iantgreat's Full Review: Apple iMac 15 in. (M8672LL/A) Mac Desktop
I purchased a second hand flat panel iMac 700 cdrw, and so far have been incredibly happy with its performance. My other machine is a 12 inch PowerBook, but when I am home, the iMac is comfortable, and feels natural. The pivoting arm allows me to adjust the screen into a more natural viewing angle, far better than the tilt swivel we see in other monitors or lcd based desktops. Cough Gateway Cough.
It's a computer that is friendly, and due to it's great level of adjustment, I feel as though Apple designed the computer in mind. It's one of the best ergonomic designs. Also, I should note that the computer will look and feel even more natural when you get it home. At the dealer, or at a display at a store, the machine won't feel quite right. It's small, compact, and adjusts to you.
Granted, the lack of external speakers on this particular machine is pretty bum, I just hooked up my old AppleDesign speakers (circa 1993), and I have adequate sound. With regards to performance, the machine performs quite well, giving my 867 mhz PowerBook a good run for its money, despite being only 700 mhz. My particular iMac has 512 mb of ram, the 40 gb hard drive, and the cdrw. Although I wish my iMac could play dvd's, it not so big a deal, as I do that with my PowerBook and Xbox. Performance is snappy in MAc OS x 10.3, even the server version. For the money, the flat panel iMac G4 is a good value. While the eMac is better value if looking at just cost, it's not as good a value as the iMac in terms of ergonomics.
People often ask me about games, and why do I use a mac, when PCs have more game selection. I respond with this. "I do my work on a mac because it's reliable, functional, and fits my needs best. For games, I buy a console, in my case an Xbox". I am a tinkerer with many things in my life, however the machines I do my work on are things I don't want to mess with because they fit just right. Granted, you can't expand an iMac or a PowerBook, but then again the average computer has a functional life span of three years. Whenever I decide to upgrade, my old computer is usually sold or given to someone within my family. Mainly because these machines will last a good long time, and the fact that my six year old original iMac is still in use with Mac OS X 10.3 on it by my younger sister shows that longevity is with these machines.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 699 Operating System: Macintosh Processor speed: 601-700 RAM: More than 256 Internal Storage: CD-RW Hard Drive (GB): 31-40
iMac is, quite simply, an outrageously attractive, surprisingly affordable, and extraordinarily easy-to-set-up-and-use system. It comes fully loaded, ...More at eBay
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