Apple iMac
Approval Rate: 76%
Reviews 50
by hotshordi
Thu Oct 14 2010Using it right now! I love love love my Mac. It's wonderful! The big screen is beautiful along with the graphics on it. Making videos is a snap, and pictures come out great. I wouldn't trade it in for anything in the world! As the saying goes: Once you go mac, you never go back.
by fedupwithgarba_ge
Sun May 09 2010iMac 21.5" 3.06 GHz Intel Core Duo, 4 GB Ram, 1 T HD, ATI Radeon HD 4670 Snow Leopard 10.6.3 Purchased March 2010 You have an iPod, you've used iTunes. So why are you still fiddling with a Windoze box? These new HD iMac computers are the thing to have for a home computer. The built in software and the operating system are vastly superior to anything in the MS offerings. Out of the box, with the Apple wireless keyboard and Magic Mouse, I simply plugged in the power cord and all was well. The mouse has some attractive features, a touch sensor interface (like yer 'pod) controls 360 degree scrolling with a weighted feel to the "wheel" so when you flick it, the page scrolls down in proportion to your flick. It is incredible. A buttonless mouse that has all of the features of a multi-button mouse. It's Apple Magic at it's best. visit Apple.com and read all about it. This thing is like a muscle car - except it's not. Keep driving your Volvo... I noticed on here it states, "The iMac does... Read more
by creatuswebdesi_gn
Fri Mar 26 2010Januari this year i bought my first Mac, a 27" iMac. The design is just perfect, I realy love the unibody style and not having any wires on the front and just one power wire on the back is also very nice, it give a sense of a clean desktop. The performance of the system is very good, but because of the problems with the videocard at the first months i'm not giving it a full 5 stars. For the rest, OSX is just great and very nice to use.
by krj6826f
Sat Jan 30 2010Best choice for computer ive made!! Ive had it for almost 2 years now and works the same it did on day 1!!! When ive had PC's in the past I found after a month they were super slow and felt like I had wasted my money........If you are buying a computer buy a mac!!!
by emediately
Thu Nov 12 2009I have the new Apple iMac 27inch (3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/4GB RAM w/ 1TB HD/ ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics with 256MB) and it's just a great desktop computer. Super, bright, large display! AWESOME graphics! I love it! HD.. Call of Duty 4 works so smooth.. Crazy graphics compared to my old Sony PC.. And yeah. The iMac is just wonderful. Mac OS X Snow Leopard runs so smooth. WAY WAY better than PC. I'm a web designer, and I use Adobe CS4 suite all the time. Photoshop, Illustrator function so much better than on my old PC. And I have Parallels which gives me Windows on my Mac whenever I need it. iMac is just great! If you have the money, don't hesitate. It's definitely worth it. Don't worry about lack of software, there is no such thing anymore. That was old times. Now you can get anything, and I mean there's way better stuff out there for Mac. PC users get a whole bunch of junk trial software. Lol.. Apple is dominating Microsoft. Anyway.. I don't want to get into the argument Mac v... Read more
by stopoil
Fri Sep 12 2008I love the iMac. So easy to setup and use. Lasts years without any problems.
by bencohen
Fri Aug 01 2008Loveit. Great. A new convert
by thereviewer
Wed Apr 23 2008If you're still using a PC...what are you doing? Not only are they harder to use, but they're clunky and obnoxious. I've used PC's all my life and actually liked them. Just recently my Dell laptop became overloaded, so I got an iMac since I use iTunes and my iPod all the time and it generally seemed better for my needs. It is one of the best decisions I've ever made, and that's saying something. Everything runs beautifully and smoothly, the screen is essentially HD, and it has so many little details like Expose, Dashboard and Front Row which may seem frivolous but are immensely useful. It doesn't run as much software, but the software it does run is much more elegant, intuitive, and useful. And you don't have to be an artist to appreciate it. I use way more of iLife than I thought I would and it's amazing. Now that there's trouble with Vista and people are actually going back to XP, it is as good a time as any to get a Mac.
by xer0sd18
Sat Feb 09 2008Gorgeous, but no updates if its running an old copy of OSX 12.0.2
by flatfork
Fri Feb 08 2008The best computer I have ever purchased hands down. Very easy to pick out online, you don't have to go page after page of picking out the features you want to have like some of the other brands. It was delivered to my door before the other competitors could even have theirs built. Very easy to use and would recommend it to anyone.
by thatoneperson
Mon Dec 31 2007http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=mac s_cant http://geocities.com/that01prsn/macs/index.html thats my opinion. i owned one and i hated it.
