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The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by elblanco »

davidmathers wrote: post #12

there’s an entire high-end computer stuck to the back of it Actually, there's an entire discount-parts ($150 cpu, $70 video card) computer stuck to the back of it. If you configure it with high-end parts the price goes up to $2200 and even then you're getting a previous-generation video card (radeon 4850 rather than the new 5850). It's not really so curious. Apple does the "make exclusive deal with a supplier and bea…

The breathless claim of a "high end computer" stuck out to me also. The iMac computer parts are one step up from bargain bin. They aren't the cheapest possible, but on a scale with two ends, they aren't near the "high" end of that scale.

I also like the author's math, a 25% price difference isn't much?

sigh

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by talvisota »

brunoc wrote: post #49
jbellis wrote: post #38

Great, a new resolution with even _less_ vertical pixels. I still miss 4:3. Much better for programming.

I flipped both my 4:3 monitors (19") to display vertically. They are 1024x1080. I don't think I'll ever go back to horizontal.

I flipped my monitor at work to 1200 x 1920. Excellent for almost everything, except working with some dusty old collaboration tool which has problems with flexibility.

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by elblanco »

cyman wrote: post #45

This is it. I think I am converting to a Mac. The last reason I didn't was because there's a common perception that they're priced too high. Unless this is a misprint, that time is over.

$1700 for the next to lowest end offering is too high. Dell doesn't even break $1000 territory until you get to their upper end offerings. For $1700 you could buy two computers and a laptop (or two computers and two netbooks).

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by elblanco »

yread wrote: post #4

I dont think the price is that low. If you look at these cheap (and smaller) (E-)IPS panels that are popping up (NEC EA231WMi 23"for 300 euro, dell's ips for 200 or samsung c-pva for 200) i think its pretty obvious that its possible to produce an inexpensive screen. The computer on the back might cost like 300 so I think there is still a decent margin for apple

LG Claims that their e-IPS panels should be the same price as TN parts.

http://www.displayblog.com/2009/01/28/lg-display-lpl-23-e-ip...

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by scotty79 »

randallsquared wrote: post #43
scotty79 wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it's just involuntary reflex. I met someone who said he works as admin and complained he can't find a job in the town he lives (he commutes more than 4 hours a day). I couldn't understand that, but later in conversation I learned that he's a windows admin. Then I had the eyebrow rising involuntary reflex and everything became clear to me. Windows admin skills are kinda useless in town where most companies can't…

Small-town businesses usually do use Windows, except where they're hoping their ancient DOS solution doesn't die.

Not in my country. And if they do they don't have money to hire administrator. Son in law of the owner can usually take care of things well enough.

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by elblanco »

Andys wrote: post #3

I found the price strangely low. As usual with any Apple release, I started some friendly banter with my Apple-loving friends about how poor the value is compared to a regular PC, until I got to the 27" Imac and realised you couldn't buy a screen that good, elsewhere - at any price.

Here are two.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824005...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176...

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by elblanco »

barrkel wrote: post #27

The Dell monitor pricing he quotes - $1200 for LCD - is pretty gougey too. Dell hardware is generally bad value unless it's on special offer, a bare-bones system (in which case it'll lack extensibility), or part of a corporate purchase.

Dell is usually a good benchmark to compare against. But yeah, you can usually find anything Dell is selling a bit cheaper elsewhere.

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by morphir »

when I got my Macbook Alu - I got baffled by its high quality and sleekness. The 13" Macbook Alu was a bargain relative to its quality. When I experienced the unboxing, I felt like a 16 year old virgin girl..and I'm a boy.. ehehe

One year later - and there are still no other company that can offer a similar high quality laptop. Thinkpad has pretty much crashed and burned after china got their hands the product management.

I guarantee you that this 27" will provide a first time apple owner with a unboxing experience you will never forget. It will simply raise the bar for how you perceive quality.

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by elblanco »

yardie wrote: post #25
ZeroGravitas wrote: post #22

Can you use this as an external monitor? A few folks, including this article, make it sound like you're buying a monitor and getting a computer for "free". But if it's like previous iMacs then you're buying a monitor that can only be used with the "free" computer. If that is the case then that's a good reason for Apple getting a good deal. There's no way for this to cannibalize sales of actual monitors, unless the bu…

Yes, you can. The display port is bi-directional. In a sort of quirky way. Apple has addressed one of the longest lingering questions of the iMac line (and basically all AIO lines). People upgrade the PC but could reuse the display. With an AIO everything had to go.

This is definitely a cool feature.

edit okay, go ahead and downvote, apparently bidirectional connection ports in lieu of mono-directional ones are not a cool feature to somebody.

Re: The curious pricing of the 27" iMac

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Post by davidmathers »

elblanco wrote: post #53
cyman wrote: post #45

This is it. I think I am converting to a Mac. The last reason I didn't was because there's a common perception that they're priced too high. Unless this is a misprint, that time is over.

$1700 for the next to lowest end offering is too high. Dell doesn't even break $1000 territory until you get to their upper end offerings. For $1700 you could buy two computers and a laptop (or two computers and two netbooks).

Dell doesn't sell a 27-inch 2560 by 1440 LED display. I would pay $1000 for it today if it were for sale. Some people would pay more than me.
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