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"Look at the iMac line in 2018 and the specs, tell me if the value is there." Every time I see one of these posts complaining about the value of Apple machines

"Look at the iMac line in 2018 and the specs, tell me if the value is there." Every time I see one of these posts complaining about the value of Apple machines I want to scream. They are very competitively priced. (one could argue that is a matter of fact, by their success alone) You can compare common "hard specs" about the processor, ram, video card-- and within that narrow field of vision I bet you can find yourself a "better" PC for the price. But try putting a value on these things and see where that lands you: - (decent) Webcam - High-End 5k display (for iMac, or comparable quality display on the laptops) - High-end wireless keyboard/mouse or trackpad - Decent speakers - Metal construction in a (subjectively) attractive and minimalist package - Well designed (e.g. folding, portable, detachable extension) power brick These things more than seal the deal for me, and I am convinced there is no better value out there. Maybe for the photo/video editor one would need to make concessions to afford the extra CPU/GPU/Memory in lieu of some other niceties.

8fingerlouie 8y ago
I'm constantly met with "you can get a just as good PC for half the price", and when i ask them to prove it they usually come up short. They either find some inferior model, or a similarly specced model which ends up costing the same or more. Apple also actively works to improve OS X performance on older hardware. They did with Snow Leopard, and they recently did with Mojave. What other operation systems does that ? for free ? Their support is also seriously great. I have a 27" iMac from 2008 at home, and somewhere around 2012 a manufacturing problem was found in the Seagate drives they originally shipped with, so _4_ years later i could get my harddrive replaced for free. Name me any other hardware manufacturer that does that. The attention to details with Mac builds are out of this world. Or at least it used to be (haven't bought new a mac in 4 years) * Every MacBook can be opened with 1 hand. The counterbalance of the metal body vs the resistance of the hinges is matched. This goes for the 15" as well as the 11" Air. * The sleep light is matched to the frequency of the breath of a sleeping human. Not particularly useful, just fun fact.

8fingerlouie 8y ago

I'm constantly met with "you can get a just as good PC for half the price", and when i ask them to prove it they usually come up short. They either find some inferior model, or a similarly specced model which ends up costing the same or more. Apple also actively works to improve OS X performance on older hardware. They did with Snow Leopard, and they recently did with Mojave. What other operation systems does that ? for free ? Their support is also seriously great. I have a 27" iMac from 2008 at home, and somewhere around 2012 a manufacturing problem was found in the Seagate drives they originally shipped with, so _4_ years later i could get my harddrive replaced for free. Name me any other hardware manufacturer that does that. The attention to details with Mac builds are out of this world. Or at least it used to be (haven't bought new a mac in 4 years) * Every MacBook can be opened with 1 hand. The counterbalance of the metal body vs the resistance of the hinges is matched. This goes for the 15" as well as the 11" Air. * The sleep light is matched to the frequency of the breath of a sleeping human. Not particularly useful, just fun fact.