Marin

You can, then I challenge you to this...

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nathris

Do you know why CCFLs are still used in desktop monitors? Because the only real advantage LEDs have over them is that they draw less power and are thinner, which makes them useful in laptops, but not so much in desktops.

Apple used an LED backlight to save space, and as a marketing gimmick. The screen wouldn't look any different had it been CCFL backlit.

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Marin

CCFL's are still widely used due to the price, until the demand grows for LED's in monitors there won't be a major push to include them. You can probably see that LED's are quickly becoming the staple for HDTV's now due to it becoming the next coolest thing to have.

Also, the lighting has an effect on the color. One would notice more saturated colors with LED displays.

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sleepy916

The comparison is a tough one since the only other all-in-one is the 600xt but you can't even choose comparable items, no i7. Comparing a regular desktop to it may be a bit off too since you have to buy a separate monitor so the cost will be higher. One of the pluses of getting all-in-ones is that you save some money because everything is packaged together.

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steelbom

I'd thought it would be the opposite, all-in-one systems usually don't compare to desktop systems with the equiv. stuff.
EDIT: at least the ones that I have spec'd up.

I just learned the i5 doesn't have hyperthreading

xxbassplayerxx

You should have learned this earlier!!

But anyways. HT doesn't do much in most aspects. It certainly doesn't help in current games. If you plan to be doing any rendering or video editing, though, it helps.

I do a lot of modeling so I appreciate every aspect of my 920.

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sleepy916

I think with the screen size, it makes a big difference because to get a screen that size and that quality separate is going to be a huge part of the total cost.

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r34p3rex

27.5'' iMac is actually a very good deal, you can't build a system that's as integrated as the imac is with a 2560x1600 IPS panel

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Pao

Even taking the $1,000 monitor out of the equation; if I paid ~1,500-1600 for a computer that had a 4850 in it I'd rage out.

steelbom

Well if you want a hardcore gaming machine don't get the iMac, but it's good value for everything else and regular gaming, if you don't need to play Crysis on a 2560x1440 on max settings and you'll settle for low/med settings or a lower resolution or even lighter games, then it should do just fine.