Maylin
iMac by Apple is the new revolution in the world of personal computers and it is now time to discard your old desktop. With the iMac the computer has become much more personalized and is the right way to a happy computing experience. This all in one desktop has transformed the way users use to browse the web, create movies, edit photographs, and many other such multimedia functions.
Since the inception of the iMac in 1998, it has revolutionized the world of computing and computers alike. The i in iMac stands for the Internet which was declared by Apple and the i then continued also in the other consumer products of Apple. It is not only the sleek and slim design of the iMac that attracts the users but also the software that is compatible with the hardware that makes for easy computing. There have been three distinct forms of the iMac and they were the G3, G4, and G5 each of which have their own unique features. The technology columnist Walt Mossberg has called the iMac the gold standard of desktop computing. There are many useful features in the iMac that makes it necessary for PC users to switch to the iMac.
Features of the iMac
Some of the features that make the iMac famous in the popular culture include iLife 08, the intuitive operating system, and movies in minutes, easy creation of websites, and the combination of iTunes, speedy web browsing, easy video chatting, and much more. The iMac is always referred as the all in one desktop and that is not without any merit because one can find virtually all the functionality in the machine. All these features are found in the iMac G5.
The iMac G5 comes in a 17 and 20 inch screen display and the resolution of the 20 inch screen is 1680 x 1050 pixels which thus enables viewing of two full pages together. Some of the unique hardware features of the iMac G5 include 1.9GHz or 2.1Ghz PowerPC G5 processor, 512MB DDR2 SDRAM that can be extended up to 2.5 GB, there is an in built SuperDrive, and also Bluetooth. In the software of the iMac G5 it includes Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, iChat, Safari, Sherlock, QuickTime, iSync and much more.
The iPhoto feature of the iMac can organize photos up to a quarter million and one can easily locate them and enhance their looks. The photos can be shared by ways of slideshows, photo books, calendars, greeting cards, and also personal Web Gallery. One can not only listen to music but also can create their own music as well with the feature called GarageBand. The support for 24 bit audio enables musicians with greater skills to have their best performances recorded by the function of multi-take recording.
The iWeb integrated in the iMac allows for a vibrant web presence of the users. One can add more life to their Podcasts, photos and movies with the iWeb feature of the iMac. There are many other useful features in the iMac that make the conventional desktop obsolete.
January 30, 2008
I have been on a PC from the start of my computer learning but a iMac is starting to look more and more appealing to me. Everyone that I talk to that owns one has a lot of good things to say. The PC has dominated the computer market for a long time but recently the Mac has been gaining some popularity.
February 2, 2008
I agree, the iMac is one of the most advanced and popular computer in the market today. When it comes to quality it can outperform the PC, the PC is cheap and that’s one of the reasons why the quality is also not good.
February 2, 2008
Like drew888, I have been a PC user from the get go. I have never truly had a problem with the Mac Platform, it just was not what I was used to. A buddy used to complain that it was okay, but whenever a new game came out. there was rarely a Mac version for months.
I am now in college for animation, and multimedia, and all of my research points to the Mac platform for graphics. So I am soon going to be taking the plunge!
February 2, 2008
When my current PC starts having “end of useful life” issues, I’ll probably have to buck up and pay a bit more for an iMac to replace it. My big quibble is having to replace all the Windows-based games that I have. Not that I have a lot, but still, we are talking at least $300 in those alone,
February 8, 2008
As I already said on another thread, I am a pc user for all of my life and it would be hard for me to switch to MAC. I think that different people will have different opinion on this one. I believe that I am entitled to my opinion, I wouldn’t want to switch from a pc to a MAC because I’m already used to PC and in our country I rarely see Mac software, so I guess that using one will be definitely hard on my part.
February 11, 2008
I have been on PC right from the DOS time and think yes this might be the right time to switch to Mac as now I am away from gaming and also more towards graphics,stability and security.
February 13, 2008
I’m just wondering why hackers prefer using Linux compatible computers than a Mac or a pc compatible computer. Is it just about the security or there is something more with the UNIX systems that other computers doesn’t have.
February 25, 2008
When I hear people of moving to one operating system from another, the issue of gamies always comes up. If you are really in a need to play your games, you can always run a dual boot system of Windows and Mac for PC on a PC platform, but I do not think that you can do this with regular mac hardware. If you wanted to run an emulator, you could, but it would not be fast enough for your games.
February 27, 2008
I became interested in Mac back I heard Halo was going to be on the system. I purchased one and found out the applications as well the hardware was far more user friendly than a pc with MS OS. I became a fan instantly.
February 29, 2008
I love Macs, one of my first experiences in the 80’s was on an Apple. They have really come a long way and I can see them taking the market once they get to a point where they can compete price wise with MS. I think in the long run they are over all better and systems in general.
As more and more people develop for Mac Environments you will see less problems with game playing.
April 8, 2008
I too had my first “Mac Attack” back in the 80’s, but never purchased one. I am I did eventually though. It’s been a pleasure to own one, and has now totally sold me against ever going back to PC.
May 15, 2008
For the longest time I was against mac until my girlfriend told me to use hers. Ever since then I have absolutely loved my mac. My PC had so many problems and in the 2 1/2 years I’ve owned this one computer I have only had 1 problem with it and it was fixed by taking it to the store. It was amazing. I love the macs the quality are so good. I swear I won’t go back to a pc, no matter what.
May 24, 2008
I think this article makes an excellent point. Apple has definitely been revolutionalizing personal computing. They make it so much simpler and so much more user friendly that people are just attracted to their products. They also make them very visually appealing, which they’ve been doing since the first imac.