macworld.com — Every year, Macworld reviews hundreds of products, everything from Apple?s newest desktops and laptops to smaller utilities from smaller developers that do things you never thought you needed done. But which ones were the most useful or innovative? Which ones will we still be using a year from now? Which ones were really the best?in terms of both q
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ninjab3arDec 12, 2006
Yes, they are good, but as a workstation? I'd expect to get a Mac Pro in that case.
kbarrettDec 12, 2006
Hmm...I'm a designer and so far the iMac is working out pretty well for me. But I wouldn't exactly say 'no' to a Mac Pro either.My iMac is nice and compact. I like the wireless keyboard and might mouse (and I love that scroll thingy). It's keeps my workspace pretty and uncluttered.
macparrotDec 12, 2006
As much as I like the 24" iMac, for the same cash you can get a Mac Pro low end with two dual core processors, hard drive expansion, as much memory as you can afford, and expansion options that iMacs can only dream about.The sweet spot for an iMac 24" would have been around $1699 US.
miles01110Dec 12, 2006
Yeah you could get a Mac Pro for that, but you wouldn't have a monitor.
muffinofdoomDec 12, 2006
Mmm...apples.
rickcarsonDec 13, 2006
For $2121 you can get a Mac Pro with a single 160GB hard drive and the slowest CPUs they've got. Without some kind of magic discount, they're not getting cheaper than that. And in any case, if you had the magic discount, then you could apply it to the iMac as well.So I wouldn't call it the same cash.
notorious_Dec 13, 2006Submitter
Very true.Also, YouTube isn't really a "Mac product", per se. I'm not sure what it's doing on this list.