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Title: Apple's smallest Macs gets a subtle, but solid, speed bump
Pros: Small size; least expensive Mac available; faster than ever before.
Cons: Hard drive and graphics performance underwhelming; slower, shorter-ranged 802.11g wireless networking.
Verdict: Internally, the mini mixes the new with the old. The biggest change is the inclusion of Intel's Core 2 Duo processors. Running at clock speeds of either 1.83GHz or 2GHz , this second generation of Intel's Core Duo processor supports twice the amount of L2
Summary: The latest Mac mini models have made some impressive gains in terms of performance, without gaining bulk or higher price tags. Still a great bargain, especially for those who already own a mouse, keyboard, and display, the Mac mini's size and price allow
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1/100 |
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Title: Apple Mac Mini Core Duo
Pros: Inexpensive, Good choice for budget shoppers or people adding a second computer, Front Row media software and new ports make it more useful as a home-theatre PC, Easy to connect with an entertainment system, Attractive software bundle
Cons: Video output to televisions shows poor image processing, Apple software still catching up to Intel processors, Small hard drive, Remote control has limited functionality, Few upgrade options
Summary: Apple packs more media-specific features into the Mac Mini to make an inexpensive and useful entertainment-room computer. It's tremendously easy to use, although it surprised us with poor image processing.
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Title: Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM)
Pros: Along with its best-in-class design and solid-feeling, thin keyboard, the new Apple iMac desktop offers more performance and features than many Windows-based PCs; robust iLife '08 digital media suite.
Cons: No word on means of upgrading to Apple's new Leopard OS when it's released; anemic phone support.
Verdict: With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop market better than perhaps any previous Mac to date. Unless you're a gamer or an upgrade enthusiast, we can think of very few reasons not to make a
Summary: Editor's note: This review was updated to indicate that the iMac has only one FireWire 800 port.Photo gallery:Apple iMac, unboxedAs reader "dechah" wrote in response to our blog covering the announcement of Apple's new iMacs, Apple's is not the first all-
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82/100 |
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Title: Apple Mac Pro
Pros: Eight processor cores; low cost.
Cons: Limited RAM reduces performance dramatically; poor keyboard.
Verdict: Thankfully Apple has kept the Mac Pro's own design the same, as it includes some excellent internal systems, including removable RAM trays and push-in hard drives that make adding more memory or hard drives very easy indeed
Summary: Those who've been involved in buying creative workstations for many years might be surprised to find that Apple's model is the least expensive in this group test...
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70/100 |
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Title: Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM)
Pros: Along with its best-in-class design and solid-feeling, thin keyboard, the new Apple iMac desktop offers more performance and features than many Windows-based PCs; robust iLife '08 digital media suite.
Cons: No word on means of upgrading to Apple's new Leopard OS when it's released; anemic phone support.
Verdict: With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop market better than perhaps any previous Mac to date. Unless you're a gamer or an upgrade enthusiast, we can think of very few reasons not to make a
Summary: Editor's note: This review was updated to indicate that the iMac has only one FireWire 800 port.Photo gallery:Apple iMac, unboxedAs reader "dechah" wrote in response to our blog covering the announcement of Apple's new iMacs, Apple's is not the first all-
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82/100 |
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Title: Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM)
Pros: Along with its best-in-class design and solid-feeling, thin keyboard, the new Apple iMac desktop offers more performance and features than many Windows-based PCs; robust iLife '08 digital media suite.
Cons: No word on means of upgrading to Apple's new Leopard OS when it's released; anemic phone support.
Verdict: With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop market better than perhaps any previous Mac to date. Unless you're a gamer or an upgrade enthusiast, we can think of very few reasons not to make a
Summary: Editor's note: This review was updated to indicate that the iMac has only one FireWire 800 port.Photo gallery:Apple iMac, unboxedAs reader "dechah" wrote in response to our blog covering the announcement of Apple's new iMacs, Apple's is not the first all-
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82/100 |
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Title: Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM)
Pros: Along with its best-in-class design and solid-feeling, thin keyboard, the new Apple iMac desktop offers more performance and features than many Windows-based PCs; robust iLife '08 digital media suite.
Cons: No word on means of upgrading to Apple's new Leopard OS when it's released; anemic phone support.
Verdict: With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop market better than perhaps any previous Mac to date. Unless you're a gamer or an upgrade enthusiast, we can think of very few reasons not to make a
Summary: Editor's note: This review was updated to indicate that the iMac has only one FireWire 800 port.Photo gallery:Apple iMac, unboxedAs reader "dechah" wrote in response |