Oh come on, this argument can maybe be made for the entry-level iMac, which is a decent price for the components, but not for a 10k machine. Especially when yo

Oh come on, this argument can maybe be made for the entry-level iMac, which is a decent price for the components, but not for a 10k machine. Especially when you can get a fancy workstation from HP or Dell and never have to worry about building anything. You'll also need to spring for Applecare if you want to do an apples-to-apples comparison here. >instead of just taking it to the Applestore for a fix. Last time a imac broke at work a few years ago (before we phased them out), we were told Apple refused to accept it if we mailed it in and have to physically lug it to the store. HP and Dell send a guy over or send a box for 2 day replacement. That imac repair took almost two weeks.