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With a leap in processing power, next-generation 3-D graphics, and MacOS X pre-installed, the latest 800 MHz PowerPC G4-equipped Power Mac is designedto put your workflow into fast forward. Included in this package is Apple's17-inch TFT flat-panel monitor, making it an even more complete multimediapowerhouse.

The system's graphics performance is off the charts, with hot new graphicsprocessors and dual display support. The ATI Radeon 7500 delivers rivetingeffects, with fluid motion and photorealistic 3-D images. The GeForce4 MX, aphenomenal graphics processor with 64 MB of on-chip Double Data Rate (DDR)memory, pumps out 1.1 billion textured pixels per second to kick your projectsinto overdrive.

You also get the benefit of built-in Gigabit Ethernet for shooting large filesacross your LAN at previously unheard-of speeds, a 56K modem, an AirPort Cardslot, two 400 Mbps FireWire ports, and four USB ports (two on the computer, twoon the keyboard). Incidentally, FireWire, PCI expansion (four full-length,64-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots with 215 Mbps throughput), and Gigabit Ethernet areintegrated directly into the main system controller, reducing latencies andproviding superior I/O performance.

This Power Mac comes with a 40 GB, 7,200-rpm Ultra ATA hard disk drive and three3.5-inch hard disk drive expansion bays--with support for up to two internal ATAdrives, three internal SCSI drives, or a combination of two ATA drives and oneSCSI drive for a total of 232 GB of internal storage.

The 108-key Apple Pro keyboard features full-size cursor keys for those timeswhen you want to zip up, down, and sideways to race through image retouchingtasks, change direction in games, or jump from place to place in a document. Italso gives you 15 full-size programmable function keys, so you can assign asingle keystroke to quickly launch a favorite application, execute a command, oropen a particular project file. The Apple Pro keyboard also comes with full-sizekeys for Page Up and Down, Home and End, Insert and forward Delete, plus aconvenient Eject key for ejecting CDs or DVDs. ... Read more

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It just keeps getting better
From the moment this system arrived at my doorstep, there was something about it that said "quality." Apple must be working with some top-notch packaging designers, because every detail of this machine (right down to the box and protective styrofoam) has been given serious thought. As I was unpacking the machine, I found myself as excited as a child opening Christmas presents. The out of box experience was amazing.

Setup was easy and straightforward. I was surprised by how large the 17" display was, as it looked more like a 19" CRT display (the resolution is 1280x1024, so it is pretty much the same screen size). Turning on the computer was a joy...a welcoming animation and walk-through setup process ensured that I was up and running in no time.

One thing to note was that this system boots up in OS X. After registering and filling out the necessary information to go online, I then had to fill out a similar form after booting up in OS 9. This was slighty annoying and definitely repetitive, but until Apple gets enough product support for OS X, I suppose users will have to go through this.

The machine itself is stylish and suprising smooth-looking. I had an older Power Mac G4 at work that was more textured in appearance (vertical lines), so to me this looks almost plain. But to be honest, I think I prefer this newer design as it blends in better with the rest of my setup. The CPU sits nicely at the floor of my desk and because the LCD screen has two USB ports, I'm able to plug in the mouse and keyboard there.

This G4 is packed with software: iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, and iPhoto, as well as a collection of third-party titles. The machine is very snappy and feels fast in all the applications I've tried. It boots up in less than a minute (bye-bye coffee break) and I'm already using the built-in dual display feature. ...As a side note, I opted for the free super-saver shipping (which takes 5-9 business days) but suprisingly received the machine the next morning! Thanks Amazon! ... Read more

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Won me over .... again
I use a windows machine at my office but I've always had a Mac around at the house. It was time to buy a new machine and I thought it might be time to "go Windows" but then I saw the G4 at an Apple store. WOW. The easy of use of iMovie and iPhoto made me do a double take. You won't know how easy and powerful this machine is until you use it. The tools like iDVD, iPhoto, and iMovie are amazing. The kids all want Macs now (oldest son has a 1.2Ghz PC) so they too can do all the cool stuff. Pair this up with iTools....WOW. I look forward to coming home to use my Mac having used my windows XP machine all day.
My rebate came back quickly and I've had NO trouble with the machine what so ever.

