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Apple iMac G5 (M9844LLA) Mac Desktop
Apple iMac G5 (M9844LLA) Mac Desktop

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Product Description

What if you could command an entire world of music, photos, movies and DVDs — all from your sofa? Now you can share the good life with friends and family on a 17- or 20-inch new iMac G5 featuring Front Row software and Apple Remote. Slimmer than ever, the gravity-defying enclosure also houses built-in iSight, SuperDrive, wireless and the easy-to-use software that brings it all together.



My Mac "Experience" So Far
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Written By
clarkie_in_ct

Date Written
Oct 16 2005

Summary

Update: Now that I've had more time to use this device, I'm even more impressed. I'll also talk about features available on the new iMac The first point I'd like to make is this. Why would I, an IT professional, of the "PC" generation buy a Mac?...

Strength

Simplicity

Weakness

Pricey

Bottom Line

If you're a home user. Email, word processing, internet, photos, video, music. Add simplicity to your life

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The best Mac desktop yet!
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Written By
thecomputerguy

Date Written
Aug 02 2005

Summary

The iMac G5 is a wonderful computer, marketed toward consumers looking to dip into the digital lifestyle to make their own media creations and to share them on CD and DVD. This is an all-in-one computer including a LCD monitor and built in speakers with...

Strength

Beautiful 17-inch widescreen LCD, fast CPU, great graphics, huge hard drive, slim!

Weakness

Can't upgrade video card just like any other all-in-one computer (PC or Mac)

Bottom Line

The best personal computer you can own. The iMac G5 gives you all the power of the Macintosh and none of the problems of Windows.

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O.K. I bought a MAC
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Written By
shawnshell

Date Written
Oct 04 2005

Summary

I've always been a PC/Windows guy. The MAC has always been a computer for artists and students. No serious business could actually be conducted on it. This impression was further compounded when I joined a big PC computer manufacturer about three...

Strength

Easy to set up, easy to operate, good mix of "out of the box" software

Weakness

Software update intrusive, crashes with Garage Band, Safari and Quicken

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Apple G5 iMac major repair requirements
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Written By
pixelpaint

Date Written
Nov 06 2005

Summary

Having been a loyal Mac owner for over 10 years, I thought I had no reason to be wary of my Dec.04 iMac purchase. However, I have one of the unfortunate serial numbers that has a defective on-off switch; Apple has extended their warranty to 2 years to...

Strength

Beautiful design and optimal function for the price

Weakness

Defective internal parts that Apple is VERY sluggish in correcting

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good solid desktop.
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Written By
shocktherapy

Date Written
May 30 2006

Summary

I've had my iMac for about a year and a half. i've never had a single problem with it, ever. it's got the gorgeous design, a nice 17 inch widescreen, 2.0 ghz of power, and to top it all off, a huge 160 gig hd. well worth the 1,400 i paid for a year and a...

Strength

Design, Storage, iLife, OSX.

Weakness

a little pricey, but well worth it.

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Apple iMac G5 Mac Desktop
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Written By
quantumfog

Date Written
Sep 27 2005

Summary

Early iMac G5 models were fraught with overheating, causing the computers to crash. However, iMacs built after June 2005 have these problems resolved. Check with the MacIntouch site for serial numbers if you need to buy a used model. I bought a 20...

Strength

Compact hardware with a small footprint, large screen, does not crash.

Weakness

Cost; I'd like to see it for about $500 less.

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