Three Mac computers from Apple’s line have been refreshed recently, that being the mini, iMac and Mac Pro.

Odds  are you’re probably not interested in the Mac Pro because it’s out of the range of what most people can afford these days ($2,499), however you might have been interested in the other two.

The new Macs don’t bring any significant design changes but do put more horsepower under the hood. The iMac in particular gets bumped to a 320GB hard drive and has better processor offerings, but for some strange reason still only offers a 8x speed SuperDrive.

It should be noted that Apple’s Macbooks are far outselling the desktop versions, and to be honest are a better deal. People are switching more towards laptops these days compared to desktops. The entry level 13-inch Macbook is priced correct at $999 and will hold higher resale value compared to the desktop version, so not only is it lower in price but will sell for more later when you trade up.

Dave (owner of PCMech) owns three Mac computers. He has a Mac mini, a 15-inch Macbook Pro and a Mac Pro tower. They are all good machines with the best obviously being the Mac Pro.

There was a brief period of time when he was considering getting an iMac but decided on the Pro instead – and I wholly agree with that decision because the Pro is a true tower.

The iMac is not a bad machine by any means but those “all-in-one” computers really rub me the wrong way.

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