I bought my Imac 4 months ago via the online Apple site and it has never faltered. This bit of kit comes in a tidy all in one screen! No more a massive desktop clump of heavy machinery lying on the floor to keep your feet warm over those winter months.
I use my Imac for design/media purposes mostly but have just discovered that I can now connect my Xbox 360 up to my imac so i can stream movies music and pictures to it via the program connect360! fantastic! this also comes with the obvious thing most PC users are enraged about the lack of.....a right click mouse button! the infrared qualities also save you getting a hairy mouseball.
The addition of \"front row\" similar to the windows media center is fabulous, the mac comes complete with a little mini remote which baffled me for a time wondering where to put this in a safe place without losing it, strike me down it sticks to the side of the imac screen via magnets! Apple thing of everything!
Another advantage of this mac is that it is one of the quietest machines I have ever used, comparing this to PC\'s you can quite comfortably leave it on overnight if you so require. One thing I find very ingenious is the mini DVi port which allows you to connect another monitor to it so to extend your screen, for example, watch movies on a second screen while working on the other screen, ideal for multitasking (unfortunately being a man its a challenge for me!)
For the creatives out there like myself, the CS3 package now native to the intel based macs is super fast.
By far the tidiest mac for people lacking space or requiring an all in one PC for a bargain!
Also check out the apple.com website for refurbished versions of this to get yourself a nice discount, only things noticed on these versions may be slight cosmetics.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Matt
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