I hope this helps other people in a similar position to me make a decision. Thank you mac forums for making my mind up for me.
These deals are out there and mine came with warranty! I'll report back here if I find anything different. So not only have I saved myself some cash I'm thinking I've got myself a better machine? Therefore I've just got hold of the 'old one' £180 cheaper than a brand new one (whats a £ worth these days anyway ).
SERIOUS SAM 2 INTEL GMA 950 FULL SIZE
With a crystal clear 10'' WSVGA display run by the Intel GMA 950, you won't be squinting at this netbook and the 95 full size keyboard will have you typing. It did strike me as odd so I've checked out this here forum and the consensus seems to be the older is the better. At just 2.8 pounds, the SAM won't weigh you down Powered by Intel's Atom processor, the SAM102 will give you the power you crave with the energy efficiency you need for all day computing. But the only MAJOR difference between the old 20" 256, and the new 20" 9400m, was exactly that - the card(except a firewire slot, display connection, the new one can take 8gb, but for the next 3 years 4gb will do me fine!). I've been umming and arring whether to shell out on a new Imac. Newbie putting things in basic terms here.(basic caused by shallow knowledge I may add)
SERIOUS SAM 2 INTEL GMA 950 UPGRADE
The "high end" and "ultimate" allow an optional (but worthwhile) upgrade to an excellent GPU however, and this refresh will really benefit them.įor iMac lovers in general, this is a bittersweet update. Also, the "low end" and "flagship" iMacs are excluded from this.Īll in all from a GPU angle, I think that the "low end" iMac got not very much, the "flagship" got screwed up completely, the "high end" got an OK bump, and the "ultimate" got no improvement. However, it is a "build to order" option. Now, for a very important detail, the "high end" and "ultimate" iMacs have the option to go to a Radeon 4850! This is a very significant improvement! It will run circles around the other chips. However, on the "high end" iMacs, this is a bump (not a leap) up! (ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro to GT 120)įinally, on the "ultimate" iMac, from what I hear it is not that much better (perhaps worse). On the "low end" iMac, the GPU is not that much different in terms of power. Also, this is the only option the "flagship" model has. Yah, it seems to me that on the "flagship" iMac, these new models may be something of a graphical DOWNGRADE.