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Old May 19th, 2005, 08:51 PM
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does anyone actually OWN a new iMac g5?

I'm considering on buying one. Here in Argentina, though, it's difficult to get one right now. they told me they would be here by june. Now, can anyone give me ACTUAL, first hand references about the machine?
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i will be happy to inform this community as soon as i am the proud owner of a new iMac g5!
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Yes I've had one about two months and it's a wonderful machine - fast, easy and a beautiful screen.
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I just got one last week, 2Ghz and 1Gb ram. It's a great fast and excellent looking Mac, can't fault it in any way. It handles everything I throw at it and then some so I really recommend it
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Old May 20th, 2005, 12:42 AM
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if you go up to a gig of ram, there won't be anything you won't be happy with
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I can only agree to what has already been said. The iMac G5 (I have the 1.8 GHz version) is really an elegant machine. Looks extremely nice, has the best TFT Screen I have seen so far, and with 1 Gig of RAM it really handles everything you throw it. Try playing some demanding games on it, like UT2004 or Halo. The graphics are pretty impressive, too.
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Old May 20th, 2005, 05:34 AM
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I have one of the first version of the iMac G5 (see signature), and I simply can't find fault with it. Its incredibly well engineered and a real pleasure to use. My sister has also bought a similar model, and is very pleased with it.

The screen is bright, crisp, wide and easy on the eyes. The design is smart and easy to live with. The noise level is very low, even by Mac standards. Performance is great, even in the more demanding applications. The slot-loading drive is a delight to use and doesn't require the user to even look at what they're loading.

The speakers are not very loud, though they're more than enough for playing games, chatting or listening to music when you're sitting at the computer, for anything more you'll want to hook up external speakers. With an optical and analog line out, as well as Airport Express as an option, this is no real limitation.

Overall, its an incredible machine. You really get the impression that Apple have thought of everything when they were putting this one together.
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i can honestly say that i can't wait for getting my machine!
even more after seeing that real-life photograph by DCD
thank nyou very much for your comments !!!
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yep, just bought mine last week.. its [beeeeeeep] brilliant nothing more to say than that

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