Apple iMac MA590B/A

I have had my imac for almost three years now. Yes, it did cost more than a windows PC with the equivalent specifications, and yes your options to upgrade are rather limited, but overall I'm so happy with my purchase. Mac OS X is a real joy to use, it's such an improvement over windows that I am shocked that more people don't use it and that I didn't start using it sooner. Whilst not perfect, OS X offers incredible stability and a very easy and intuitive navigation. The imac also came with a set of basic programs called iLife, which actually are very useful. iPhoto is a very easy and competent program, and garage band is again a good start for music production. Although ...  Read the complete review

Very good general computer, especially good for design, music, photography and other generally creative work, however still handles word processor and excel etc to a high standard. Can be slow but with the large range of newer iMacs out there now it id easy to choose a good one at a competitive price. I would recommend some of the extras apple no provide for an extra price as an add on, such as aperture, i works, i life and even little things such as a bluetooth wireless mouse and keyboard are a good thing to have comparatively. I would seriously recommend this computer to anyone but in particular, students and design related career workers. They are a little expensive ...  Read the complete review

My first computer was a G3 iMac (it lasted for six years, being used heavily each day) and now my second computer is also an iMac. I admit I had my doubts about Apple. The long life of the G4 processor and the under whelming performance of the G5 made me start thinking about a switch but luckily Apple switched to Intel before I could. I nearly got a Macbook but figured the iMac was better value for money. So this is a review about two aspects of the machine, the software (OS X) and the hardware. The Machine So about the machine itself. From unpacking to connecting to the Internet all up took about 20 minutes. You'll probably then spend ...  Read the complete review