Value of iMac

I bought an iMac (2006) about 6 months after release. I have had major problems, like the HD constantly errors ($500 for a certified apple repair place to fix and more for the Apple store to repair) and now I have the OS on a external HD for almost a year now and the Superdrive can't burn CD's or DVD's. I had a G4 previously and had no problems what so ever and I bought that used.
I was a PC user before that and I have been thinking of getting a computer that actually work the way it was meant to and I have been thinking of going back to PC. I am getting the sense that Apple isn't as good as they represent themselves to be.
Has anyone else come into major problems like this? Shouldn't a computer run more the way it was designed for more then 2 years? Or is it just my fault for expecting integrity out of a $2000 computer?

David,
Sorry to hear of your problems but I think Geoge hit the nail on the head. There will be a small percentage of those that have issues but that will be the case with any hardware. As far as AppleCare is concerned if you do decide to get another Mac it's inexpensive insurance. I just called them today (the first time in almost a year) to get a new Aiport Express connected and received excellent service. BTW my issue as it turned out had nothing to do with the Apple products it was a Belkin router security issue. The Apple tech deducted that, helped me fix it and we got my problem solved.
Regards,
Roger

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