Is an imac right for me?

Hi there. I currently have a black 13" macbook that has introduced into the world of mac!! However, I am considering purchasing an imac, more than likely one of the 17" or 20" models. I have a couple of questions that I hope people can answer for me -
- Does an imac have airport built in?
- Is anyone aware of any major issues with imacs as I have had problems getting my macbook to read any audio CDs.
I'd appreciate any feedback, good or bad re. the imac. Thanks in advance!!

I have a slightly older 20-inch Core Duo model, and there haven't been any problems thus far.
Audio CDs?
I've had problems reading them (importing into iTunes actually) when they were moderately to severely scratched. This seems like a computer-independent problem.
Also had problems reading some old (5 years) CD-RWs, but this was a consistent problem on all of the computers (several Macs and a PC) in my household.
Cheers,
Ilya Smirnov
iMac 20 inch  2.0 GHz Core Duo  250 GB HD  512 MB RAM  Mac OS X (10.4.8)  iPod video 30GB Black  Silver iPod Mini 2G 4GB

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