So why is Apple ram so expensive????
I ordered my MPD 8 core with the 2GB and added OWC for more than half the cost.
Apple seems to be loosing their own sales as a result of this profit vibe and I'm a shareholder of appl.
We all know what the costs should be so why not just make it easy on us and we'll buy from Apple.
Same thing on drives and the SAS card. What are they thinkin?
Is there any such reason for this extreem philosophy?
Apple monitors offer things most competitors do not:
1. Color correction software which is an industry standard.
2. Built-in Firewire and USB ports.
3. A magnetic mount for the old iSights.
4. 1080p with built-in overscan protection. Try displaying a Mac screen on a 1080i display. You will find overscan issues.
1-you will use a calibrator and a dedicated software with much better results than the internal software. Check Eizo and NEC monitors when talking about colors!
2- Built in USB: most companies hi end monitors do offer these.
Firewire.... well, yes, Apple is unique in this but...they build MacPros with 4 FW400/800 ports on a single bus! Since this is a ridiculous limitation...these ports do not really add much. In any case judging a monitor by these accessories is not relevant.
3- right! Old iSights are out of production for how long now (and never replaced)? 2, 3 years? That's another irrelevant aspect in buying a monitor. Some companies sell monitors with built in webcams...Many also include bult in multi-format card readers....
Apple monitors today:
-are old, with very slow panels.
-lighting uniformity is poor
-the 23" monitor suffers from a well known "pink cast" problem. Check in Google and you'll get tens of thousands reports. I had one and Apple couldn't make me happy.
-can't be raised, lowered, turned for different positioning. Almost all monitors offer this and ALL pro monitors do.
-have a single power/video/usb+fw cable soldered to the monitor! That's so stupid! if you have a problem to the cable, your monitor goes back to Apple for expensive servicing and you'll have to wait. Why all monitors have detachable cables? Doesn't this make things easier, faster, more customer needs friendly...and more pro/less greedy?
-can attach a single computer to a single monitor! All monitors offer 2 DVI or 1 DVI+ 1VGA inputs for multiple computers connections. Eizo can split its 30" monitors into 2, running 2 computers at the same time.
-DVI on Apple monitors is not HDCP compliant! You won't be able to connect true HD video sources (1080i or p) anyway.
-no other video inputs available as many competitors instead offer today: HDMI- HDCP enabled DVI- the new coming standard DisplayPort- S-Video/Component/Composite (nice to have sometimes).
-1 year warrant + 2 additional years at a price. Eizo offers 5 years at no price and one week exchange with a new one (not a refurbished!) for any stuck pixel/subpixel.
-doesn't state if their monitors comply (as they should) to ISO 13604-2 normativity which sets the number of acceptable stuck pixels...so you'll have to deal with Apple or your local dealer (very painful outside of USA...you american customers don't know how bad is Apple customer support outside of its home land) on a "onetoone basis".
-are extremely over priced for how old they are/how not updated they are/how good and well priced-supported many competitors are.
I think ther's a good enough description now to decide what NOT to buy.
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:46:43 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: AE CS4 - why such poor RAM preview on my FAST machine?
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