I'm struggling between buying the 17" iMac or the DP 867 for home. The only thing holding me back on the iMac is the speed. It sure would be nice to have that extra processor as I will be using it as a second work machine. Here's my thoughts:
iMac 17" PROS
Cool as hell
quiet as hell
superdrive
flat panel included
iMac 17" CONS
potentially half as fast as DP 867
no SCSI (not a huge deal, but I do have one reason to want it)
not really expandable (mostly an issue for better graphics card)
DP 867 PROS
faster than iMac 17"
expandable
DP 867 CONS
rumor says it's pretty noisy. I HATE noise.
big and blocky and doesn't come with monitor (though at same price as iMac 17" that could be resolved)
OK, I guess what I'm looking for is some feedback on if users think their iMac 17" is fast enough for things like games, rendering and otherwise. I really want the iMac, but if it's not going to be able to keep up with the forthcoming Neverwinter Nights and other games, that's going to tick me off.
iMac 17" PROS
Cool as hell
quiet as hell
superdrive
flat panel included
iMac 17" CONS
potentially half as fast as DP 867
no SCSI (not a huge deal, but I do have one reason to want it)
not really expandable (mostly an issue for better graphics card)
DP 867 PROS
faster than iMac 17"
expandable
DP 867 CONS
rumor says it's pretty noisy. I HATE noise.
big and blocky and doesn't come with monitor (though at same price as iMac 17" that could be resolved)
OK, I guess what I'm looking for is some feedback on if users think their iMac 17" is fast enough for things like games, rendering and otherwise. I really want the iMac, but if it's not going to be able to keep up with the forthcoming Neverwinter Nights and other games, that's going to tick me off.