Watch out if you or someone in your home smokes. Apple has refused to honor the warranty if used in home with a smoker!
Rating: 1 / 5

Initial reactions I bought it because I want to do graphics processing of photos and video. I also found my windows machine a little glitchy: I didn’t like sitting down in front of the windows box, and I wanted a better experience. The Apple salesman promised me I “would be grinning ear to ear for weeks. ” That hasn’t happened, but here are a few pros and cons:

POS
NO VIRUS, SPYWARE, AND LORD KNOWS WHAT. The papers have run stories about how the virus programmers are ahead of the anti-virus people in windows. I hate those ads from the anti-virus people that pop up on my windows screen. THIS ALONE MAKES THE APPLE !))))% WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!! This is no fault of Appler, a gimme from their point of view, but nice anyway.

The sound is ntegrated and works well.
It runs windows, in case I want a walk on tyhe dark, diseased side.
1 TB disk is no fooling around.
The overall cost seems competitive with a Dell-Windows machine I bought. It’s much more compact than the Dell. No wired and other crap strewn about. nice.
The lack of peripherals and cancer of wires means the Imac is as portable as a . . . Bose radio. Priceless. I put the Imac in my living room next to my tv chair, but it can move easily to my bedroom or office.
CONS
There is a video describing how to use the Apple keyboard from a windows perspective, but ive not been able to find.
the usability of the apple interface does not seem as good as the windows, inherently. No right-clicking on screen items for options.
The ctrl key is avross the keyboard from the return key, so internet command require two hands.
The mail program supplied does not let me send or return emails from my gmail account. ity is dysfunctional.
the supplied safari web browser does not let me open more thasn one (1) window, necessitatinfg closing the window when i want to check on something elsewhere on the web.
the apple keyboard seems a bit too small – note these typos. it is not necessary to make it so small. people don’t put the keyboard in their pockets. design gone wild. should be 1 inch bigger. id buy one today if available.
iworks seems difficult to use.
the dvd player, i can’t see how to eject the dvd easily.
The type size on the screen seems too small to read. I like to sit back and look at the large 27 screen TV-style. The size of the font has me craning my neck constantly and peering at the screen. I think I see similar behavior in IMac users.
Overall, I find Windows software better designed, except that in practice it does not work as well in certain rrspects. Intyertnet eplorer with multiple windows beats the hell out of safari with its one window, except that E8 hangs after abut 6 windows are open. But at this point I favor my windows machine for internet resdearch.

I gave the IAC 3 stars because the software problems as supplied seem easily fixable and there is no excuse for them. Ditto the undersized keyboard and hidden instruction video. Kick some ass, Jobs!
Rating: 3 / 5

The computer alone would get 5 stars. The fact my computer arrived with gashes in the outside box and in the actual imac box as well was disappointing (one going all the way through into the imac box and into the protective foam). The package was not marked Fragile or Handle With Care. It appears the computer is fine, but after spending this much money on a computer, I would expect it to be packaged a little better.

In terms of the actual computer, it has worked great. I use it mainly for Logic Pro, and the base 27 inch model has worked very well with Logic. I was debating getting the i5 or i7 processor, and so far I’m glad I didn’t spend the extra money because this seems to be enough power for what I am doing in Logic.
Rating: 3 / 5