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Summary: Mac or IBM Compatable?
Review: That is the question. I think the answer depends on what you want to do with a computer. I have an old Compaq Lap top with Window 98 with Celron 400 or something. It is slow. But I only use it for word processing and surfing the web. But my lap top crashes a lot. I had to re-format the entire hard drive 6 times, and I had the lap top for 3 years. I bought an iMac in Jan 2003. I don't know how fast my iMac is compared to an IBM Compatable. I love this machine. Of course, I had to get use to the new operating system. But it didn't take me that long. After all, it is very similar to Window XP (or is Windows XP very similar to Mac OS X?). Any way, it does everything I ask it to do, including surfing the web, converting CD to MP3s, and downloading and printing digital photos. I bought the Window Office for Mac OS X. I can tranfer my documents (word, excel, powerpoint, etc) to and from others who own Windows operating systems without a single problem. I don't really play games on my computer (I have a Playstation 2 for that), and I don't do CAD or other engineering/drafting tasks. So if you are like me-MP3's, digital photography, email/web surfing, typing/creating documents, other "regular" stuff, I would definately recommend an iMac. I love the monitor and the computer does not crash. I think of an apple computer as having a BMW car. It is more pricey, not common (they don't make as many as GM does), and hard to find parts for it. But it is very reliable. So if you are going to use a computer, why not an iMac? I switched!! Because I appreciate the fact a company went beyond functionality. Wouldn't you rather drive a Mercedes Benz or an BMW? Only reason I am give it a 4 star is that NO COMPUTER IS PERFECT!!
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Summary: Apple keeps getting better and better!
Review: The iMac 800 is the fourth Apple computer I've owned and I've loved every one. From the looks, to the ease of use, to reliability, the Mac is the only computer I will EVER own. PC's and Windows will always play catch-up to Apple, as Apple is THE innovator and industry leader. The Mac is what a computer should be...
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Summary: Apple keeps getting better and better!
Review: The iMac 800 is the fourth Apple computer I've owned and I've loved every one. From the looks, to the ease of use, to reliability, the Mac is the only computer I will EVER own. PC's and Windows will always play catch-up to Apple, as Apple is THE innovator and industry leader. The Mac is what a computer should be...
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Summary: No PC can compare to this computer
Review: There's very little you can't do with this computer. Edit video, page layout, rip cds, edit sound files, burn discs, dabble in computer programming, explore the world of unix, network with PCs and Linux computers, surf the internet on a dozen different web browsers, set up a preinstalled unix firewall, serve websites and/or e-mail,monitor network traffic, play cds, mp3, or ogg sound files, automate computer functions with shell scripts and/or applescript, simultaneously use the search engines of hundreds of websites with sherlock, manage digital photography with iPhoto, run maintenence checks with various Unix utilities like fsck, make presentations with Appleworks, create stunning visuals with Gimp, and share files or be your own webmaster with idisk. And all these things can be done without buying any additional software--with the software that comes with the iMac or with software that can be obtained free from the internet. What's more, these programs run on a machine that features an LCD screen that displays lettering with crystal clear sharpness and an operating system that's way ahead of the competition in terms of display capabilities, with anti-aliased font capabalities for easy reading of text and colorsync for professional quality color printing. And all this in a computer that takes up no more room than a large serving bowl and features a movable screen! For anyone interested in a heavy-duty multimedia machine that doesn't take up very much space, the flat-panel iMac is a near perfect fit. A word of caution, however, lest this review raise expectations too high. I said "near perfect" fit. No computer is absolutely perfect. The flat-panel iMac has a few minor imperfections. To begin with, it has no sound input. You will need a USB mike if you want to pipe sound into it. You will also need speakers. This model does not come with them. It also, admittedly, doesn't do an absolutely exemplary job of playing cds or sound files. (Earlier versions of the iMac did better on the sound side of things.) It still does a better job at these things then most PCs on the market, but there's obviously room for improvement. Some may also find it a little slower than some of the newer PCs, even compared to comparable MHz on PCs. OS X has yet to be optimized for speed, so internet surfing, navigation of files, open applications is often slower than PCs, especially the faster PCs. But computers are so fast these days that this doesn't really amount to much. This computer is still very fast and will be even faster after Apple releases it's next major OS update, which will be optimized for speed.
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