An undoubtedly compromised Lynnfield which will likely overheat come next spring (ah - *that's* why they release in winter!) combined with last year's GPU which won't be able to drive the big-shiny-glare-laden-ass WLED (and therefore practically non-calibrateable) screen with any game worth a ****.
Nothing new for Apple, but talk about form over function - this is it.
Yeah - amazing. For a few hundred more you can have have a real matte 30-inch monitor with a proper Lynnfield desktop and a current GPU, and enough flexibility to leave your desktop practically almost as tidy.
The whole "glossy is shit / matte is better" issue is debatable. I've been to a few design studios where many of the hardcore graphic artists still use CRTs (which are glass coated). Thats because in a studio you can have a controlled environment and when that happens the glossy screen really shines. I personally dont like the matte screens due to their grain and the not-so-rich blacks.
The "few hundred more" you are talking about is in fact $1098: as I am actually interested in buying a powerfull desktop + monitor this size, i went and configured a Dell XPS desktop with the same processor, 8GB Ram, same hard drive capacity, etc. Only the video card is different - the Dell has an nVidia GT220. Adding the most similar monitor from Dell (the 30" 3008WFP - which has roughly the same res as the iMac) the total cost went up to $3297. So i'm actually inclined to pay the Apple tax at "only" $2199.
CRTs used in graphics design have anti-glare coatings and do not produce the same level of reflection that glossy flat panels do. Please get you facts straight.
On an aside, I can't believe how many times I've heard people try to use this same tired argument... like they've forgotten what a CRT even looks like. They are not shiny. They have a finish closer to a matte LCD than a glossy.
I say this looking at my old Viewsonic G771, getting ready to be donated. Still works after almost 13 yrs, but I replaced it with a 24-inch matte LCD 4 years ago.
The X-Fi3 keeps with the company's commitment to audio fidelity, thanks to the apt-X codec, which supposedly offers audio quality similar to a wired connection when streaming. On that front, the device also handles FLAC files.
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An undoubtedly compromised Lynnfield which will likely overheat come next spring (ah - *that's* why they release in winter!) combined with last year's GPU which won't be able to drive the big-shiny-glare-laden-ass WLED (and therefore practically non-calibrateable) screen with any game worth a ****.
Nothing new for Apple, but talk about form over function - this is it.
Yeah - amazing. For a few hundred more you can have have a real matte 30-inch monitor with a proper Lynnfield desktop and a current GPU, and enough flexibility to leave your desktop practically almost as tidy.
The whole "glossy is shit / matte is better" issue is debatable. I've been to a few design studios where many of the hardcore graphic artists still use CRTs (which are glass coated). Thats because in a studio you can have a controlled environment and when that happens the glossy screen really shines. I personally dont like the matte screens due to their grain and the not-so-rich blacks.
The "few hundred more" you are talking about is in fact $1098:
as I am actually interested in buying a powerfull desktop + monitor this size, i went and configured a Dell XPS desktop with the same processor, 8GB Ram, same hard drive capacity, etc. Only the video card is different - the Dell has an nVidia GT220. Adding the most similar monitor from Dell (the 30" 3008WFP - which has roughly the same res as the iMac) the total cost went up to $3297. So i'm actually inclined to pay the Apple tax at "only" $2199.
@ Bogdan
CRTs used in graphics design have anti-glare coatings and do not produce the same level of reflection that glossy flat panels do. Please get you facts straight.
On an aside, I can't believe how many times I've heard people try to use this same tired argument... like they've forgotten what a CRT even looks like. They are not shiny. They have a finish closer to a matte LCD than a glossy.
I say this looking at my old Viewsonic G771, getting ready to be donated. Still works after almost 13 yrs, but I replaced it with a 24-inch matte LCD 4 years ago.