by jonboy11007
Tue Oct 02 2007Ok...If you are just reading this...pay attention to the dates of when some of these have posted. I own an iMac G3 that has been in service since 2001, and has survived every OS9 and OS X upgrade since then. It has been used every day since it first booted and is still going strong. In less than half the time I have used this machine, I went through 2 PCs that ran win 98 and XP SP1fine, but once XP SP2 came out they turned to garbage. Many people claim that Apples are more expensive. That is totally not true. Other companies may have lower entry points, but compare an Apple with a similarly equipped Dell or whatever...Apple is definitely cheaper. And think about it... you also have to pay more for software...the Mac comes with iLife and iWork is a really good alternative to Office for general Word processing , spreadsheets and presentations. And think about what youll have to pay for antivirus and spam blocker software...and if you want good photo editing management, video, dv... Read more
by jebril
Sun Sep 16 2007Macs take time to get used to, not only that but they have a really crappy value for the money you spend on it. But....the programmers at Mac are genius, all the Mac Software is ten times better than the alternatives found on your Windows PC, it is much more easier to organize anything on these things. As a Windows fan it pains me to see Vista being a complete piece of crap, and it also pains me to recommend a Mac if you haven't switched to Vista yet, but I do recommend it, as Vista is just a mess at the moment and well I think this generation we will see a lot more Windows user switch over to Mac.
by averiz
Wed May 23 2007A great personal computer for writing reviews on. :)
by twotall610
Tue Mar 06 2007Just bought An iMac, so far so good. Have the opportunity to have the best of both world's. Able to run Windows and Mac OS X. What more could you ask for!
by thebuckman
Tue Mar 09 2004How many times do I have to say it.....BUY A PC!!!
by tyketto
Mon Feb 09 2004I have had my iMac for over two years and have had no problems with it. Freezing? Slow? You people just don't know how to maintain your OS properly. No software? Maybe you people should look again. Windows is better and easier to use? Then you certainly have never used Mac OS X. If you can pickup a G3 iMac for your everyday computer use, it's a bargain. These are great computers.
by bigbaby
Sun Feb 02 2003These do nothing but freeze. And freeze. And freeze...
by knockkthis
Mon Nov 04 2002I have to new imac 17" display. The waiting list only took a week, and the wait was totally worth it. The imac G4 is the best computer out there for the artistic to the daily user.
by deathrattle
Mon Aug 12 2002Apple computers are the only PCs that are holding out among a world of IBM compadable computers. Why even bother being different? It seems no one likes the software they use for their system (and it's not because it's not Windows). I use both daily, and by far Windows is much more simpler and easier to understand than Apple's. I remember when some software was only made for Imac's. What a bother. IMac's may still be selling, but just conform. Then they won't have to worry about being unique (and not in a good way).
by galomorro
Sun Jun 09 2002Apple is the greatest thing that has ever happened in the computer world. Apple computers are so much easier to operate and understand than PCs, and are so much more attractive. The newest iMac is a work of art, and with the newer Macs you can run iPhoto and iPod. More expensive than PCs but worth every penny!
by csir1904
Wed Apr 24 2002I love my iMac. Only problem is it crashes too frequently.
by errol4e1
Fri Mar 01 2002The iMac is a great personal computer. Macintosh still dominates the graphic design market. The whole idea of windows was taken from Macintosh. MS Windows has only recently come close to catching up on Mac's user friendliness. The only problem with owning a Macintosh computer is that most people (not designers) own an IBM compatible. Therefore, there is not as much software written for the Mac, and a lot of files created on an IBM compatible cannot be read on the Mac (But Mac can read more IBM compatible files than IBM compatible can read Mac). But as far as being a quality machine, Macintosh is unsurpassed.
by flaystus
Sun Nov 18 2001Apple charges a preimum for their products, but delivers a premium product. Well worth the money! I've all but completely switch to the Mac platform, and I WORK in the computer industry!
by cassiejoy
Thu Aug 23 2001I have used Apple iMac. They are a nice computer. However I prefer IBM compatible PCs.
by andrew_gilmore
Sun Aug 12 2001It pisses me off when my iMac crashes and freezes, but other than that they're fast, easy to use, and they kick ass.
by tazmania6507
Tue Jun 19 2001I just love this thing! I got one last year & I don't know how I could live without it. The plug & play on it is great (as opposed to the plug & plug of the PC). Many people argue that the Mac doesn't have much in the way of software, but that's not true. Walk into any Comp USA & you will see tons of choices for Macintosh. And upgrading is easy. I just upgraded my computer's memory & I was amazed on not only how well it took the memory change, but also how easy it was. This is truly the perfect computer
by zeevb201
Sun Jun 17 2001The little big computer!
