New 2.8 ghz 24" iMac

This is a positive post just to let people know that all is not bad with the new iMacs. I ran a Powermac 1.25 since 2002. These new iMacs are what I was waiting for and I ordered mine on the day Steve announced them. I got the top of the line 2.8 Core 2 extreme, 24" display and 500gb drive. I have been using it for a week now and it has had zero flaws. It works great! Yes as people have noted the exterior casing does get very hot especially on the upper left corner. However it has not made a difference in the performance of the computer and I am not worried about it. This is one one of the most gorgeous computers I have ever had. As for the keyboard I cant love it more. It has such a nice feel to it I want one for my PC at work. I have not been able to make the cpu's work hard no matter what I do. It is so fast, I am currently doing a full home folder backup, watching the keynote, playing iTunes, copying 40 gig of data to another 500 gb USB drive and typing this post..I'm not even at 50% cpu! These are awsome computers. I do agree that the video drivers could use some more speed...but I am confident that apple is working on this since these are so new.
So just to give a different view to those problem posts I decided to post a positive review. I know poeple get defective machines... but alot of us get perfectly fine computers as well. So its not all bad.. I got a good machine and I just wanted to pass that on to people that may looking to make a purchase.
Good luck to those that have problems...I hope you get them resolved...these are wonderful systems. I also have a vista laptop that already got infected by Virus and cost me 70 bucks in tech support to get fixed and now I get to reinstall Vista to factory condition. This never happened to me on a Mac. I could have bought iWork for what that support call cost me..... keep that in mind.....
Tom

I ordered the standard config on the Apple store....it came with 2 gb of ram. I wa suprised I didnt have to upgrade anything. I took that as a sign..LOL. I got mine the 14th. Not bad for a new computer. After reading all the posts here I was a bit concerned getting a new model, but so far no problems. I also use an Airport extreme with gagabit ethernet so everything feels really fast.
I hope your computer is a flawless as mine. The only recommendation I have is to make a good backup of your old system before you get your new one. It will allow you to choose what to move over and what to trash from your old system.
Also, get some sunscreen for sitting in front of that 24" monitor
I hope you enjoy your iMac... I cant get away from mine. I own a consulting company and I am seriously considering moving to add Mac consulting to the business.
Tom

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