Update
Previously I had posted to this list that with apples change to the
new silver 20 inch iMac, that our university was very worried because
it was faced with a greatly reduced choice of Apple computers for our
Mac labs that service its creative arts colleges. Essentially it was
down to Apple Mac pros or Mac mini's. And Mac minis weren't going to
cut it. It was looking really expensive for our university for when
the 3-year lease expired in our Mac labs and it was time to lease new
ones, with only Mac pros on the menu.
This was because the 20-inch iMacs that we use in some of our labs,
were no longer suitable for adjusting image appearance due to the
display panel on the new silver versions of the 20 inch iMac changing
contrast with *any* change of viewing angle.
Apple 24-inch iMac
At the time I was unable to test the 24-inch iMac and assumed it had
changed for the worse too. I finally received a 24 in silver iMac for
evaluation and I felt very relieved when the display panel on the 24
inch silver iMac proved to be very different to the 20-inch model. It
didn't suffer the contrast change problems of the silver 20-inch iMac
and was quite suitable for our entry and mid level graphics display /
photography needs in our colleges.
I do hope that apple changes the panel in the 20-inch iMac to
something like the ones in the 24-inch iMac in the future. The 20-
inch iMac use to be a great entry-level computer for our graduating
photography students.
Regards
Peter Miles
Photography Technician
Massey University
Wellington
New Zealand.
