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14-11-2006, 12:42 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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Imac 20" C2Duo vs Imac 20" C1Duo?
hi all,im new to macs and so i need some advices on purchasing a new imac.Im a pc user but the dual boot of the new macs have tempted me to have the best of both worlds as a design student.What i need to know is which one of these is a better value for money?
I can get the Core2Duo at student price for $2069 and the older CoreDuo for $1750.Which one is a better value for money and also which one will be better for me.I will be doing a lot of Photoshop,Illustrator,Final Cut Pro,After Effects and 3D Maya work.Also maybe some casual gaming..
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14-11-2006, 12:44 PM
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That TAM guy
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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I would personally get the C2D.
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14-11-2006, 12:47 PM
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Taking a break
Group: Forum Leaders
Location: Adelaide
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The differences between the two machines: - Core 2 Duo is a bit faster (apple say 39% faster, which is an exaggeration)
- Hidden 802.11n wifi (it is currently set to 802.11g, and will probably be sped up with a firmware patch in the future)
- options for more ram and a larger HDD
I own a C1Duo 20" imac, with all the options. It is brilliantly fast - and a worthy machine of your dollars. But for $300... i think it's worth the upgrade to the newer model.
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14-11-2006, 12:49 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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i am with disko.......
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14-11-2006, 12:51 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Near Norwood, Adelaide
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I reckon C2D as well
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14-11-2006, 12:54 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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thanks for your quick response guys.. i guess i'll go for the C2D model then 
One more question will this imac be good enough for the work i'll be doing?Will the stock GPU
ATI X1600 be good enough for 3d work and casual gaming? |
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14-11-2006, 01:53 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Near Norwood, Adelaide
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I played HL2 and AA2.7 on my girlfriends iMac 17" CD with X1600. It ran beautifully.
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14-11-2006, 02:51 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Adelaide, SA
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what res though mjankor?
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14-11-2006, 03:28 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Near Norwood, Adelaide
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1440x900 and most things on medium - high. I get about 30 - 50fps on the Snakeplain map in Americas Army.
I think most things in HL2 were on high and it ran even better than AA. The iMacs are surprisingly capable.
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14-11-2006, 04:00 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Adelaide, SA
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hey, if i can pull doom3 or ut2004 in 1920x1200 everything on max, on a 24" imac, then im sold
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14-11-2006, 04:08 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Near Norwood, Adelaide
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mechcon
hey, if i can pull doom3 or ut2004 in 1920x1200 everything on max, on a 24" imac, then im sold
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Get the 7600 and it will do the jobs easily.
Feast your eyes on that.
http://www.barefeats.com/imcd4.html |
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23-11-2006, 08:02 PM
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Member
Group: Regulars
Location: basin-view (south coast)
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I reckon C2D
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23-11-2006, 08:23 PM
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Not so serious ;)
Group: Administrators
Location: Fukuoka, Japan (originally Canberra)
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I'm playing UT2K4 on my MacBook Pro with the X1600 and it runs as well seemingly at 1680x1050 on my 20" cinema display as it does on my G5 with an NVidia 6800.
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24-11-2006, 04:13 PM
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Member
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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hmm..the C1D is down to $1599 for a refurb one.. is the C2D still a better choice?
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24-11-2006, 05:24 PM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney, AU
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TERII82
hmm..the C1D is down to $1599 for a refurb one.. is the C2D still a better choice?
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If I were you, I would probably save $470 and get the Core Duo, once you bought C2D, it depreciates (a lot). There aren't many applications in 64-bit yet, and its unlikely software developers will dump 32-bit Mac owners any time soon. |
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