From: RobertB 

In article ,
 "Glenn Meadows"  wrote:

> How do you like your iMac?  We've got 2 of most likely the last of the G5
> ones from last year.  Got them because of software compatibility for program
> our Art department runs.

I like it a lot. It's a snap to set up, the display is gorgeous, it's
compact, has a lot of nice features, a fast graphics card, support for
dual-layer DVD burning, and it's very fast. Some software, notably MS
Office, still runs under Rosetta, but a lot of the third-party utilities
are now Intel native (or Universal Binaries).


>
> They've both now moved down to Nashville from NYC, they're nice machines.
> Gorgeous displays.

Yup. The display on my 20" machine is wonderful. I thought about the
23" model for a while, but it's a bit large for my desktop. However,
what I do want to do is buy a second 20" LCD and take advantage of the
extended desktop feature (which the video card supports). That would be
very useful in my work.

I've had the machine since mid-November. The only problems I've encountered
were two Finder freezes, something I never experienced on the G4. Not
kernel panics, just a freeze -- no crash log, nothing. Can't explain it. No
one else could either. Hasn't happened again, but you never know. Other
than that, things are fine. Running 10.4.8 and  I've almost got all the
updates installed (there have been a few this year).

>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "RobertB"  wrote in message
> news:missinglink-F75B55.16572616022007{at}news.barkto.com...
> > In article ,
> > Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge">
> > wrote:
> >
> >> >>>> I would not buy a machine with a built in web cam.
> >> >>> Why not?
> >> >> Why?
> >> >>
> >> >> Digicams are getting better & cheaper by the
year & frankly I'd only
> >> >> want an internet connected camera when I choose to
have one plugged
> >> >> in.
> >> >>
> >> >> Adam
> >> >
> >> > Paranoia?
> >>
> >> Nah I have a mobile phone so if a gov wants to it can. It's
(a) unneeded
> >> complexity (b) it's then limited & as time goes by you'll get 5mp
> >> digicams for USD20 so...
> >>
> >> e.g. you could have a laptop with a built in printer. But you don't.
> >>
> >> (c) is making sure no silly sod from Ukraine who does get in can do
> >> anything other than listen. I don't leave a microphone plugged into any
> >> machine which hasn't got one built in.
> >>
> >> Adam
> >
> > Hmm. My new iMac has a built in camera for the iPhoto stuff. It's
> > convenient and can be a lot of fun, although I don't do "chat." I
> > discovered you could also use it as an el-cheapo scanner.

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