IMac Now or Leopard?

I don't "need" an iMac to replace my Windows pc, but I WANT one. I was going to wait for Leopard and iLife '07, but...there seem to be differences of opinion at my local Apple store, so I'm asking here.
If I buy now, I'm getting (supposedly) a stable, well-tested OS (Tiger) and a stable, well-tested iLife '06. When I update to Leopard, it will probably cost me an extra $129 plus $79. I'm inclined to jump at the first releases of Leopard and iLife '07, but some at the Apple store say they will do just that and others say they would "wait and see", at least until the first round of bug fixes. So I'm in your typical quandary. I normally jump at the new thing, but maybe that's not the best thing to do here. It would also help if we knew if Leopard and the 07 iLifes were going to be released in Feb, Mar, Apr, May or June. I won't even ask about the 20" or 24" iMac, but that's also swimming around in my 68 year old head. Part of me is thinking "how happy will I be if I buy right now and then, in June is not only Leopard and iLife 07, but even a new and improved iMac? Or I buy right now and all the new stuff is released very soon (like March)?" Oh for great wisdom and great patience (and a crystal ball)!!!
Your opinions/advice are most welcome if you care to comment. Oh...I'm not at all that concerned about the $129 plus $79. Other factors are much more important.
Thanks!
Hypersonic PC Windows XP Soon to be Imac with OS X (Leopard?)
Hypersonic PC   Windows XP   Soon to be Imac with OS X Leopard

Buy Now! "Enjoy" Tiger. Once you get a handle on it, than you can evaluate whether the new features on Leopard are worth the upgrade ------> LATER.
Two features that intrique me about Leopard -- split screens running different programs (better have a big screen); and, automatic backup of everything on the harddrive for life of the iMac with the ability to go back to any point in time (better not be doing things that will draw the attention of Homeland Security -- or others). I am bad about backup, -- hardly know what it means, --never can find anything on it.
I have owned Mac's since 1985, buying the newest and greatest every few years, and have never encountered a problem with Apple products. I buy a computer for fun and business, not to work on computer (hardware and software) related issues. I have recently bought an iMac20". I have bought the extended warrantee -- first time ever; why, I don't know, probably a bad idea. I will upgrade to Leopard in time, but right now I'm enjoying Tiger. I do have some business needs that requires a PC capability. I'm looking forward to doing that on my new iMac with either "Boot Camp" or "Parallels". Which way to go is still not clear. I'm watching the discussion on that. A year ago I would never have bought another desktop, but with this platform, the small footprint, and the clarity of the screen (maybe should have the 24"), my PC laptop is relegated to the field, and I will let my 6yr old grand child play with my old iMacDV500, if he promises to teach me the fun things on the new one.
iMac20" OSX 10.4.7   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iMacDV500 wOS9.1 & PC XPpro v002
iMac20" OSX 10.4.7   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iMacDV500 wOS9.1 & PC XPpro v002
iMac20" OSX 10.4.7   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iMacDV500 wOS9.1 & PC XPpro v002
iMac20" OSX 10.4.7   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iMacDV500 wOS9.1 & PC XPpro v002
iMac20" OSX 10.4.7   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   iMacDV500 wOS9.1 & PC XPpro v002
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    When I look at Mail preferences in Snow Leopard now:
    Account Type: MobileMe IMAP
    Incoming Mail Server: mail.me.com (expected here p02-imap.mail.me.com)
    Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): p02-imap.mail.me.com
    (Advanced) Authentication: Apple Token
    What I find in preferences (automatically established) on my Lion computers:
    Account Type: iCloud IMAP
    Incoming Mail Server: p99-imap.mail.me.com (shows grey)
    Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.me.com
    (Advanced) Authentication: Password (no Apple Token option)
    So I tried to make Snow Leopard Mail similar based on the Lion preferences:
    Account Type: MobileMe IMAP (found no way to change to iCloud IMAP)
    Incoming Mail Server: mail.me.com (shows grey, found no way to change to "p99-imap.mail.me.com")
    Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.me.com
    (Advanced) Authentication: Password (no Apple Token option)
    Same result as before: asks for password, which I have to cancel, then click away the lightning symbol, after which it works (but perhaps not tomorrow).
    Best regards,
    Jerome from Belgium

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