imac or custom build windows machine???!!

cman · 25th May 2009, 09:29 PM

Im saving towards an imac which is £1400.
But ive been thinking whether i should spend the money on building a more powerful windows machine for a fraction of the price.

I currently have a windows dualcore machine.
and a macbook.

Not sure what to do, as i already have £600, which is enough money to buy 80 to 90% of a custom build system.

How ever i find the mac operating system allot easier to live with now.

So just some general chatter about what you guys think would be great.
cheers

Lacus · 26th May 2009, 12:24 AM

Hmm, this i would say depends on the usage of your new system...what is the main usage of it (since you already have 2 running rigs o_O)well, if not mistaken, we're able to run macs on Windows pc with a help from some device that enable users to easily install OSes like Mac OS into Windows..can't recall the name..damn..

Chai · 26th May 2009, 02:50 AM

I think the answer to your question is simple if you know whether you want Mac OS or not.

Adrian Wong · 26th May 2009, 10:00 PM

Yeah, if you want to use Mac OS, you don't have any choice.

But if you are okay with Windows, then the possibilities (hardware-wise) are pretty much wide-open.

cman · 3rd Jun 2009, 06:55 AM

Your right.
At least with an Imac i can run windows aswell.
Btw this is to replace my current windows machine.. so i will be converting completely to mac's.. which i think will be allot easier.

cheers guys.

25th May 2009, 09:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
cman Newbie Join Date: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	imac or custom build windows machine???!! Im saving towards an imac which is £1400. But ive been thinking whether i should spend the money on building a more powerful windows machine for a fraction of the price. I currently have a windows dualcore machine. and a macbook. Not sure what to do, as i already have £600, which is enough money to buy 80 to 90% of a custom build system. How ever i find the mac operating system allot easier to live with now. So just some general chatter about what you guys think would be great. cheers

26th May 2009, 12:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lacus Super Active Join Date: 28 Mar 2008 Location: Some gundam factory o.o Posts: 1,302 Reputation: 180 Rep Power: 4	Hmm, this i would say depends on the usage of your new system...what is the main usage of it (since you already have 2 running rigs o_O)well, if not mistaken, we're able to run macs on Windows pc with a help from some device that enable users to easily install OSes like Mac OS into Windows..can't recall the name..damn.. __________________ GUNDAM 00[Intel Xeon E3110 E0 Stock\|Asus Rampage Maximus Formula (Rampage Bios Mod)\|Gigabyte HD4850 512MB GDDR3+T-Rad2\|4x2gb DDR2 1000Mhz OCZ SLI-Ready Edition\|Western Digital WD6400AAKS 640GB\|Creative X-FI XtremeMusic\|Creative Inspire P5800\|Silverstone Strider ST56F\|Acer X233H\|Keyboard=Microsoft Sidewinder X6\|Logitech MX518\|Lian Li PC-7YCF]

26th May 2009, 02:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
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3rd Jun 2009, 06:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
cman Newbie Join Date: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Your right. At least with an Imac i can run windows aswell. Btw this is to replace my current windows machine.. so i will be converting completely to mac's.. which i think will be allot easier. cheers guys.