New iMac.....what to do?

[Anna27]

So 3 months ago we bought a new iMac, 21.5" 8GB, due to family life and a busy summer the box has remained unopened. Apple have just released the New iMac, we're now kicking ourselves that we didn't hold off (well my other half is kicking me)

Advise would be appreciated, do we open and enjoy a new computer or sell accepting the loss and buy the latest model?

[woodrot]

apple is about having the latest edition innit.Its SO uncool to have the last version. dump it.St.Steve jobs will smile in heaven if you buy another - surely thats worth the expense? Apple only have $200Bn in cash lying around, so they could do with the extra cash

but on a more serious note, why do you need another one - does it provide anything extra that you really need ?

eta only $137bn. my bad

http://www.zdnet.com/15-things-apple-could-buy-with-its-137b-cash-reserve-7000011079/

[Jeremy]

Only a minor upgrade... doubt you'll notice any difference.

[bloonoo]

#firstworldproblems

[tfm33]

I wouldn't worry about that in the slightest. You'll get 6 years use out of that iMac for sure, if not more. The latest update is just a slight increase in processor power ? for home usage you wouldn't be able to perceive the difference it makes.

[Sammo]

My advice would be to just listen to your husband in the first instance.

[*Bob*]

Don't wait for the next one - wait for the one after that.

Actually I heard the one after the next one - so not the next one, or the one after that, but the one that follows - is going to be really really good. So perhaps wait for that one. Just to be sure.

[El Pibe]

Just for Woody

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/i-am-utterly-pathetic-says-nagging-voice-in-iphone-queuers-head-2013092079652

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I opened my new Immac. Nice and smooth now.

[Loz]

No need to go on Safari then, PGC...?

[MrBen]

Really helpful set of replies above eh Anna27?

I can see why you feel miffed but as Bob and Woody allude to, it's all ultimately futile. The bottom line is that, whatever your viewpoint, Apple make great, solid, reliable kit that will outlast your average windows PC by several years.

I'm a heavy user of both and my main kit is a 2009 Macbook which is still going strong. I'm only replacing it at the year end after five years of solid service and stability. So relax and enjoy the one you've bought. Its a decent choice.

[Loz]

MrBen Wrote:

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> Apple make great, solid, reliable kit that will outlast your average windows PC by several years.

Not really. Windows PCs in corporate environments used to have a three year replacement cycle - this has now pushed out to five since they do last much longer these days. Microsoft are having a lot of problems getting people off XP ( first released in 2001) because it is so stable.

Of course, part of this is the fact that disks are so much more reliable these days, but that affects both PCs and Apples (and, more importantly, servers).

And, of course, like the OP, Apple users are much more slaves to fashion that PC users, so longevity isn't generally an feature that sees too much use...

[Annette Curtain]

Don't really agree but see it more as a view on consumerism in general

If you buy a new computer and then leave it 3 months unopened, then you were never in great need of the thing

I do it with meat sometimes and like the free range chicken i'm sure i really needed, stuff goes off

Difference here is the i Mac won't kill you

Either sell it and take the hit or fire it up and crack on

Now conversely, I upgraded to a new i phone 5-S oh jolly nice it is, mainly because my old 4-S one had hit the deck so many times it buzzed as you tried to listen to a call. Oh and it randomly played a George Michael track of its own volition. (that in itself is a crime of sorts)

But i'm waiting to buy an i-pad, the new one is due sometime soon. So i'll wait until it does, coz you can be sure that the new i-phone and the upcoming i-pad were designed with each other in mind.

Does that make me a fashion victim or a strategic purchaser of the things I need?

Once purchased or upgraded I ignore any fluff or honking around new models, until i'm due for an upgrade or my old technology starts to give out

*Sent from a MacBook of some vintage

[polla2256]

I'll have it since you can afford a ?1400 paper weight I'm sure you wont miss it.

[MrBen]

Loz - XP was the last decent OS Microsoft produced IMO. The latest versions of Windows are reason enough for me to avoid a PC as my main workhorse. And the ten or so Window's 7 Dell boxes I bought for our team in 2010 are already grinding to a halt. We have to use them as Windows is still the corporate standard in FS. But for general home use it's a Mac every time for me.