Moonie Times finally gets something right -- "24-inch IMac is nearly perfect"

[emulatorloo]

http://washingtontimes.com/technology/20070305-100107-4417r.htm

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And what you get in this case is a sleek-looking, supercapable computer, which does just about everything you'd want from a powerful system, and does it well and quickly.
There have been large-screen IMacs before, so what elements make this model my very-nearly-perfect choice? The 2.33 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo processor is one. Intel central processing units, after all, have long run Microsoft's Windows operating system, and also run several flavors of the "open" operating system Linux.
That means this computer could run those systems in place of the Mac OS, or flip between Windows and Mac OS X using Apple's Boot Camp.
Another is the superlarge screen. I've said it before: The bigger the screen, the better, at least for this user. As we boomers age, having a screen that can display type in superlarge sizes isn't a bad thing. For others, having a screen that offers plenty of "real estate" for displaying and working with photos, audio or video clips, or graphic design items, is also a plus.
Third is the greater capacity this computer has for both RAM and hard-disc storage. You can go up to 3 gigabytes of RAM on this machine; the 2 gigabytes installed in this unit make for much faster work and Web browsing. A 500 gigabyte hard disc is tremendous, and you can go up to 750 gigabytes, enough to hold 90,000 copies of the King James version of the Bible, if my math is correct. That's a lot of storage for most of us, including moms and dads who want to track a child's life in high-definition video.
Fourth would be Apple's decided edge in multimedia. I bought that "Law & Order" episode on Apple's ITunes Store, price $1.99, and the playback on the IMac was great. Once the firm's ITV device arrives, then such content can stream wirelessly from a Mac to another TV anywhere in the house. Doing these things with a PC is possible, but more complicated and chancy.

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[Poiuyt]

1. Just in case everyone is wondering what to get me for my birthday

This would do very nicely.

Thank you

[reprobate]

2. I want one. I want one. I want one. I don't NEED one. But I WANT one.

[moggie]

3. Mine isn't

Three months after I bought it, the LCD failed (it looked like every second pixel died, so the screen was vertically striped). Got the display panel replaced under warranty, and three months later it's failed again in exactly the same way, this weekend. It's a lovely machine when it works, but if the display only lasts a few months...

[emulatorloo]

4. Call Apple support -- they will make it right for you EOM