On 17/02/2010, at 7:41 AM, George N. White III wrote: > Separate components simplify problems of thermal management and > allow you to replace just the part than broke. ... Screens and hard > disks are generally the first things to go. You can replace a hard > disk (usually with something larger, faster, and cooler) but with an > iMac all you can do is repair the screen, which may take weeks.
I'm with George (I think). I had a G5 iMac GPU die and it wasn't sensible to pay to replace the whole motherboard. Now there's a working display and other components (inside the iMac) sitting there, that can't be used. I'd have similar problems if the display had gone. I would prefer a midsize system, that would allow be to change the graphics card (so not build onto the motherboard), desktop disk and RAM (of course), and two external displays . The mini does all of that, except the graphics card and, of course, it has a laptop disk drive. So I currently buy Mac minis - I would buy more a more expensive midsize systems (as above) if they were available, so I guess Apple is possibly missing out on some money from us. Now that I think of it, the Cube seems to be exactly what I want. Unfortunately, that didn't do well. Having an external power supply brick, like the Cubes did and the Mac minis do, is also not a problem for me (hidden under the desk and behind the TV cabinet). I think this also enables the units to run a bit quieter than the iMacs which have everything stuck inside the thinnest case possible. Cheers, Ashley. PS We don't currently play serious GPU games or have other requirements for a high-end GPU (but that's not saying I wouldn't pay for one ...). -- Ashley Aitken Perth, Western Australia mrhatken at mac dot com Skype Name: MrHatken (GMT + 8 Hours!) _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