The best digital hub on the market
...The primary reason I purchased this computer is because I was never really happy with what I was able to do with my DV Camcorder. It shot pretty good video, but short of plugging it into my TV there was little I could do to share what I shot. I've had an iBook (2001 dual USB, 500mhz G3) for a year now, and have always been very impressed with its digital video editing capabilities (iMovie is awesome), but after editing the video, all I could really do was burn the video on a CD as a Quick Time movie. While the QT movies worked well and looked good on the computer, they really did not offer the quality look I was looking for at full screen, and required a computer with Quick Time for play back. The Power Mac G4 933 seemed like the perfect solution. With its DVD Superdrive (writes DVD, CD-R, and CD-RW, reads DVD and all CD media) and additional iDVD software it seemed like the perfect solution. I really have to say that thus far it has really lived up to what I expected. When I purchased my G4 it had a faulty Superdrive (would not read DVD's). After speaking with Apple's tech support, and taking it to my local Apple Retail store (in ten years, this was the first Apple computer I ever had to take in for servicing), I had it back in two days with a new Superdrive and it has worked perfectly. The quality of the video once converted to MPEG-2 (the standard used for commercial DVD players and movies) is beyond what I expected, and playback has been without a hitch on home DVD players. A word to the wise: the DVD's may not be recognized by old cheap DVD players (a cheap 4 year old GE DVD player would not recognize the disc). Over all, this is the answer to anyone's dream that never thought they would be able to edit quality video for play back on home DVD players on their computer.

This is also one very fast machine. Most PC users will scoff at a 933Mhz processor, but while Mhz does matter more then Steve Jobs wants the world to think, you really cannot compare a G4 to a Pentium 4. The system architecture and operating systems are very different. Suffice to say, it you're running OSX this computer will fly. I've been running OSX on my iBook ever since version 10.1 came out (about 7-8 months now) and can honestly say that it (the OS) has NEVER crashed on me. Very, very stable.

As far as games go,it runs very well (although many hardcore PC gamers may not be happy with the average frame rates I get in Quake 3-about 90FPS with the stock GeForce4MX and 512MB of ram, 32bit color and textures, and all quality setting at the highest setting, and 1024x768 resolution). Return to Castle Wolfenstein runs smooth as silk and looks gorgeous. Unlike many of today's PC's, all desktop Macs (excluding iMacs ofcourse)have 4xAGP slots so you can always upgrade your graphics cards.

Despite the faulty DVD superdrive (and especially since it only took Apple two days to replace it) I can recommend this computer with a clear conscience. For those interested in photo editing there is a down side. As anyone that uses OSX knows, the printer drivers need allot of improvement, however, switching back and forth between OSX and Classic is painless, so when you need to print photos just do it in Classic.

To hell with Microsoft, get a Mac
When I first told my wife that we should dump our WINtel machines for an Apple, she thought I finally went off the deep end. She had become very trained by Microsoft and remembered what Apple was like about in the mid 80s. And then I took her to the Apple Store at the West Farms mall in Hartford.

What caught my eye about Apple this time around was the fact that Mac OS X in FreeBSD UNIX with some eye candy on top. You can BURN CDs and DVDs, make MP3s, hook up your digital camera or video camera, and edit photos right out of the box. If you're familiar with Linux, you know what a challenege this can be.

The Mac OS X comes with its own firewall and is pre-hardened. The average homer may not care too much about security, but this really _nice_ feature caught my attention.

Warning - GeekSpeek: If you're a hardcore UNIX person, like myself, you will appreciate that FreeBSD is part of Mac OS X. NFS, NIS, Samba -- all UNIX commands and features are right here at your fingertips. You have 8 shells to pick from. Shell scripts, perl, and python will run with no modifications. And, even though Apple doesn't mention it, that SuperDrive does DVD-RW also.

Remember when you were first introduced to Windows. You had quite a learning curve to go through. With Apple, you also have a learning curve, but not as bad as you think. Actually, it was quite fun and easier.

People are under the impression that Apple is incompatible with everything. NOT TRUE. In the past, Apple use to be proprietary but they have managed to do a 360, and now Microsoft is incompatible with the world.

If you need MS Office, the Office version for Mac OS X will blow you away. Redesigned from the ground up, Office for Mac OS X does things you will never see in Windows. The WINtel platform can't support these features.

Overall, I've been extremely happy with this machine. The speed will blow you away. I haven't had a single driver issue -- none. I haven't had to worry about security patches or service packs. And graphics, it makes HDTV boring!

