iMac - Beautiful, but expensive?

[Barmi]

Yeah, they are decent, you just need your own screen

And the student discount is only 6%, i was in the apple store the other day

Then you've been had. On the iMacs, the discount for higher education staff or students is just over 13% (I've just worked it out).

Edit: The discount on the MacBooks is just over 16%.

Edit: The discount on the Mac Pros is a whopping 19%.

[Jahova]

Well thanks for this information. Only £600 to save

[Nick.]

so 10% of 1400£ isnt a lot... 140£? its a reasonable chunk.

afaik, macs are good for artistic people. like, designers, musicians etc.. The interface is nice and its always good to get a change lol.

i fdont have one, its just what i like about them

It works nothing like that - that is just a stereotype.

Well - if you know someone who runs a business, ask them to buy it for you (give them the cash) as they can get the VAT back for you. They are pricey, the 3.06Ghz one was £1300 odd the other day. Apple really do love ripping people off... loyalty scheme plez.

[kk.]

what do you mean it works nothing like that?! im telling you what i know about them. I know theyre good for designers and artists. which is what i said. I didnt say just for designers and artists did i? no, i dont believe i did. Macs are far better for designing on.. so **** please

[Nick.]

what do you mean it works nothing like that?! im telling you what i know about them. I know theyre good for designers and artists. which is what i said. I didnt say just for designers and artists did i? no, i dont believe i did. Macs are far better for designing on.. so **** please

Sorry at what point did I say you said they were only for musicians and designers? I didn't did I. No, didn't think so. Explain to me why you think they are better for designing on? At least use the E's in P.E.E in your arguement (evidence & explain).

There is no proof they are better for designers, you can get Photoshop for Windows and Garageband alternatives easily (I'm not saying these are the only programs designers and musicians use). Photoshop runs just as well on Windows (well.. maybe) as it does on a Mac. The Mac doesn't have a just as awesome MS Paint equivalent... so not so good for pixel artists eyy.

[[Chris]]

Well, the guy i talked to in the apple store said 6% discount

[Barmi]

Sorry at what point did I say you said they were only for musicians and designers? I didn't did I. No, didn't think so. Explain to me why you think they are better for designing on? At least use the E's in P.E.E in your arguement (evidence & explain).

There is no proof they are better for designers, you can get Photoshop for Windows and Garageband alternatives easily (I'm not saying these are the only programs designers and musicians use). Photoshop runs just as well on Windows (well.. maybe) as it does on a Mac. The Mac doesn't have a just as awesome MS Paint equivalent... so not so good for pixel artists hey.

When a designer chooses their computer based on whether they can easily compose some pixel art or not, MS Paint will be out of the question. Seriously, I see no reason why it is relevant to bring MS Paint into a discussion about any serious form of design. It's useless for anything other than tiny pixel art projects. Heck, even on Windows I had moved on from MS Paint for pixel art.

Well, the guy i talked to in the apple store said 6% discount

There is a difference between a school student discount and a higher education staff/student discount. The OP was referring to the latter.

[kk.]

you said 'stereotyping'. Thats pretty much the same. Yeh, i do know what the Es stand for, im not an idiot.

and by artists i mean everything to do with being artistic. Not just musicians. Although there may not be as such, proof, that they are better, but macs are used in a lot if not the majority of design companies and large firms. It goes from functionality, looks (and yes, macs do look a lot better than PCs), software packages etc.

[Nick.]

When a designer chooses their computer based on whether they can easily compose some pixel art or not, MS Paint will be out of the question. Seriously, I see no reason why it is relevant to bring MS Paint into a discussion about any serious form of design. It's useless for anything other than tiny pixel art projects. Heck, even on Windows I had moved on from MS Paint for pixel art.

Yeah it was kind of a joke

you said 'stereotyping'. Thats pretty much the same. Yeh, i do know what the Es stand for, im not an idiot.

and by artists i mean everything to do with being artistic. Not just musicians. Although there may not be as such, proof, that they are better, but macs are used in a lot if not the majority of design companies and large firms. It goes from functionality, looks (and yes, macs do look a lot better than PCs), software packages etc.

Never said you were an idiot, just didn't know whether this method was taught in other schools. And yes, you are right, most design companies use Macs, but this doesn't proove they are the better performed for applications of the such. I do agree they seem much better because they have the sense of style about them (all the applications). Everything looks new, a lot of things on Windows can still sometimes look very outdates. Yes, Macs do look much better.

[Recursion]

Surely when you fall in love, cost is not a consideration? ol:

In MattGarner's case.. yes