Apple eMac Desktop 17" M9252LL/A (1.0-GHz PowerPC G4, 128 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

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Summary: I love the eMac!!!!!!
Review: The eMac, by Apple,is astonishing!!! I love the screen resoution and is alot better than the regular desktop. The hardrive is actually in the monitor, which makes it a space saving machine! The superdirve(More expensive) is what I use. The amazing flat screen, makes it easy to veiw DVD and listen to CDs. iTunes and iLife are absolutly amazing. This group of thing makes the eMac a great computer of the future.

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Summary: Behind the times
Review: This system has spec way too low for today's software. Why buy something you will have to replace next year? Step up to something with more memory and a faster cpu (for example you need 128MB *just* to load office!). You will be sorry if you order this system.

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Summary: Not What I Expected
Review: This was my first Apple Computer. The screen has a red tint on the left side, and a green tint on the right side. The calibration procedure did not fix this problem. The speakers do not product enough volume to listen to music above the computer fan without distortion. The computer is very large (depth) and heavy with no handle. I took this machine back to the Apple store and they are replacing the CRT. After replacement, the CRT was still discolored but I was told this was normal. It costs 50 dollars simply to talk to AppleCare after 90 days. I recommend you do not purchase this product. P.S. The versions of the games they say are pre-installed are demo versions. Nowhere is that mentioned on their product information.

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Summary: Terrible, obsolete computer
Review: We use these computers in school. Last year, we had iMacs. These are even worse than those. They lag all the time and crash frequently, even on word processing. You could pay the same amount for a brand new shiny PC, or even probably another, better mac. Just don't buy this computer.

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Summary: Price + Features = Excellent Computer
Review: You'll notice that "Eric Shamilov" gives no data to back up his statement that Macs are "proven" to crash more than PCs. That is because that data simply does not exist, the facts are to the contrary. Check out Consumer Reports web site, their tests revealed that Macs crash less than PCs. As a Mac and PC Tech, I can tell you that a Mac (G4 or G5) running OS X (especially 10.3 or later) is more stable than a Windows PC running XP. This is because OS X is UNIX at its core. It is also because since Apple makes both the hardware and the software, the incompatibilities that run rampant in the PC world (I know, because I am constantly being called out to fix them) simply don't exist on the Mac platform. Also for those of you afraid of, or sick of Viruses... Up to this day, there has not been a single virus reported for the Mac OS X operating system. I own a 1GHz eMac and if you load it up with at least 512 Megs of RAM or more, these babies fly! In my 6 months of owning it and using it constantly for audio and video editing, I have not had a single crash. That's right, not one! Oh, and if you would ever need to do so, you can much more easily back up your data and reformat your Mac than you can on a PC, contrary to what Mr. Shamilov espouses. Try wiping your PCs drive clean and then booting from a Windows CD some time, the results can range from tricky to virtually impossible, depending on the computer. On a Mac, you can wipe the drive clean, hold down the "C" key, boot from any Mac OS Disc and reinstall the OS. Bottom line, if you are a current Mac user or a Windows user wanting to switch, this is a great entry level G4 computer that has far more capabilities than the entry level computers in the PC world. But if you can afford it, swing for a PowerMac G5.

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Summary: Price + Features = Excellent Computer
Review: You'll notice that "Eric Shamilov" gives no data to back up his statement that Macs are "proven" to crash more than PCs. That is because that data simply does not exist, the facts are to the contrary. Check out Consumer Reports web site, their tests revealed that Macs crash less than PCs. As a Mac and PC Tech, I can tell you that a Mac (G4 or G5) running OS X (especially 10.3 or later) is more stable than a Windows PC running XP. This is because OS X is UNIX at its core. It is also because since Apple makes both the hardware and the software, the incompatibilities that run rampant in the PC world (I know, because I am constantly being called out to fix them) simply don't exist on the Mac platform. Also for those of you afraid of, or sick of Viruses... Up to this day, there has not been a single virus reported for the Mac OS X operating system. I own a 1GHz eMac and if you load it up with at least 512 Megs of RAM or more, these babies fly! In my 6 months of owning it and using it constantly for audio and video editing, I have not had a single crash. That's right, not one! Oh, and if you would ever need to do so, you can much more easily back up your data and reformat your Mac than you can on a PC, contrary to what Mr. Shamilov espouses. Try wiping your PCs drive clean and then booting from a Windows CD some time, the results can range from tricky to virtually impossible, depending on the computer. On a Mac, you can wipe the drive clean, hold down the "C" key, boot from any Mac OS Disc and reinstall the OS. Bottom line, if you are a current Mac user or a Windows user wanting to switch, this is a great entry level G4 computer that has far more capabilities than the entry level computers in the PC world. But if you can afford it, swing for a PowerMac G5.