In detail:
1. The screen
The screen is gigantic 27 "tall (68.6 cm) high. Whether we initially imagine why you need such a large screen is not, get used to it very quickly. Here a browser window open showing the ne site full size, since a window on the TV program (via Elgato EyeTV), next to a few few Utitilities, in the background something and the screen is still clear. Exposé (Mac OSX function to keep track of many open windows) is almost superfluous. The quality of IPS TFT screen blows up everything. resolution far, far better than any FullHD display, highly luminous and perfectly smooth brightness with LED background illumination, rich colors, responsive, perfect from all directions picture. short of the claim by Apple the ultimate display to who is almost an understatement. (which makes it a glossy display is (keyword reflections), you do not notice the way in operating practice.)
2. Speakers
The stereo speakers do not replace a 5.1 system, but sound really good. Rich sound, good sound, no distortion, surprisingly loud (if necessary). TV sounds better than on my television. (The iMac already replaced) Simply great. Really good.
3. Equipment
Sure are a lot of 1,799 Euros and some people will think he would get the same hardware components cheaper elsewhere.
For this you have but consider everything. With a quad-core i5 (desktop version) CPU, 512MB ATI 4850, 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD you're more than overpowered for a few years. Add to this the Apple typical rich software equipment (iLife 09) which, unlike PCs does not consist of useless bloatware and demos, but from without exception really good full-version software. Alone this program would cost a lot of money on the PC. In addition, the display above is not in PCs just this.
There are also a high-quality aluminum bluetooth keyboard and the only Bluetooth Mouse in the world that works as a sort of touch. If you add it all together, the differences between Mac and PC 0815 no longer great.
The only thing you could possibly be described as missing is a BluRay drive, as these are expensive but anyway (still), you can connect it in 1-2 years if need be as an external drive.
4. Design
The design of the new iMac is unbeatable and has no equivalent in the PC world. Simply todschick.
5. Product Quality
1A. No dead pixels, all extremely high quality and almost no plastic. The only thing that is also plastic, each key of the aluminum keyboard, the surface of the mouse are (the housing itself is also made of aluminum) and the Appel-logo on the front page (below the monitor) which be transparent to the wireless operation Funkwellenn needs.
Everything else is made of high quality, solid aluminum and glass.
Conclusion: clear and definite buy recommendation. The best computer I've ever seen, worth every Euro and the best purchase I've ever made. Seriously.