My wife lives in front it nowadays. I have to schedule time to use the machine. We've started buying CDs in bulk because she's constantly burning music CDs to take on trips, for when she goes walking, or exercises. She can hook up the digital camera, Apple automatically downs the pictures, allows immediate editing, and she can drop them in an email in 10 minutes. She burned her first DVD yesterday. She hooked up the video camera, Apple automatically downed the pictures, presented them for editing (with NO ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE NEEDED), and in 1 hour she had a really cool DVD to distribute to family and friends.

To me, the nicest thing about Apple is that I don't get phone calls at work from my wife complaining about Blue Screens of Death, or having to reboot the machine because it locked up.

If you still have doubts after reading this review, do yourself a favor and go to an Apple Store. They'll let you play with the machines, surf the Net, play with the iPod, digital cameras, etc. If you want to see a demonstration, they'll do it. When we visited, we interrogated the poor salesperson for 1 hour with an intense round of Q&A. I was impressed that Apple sales people weren't condescending towards my wife. I can't tell you how many times I've seen PC people do that, and in front of me.

Once you go Apple, you'll wonder why you didn't make the transition sooner.

I'm a PC Convert! Mac Forever!
I have used and tinkered with PCs all my life, but have hardly touched (let alone owned) a Macintosh. When the new iMac was announced I was greatly excited to get a Mac with a Superdrive and flat panel system for such low cost! Then I found out the waiting list was over a month and I was hungry for a new computer now.

So, I purchased the G4 933 with a 17 inch Flat Panel display so with rebate the price isnt bad at all for what you get, which is alot! G4 933 GHz processor, Superdrive, lots of RAM, big 60 GB hard drive, tons of expandibility.

First of all, the speed and power of this system blew my mind! Although you cant directly compare PCs to Macs, I can just tell you Applications open in a snap with Mac OS X running at 933 MHz, when they would still be churning away with the hourglass on XP with 1.5GHz Pentium. The computer is soooo easy to use, I plugged in my digital camera and my Sharp DV camcorder, and boom! I can do anything with them with no hassle of drivers or learning complicated software. iMovie and iDVD are two of the best applications I have ever used, combine this with a Superdrive and you'll be putting out low budget movies in your spare time! This computer was enough to convert me from my PC to using this Mac almost exclusively, and it will do the same for you I guarantee! ... Read more

From the Manufacturer

With a quantum leap in processing power, ultraefficient systemarchitecture, next-generation 3-D graphics, the revolutionaryDVD-R/CD-RW-burning SuperDrive, and Mac OS X, the dual 1 GHz Power Mac G4 isdesigned to put your workflow into fast forward. Included in this package isApple's 17-inch TFT flat-panel monitor, making it an even more completepowerhouse.

The dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processors--with a combined performance of 15 billionfloating point operations per second, or 15 gigaflops--put this fearsomely fastPower Mac squarely in the lead as the ultimate high-end graphics workstation.The first Power Mac to blast through the 1 GHz barrier, the new twin-engined G4runs professional applications like Adobe Photoshop up to 72 percent faster--andcrunches digital video over 300 percent faster--than a 2 GHz Pentium 4-basedPC.

The system's graphics performance is off the charts, with hot new graphicsprocessors and dual display support. The nVidia GeForce4 MX delivers rivetingeffects, with fluid motion and photorealistic 3-D images. The GeForce4 MX, aphenomenal graphics processor with 64 MB of on-chip Double Data Rate (DDR)memory, pumps out 1.1 billion textured pixels per second to kick your projectsinto overdrive.

Faster-than-light processor speed gets an additional boost with an advancedcache memory architecture that provides ultrafast, dedicated memory withmassively enhanced throughput. Accessing data from main memory is significantlyfaster than accessing data from the hard drive, and in these two models thesystem architecture takes this concept one step further with an even fasterlevel of memory called L3 cache. The L3 cache uses 2 MB of high-speed DDR SDRAMrunning at up to 500 MHz--boosting processor function by providing fast accessto data and application code at speeds of up to 4 gigabytes per second(GBps).

You also get the benefit of built-in Gigabit Ethernet for shooting large filesacross your LAN at previously unheard-of speeds, a 56K modem, an AirPort Cardslot, two 400 Mbps FireWire ports, and four USB ports (two on the computer, twoon the keyboard). Incidentally, FireWire, PCI expansion (four full-length,64-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots with 215 Mbps throughput), and Gigabit Ethernet areintegrated directly into the main system controller, reducing latencies andproviding superior I/O performance.

