I ask that question for myself, not necessarily for you. To be honest, I am looking seriously at buying one soon. My faithful current computer is showing its age and it is time to get a new, more powerful one.
Why MAC, you ask, after all these years in the Windows world? Well, you know I work with photos and there is no better computer for graphics than the iMac. And Apple’s brand new iMac with 27” Retina 5K display is just stunning! I thought the previous versions were fantastic (and they still are), but this new one just knocks your socks off for photos and videos.
As for running Windows apps, the iMac can do that using a program called “Parallels.” With that software installed, you can switch from the Mac operating system to Windows with just one click of the mouse. So, in a sense, I would be buying a new Windows computer that run’s OS-X also. The good news is that my most often-used programs like Office, Photoshop, and Lightroom have Mac versions that I can add at no cost as I pay a monthly subscription for Office and Adobe products.
The downside is that it is $2,500. That is a lot of moola for a computer…which explains why Windows PC’s are bigger sellers by far. I may still purchase the standard 27” MAC…which is $1,700. The big difference between the two is the number of pixels on the screen. Apple has a measurement that measures pixel density, called a “point.” On the regular iMac’s, there is one pixel per point. On the new one, there are 4 pixels per point…and you can see the difference when the two machines are side-by-side comparing the same photo. WOW!
By the way, if you are not familiar with iMac’s, the photo above shows you the whole computer (not including the wireless keyboard or mouse). They are an amazing piece of engineering. If there is another downside beside the price, it is, (except for adding more memory or external products) you can’t change or add anything in the computer. So you have to make sure you get the internal goodies you want in your computer right up front.
I am still thinking about all this, and as I said above, I am not sure which model I will get, if at all. But, stay tuned and I will let you know.
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