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Old 10-27-2009, 02:10 PM   #207
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Originally Posted by FanIn80 View Post
Mac Pros are very pricey. You have to remember that these are the very machines used in Hollywood to edit feature-length films. Mind you, it can also be argued that the Mac Pros use very high-end, performance-grade components... but I really don't know enough about them to comment any further.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure my question was specific to the new 27" iMac. It's important to remember that the iMac is Apple's consumer/workplace desktop. The Mac Pros are a completely different beast.

This is the very point I've been making. People claim that the iMac is over-priced, but yet they can't build it themselves (or buy it anywhere else pre-made) for less than what Apple sells it for.
The Dell precisions uses high end components as well. We have them deployed here for our Autocad users.

The problem I had was I didn't have enough technical specs to build something similar to the iMac. I did make a rough build, it was just under the iMac but those costs did not involve manual labor in me building the computer. (and yes, i had an IPS monitor, not a TN one)
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