Binos
No worries mate
It just annoys me that (and I'm not talking about you here) some of the old anti-Mac
myths and mantras still seem to stick; usually repeated by those who have never even used a Mac. I think they may have held a drop or two of of water at some point, but not for years now:
Check out the
eMac - £649 including monitor - this is truly a bargain for the budget-conscious! And remember - you are buying a top quality manufactured product from a world-class brand here - not some 'Bundle O' Bits' from God knows where.
True, an
iMac will set you back just under a grand for the lowest-price model, but often 'street' prices are lower; and again that includes a monitor (in this case a stunning flat-panel TFT display - great for simming).
As to the old
'theres too little software' chestnut - Macs have all the old favourites, MS Office, Photoshop etc. - plus thousands upon thousands of other apps, from games and business tools to music composition, video editing suites to CAD suites and DNA sequencers. This so-called 'argument' really is uninformed bo**ox.
Speaking of software, all Macs come fully loaded with it - a full business suite, games and utilities, plus the much-admired
'iLife' collection.
Whirly
Glad you appear to have found a solution to your ageing computer problem. I suffered the same feeling until I replaced my almost 7yr-old Mac with a 17" iMac last year. As Binos suggests, it really is like stepping into another world when you upgrade!
That spec looks fine and good value for money, seeing as you have decided to take the PC route. Good luck and happy button-pushing!
Jx