The new iMac is here, and now you can afford one!

Why are iMac’s always so much more expensive than a regular PC? A question asked every single day, all over the net. Apple’s apparent philosophy is something I will quite happily pedal ‘til the cows come home; aesthetically pleasing, simple products that integrate groundbreaking technology before marketing it as something totally innovative and stylish. I am sold.

Sex on-anodised-aluminium leg.

In my honest opinion (and I have to clearly state it’s my opinion else it will be a lashing) Mac is just so much easier, not to mention sexier and I grant them full credit for pricing the iMac and Macbook ranges how they have over the years. I went Mac in 2008 and never looked back. I love the simplicity, the style, and not a single blue-screen-of-death EVER again.  Being a web-designer and illustrator, the huge iMac screen is a major benefit, too. I no longer have to scroll to view a design fully; but best of all I don’t have to fork out for a 24”LCD separately.
I was fortunate enough to get a Macbook at a hugely discounted price at launch. Back then; the average retail was well over £1000. The Core 2 duo spec would not be anything new, either. But despite Apple being quite last week to bring out dual core in their laptops, they still floored the competition with the style and design, as always. I will be buying myself a new iMac ASAP.

“But you can just install OSX on a PC!”

All seems peachy until you hear or read this old chestnut from an anti-macboy/girl. While this is true, it really doesn’t have much weight. For a start, it’s not all about the operating system. You could put a Ferrari Enzo body kit on a Ford Fiesta; it would still be a Ford Fiesta. Ok ok I admit I am a fanboy to a certain extent. But I can see the flipside of the argument of “Why would I pay 50% more for a Mac when I can get  a desktop just as powerful for half the price? You pretentious ^@!£”$!” and to answer it in a simple way without any bias, no one is forcing you to,  are they? The reason designer things are more expensive is because they look better on you. The reason iMac is more expensive than the latest desktop belter is because it is powerful, simple, full of capabilities straight out of the box and doesn’t look like what it is. I encourage anyone to look at the latest iMac design and tell me it looks like a computer with a straight face.

As of, well.. now, you can pick up a brand spanking new 20” 2.66GHz iMac straight from Apple.com for £949. Seriously. Even the top of the range 24” 3.06Ghz version is a mere-in-comparison £1,799. It seems Apple have responded in the midst of a worldwide eco crunch, and have became a little more competitive with prices.

I guess in a way, people with my opinion (and it seems Apple, too) have given in to all the million billion trillion bleating lambs moaning that they don’t want to pay so much for a Mac, have won. The choice really is yours, but now has never been a better time to come over to Mac for quality, power, simplicity and style; and you can buy one without starving for a month between paydays, so you can’t complain any more.

Unless you want to play games of course, as Mac’s are still about as useful as chocolate teapot’s in that department.