load CD, you cannot put the small CDs into the machine. With all the other Macs currently out, they are tray load (at least I think they are), and you can use the small discs. Also, it is a good thing that floppies are not an issue: no Mac is available with a floppy drive. (although external USB drives are cheap).

Originally Posted by Fab

Mostly, it's the label.

Yeah, that's why I have a Mac.