Originally Posted by
MatthewAMEL
BTW- for those of you insisting that Apple makes you pay a premium...
From CNet.com's review of the new Apple iMac.
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Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Winter 2009)
Editors' rating: 3.5
The good: One of, if not the, most affordable 24-inch all-in-one PCs; twice as much hard-drive space as older models; fast Nvidia graphics chip makes the iMac a capable gaming system; best-in-class multitasking performance; iLife digital media suite comes standard.
The bad: Fewer interesting hardware features compared with recent Windows-based all-in-ones.
The bottom line: Apple made a number of changes to this $1,499 iMac, but making a 24-inch screen available at this price is the most impressive. The rest of the updates are welcome, and Apple's multitasking capability remains unmatched. Provided you like your all-in-ones best as straightforward desktop computers, the iMac will meet your expectations with speed and elegance.
Yep. I just bought the new 2.9Ghz version of the iMAC and I did so because I found it was more affordable than any of the PC's out there offering an all-in-one machine. Faster processor, more memory, larger hard drive, better graphics chip, nicer monitor, everything about it was better than a PC and it was cheaper.