by ericroy
Mon Apr 16 2001I use Dell at work and Imac at home. HOME wins big time!!!
by splurben
Thu Mar 01 2001Fantastic. It's so much faster than the brand new PC's that I'm forced to use at work that I'll never consider buying anything but Apple in future. I can just plug in new devices and they just work, it's such a nice change from driver searches and constant reboots. There are some people at this site complaining about frequent crashes. They should call the free Apple help line, there are reasons that crashes occur. Sometimes the machines are damaged in shipment and need to be serviced. If this happens in the first year, Apple won't charge you a cent. Can you say the same for ANY brand of PC?
by vlad1c1d
Thu Jan 25 2001This desktop is aimed at Macintosh enthusiasts. Designed to be used on a network, it does not come with a floppy drive. The mouse is extremely uncomfortable and the color schemes guarantee it will not find a place in your office.
by askerosoiideco_ntrol
Tue Jan 23 2001Although they seem really fast, Mac's always seem to freeze, slow down, and not function properly. Imac looked more promising than it really is...not worth the money.
by tech_man
Fri Jan 19 2001This iMac was the original computer designed with the everyday user in mind. Ease of use, power, and longevity, combined with a fun and intriguing design, made a fun computer that their owners loved and spawned a whole line of imitators trying to ride on the coatails of inspiration. The iMac, two years later, continues to innovate and help others "think different." The new iMac line consists of 4 models, iMac, iMacDV, iMacDV+, and iMacDvse. Not only has the model line expanded, so has the power. I, as a computer store employee, watched as an iMacDVSE was used to produce production quality video (used for an unrelated business advertisement) with iMovie, the included video editing package.
by dingoac7
Wed Jan 17 2001Everybody I know who has an Imac has had serious problems with it. It's underpowered for any applications like rendering or compiling, and since it doesn't even have an internal desk drive, any printing problems kills your chances of getting that paper in on time.
by mm_rogriguez
Fri Jan 12 2001Great computer. Not too expensive. Comes in a range of colors so you can express yourself. Some programs are not compatable with iMac so it may not be the best thing. Floppy discs are also not interchangeable.
by fearface
Mon Jan 08 2001The iMac overheats and the keyboard is small. The screen is small and there is no floppy disk.
by king_mark
Mon Jan 08 2001In my opinion, this is a computer for the computer illiterate. Easy to start and use for simple tasks such as word processing, or Internet use. But it is lost in a world for IBM's. There is no software for the iMac, and if there is, it is quite old. The iMac has very few choices of hardware to put into it, and therefore will be unable to be upgraded when the time comes.
by ptredding
Mon Jan 08 2001For a first computer, this has everything. Colors are hip too!
by limerick
Wed Dec 20 2000Nothing could be more perfect for a beginner computer person or those that want no hassle computing. IMacs are easy to use and come in a wide variety of colors and models, so there is something for everyone.
by aqua_chick33
Mon Dec 11 2000Although this computer is advertised as "easy to use" and for the "non experienced computer person," I found it difficult. I had trouble with the memory capacity and it did not work as I had expected.
by pickguard1
Thu Dec 07 2000I have never owned an Apple but because of their popularity I've used several, and Imac's especially turn me off. Constant system errors and freezing, plus the usual Apple set up where OS editing is difficult for the inexperienced user which makes it the bottom in computers.
by the_warder
Sun Dec 03 2000iMac rules!!!!! (and it fits on my card table.)
by epcharles
Thu Nov 30 2000If you want a simple computer that anyone will be able to use, this is the way to go. Make sure it is what you are looking for though. If you are a serious computer guru, this just plain wasn't designed for you. Don't complain, just don't buy it!
by ucdca09d
Sun Nov 26 2000Very refreshing design. A new look for Apple. Apple became a designer item with the imac. It started a trend of multiple colors for desktop computers.
by gabo10
Tue Nov 21 2000Apple iMac is a masterpiece. Great for home or business. Easy to use and understand. More powerful tools than PCs. Stylish and elegant, comes in four colors.
by rh82534f
Tue Nov 21 2000The I Mac is overrated. They try making it look good but it is actually a mediocre computer.
by kanal640
Tue Nov 21 2000The computer itself is cute and works really well, but the fact that you cannot work from another computer and transfer to another is a problem.
by bhoyo427
Mon Nov 20 2000They came out with a good concept to have colored computers. They cost a lot. They have compact units.
by speedracer
Fri Nov 17 2000I don't like the format of the computer and company. You can't transfer data to a PC and the only thing going for them is the colors.
by juan92ea
Fri Nov 17 2000Good machine but it is only a 15" monitor. It is quick but you can't up grade it (RAM upgrade doesn't count).