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    27" iMac: alternative machines?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by exi, Jun 1, 2010.

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    Pardon the desktop question -- I'm typing this on a mid-2009 MBP, and I'm pretty sure I've seen other MB/MBP users mention that they have iMacs at home, so I wanted to ask here.

    Basically, I'm just wondering if there are any reasonable Windows machine alternatives to that 27" iMac. I know Dell formerly made an all-in-one besides the 19" one they still have, but that's long since discontinued; if I were to get an iMac, I could just as well just Boot Camp Win7 since I wouldn't have to worry about battery life as with a MBP, but I was wondering if there are any machines I should consider.

    Seems awfully hard to match a 27" IPS display, reasonable hardware, and all-in-one design at the moment.
     
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    If you are willing to compromise, there are the HP touchsmart AIO PCs.

    But the better spec'd units would be Lenovo's A and B series AIO. Especially the B series.
     
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