24" iMac - so far so good

I've now had my iMac for around a week and everything is great.
This is now my 3rd Mac (I also have a G4 MDD and a PowerBook) and I my overall experience is very good.
I don't have any bad or stuck pixels in the screen and the display is beautiful.
With regard to the noise issues that have been reported there is a faint hum from what I assume to be the power supply or fan and a buzz (again very faint) when the brightness is reduced. However I have to say that this is no more than the background noise I expect from any other electrical appliance such as a TV.
In computer terms it's the quietest desktop machine I've owned, especially after the Dual G4 MDD.
The migration from my G4 went seamlessly, although I did this manually rather than using the migration assistant. Everything works exactly as expected and in some cases has amazed me with the ease of which it ported my preferences and environments.
Overall I have to say that this is a great machine. Hopefully it will remain that way and I'll be pleased with my purchase.
I'm not meaning to decry those who have reported problems with their new iMac but wanted to reported a positive experience for a change.
Cheers all.
iMac 24" C2D 2.16Ghz 1GB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) PowerMac G4 Dual 1.25Ghz 1GB RAM / PowerBook 12" 1Ghz 768MB RAM

I have to agree - so far so good. Mine is a BTO via a local mac dealer here in the Netherlands (Am Bridge - highly reccommended for all Mac stuff) I get some humming now and again, especially after the machine has been working hard, but it's not intrusive. Most of the time I've got music (iTunes or live feed) going on in the background anyway. I've installed Parallels because I need to use Garmin software (I keep checking their Mac blog, but still no sign of mac intel compatible software for for my BMW Garmin GPS) Have to say XP works better and quicker thru Parallels than it does on my wife's Sony PC!!
Overall the intel machines are extremely fast in all aspects and the big screen is a god send. I couldn't justify buying a MacPro and a big screen for what I use my Macs for. I really have no complaints with my iMac - I just love it!
PS. makes all my mates envious as well!
iMac 24" Core Duo 2.33 2GB 500GB HDD 256MB Video, Powerbook G4 15" 1.67, iPod 4G 60GB Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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