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<blockquote data-quote="Jmac" data-source="post: 5052816" data-attributes="member: 545486">I have the 24&quot; iMac ...&nbsp; FTMFL ...&nbsp; Complete piece of shit, completely incapable of doing anything intensive, overheats when you throw even low-end games at it (can&#039;t even handle Civ4), worst fvcking mouse ever, limited to 4GB of RAM, etc.There are some good points such as the OS, the 24&quot; PVA panel screen, and the compact size, but outside of that, it&#039;s a complete waste of money.I wholeheartedly wish I had purchased the Mac Pro instead, but budget didn&#039;t allow it at the time of purchase.My gaming PC, which was substantially less money, owns the fvcking shit out of my 24&quot; iMac.iMac 24&quot; (August 2007, OS X 10.5):Initial Cost - $2615Upgrades - 2 &amp;gt; 4 GB of RAM ($80), 500 GB external HDD ($100), Logitech VX Revolution mouse ($35)Net Cost - $2930Gaming PC (April 2008, Vista Business x64):Initial Cost - $1166 (+ $600 for equivalent monitor = $1766)Upgrades - 4 &amp;gt; 8 GB of RAM ($25), 1 TB HDD ($120), 8800 GTS &amp;gt; HD 4870 ($90)Net Cost - $2001Nearly a $1000 difference ...CPU - 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (iMac)/3.87 GHz Core 2 Duo (PC)Memory - 4 GB PC2-5300 CL5/8 GB PC2-6400 CL4Graphics - Radeon HD 2600 Pro/Radeon HD 4870HDD Capacity - 820 GB/1820 GBMind you, that configuration at the time I purchased my gaming PC had dropped to about $2100 (-$500), but still, it&#039;s no contest in terms of performance or price.I should also add that my iMac has had to be repaired 4 times over 14 months.&nbsp; My PC has had zero repairs over 6 months.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jmac, post: 5052816, member: 545486"] I have the 24" iMac ... FTMFL ... Complete piece of shit, completely incapable of doing anything intensive, overheats when you throw even low-end games at it (can't even handle Civ4), worst fvcking mouse ever, limited to 4GB of RAM, etc. There are some good points such as the OS, the 24" PVA panel screen, and the compact size, but outside of that, it's a complete waste of money. I wholeheartedly wish I had purchased the Mac Pro instead, but budget didn't allow it at the time of purchase. My gaming PC, which was substantially less money, owns the fvcking shit out of my 24" iMac. iMac 24" (August 2007, OS X 10.5): Initial Cost - $2615 Upgrades - 2 > 4 GB of RAM ($80), 500 GB external HDD ($100), Logitech VX Revolution mouse ($35) Net Cost - $2930 Gaming PC (April 2008, Vista Business x64): Initial Cost - $1166 (+ $600 for equivalent monitor = $1766) Upgrades - 4 > 8 GB of RAM ($25), 1 TB HDD ($120), 8800 GTS > HD 4870 ($90) Net Cost - $2001 Nearly a $1000 difference ... CPU - 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo (iMac)/3.87 GHz Core 2 Duo (PC) Memory - 4 GB PC2-5300 CL5/8 GB PC2-6400 CL4 Graphics - Radeon HD 2600 Pro/Radeon HD 4870 HDD Capacity - 820 GB/1820 GB Mind you, that configuration at the time I purchased my gaming PC had dropped to about $2100 (-$500), but still, it's no contest in terms of performance or price. I should also add that my iMac has had to be repaired 4 times over 14 months. My PC has had zero repairs over 6 months. [/QUOTE]

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