re: Lifetime PC user thinking about buying an iMac

That is the way I'm leaning. Just gonna find a badass of system and go with it. I have used mostly Dell and HP. Any other good manufacturers out there? I don't mind spending more to get a good product.

Loved my iMac that I still have, but switched to a new Macbook recently just for the portability

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Any other good manufacturers out there?

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Lenovo is rock solid.

I've always had Macs in my home and used PCs at work.

The transition isn't tough.

Overall I think the Mac is better value for the money. Each one I have bought new I have had for 10 years before I upgraded.

The bundled software makes the mac useful right out of the box, much more so than the PC.

My late 2007 iMac is just about done as the OS can't be upgraded any longer and thus the browser is not upgradeable. This is causing problems with certain websites. Previous mac was a 1994 iMac DV. Before that a Quadra 660AV.

They aren't flawless, they can and do crash but not very often in my experience. If you are conscious about minimizing the number of programs that are running simultaneously and occasionally power the machine down so it can do some housekeeping it will generally run fine.

You can get a very nice, new iMac for much less than $2500. For my money I would take that $2500 and get a 21.5" mac and a Macbook Air. It is once to browse on the couch with the Air versus the desktop.

Hope this helps.

I've told almost everyone that has asked me to consider the overall lifespan of the product. Apple has proven to have a better life span than any PC I've ever owned. You can buy a new PC ever 2 years or a new Mac every 4-6, but then again I'm using it for design work, which is a heavy workload on a computer.

Apple builds their computers to last, PC builds their computers to last until the next OS comes out.

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OS X is very user friendly and easy to navigate. So if you're a longtime Windows user, it is extremely easy to catch onto, especially if you start memorizing the keyboard shortcuts

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OSX is not user friendly if you're not familiar with Mac at all. in my desktop support days i can't count how many people i had to teach "apple+q" to because they had 40 apps running and never really quit one. when you hit the red x on windows it kills it.

also, i don't care what anybody says, explorer is easier to navigate than finder.

that being said, once you know how to use OSX it is by far an easier and more user friendly platform, but the learning curve is steeper by a mile.


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when it comes to builds, Mac wins across the general platforms because Dell can sell you a 2GB ram pc with an AMD processor and cheap spinning HD just as easily as Lenovo can sell you an i7 16 GB with SSD.

Lenovo is the best PC/laptop maker and i'd put a high end Lenovo against/equal to any mac, any day.

i will never buy another PC maker than them again. the win for mac is that you're getting better quality control from the manufacturer. and that counts for something.

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eh, I wouldn't write off other brands. The landscape has changed a lot in recent years, as PC makers have finally realized how valuable the ultra-book market really is and have started copying a lot of design elements from the Macbook Pro. Quality control is the same (or rather, first-line quality control. There is no data available on how many units Apple rejects from the assembler vs. other brands). They're manufactured at Quanta/Pegatron/Foxconn, the big three who also make Apple products. The difference is, Apple has more control over the design, whereas most other companies (HP, Dell, Lenovo) rely more on those suppliers/manufacturers to keep up with design trends (by choice). So then, when HP wants to start selling a high-end ultrabook with an aluminum unibody design, it's relatively easy and cheap to get both the design and end product from the same gigantic, not-so-ethical supplier that makes them for Apple.

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i think that's valid. maybe i should say, that (for myself) after custom buying Laptops from Dell, HP, Samsung, Lenovo, and Mac, the QC off the shelf has greatly favored Lenovo and Mac currently. This holds true for bulk purchases (in the 1000s) that i've been a part of.

For me on a personal level, i'll probably never spend my own money on a non lenovo/mac pc/laptop.

That being said, if somebody wants to give me one of these or these, i'd willingly accept.

Switched to Mac 6 years ago after having PC after PC crash from viruses... Even though "protected". Not one issue since