Marin

Do you not get what I'm saying. It's not a rip off at all. The monitor tacks on more to the price.

For the people who need it, it's an absolutely insane deal.

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Ceiron

Well with that card, it shouldn't be that much of an issue though you probably won't get high FPS on high settings either.

I think what FSF was referring to was the price tag.
$1159 for a 30" is insane...

Marin

I disagree.

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Volcom13

Crazy. I could build a better/similar machine with less money. A lot less. Pre-built PCs = Fail.

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LarsMarkelson

It's actually more like $2350 for the 27" inch screen and i7, with RAM upgrades. The OP messed up by placing in overpriced RAM/HD upgrades to his system.

As I posted earlier, it's actually a pretty good deal. I tried to build a similar machine with a somewhat similar monitor and it wasn't that much cheaper ($300).

steelbom

The only thing I'd say that is much better in that setup is the graphics card,
The iMac screen is still better I think (LED backlit), although the 30" is slightly larger and has a slightly larger resolution.
You also bought Windows 7 HP OEM which is like half the price of the retail.
If I was to be picky, I'd say buy Windows 7 Ultimate which is equiv to OSX as Apple only have one version.
Don't forget the speakers, keyboard & mouse, 3 year warranty, iSight camera and mic, wireless, and bluetooth, you left out the speakers, keyboard & mouse + wireless and bluetooth that comes with the iMac also.

It's capable of playing good games, but I don't think it would survive Crysis on max settings, perhaps medium or low settings, or medium/high settings on a lower resolution.

Technically you get these benefits if you build the computer yourself, buying from a store I'd guess most people pay around the price of the iMac if not more, because they don't know any better

I would be interested to see anyone find an All-in-one system better than the i7 iMac, I've been looking and can find nothing.

xxbassplayerxx

Same. That's a great monitor at a good price.

30" = 2560 x 1600 = OMG

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yeah but if your not rich you can spend less money to run osx. Geez I guess I have to explain myself over again

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Ceiron

LIES! *banned*

I live at Australia so I'd be damned to see anyone (or anything) using anything above a 24" for their monitor.
There are a few but most doesn't bother.
That price tag isn't very common either...lol

steelbom

Well, I was intending to compare them to store bought computers, not DIY jobs, so therefore buying from OWC would have been unfair, also I didn't think I put a 2TB HD I thought it was 1TB.
I also added AppleCare ($169) which if subtracted is cheaper also.

Like I said just a minute ago, I'd be really interested to see all-in-one's that are capable of what the iMac can for a similar price.

Does your 27" have a 2560x1440 resolution, comparable to the 2560x1600 resolution of a 30" display?
I'd also point out again, the iMac is a LED backlit glossy IPS display, I don't think you'll get that for $350.