The 27” iMac’s base configuration is $1699. It has a 2560x1440 resolution […] The 30” Cinema Display is $1799. It has a 2560x1600 resolution.
The 30” is also too shallow. Sounds weird because this thing is a monster, but it’s still not really deep enough — which makes the iMac far too shallow.
Laptop and PC screens are all going widescreen-TV sizes because that’s where the money in making panels is, but 3:4 or portrait is the best shape for a computer screen: look at the iPhone, or even the shape of this webpage.