Proudly display the iMac G5 in any room of your house - its lightweight enough to move from your kitchen to the den or bedroom. Take in the view on a widescreen flat-panel display. Hidden behind the display, youll find the entire computer: central processing unit (CPU), logic board, hard drive, optical drive, speakers, microphone and power supply. But youll actually find that the computer just fades away as you organize music and photos, or compose tunes and edit movies with the iLife suite of integrated applications for your digital lifestyle.
A great system
Rating
Written By JonAult
Date Written Nov 07 2004
Summary
I've been using a flat-panel iMac since the 17 inch G4 model came out 2 years ago, and was starting to get a bit frustrated with the screen size & mediocre CPU speed, so when the new G5 iMacs were announced I knew I'd be upgrading. I placed an order at...
The iMac G5 is my third Mac computer. I suppose one of the frustrations of owning a Macintosh is that the things rarely play up (I have never had a service call on any Macintosh computer yet), and the only reason that I have ever had to update is because...
Strength
Great looks, runs well, flys on the 'net.
Weakness
Standard memory is not enough.
Bottom Line
This is an excellent computer which handles all modern applications and looks great as well.
I took delivery of five identical 20" iMac G5s, 1.8GHZ and Superdrive. The only change from spec was to add 1GB to each machine. Since the intended user for the 5th machine left the company right before delivery, I had no choice but to take it as my work...
Strength
Literally flawless. Wouldn't hesitate to buy more of these.
Weakness
Trivial sound port placement. Retarded keyboard design.
Bottom Line
One at home, five at the office, all six flawless. I love this product!
My 400 MHz Sawtooth G4 was nearing the end of it's life as a professional machine. It got to the point where I was procrastinating editing video projects or updating my portfolio and website. Some of this was due to it's aging specs and some was due to...
Strength
Sleek, stylish, fast, gorgeous. Great apple ease of use.
Weakness
video card. 256 MB of RAM makes a horrible first impression. Bluetooth not amazing.
Bottom Line
If you like it get it. Just get more RAM, I mean it. Every iMac released has been great and a highmark of iconic product design.
I just converted from a PC based world to a new iMAC G5 and I'm never going back. I won't go into all the detail already discussed in the previous 2 reviews but I will say that it is worth the extra money to go for a MAC. I love its utter simplicity...
Strength
Sleek, clean and uncluttered, very fast and friendly
Weakness
Need a mouse with a scroll wheel.
Bottom Line
If you are tired of messing around with Windows security flaws then this machine is a must. It does cost a little more but then no Windows headaches.
Outstanding... when it isn't down for warranty service.
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Written By tek_addict
Date Written Feb 23 2005
Summary
For five months, this machine had been everything Apple claimed it was: Elegant, powerful, stable, and beautiful. Free of spyware/adware and viruses. Recently, the machine developed a serious video problem that rendered it completely useless. I...
Strength
Nice looking, excellent software, no cable mess, no adware/spyware/virus epidemic
Weakness
Warranty service is unacceptable
Bottom Line
Excellent software. No virus or spyware/adware problems whatsoever in my 5 months of use. If you experience hardware problems, warranty service is horrible (do not buy online.)
I've had my iMac G5 20" computer for well over a year now and have experienced zero downtime with the machine. In addition I've experienced only a single crash, due to an errant program, and no viruses or other problems. Granted, this is not my first...
Strength
Reliable, fast, excellent screen and no virus problems!
Weakness
None for what I purchased the machine for.
Bottom Line
For a great machine that can handle DV video editing or even light uncompressed editing, not to mention any standard office application, the iMac G5 is a great choice.
I've (very intensively) used the iMac G5 for over six months now... and I just love it. I can't help it, I really do. As a graphic designer I ask a lot from any computer I work with. Most of of all I want a computer to be stable: it should perform any...
Strength
Very reliable, stable & fast. Great hardware design... and of course great looks!
Weakness
Not a machine for hardcore-gamers!
Bottom Line
Finest computer I've ever used. Very reliable, stable & fast. Great hardware design... and of course great looks!
Purchased directly form Apple in November 2004, this Imac G5 1.8 with 1 GB RAM and wireless keyboard & mouse has been totally trouble-free. The Airport Express was easy to install and add to my small DSL-connected network. It comes with the best "free"...
Strength
Easy set-up, fun to use, rock solid operating system, beautiful form factor and display
Weakness
Monitor can't be used as a monitor with aptop or Mini
Bought the iMac G5 on 10-14-04 after using HP PC for 8 years. New computer to be used primarily to convert VHS to DVD. Screen went crazy 2-20-05 and died. Delivered to repair center on 2-2 and was told it would be repaired (hopefully) in 3-5 days. On...
Strength
Easy to use, great for making DVDs from home movies.
