Apple iMac

Apple iMac

iMac Review, by Melissa J. Perenson September 21, 2007

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• Latest User Reviews 4 reviews
• Reviewed by: cooldad1221

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: simplicity

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall: Nice piece of work here.

• Reviewed by: taylorlikewow

  Duration of ownership: 0 Day

  Strengths: No comment

  Weaknesses: No comment

  Overall: Well, I do not own this computer, but i do own a macbook. And i should tell you all you will not regret is, swear on my life. Its an awsome computer, this one's design does not float my boat but, they come out with new designs 24/7. The computer comes with everything you need, even your own remote. You can even go to the apple website, click downloads, and voila! You can download everything from games, sofwares, to widgets. Apple, i do belive you have done it again. medicsteele, for somone who does not own an apple computer you have no right to be dissing it. Apple makes what they can sell, and you cant blame them, its there job. They do a good job at it too. I payed over 2 thousand dollars for mine, and think its worth every penny. Now please do us apple lovers a favor and go diss somthing else you dont have, like some digital camera. thanks. - taylorlikewow.

• Reviewed by: medicsteele

  Duration of ownership: 2 Months

  Strengths: All in one

  Weaknesses: No room for expansion

  Overall: I don't understand why people buy Apple products. Take into consideration the i-Pod, you have to send it into apple for a battery change, conveniently, they didn't mention this at time of purchase, and now look at the i-Phone, just another scam to get people to buy from only one company, lengthy service contracts etc. Where is freedom of choice? Apple is like a dictatorship, at least with PC's you have a limited choice and believe me I am no MS fan either. 'm all for l.et the customer do with their purchases what they deem is right for them. Now look at the i-Mac , convenient but limited to what Apple wants you to have. No freedom in the market place here.

• Reviewed by: brightbelt

  Duration of ownership: 2 Weeks

  Strengths: Sleek, compact design and smooth functioning.

  Weaknesses: It all depends upon one's needs, but this reviewer does not see any real weaknesses

  Overall: I'm in the middle of switching from PCs to Macs, and this iMac is exactly what I think computers should be, in terms of design, function and form. Apple excels at designing products with the consumer in mind and this iMac I think hits the mark with its all-in-one sleek design and its new polished look. Other companies could learn a lot from Apple in this regard. I should mention, while I do own this specific iMac (24", 2.4 Ghz Core 2 duo), I did purchase an extra 1 GB of ram before I carried my iMac out the store. And I installed it before I even turned on the computer for the first time. So bear in mind that I have 2 GB of ram memory installed as I boast on its performance. While I'm not a design professional, I do manage some websites that I have designed as well and so I do use Photoshop CS3, Fireworks CS3 and Dreamweaver CS3. Now I should mention that I tend to run only one (1) application at a time, but I've had no problems running these programs and the responsiveness of the iMac with them is very good. I find the Safari browser very quick and the wireless responsiveness is supurb. I've spent a good bit of time on the Mac forums lately and some gamers are giving this iMac mixed reviews: some say their games are running fine; others can't help but admit that PCs still have the edge on running games. But there are so many good things about this desktop: no tower, no wires all over the floor, no crouching down on your knees just to plug everything in. It has a beautiful, sleek design and it is just about the coolest computer I've ever owned. Thanks, Frank B.

• Reviewed by: online_buyer_since_1996

  Strengths: Screen size, OS, compact, quality built

  Weaknesses: Glossy Screen

  Overall: I could have written all nice things about this machine and keep all readers happy. But I cannot. This could have been a five start machine had it not for its "glossy screen". If you have not heard, photo editors are staying away from this version of iMac since the glossy screen is killing the true colors and is very reflective unless it is strategically located, in front of any light source, including a small night lamp. EVERYTHING is reflected from this. Great as a mirror. I really hope Apple provides a non-glossy edition in the future. Glossy looks nice and smooth, but to the knowing eyes, it is a liability. I will not purchase a glossy screen desktop again.

• Reviewed by: HDK

  Strengths: Attractive. Speedy. Small footprint.

  Weaknesses: Factory memory upgrades are overpriced ? do it yourself!

  Overall: Upgrading from an old G4, it?s hard not to be impressed by the speed, sleek looks and glossy big screen of the latest Apple iMacs. And while I haven?t yet taken advantage of the new Leopard features (TimeMachine comes to mind), I?m sure they will eventually work their way into my routine. ---A few additional notes: ---Upgrades ? I opted for a speed boost (2.4 to 2.8 Ghz), but would recommend handling memory upgrades on your own as many resellers (and Apple, for that matter) tend to overcharge. Adding extra memory on these iMacs is a breeze and shouldn?t be feared.---Keyboard ? The slimmed down keyboard looks great, but many of the ?F? keys share duty with other functions (i.e. The shortcut key that used to minimize all windows also adjusts brightness etc.). It?s just a little learning curve, but worth noting. ---Otherwise, it?s a great machine and worthy of a high recommendation.

• Reviewed by: KishCabo

  Strengths: Awesome viewable screen; ease of use; uncluttered

  Weaknesses: Price

  Overall: Can I just rave about this 24" iMac?! I first used a mac in 1992 when I went to college and my college had every freshmen purchase a new computer and apple was the proprietor. I used a little boxy mac for 4 years then when I graduated, I forgot about mac and used PCs in my career. It's only recently that I came back to the mac and quite by accident.I was moving and my laptop, a pc, decided to quit on me. I was desperate to get it fixed, but it would have taken over 48 hrs and I was moving the next day, so I, on the spur of the moment, was in the market for a new laptop. I was about to buy another pc, when the clerk introduced me to the macbook. After going through all the wow factors of the mac vs. pc, I ended up buying the macbook and haven't looked back. I so enjoyed my macbook, that I decided to get rid of my pc desktop and go mac all the way. That's how I ended up with my iMac and I haven't regretted it a single moment and will never purchase another pc.The iMac with the Leopard os is phenomenal. I've had it about 2 months and haven't played with all the great features, but what I have messed with has me overjoyed. First off, the screen clarity is way better than a pc. The resolution is crisp and the colors are flawless and rich. Everything I view is well-defined with no fuzzy edges or indistinct. The mac only comes with programs you will actually use, not all that useless crap they add to pc's that clutter up your hard drive, but you're afraid to get rid of b/c you don't know if you're using it or not. I am positive I'm using all the programs that are on my mac.I can run pc programs on my dual-core so I get the best of both worlds without giving up either one. I run both iwork and office for mac so I still get my excel, powerpoint, and word.I guess I can go on and on, but won't. If you ever use a modern day mac computer, you'll want to be a convert too, but only thing is, you have to be able to afford it. That's the only weakness...macs are still more pricier than a pc, but you do get a lot more for your money and they last forever....unlike a pc.

• Reviewed by:

  Strengths: Excellent screen, and perfect for graphic work

  Weaknesses: The wireless mouse and keyboard eats up the batteries. Also added one more gig memory

  Overall: I work at home creating architectural graphics and I needed a computer that could zip though large files, this iMac is perfect. The colors are right on and it was no trouble at all matching the screen to the printer.

• Reviewed by: rndman

  Strengths: Size, Looks, Style, No clutter design, Fast

  Weaknesses: Umnnnnn.... Well, I just can not come up with any

  Overall: This is my first MAC after years and years of Windoz bondage. I was in two minds before purchasing. But when I opened and set this up in barely 5 minutes, I have never regretted a bit. What more, you can stay with Windoz and run Mac OS together. What a neat feature. But I guess after some time I will hardly look at the good ole MS Win. Very intuitive design. No wonder they say "When you MAC, you don't go back". I will highly recommend it to anyone.