2.66 GHz 20-inch iMac

Apple iMac MB417LL/A 20-Inch Desktop Enjoyable computing experience. That sums it up. I've had this iMac for 6 months. And have owned the previous 2 or 3 versions as well. Clean design eliminates 5 or… 6 cables, but still takes up little more space than a 20" monitor itself. Hardware and software work well together. Software programs integrate nicely with one another and there's lots of high quality software included. Stylish. No bloatware to uninstall. No registry to deal with. Programs are hidden inside of a package (icon.) Just drag the icon to your apps folder to install. Drag out of folder to trash to uninstall. Simple. Lack of spyware and viruses is a big plus. No annoying security prompts and programs running in the background that are setup to deal with this stuff. Windows open like you would expect. Very clean software update mechanism. Updates actually fix problems and improve the speed of the software. Very distinguished looking operating system - graphically speaking. Truly plug and play backup feature called Time Machine. Just plug in an external hard drive. Spotlight index feature also sets it the experience apart - quickly 7 easily find files and launch apps. Very well organized. System preferences are all cleanly laid and easy to find. User folders cleanly laid out. Quick Look - press the space bar and quickly "preview" any file without opening the app. Press again to close. Fast. Very quiet. Nice beautiful screen. Easy & pleasing to the eye user switching. Easy wireless networking. Competition far behind.

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Much like an Italian sports car, the imac is beautiful, flashy, and alluring... at first. After a month of ownership, I might have written a glowing review. Having the machine die completely after 14… months, however, makes this my worst purchase ever. I suppose I should have listened to all the recommendations to purchase the extended warranty, but after 15 years of owning PCs without any hardware problems, I thought it was unnecessary for a desktop. Going back to the sports car analogy, unless you are made of money, and have a daily driver for the time these spend in the shop, think twice before purchasing.

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