This Power Mac comes with an 80 GB, 7,200-rpm Ultra ATA hard disk drive andthree 3.5-inch hard disk drive expansion bays--with support for up to twointernal ATA drives, three internal SCSI drives, or a combination of two ATAdrives and one SCSI drive for a total of 232 GB of internal storage. And sincethe SuperDrive-equipped Power Mac comes with iDVD 2, you can burn data CDs andDVDs--with point-and-click ease--to archive your work minutes after you takeyour new system out of its box. With up to 4.7 GB of storage capacity on asingle optical disk, this Power Mac will never run out of space for yourideas.

The 108-key Apple Pro keyboard features full-size cursor keys for those timeswhen you want to zip up, down, and sideways to race through image retouchingtasks, change direction in games, or jump from place to place in a document. Italso gives you 15 full-size programmable function keys, so you can assign asingle keystroke to quickly launch a favorite application, execute a command, oropen a particular project file. The Apple Pro keyboard also comes with full-sizekeys for Page Up and Down, Home and End, Insert and forward Delete, plus aconvenient Eject key for ejecting CDs or DVDs. ... Read more

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Most Reliable ans Effecient Computer Yet
Mac has by far out done themselves when it comes tomaking a desktop computer suitable for everyone. with millions of things to do, additionals, and amazing graphics, the quicksilver is superb. If youhave a pc, you might want to think about changing. Stop looking at these cheaop deals by dell, look at Apple for a computer that will last you forever. ... Read more

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If you're looking for the ultimate graphics, multimedia, or publishing system, this dual-processor Power Mac could be the ticket. Its two 800 MHz PowerPC G4 processors put an astounding amount of computing power at your fingertips, and its standard 256 MB of RAM is expandable to a generous 1.5 GB. An 80 GB hard disk drive offers plenty of room for space-gobbling graphics and multimedia, and the built-in SuperDrive lets you read and write both CDs and DVDs. The graphics card is an nVidia GeForce2 MX that can simultaneously support both a Mac and PC (VGA) monitor. USB, FireWire, gigabit Ethernet, and modem ports are all standard. The system includes both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X, plus Apple software like iDVD that lets you edit your own movies and burn them to a recordable DVD disc. ... Read more

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Got OS 10.1 & above? Look no further for your perfect Mac!
I've had the Dual 800 since early September, and it's amazing how quick it is under 10.1 -- forget just wondering about programs optimized for dual processors, the OS itself will take great advantage of this model's dual PowerPC system. Everything executes quickly, from program opening (most at a single "bounce") to printing (I hardly tap the "enter" key and my printer is reacting).

Cram it with RAM (dirt cheap these days) and pair it with an Apple Cinema Display, and you've got the ultimate modern Macintosh. There is no Mac available (as of October 30, 2001) that is better than the Dual 800.

The lost star is in the very minor details...
I have been a Mac user for 14 years. My first experience on a Mac was with an SE that was doctored up to have two floppy drives AND a 20 megabyte hard drive. It was sweet.

Save one brief stint at a crappy post-college temp job, I've been lucky to be able to work on Macs my entire computing life. Sure, I now run Windows in a window on my desktop, but given the alternatives (full fledged Dell+XP misery), I'm pretty fortunate.

Now, this here machine is a fine, fine computer. As Apple's mid-range professional desktop, it can handle pretty much anything you can throw at it with ease. To take full advantage of the potential of the G4, you really need to be able to work natively in OS X. As the applications I rely on to do my job (Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Illustrator) are released for OS X, I look forward to being able to eliminate the Classic (OS 9.2) environment from my computing life.

This is a machine that is designed for graceful using. It is easy to upgrade and maintain (much better than that old SE I once loved), easy on the eyes, and (of course) easy to use.

All of that said, this is not the computer to buy and put in your home so that your kids can do their homework and you can watch your stocks. Most people would have more computer than they required with even the entry-level iMac or iBook. This is a computer for serious users (or people who like fancy things on their desks at home) who require/desire the power that's available in this box.

Up the RAM (it's cheap and if you need this machine than you need it with more RAM) and go for the at least the 17" Apple Studio Display.

It's a shame that the drive writes only at 8x. I know, I know, the cost of producing a Superdrive that burns CD-R at 24x is likely too high to warrant. I still want it...

Works great
We have 3 of these that we use for our college newspaper. They work great because each one has zip drives in them and we don't have to worry about the format of the disk. We can just take the disk from computer to computer, which makes sharing and transferring graphics much easier.

One problem that I seem to have is, being used to my HP Pavilion, I will click on the X on the left, but I forget to close the program. After crashing the computer a few times, I learn my lesson.

