Comments on: iMac Performance (May 2008)

By: Fil

Fil — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:58:20 +0000

Hi everyboby,

Does any one got the 24' with ATI card ? Is the graphic card not to "small" for this 24 HD screen ? I am looking for the 24' with Nvidia card, it seems to be the better choice.

By: René

René — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:44:32 +0000

Hi, tomorrow I will get my brandnew 3.06, 4 Gb, 1 Tb IMac, and I guess that, as I am still working now with my Indigo G3 iMac, I will notice the difference, or not…? I agree with you that spending a bit more gives you many years of good performance. My old IMac will still do some jobs for me in the future. As you see I am not too competitive. For me a computer is not part of my ego, it is just a tool. Of course I will have a much better tool from now on.

By: Ingersoll

Ingersoll — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:34:01 +0000

I’m especially curious how the 2008 2.8GHz model compare the 2007 “extreme” 2.8GHz version. With those 2007’s heading for the clearance and refurb bin is the difference noticeable or does it perhaps even outgun the 2008 model in some cases?

By: Dick Longshaft

Dick Longshaft — Sat, 03 May 2008 16:36:59 +0000

It is tempting to boil down anything power/penny, especially in this stat driven age, but there has always been a premium for power that is just barely better then average. Look no further then triple A baseball to the Majors, Volkswagen GTI to the Rabbit, and living in Manhattan to Queens.

With that said - I do believe that for once, the top of the line iMac has finally asserted itself at the top of the iMac food chain. I was on the fence with the last generation, but with the increased possessor speed working in conjunction with the 512 graphic card they will get my 2 grand.

I have been buying Apples since the late 80s and have always spent $2000, seems to be the price that get you at least 5 years of decent performance.

By: James

James — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:01:00 +0000

When you benchmarked the memory for the 2.4 model, was that with 1 GB of ram? I suspect adding a matched 1 GB stick would help those numbers.

By: Kaleb

Kaleb — Fri, 02 May 2008 14:24:56 +0000

Have you ever done this with the MacBook Pro? More precisely, have you done the Cost Per Point with the MBP so that we can see what is the most cost efficient laptop…

By: Dan Knight

Dan Knight — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:55:56 +0000

This completely ignores the fact that the 24″ iMac has a 24-bit display, while the 20″ iMac display is 18-bit. For critical Photoshop work, that can make a difference.

By: Norlando

Norlando — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:46:40 +0000

My recommendation would be to purchase the 2.66 GHz 20 inch iMac with 4 GB of RAM and a 500 GB hard drive. I’m also glad to see apple drop memory prices. Thanks for the article guys…

By: Shan

Shan — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:13:56 +0000

Good results. 20″ Base models looks great for the value. Up 4 Gb from third party vendor, its gonna rock. Do not forgot it can extend to another monitor as well.

By: Russell Denney

Russell Denney — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:41:10 +0000

Thanks for the performance data. As you know, when a new/updated model comes out, the old goes on sale. It would be nice if we could see the old model data side by side with the new. It would be a great help in deciding which to purchase.

Thanks again, Russ