Apple iMac Desktop with 24" Display MA456LL/A (2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

Average customer rating: 4.5

Don't Buy Unless You Like Computers That Crash
Get more RAM-2 GB
I'm satisfied...
iMac is fantastic
The ideal home computer?...

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Apple iMac Desktop with 24" Display MA456LL/A (2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive)

Manufacturer: Apple Computer
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B000EPNEY0

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Apple MA456LL/A 24 Inch iMac - With a huge 24" widescreen LCD monitor, this iMac is the biggest yet from Apple. Compared to the previous 20" model, the 24" LCD is 40% brighter and provides 30% more screen real estate. Powering this iMac is an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, which gives you up to 50% faster performance over the previous 20" model. You also get Apple iLife. A suite of Apple designed applications that has everything for, well, your life - your digital life that is. Seamlessly integrated with the Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger operating system, it lets you easily edit, share, and store your digital photos; play, edit, and create both audio and video, including your own DVD movies. 250GB SATA 7200 RPM Hard Drive Slot-Loading SuperDrive - (write speeds) up to 2.4x DL DVD+R, 8x DVD-R, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+RW, 24x CD-R, & 16x CD-RW Slot-Loading SuperDrive - (read speeds) up to 8x DVD-ROM & 24x CD-ROM 24 Widescreen LCD Native Resolution - 1920 x 1200 Built-in iSight Built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi Wireless Network Adapter Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT with 128MB of GDDR3 of SDRAM Port - 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 3 USB 2.0, 2 USB 1.1 (on keyboard), 1 FireWire 800, 1 FireWire 400, Optical Digital Audio/Headphone Out, Optical Digital Audio In/Audio Line-In, Mini-DVI Out with support for DVI, VGA, S-Video, & Composite Video via optional adapter Built-in Stereo Speakers Built-in Microphone Built-in IR Receiver Unit Weight - 25 lbs.

Customer Reviews:

Don't Buy Unless You Like Computers That Crash.......2007-06-04

One month after switching from a PC, the hard drive or OS crashed, causing me to lose all my data when I had to reload the OS. Apple refused to send a new iMac or give a refund. And that was after a month of enduring all sorts of application crashes. The so-called easy-to-use interface is completely counterintuitive, too. So, if you like hard-to-use computers that are completely unreliable, this is the buggy hardware for you!

Get more RAM-2 GB.......2007-05-22

I am STRONGly recommending that you get 2 GB Ram. I had 1 GB RAM, and then upgraded to 2 GB RAM, and you will not believe how fast your Mac can be until you get to 2 GB. I am very serious about this, I had the before/after comparisons, and it is astounding. If you already have 1 GB and think you're happy, get 2 GB anyway. WOWhee, what a difference.

I'm satisfied..........2007-05-21

I have been a PC user forever. Vowed to never go Mac because of gaming performance and it's propietary nature-not to mention cost.

After witnessing the imac in a apple store I was impressed...so much so I bought one. Especially (one of the main reasons) since I could run windows.

I gave it only four stars because of the lack of support (in mac mode) for all kinds of things. I really, really hate Itunes and can't believe after you paid money you can only load it onto a freakin' ipod. That just plain sucks! Also the lack of support for most other portable players is just plain wrong. Fortunetly it runs Vista really well. Only took about a hour to set things up so I am perfectly happy being able to use subscription services which I feel are the best bang for the buck. For $12 a Month have all the music on your portable player your heart desires. And, listen to FULL versions of any songs you like, not just only 30 lousy seconds. Songs are 10 cents less. In my view, itunes is a horrible rippoff. Finally, gaming performance is ok for a light gamer like myself.

But truly speaking, I found the MAC OS has some serious limitations despite being a solid OS. As far as the programs that come with the Mac OS for the most part they are great. Unfortunetly, many applications I am fond of came up short on the Mac OS. Thank God it runs windows in bootcamp mode suprisingly really well.

All in all I'm glad I bought it.

iMac is fantastic.......2007-05-18

Easy to set up and use. Worked right out of the box. Runs great. Looks great. Nice not having a tower under foot. No hardware problems to date and no "Blue Screen" type software errors. The video is crystal clear and I love the screen size. Well worth the money.

As a long time Windows user with a bit of Unix experience, the differences between Windows/XP and Mac OS X were easily overcome. In fact, I like most of the Mac differences better. Lots of free software available, too. Package installation is a breeze in most cases.

Some Unix knowledge is definitely helpful in administering Mac OS X to use for cross platform software development. As a web software developer, I have installed Parallels Desktop to load Win/XP on an external drive for testing MSIE access to my websites. Also use it to run Windows apps that don't have Mac OS X equivalents. Getting the Mac to play nicely in a Windows network took a bit of a learning curve but it now behaves better than the Win/XP machines in the network.

So far, have added a 4-port USB 2.0 hub to attach a pair of 320gb external hard drives. The external hard drives had been in use on a Win/XP system and were formatted with NTFS. The data was immediately available upon connection. I went ahead and copied the data from them and then reformatted to OS X format and reloaded the data. Not a requirement, just felt more comfortable with natve format drives.

Also have a scanner, a networked printer, and a camera attachment. Everything came up and worked right away. Only glitch was determining what drivers were needed and how to load them for the Canon Lide30 scanner. Works great now. Plan to add another gb of ram to improve performance when running the Win/XP VM.

The ideal home computer?..........2007-05-03

Well let's see... It looks wonderful, so good that it qualifies for some sort of design award with the 24" screen reducing the relative size of the surrounding white bezel that houses the necessary hardware so that everything looks perfectly in proportion. Setting it up for home use is a dream - the box comes with just 4 items: computer/screen, keyboard, mouse and power plug (plus a tiny remote control) - you plug it in and within minutes you're there with very high quality photo, video editing, DVD authoring, address book, calendar and e-mail software pre-installed and, of course, internet access with no virus problems. Plus, with the addition of "Parallels" software, which is equally simple to set up, you can convert everything into a Windows PC running at the highest resolutions and install all your existing Windows applications - Word, Excel etc. etc. - accessed by the touch of a button as the screen flips round to seamlessly switch between Mac & PC.

And then... well, as Mac users know everything just works... no crashes, super quick start up and ridiculously easy installation of third party programs. If you haven't used a Mac before you will (believe me) become a dedicated convert within days. And if you're already a convert, the sheer beauty and stunning resolution of the screen and its extended workspace which makes moving around between program windows an absolute joy will take your breath away.

So, it looks beautiful, it's ridiculously easy to set-up, everything works without a hitch, it switches within seconds between a Mac and a PC and everyone who sees it will want one. But like a beautifully engineered "supercar" this quality has its costs. Firstly, the standard configuration doesn't do the machine full justice... what you really need is the upgraded processor (2.33 GHz), the better graphics card (the standard configuration is fairly puny), a larger disk drive (probably 500GB to handle all your photos, music, video and a reasonable PC partition for your Windows programs) and, of course, more memory to keep all of this running seamlessly (2GB minimum and ideally 3GB). Which bumps up the cost to top-end prices... but when you're buying a Ferrari you don't skimp on the tyres.

And then... well if you're a dedicated PC gamer you'll need to install Apple's Boot Camp software to run anything serious. Which is free but, like Parallels, needs a copy of Windows XP or Vista to work. More outlay and it's all adding up.

The ideal home computer? Well, you get what you pay for and with the 24" iMac you're entering into a different world where everything is quite wonderful but where it comes at a (justifiably) high cost. Better to classify it as the "perfect home computer" which, if you're into perfection, beats everything out there.

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