Bad Computers
Mac user for 6 years bought 2 dual 800 end of Sept. and within in a month both machines had processors replaced. Started to work on them again and the logic board went out. Apples respones to this was give me 2 more 800, NO THANK YOU! After a couple of weeks delay were not going to chance it and Apple says to bad. Guess the attorney is going to make some money.

Schwing!
I've had this baby for about 4 months now... what a delight. Adjacent to my G4 is a Dell 1.3ghz Pentium III. The clock speed means nada. I fire them up at the same time each morning and about a full minute after the Mac is busy opening applications for me, the Pentium is just starting to show the icons on the desktp. As chip architecture gets improved, you're going to see the Win-Tel crowd also saying that "clock speed doesn't matter" because newer Intel chips will be rated at 300mhz, but be faster than the 1.3gig P3 chips.

To compare a Mac and a Wintel machine is like comparing a pick axe to a chainsaw. Each have their uses, levels of complexity and levels of simplicity.

The dual processor won't do you a heck of a lot of good if you never use OS X. Only a couple of OS 9 apps utilize the dual processors.... OS X is all over that bad boy.

For now, I still work 90% of the time in Classic mode, but this machine still sings. I haven't had one lock-up or crash since I bought this computer. The standard keyboard has been improved and fits normal human adult hands. The power key on the keyboard has been replaced by an eject key, and next to that are "volume up," "volume down," and "mute" buttons for quick volume access.

The CPU is beautiful, stylish and easy to carry. The built-in speaker is classy and delivers decent sound for an internal speaker.

If you're a grahic artist, designer or web developer, this is the machine for you. Using programs like Photoshop and Illustrator in a Windows environment is just clumsy and awkward... graphics programs are meant to run on a Mac.

This is also the best choice for those wanting to create their own movies, CDs, mp3 collections and DVDs. No extra hardware or software to buy... just plug in your camcorder, CD or mp3 player and go! Easy, trouble free, and Koko the Gorilla could add RAM to this machine... no screwdrivers... just open up the latch and snap in your memory. This is the best computer I've ever used. ... Read more

From the Manufacturer

With a quantum leap in processing power, ultraefficient systemarchitecture, next-generation 3-D graphics, the revolutionaryDVD-R/CD-RW-burning SuperDrive, and Mac OS X, the dual 1 GHz Power Mac G4 isdesigned to put your workflow into fast forward. Included in this package isApple's 15-inch TFT flat-panel monitor, making it an even more completepowerhouse.

The dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processors--with a combined performance of 15 billionfloating point operations per second, or 15 gigaflops--put this fearsomely fastPower Mac squarely in the lead as the ultimate high-end graphics workstation.The first Power Mac to blast through the 1 GHz barrier, the new twin-engined G4runs professional applications like Adobe Photoshop up to 72 percent faster--andcrunches digital video over 300 percent faster--than a 2 GHz Pentium 4-basedPC.

The system's graphics performance is off the charts, with hot new graphicsprocessors and dual display support. The nVidia GeForce4 MX delivers rivetingeffects, with fluid motion and photorealistic 3-D images. The GeForce4 MX, aphenomenal graphics processor with 64 MB of on-chip Double Data Rate (DDR)memory, pumps out 1.1 billion textured pixels per second to kick your projectsinto overdrive.

Faster-than-light processor speed gets an additional boost with an advancedcache memory architecture that provides ultrafast, dedicated memory withmassively enhanced throughput. Accessing data from main memory is significantlyfaster than accessing data from the hard drive, and in these two models thesystem architecture takes this concept one step further with an even fasterlevel of memory called L3 cache. The L3 cache uses 2 MB of high-speed DDR SDRAMrunning at up to 500 MHz--boosting processor function by providing fast accessto data and application code at speeds of up to 4 gigabytes per second(GBps).

You also get the benefit of built-in Gigabit Ethernet for shooting large filesacross your LAN at previously unheard-of speeds, a 56K modem, an AirPort Cardslot, two 400 Mbps FireWire ports, and four USB ports (two on the computer, twoon the keyboard). Incidentally, FireWire, PCI expansion (four full-length,64-bit, 33 MHz PCI slots with 215 Mbps throughput), and Gigabit Ethernet areintegrated directly into the main system controller, reducing latencies andproviding superior I/O performance.

