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Advantages: everything ever!
Disadvantages: none

Hi, Mac mini's are brilliant, i have to make it clear that I do not own one, but I use them almost every day! They were designed to be small, so the best thing is that they arn't working as a small machine they work well because they were designed to. What I mean is they didn't say, let's put a 1.8ghz processor in a small computer, they said, let's make a small computer i know we'll put in a 1.8ghz prosessor! It's about the size of a small pile ...
...forget it had a DVI output for viewing so you'll also need a DVI to VGA adaptor if you hope to run on normal monitor (although i belive this is included) It was aimed at the entry level mac user but every maclover loves a mini. These now ship with leopard and are intel based so you can put XP on them if you wish, although i woudln't recommend it because then you leave yourself open to virus's and let's face it mac osX is better than XP! They aren't ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic OS, easy to use, fast and efficient, miniscule threat of viruses
Disadvantages: Overpriced in terms of hardware, not as much software available compared to Windows

...in this aspect. Pricewise, Apple are always keen to exploit the market slightly. In my case, I had a lot of money which had been lying around for a long time so I decided to put it to good use. I am not your crazy PC gamer who relies on extremely fast processors, and amazing graphics card and a huge hard drive. What this Mac delivers is enough for casual use and running large programs. Although it may be slightly over priced in terms of specs compared ... Read review

Advantages: Gorgeous design, fast processor, fluid animations, great for media
Disadvantages: Too glossy? Aren't really any disadvantages!

...should have been!) I also got student discount and a free printer (via rebate) so it turned out about £680 for the whole package! =) All from the Apple store themselves too! Blooming marvellous - now upgraded to 3GB RAM, it works like a charm! Definitely recommended! ... Read review

Advantages: LCD Screen; extremely quiet; operating system in a class of its own; supplied with iLife 08
Disadvantages: supplied as standard with 1GB RAM - this is not enough

There are two factors to consider when, as a previous PC user you are considering purchasing an iMac for the first time 1) The hardware 2) The software And only one factor to consider when, as a previous Mac user you are looking to upgrade to the latest generation iMac 1) The hardware So let's talk about the hardware first: In a word, it's a fantastic piece of kit. Its quiet (very quiet), the screen is absolutely stunning, the remote control ...
...well, the idea of having a USB port on the side of the keyboard is a great one and again very useful, the mouse is surprisingly good for an included mouse although the buttons on the side of the mouse are in an awkward position but that could just be me I am not sure whether I should class this has a hardware issue or a software issue but 1GB of RAM is simply not enough RAM to run Mac OS X Leopard... I found the machine disappointingly slow when ... Read review

Advantages: Compact, Stylish, Value for money
Disadvantages: A little slow when opening up a number of programs at one go

Since my Toshiba M30 harddisk broke down, I decided to go for an iMac as i had been craving for one for ages!!! As a first timer using Macs, I found the controls and mouse foreign BUT it was really easy to pick it up and I found that it was so easy to open a few programs, switch to multiple views and select which one you wanted to see. An easy example would be switching between 3 webpages where you can view all 3 pages and select the one that had ...
...a fair number of programs such as word, safaris and adium, it took awhile for loading. Also, the graphic is not exactly fantastic for those art users or gamings although it is enough to view movies and meddle around. If speed is of great importance though, you can always just upgrade your ram as you buy the computer because there is only 1 ram slot. For the value, I would say this is an all round Mac with the latest technology to suit most people ... Read review