Posts tagged iMac
Tech Headline Watch 8/15
Aug 15th
Take a look at the Apple iMac throughout its 10-year lasting history. GotApps.com makes an attempt at streamlining iPhone App discovery. And Microsoft will be talking about Windows 7 in-depth for the first time, at PDC & WinHEC.
Gallery: 10 Years of Cuddly, Friendly iMacs
(wired.com) A photo gallery overview of Apple’s history with its innovative iMac. Read story.
GotApps Brings Alerts to Apple’s App Store
(techcrunch.com) GotApps, a simple site that launched earlier this week, is offering users an alert system for the App Store that hopes to streamline the application discovery process. Instead of manually searching, users can enter a number of keywords [...]. Read story.
Microsoft PDC, WinHEC will be Windows 7 Coming-Out Parties
(computerworld.com) Microsoft will give developers their first in-depth look at Windows 7 at PDC and WinHEC, beginning in late October. Read story.
Dell XPS One released (comparable to Apple iMac)
Nov 16th
There have been rumors about this thing for a while now. I’m not big on rumors, but somehow the ones on the Dell XPS One excited me quite a bit. I purchased a Dell XPS M1710 laptop in September for my studies in Computer Science at college (and also for my own little old pleasure) and I haven’t had a hitch since. I’m happily running Vista and Ubuntu 7.10 on it, too.
The XPS One is an all-in-one machine à la Apple’s iMac. At first glance, the ‘One’ looks classy, but in retrospect maybe a bit over-styled. A bit over priced, too. The low-end model starts at 1499 USD, whilst the high-end rig retails at a whopping 2399 USD (!). We’re all pretty accustomed to Dell’s (too expensive) pricing scheme, I guess, so it won’t surprise too many folks. It’s one sexy device that’s meant for den-usage; that is (not TOO heavy gaming and) media center applications. It comes as a 20″ widescreen and includes a built-in TV-tuner.
Full specs can be found at Dell’s US-based website.
If I’m completely honest, thought, I’d have to admit to the fact that the the iMac is just much more elegant. Expensive as well, it seems to be more justified. Maybe I just like the idea of a cute white’n’silver integrated machine sitting on the desk in the living room. Black is a bit obtrusive for my liking, but hey, tastes differ.
(Apple iMac running Leopard)