This Power Mac comes with an 80 GB, 7,200-rpm Ultra ATA hard disk drive andthree 3.5-inch hard disk drive expansion bays--with support for up to twointernal ATA drives, three internal SCSI drives, or a combination of two ATAdrives and one SCSI drive for a total of 232 GB of internal storage. And sincethe SuperDrive-equipped Power Mac comes with iDVD 2, you can burn data CDs andDVDs--with point-and-click ease--to archive your work minutes after you takeyour new system out of its box. With up to 4.7 GB of storage capacity on asingle optical disk, this Power Mac will never run out of space for yourideas.

The 108-key Apple Pro keyboard features full-size cursor keys for those timeswhen you want to zip up, down, and sideways to race through image retouchingtasks, change direction in games, or jump from place to place in a document. Italso gives you 15 full-size programmable function keys, so you can assign asingle keystroke to quickly launch a favorite application, execute a command, oropen a particular project file. The Apple Pro keyboard also comes with full-sizekeys for Page Up and Down, Home and End, Insert and forward Delete, plus aconvenient Eject key for ejecting CDs or DVDs. ... Read more

Amazon.com Product Description

The Apple Power Mac is the reigning king of multimedia desktops, and for good reason. High-speed FireWire connections, a SuperDrive that can read and write bothDVDs and CDs, great graphics--what more could you ask for? The Power Mac is alsoappealing as a high-end business computer or even a gaming desktop. Thetechnical specs are nothing short of mouthwatering: an 867 MHz PowerPC G4processor, 60 GB hard disk drive, and nVidia GeForce2 MX graphics card. It comeswith 128 MB of memory standard, but with support for up to 1.5 GB and itseasy-access case design, memory upgrades are easy. Like all Power Macs, thismodel includes blazing 1 Gbps Ethernet networking and a 56K modem. The systemcomes with both the classic Mac OS 9 and the slick new Mac OS X installed. A17-inch Apple TFT flat-panel studio display monitor is also part of thiscomprehensive bundle. ... Read more

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An Unbeatable System!
I have had an iMac for three years and just now needed to replace it because I've started doing graphic and web design. Nothing comes close to the power and elegance of the Mac platform. It's easy to use, has a ton of power for graphics programs and is THE platform of choice for design professionals. I can't recommend this system highly enough for people who are doing graphic design, web design, video editing or multimedia development. The SuperDrive lets you burn your work onto CDs or DVDs to show clients. You can easily upgrade the graphics card if you do video rendering. Installing extra RAM (which is a must) is easy to do yourself by just opening the side panel and popping the RAM into the DIMM slots.

The stability of the operating system and its intuitive user interface make this set up so far beyond anything the Wintel world has to offer that anybody who needs a great computer to do graphics, web design and/or video editing should definitely get this machine. ... Read more

From the Manufacturer

Power Mac desktops are an expensive choice if you're looking for amainstream system--we'd recommend an iMac to most consumer buyers--but if youneed a graphics or multimedia powerhouse, they're hard to beat. This modeloffers a 733 MHz PowerPC G4 processor, 128 MB of memory (expandable to 1.5 GB),and a sizable 40 GB hard disk drive. The graphics card is a speedy nVidiaGeForce2 MX. The system's CD-RW drive can write at speeds up to 12x, and likeall Power Macs, this one comes with 1 GBps Ethernet, USB, and FireWire ports.There's a 56K modem, too. Both the classic Mac OS 9 and the newer Mac OS X areinstalled, so you can try both and choose the one that works best for you. Alsoincluded in this package is Apple's 17-inch TFT flat-panel studio displaymonitor. ... Read more

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I love my little iMac!
I got this iMac a few months ago, and it has never given me a moment's trouble. Well, sure, there have been a few software difficulties (old scanner software that made the iMac burp) but the iMac itself has been solid. And wonderful.

It's fast, it's quiet, and it's agreeable. Installing hardware is almost always a breeze and everything seems to work right without much troubleshooting. The few times I've had some software trouble, a quick visit to a Mac fix-it site told me what I needed to do to resolve the problem.

I come from the Wintel side, and while I think PCs have their strengths, nothing is quite as sublime (as far as I am concerned) as a nice Macintosh computer. It is reliable and stable. It runs Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and all my other "arty" graphics apps beautifully. The screen is clear and bright. The built-in speakers sound pretty darn good. I haven't even bothered to hook up external speakers (though some people probably would prefer to have them).

The price is right. It's so inexpensive, you can afford to get a lot of extra RAM added-something I heartily recommend. (I have a total of 768 megs, which is quite wonderful!) I had the shop add my RAM, but I have been told that adding RAM to these models of iMacs is very easy, even for the newbie.

I love my little iMac! ... Read more