ShoppingApple new Cinema Display too pricey, buy a iMac 24″ or 3 Samsung Syncmaster 24″
Apple today introduced a new LED based 24″ Cinema Display especially designed for the Macbooks, featuring the new Display Port, 1920 x 1200 resolution, stereo speakers, a MagSafe to power your Macbook, a USB port.
While the design is beautiful and the added technology makes it more interesting the price is too high for what it offers, it is a iMac case that behave like a Display but without the iMac and if I want to have a bigger display for my new Macbook this is not the correct one, with this money I can buy a iMac 24″ refurbished that will be more productive than an dull Display. Sorry Apple, not this time
The $899 price is tooo high for a secondary display, instead the smarter thing to do is spend it in two or even 3 display from Samsung, while I won’t discuss that the display looks beautiful, but please the price is out of proportion when you can buy an iMac 24″ refurbished for the same price and even if you need more thand that, you can buy a Epson or any other Projector that you can hook up your Macbook.
Check these offers, while these displays are not Cinema, they look interesting and their beauty relies on their price, check it….
Dell S2409W Black 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor $324
Samsung T260HD 25.5″ Widescreen LCD Monitor 526.99
Samsung SyncMaster 245BW Black 24″ Widescreen LCD Monitor $299.00
All prices come from PC World.com
2 Comments, Comment or Ping
Charles Wilkes
I have a 24″ iMac which I dearly love after being on PCs since they were first announced, with every new model ever released since then, finally running MS Vista Ultimate, after running every PC OS ever released through that point. But now that I am learning OS X I am amazed at how superior it is to any Windows I have ever used. I think the big difference is that Steve Jobs is a perfectionist, and tries to release only the best of the best, although sometimes he is betrayed by less competent people below him, such as with the mobile-me mess, and the problems with AT&T and the iPhone. Now the new 24″ monitor is again the best possible monitor, despite the price, and I would love to have it instead of my current 19″ secondary monitor which while the best of it’s type, is no where near as good.
Oct 15th, 2008
whatz
Of course we all would like to have the 24″ display, the real problem here is the economy, our economy doesn’t help us justify this price, instead of buying this monitor is more money wise to buy a refurbished 20″ imac, they both have the same price and you can do MORE with the imac than with the display.
Oct 15th, 2008
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