are imacs good?

to add to the computer ocnundrums on the board, im looking at getting an imac. ive already got a laptop and i just want a bigger moniter and not a shitload of stuff to deal with. my laptop is a dell!

but yeah, talk me into/out of buying an imac

 

if you ask me, I'd take any mac over a dell...but If you want me to talk you out of it, the imac is on the lower end of the mac spectrum. Its a great "starter" mac though. I'd do it!

Or you could just get an external monitor & keyboard for your laptop...??

i'm no help, am I?

 

imacs are fabulous, but a new one is supposed to come out shortly so I would wait a bit.

not sure if you currently use osx, but it's truly a great home OS... my imac has not crashed in the entire 2 or so years I've owned it

my imac is completely wireless except power and so light i actually regularly move it from place to place (like watching dvd's in bed)

notice the fabulous, design, the tiny footprint, etc.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1347/849 ... 7102ba.jpg

so in short, the imac is a gorgeous, reliable, powerful home system, and the new ones even run windows very well through bootcamp

 

True, I always check this before I make any major mac purchse:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

 

I would say that with the way the iMacs are now they kick some major ass. They don't have a big stupid tower and everything is right there at your fingertips. They also come pretty loaded and you can always upgrade them straight from Apple. I am looking at getting the 24 in to go along with my Powerbook. "Dude, you're gettig a Mac."

 

I work with a intel Imac and it's great. Never crashes, small footprint, looks great.
I use Parallels and that allow me to run Windows and Mac apps at the same time. OSX has less spyware, viruses etc than Windows. Overall just a good experience.

IF there's an Apple store near you, go over and test drive one.

 

while all the mac nerds are in one place, does anyone know how hard it is to upgrade a G5 tower (the first G5s that came out in 2004). Its getting pretty slow, but still works great.

 

just make sure to note that Apple like dumping toxic waste

 

I love my 24" intel iMac.

I can run os x, windows xp, unix (via terminal),and ubuntu all at once, without the need to reboot. Super fast and convenient, for me at least.