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re: Any reason to choos iMac over PC?
Posted on 12/30/15 at 2:17 pm to Dale Murphy
Posted on 12/30/15 at 2:17 pm to Dale Murphy
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how much cheaper than $500 can you get having someone build one?
Not much for a basic home PC at that budget, unless you pirate Windows. The kneejerk reaction from people who've ever assembled a PC even once in their lives is "build it yourself!" regardless of what kind of solution is being sought here. It's true, you can build much higher quality PCs, and that's invaluable for task-specific machines or workstations that will see a lot of heavy use. But in all honesty, if you find a well-configured home/office machine at the $400-500 range, an equivalent custom build might save you a few dollars but not offer a whole lot more in terms of durability/quality. You can certainly spend more and get better parts, but enhancements only translate to benefits if they are observable.
Personally, I will always build. But that's me. I enjoy it. It's a hobby. If you're going to pay someone to build it rather than learn to do it yourself, no real reason to go custom-built in this particular case.
Also, don't listen to anyone who bashes Dell or really any of the major brands. Ignorance of the industry leads to lots of brand bias based on anecdotal evidence.
But, you really should get an SSD. They are easy to add to prebuilt desktop PCs. I even wrote detailed instructions for doing so: LINK
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Posted on 12/30/15 at 2:24 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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Also, don't listen to anyone who bashes Dell or really any of the major brands. Ignorance of the industry leads to lots of brand bias based on anecdotal evidence.
This isn't to bash Dell. I've never been tinkerer, but I've always been lucky enough to know people who did. So up until 2011ish, I had custom-builts (for gaming). I had moved away from friends and acquaintances who could help, so I need a good Desktop PC and I thought to myself "Dell, they're fairly popular, sure they get negative reviews, but if they were terrible then they probably wouldn't b in business."
I sprung for a higher-end media/gaming Desktop. Not a sub-$1000 internet browsing PC.
No, I was wrong. It's easily been the worst PC I've ever owned. Has been broken since week one, serviced a couple of times that never fixed anything under warranty. I can mess with software, so I've re-installed windows, and some hardware--installed my own RAM and Hard-Drive...things I can look up online how to do.
Nothing has ever fixed the thing. Literally the worst piece of junk I've ever purchased. I'd never purchase from Dell again based on that experience. They were of little help to someone who can at least do basic installs and reinstalls of hardware and software, and they would never fess up and just replace the thing. Terrible customer service, terrible hardware.
This post was edited on 12/30/15 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 12/30/15 at 3:26 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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But, you really should get an SSD
What's the cheapest one you can find that's worthwhile? I may downgrade the processor a little to replace the cost of the SSD so that I'm not spending over a grand.
Posted on 12/30/15 at 6:47 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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The kneejerk reaction from people who've ever assembled a PC even once in their lives is "build it yourself!" regardless of what kind of solution is being sought here. It's true, you can build much higher quality PCs, and that's invaluable for task-specific machines or workstations that will see a lot of heavy use. But in all honesty, if you find a well-configured home/office machine at the $400-500 range, an equivalent custom build might save you a few dollars but not offer a whole lot more in terms of durability/quality.
This right here.
That said, it isn't hard to put one together and knowing how will set one on the path to not being dependent on Geek Squad.
Posted on 12/30/15 at 7:52 pm to ILikeLSUToo
This guy knows what's up.
Everyone and their brother in law says build one, but who's going to support it? If you're not familiar with computer hardware and software, it's nice to have a warranty and technical support. This is why I dont build machines for anyone but myself anymore.
Also, the iMac is probably a great machine for what you want to do with it. It's going to be pricey, and you didn't state your OS preference, but they are well made machines.
Everyone and their brother in law says build one, but who's going to support it? If you're not familiar with computer hardware and software, it's nice to have a warranty and technical support. This is why I dont build machines for anyone but myself anymore.
Also, the iMac is probably a great machine for what you want to do with it. It's going to be pricey, and you didn't state your OS preference, but they are well made machines.
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