According to a reprot on the Mac Rescources site, Newer Technologies is
gearing up to supply a line of external peripherals for the IMac.
Specific items announced were an external floppy drive and a USB
converter bus.
Suzanne wrote:
>
> Doug wrote:
> > I have always been a
> >PC kinda guy, but interested in Macs. The IMac looks like a good price for
> >a pretty solid machine. Do any of you Mac folk have input on the
> >features/price/etc. of the IMac? I've read some of the online reviews on
> >cnet, but wanted your ideas, too.
> >
> I read a thorough review the other day and was very impressed by everything
> except the current unavailablity of compatible peripherals. That something
> I'd want to know more about before buying.
>
> Like any computer purchase, it all depends on what you want to do with it.
> I would pay more than the imac's price to get easy expansion and
> upgradability. If you don't need a super-computer for 3D work or for heavy
> 4 color print work, you might consider a PowerMac 8500 or 8600. Prices
> have come down on these fully-expandable workhorses since introduction of
> the G3 line. We have an 8500/180 and a 9500/180 MP, each with lots of RAM.
> They are more than adequate for Web design, even considering that we work
> our layers and channels-heavy Photoshop files at 144 dpi. They only slow us
> down on 3D illustration and on 300 dpi 4C Photoshop files. We've also found
> the video in/out on the 8500 to be quite handy.
>
> Suz
>
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