Sleek Looks and Superb Performance to Woo Mac Fans and PC Buyers
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Most all-in-one desktops with LCD panels (the Sony VAIO and Gateway Profile systems come to mind) are two units permanently connected together: the part of the case housing the motherboard and drives, and the monitor.
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Edward C. Baig (USA Today) begins his review of the new iMac and iLife â08 by saying, âAppleâs svelte iMac computers always turn heads. But Iâm also smitten with the Macâs rock solid OS X operating system and top-shelf iLife software suite â programs that tame pictures, videos and more.â After exploring the new iMac hardware and individual iLife applications, such as iPhoto and iMovie, Baig finishes, âTaken as a whole, iLife remains the best collection of multimedia software. And in looks, design and pizazz, the iMac is still the best desktop computer for home users.â
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âAs I look at a newly arrived MacBook Air laptop,â writes Dean Takahashi , âit occurs to me there has never been a better time to switch to a Mac.â And he points to the new MacBook Air as âa great example of the faster innovationâ that Apple offers customers. âThe design is attractive and nobody can boast having a thinner notebook computer. It has an innovation dubbed Remote Disc. You install a disk on a desktopâs DVD drive. Then you can use your MacBook Airâs Remote Disc function to take over the DVD drive and install software into the MacBook Air. Itâs an innovation that may signal the beginning of the end of disk media.â
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Looking at the data collected in their latest PC buying survey, ChangeWave paints a picture of âextraordinary momentumâ for the Mac. âNot only do new Mac buyers report sky high satisfaction with their desktops and laptops, but planned Apple purchases for the next 90 days also look exceptionally robust,â report Jim Woods and Paul Carton . In fact, 24% of survey respondents say that Leopard âhas made them more likely to buy a Mac in the future.â
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Desktop features BTX motherboard for improved airflow.
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Reviewing the Mac Pro, Yuval Kossovsky writes for Computerworld, &#147;I&#146;ve spent some time thinking about the &#145;Pro&#146; in Mac Pro. Maybe it stands for professional, maybe it stands for production. Or maybe it is an acronym for Please, Really, Oh My!, as in: &#145;Would you like to try this computer?&#146;...Please. &#145;It is $1,000 cheaper than a comparable Dell.&#146; ...Really? &#145;Try your favorite Mac OS X Intel-compiled application.&#146; Oh My....that&#146;s fast! In other words, if you do media production, scientific computing or another other processor-intensive work, believe me &#151; you want one of these!&#148;
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Editor's note: This story was reprinted from Computerworld. For more of Computerworld's coverage of the Mac, visit its Mac Knowledge Center.
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It's a gaming PC that spares nothing in its devotion to speed, style and luxury features. Does a kick-ass liquid cooling system, over-clocked hardware, secret compartments, tons of ports and hidden Allen wrenches tempt you? We've got the details in our hands-on review.
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Apple on Tuesday added a 1.8GHz single-processor Power Mac G5 desktop computer to its arsenal. The US$1,499 system is offered alongside dual-processor computers running at 1.8GHz, 2.0GHz and 2.5GHz.
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&#147;The new G5 iMac is the finest personal computer I&#146;ve ever used, hands down,&#148; writes Mike Wendland for the Detroit Free Press. &#147;Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher. It is simply a stunning machine both to look at and to use.&#148; [Oct 05]
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&#147;If a new desktop computer is the object of your holiday hopes this season, look no further than the new G5 iMac from Apple,&#148; writes Mike Wendland for Billings Gazette. &#147;I said it when I first tested it and I&#146;ll say it again after two months of use: This is the finest personal computer I&#146;ve ever used, hands down. Nothing comes close. If you have ever thought of switching from a Windows-based PC to a Mac, this is the deal-clincher. It is a stunning machine to look at and to use.&#148; [Dec 21]
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âSure itâs got a faster processor, but itâs the display that will blow you away,â writes Ken Mingis . â Iâm talking in this case about the latest MacBook Pro to grace my desk, the top-of-the-line 17-in. model with a glossy 1,920-by-1,200-pixel high-resolution screen.â That screen, he extols, âis without a doubt the best-looking LCD screen Apple has produced in what also happens to be the fastest laptop from the company yet. In a word: suh-weet.â
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Scott Finnie writes for Computerworld, âIf I decide to go back to Windows when this Mac trial is over, returning to my ThinkPad T60 Core Duo may be a very difficult move. Iâve settled into the MacBook Pro 17 [inch] and Mac OS X 10.4.8 as if I was born to them. If the Mac OS doesnât mesmerize me to the point that I lose all interest in Windows, this piece of hardware might just do that all on its own.â
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Though it's been criticized for being more spit and polish than a bona fide upgrade, the new Mac OS X, due for release Friday, has an impressive set of enhancements that turn ordinary computer jocks into power users.
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Review Just as ATI's X800 XT PE ships, along comes the next board
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Describing the new iMac G5, Chris Taylor writes in TIME, &#147;What you get for that money is quite possibly the coolest personal computer yet created. The cool is more than merely aesthetic. Unlike a lot of previous Mac machines, on which you could almost fry an egg, the iMac G5&#146;s beautiful white surface does not get noticeably hot. Nor, at a whisper-quiet 25 decibels, does it make enough noise for most people to hear&#133;&#148; [Sep 7]
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The latest incarnation of Apple's iMac all-in-one desktop computer sports a new look and a beefy G5 processor. Computerworld Online News Editor Ken Mingis snagged one and offers his first take on the latest Mac.