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New iMac.
- Thread starter Al_G
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TBH I agree, if/when I get one I'll probably need a cd drive too.
Also bugs me that you can't upgrade the ram in the 21.5" model, means to spec it up I'll need to pay apple tax on the additional ram.
I'd love a 27" but I honestly have no need for the additional screen estate.
133/225/CLS AMG
Well I went for the current/previous whatever you call it 27" iMac a few months back and I'm hugely impressed by it.
As for the new one, well the internal spec seems a reasonable upgrade as you'd expect. Plus, the thinner screen is a nice touch but there's just a couple of flaws for me.
The loss of the optical drive seems silly, it's meant to be a sleek all in one solution and now if you want to burn a CD/DVD or rip one you need an external drive. That doesn't seem very slick to me. Since owning mine I've ripped countless CDs and DVDs from my collection and will continue to do so, the lack of optical drive and increase in price seems silly to me. Even if they'd included a drive and made just that bit a little thicker it would have made more sense.
The other point which has already been mentioned is that the boast is that it's thinner and that's nice but as mentioned, once you're sat in front of it it makes no odds at all. Don't get me wrong it's impressive to think they can shrink it further but shame to sacrifice practicality for it. The previous model was a brilliant balance hence it caught my eye.
Other than those two points though, it's no doubt a very impressive machine.
As for the new one, well the internal spec seems a reasonable upgrade as you'd expect. Plus, the thinner screen is a nice touch but there's just a couple of flaws for me.
The loss of the optical drive seems silly, it's meant to be a sleek all in one solution and now if you want to burn a CD/DVD or rip one you need an external drive. That doesn't seem very slick to me. Since owning mine I've ripped countless CDs and DVDs from my collection and will continue to do so, the lack of optical drive and increase in price seems silly to me. Even if they'd included a drive and made just that bit a little thicker it would have made more sense.
The other point which has already been mentioned is that the boast is that it's thinner and that's nice but as mentioned, once you're sat in front of it it makes no odds at all. Don't get me wrong it's impressive to think they can shrink it further but shame to sacrifice practicality for it. The previous model was a brilliant balance hence it caught my eye.
Other than those two points though, it's no doubt a very impressive machine.
