Sitting at the computer is fun again!

I was earlier this year decided to buy my first Apple - it should be an iMac. Then I took four weeks and thoroughly read all about it on the Internet and looked at the models from the merchants. Last week, I then my iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo) get by Amazon ... My wait was worth it 100%! Here are my pros and cons:

+ The giant screen with fantastic resolution and crisp colors / contrast; even with this huge resolution the font size is still tolerable (eg for Amazon is important to carefully read on one side almost all :-)); the problems of the first LCD panels are no longer recognizable to me (yellowish bottom right of the screen, flickering in Flash video) - I had but the merchants
seen! The current panels are of their color characteristics are no longer in the yellowish area, but rather are slightly shifted in the blue area (both have panels side by side seen) - My monitor is perfect from the illumination ago. Have him a little bit in the warmer color range readjusted (matter of taste).
I've never seen the photos of my Digital Camera so perfect - the monitor is for me the biggest selling point! I have tested the 21.5 and 27-inch Bilschirm and must say necessarily to take the larger screen wenns allow the space and budget! ... Eg fewer scrolling, or can be found on pages look almost an entire DIN-A-4 page etc.
It's amazing how quickly you get used to the place on the screen!

+ The processor choice is sufficient for everyday use completely out (ultimate 3-D applications possible exception) - the advantage to 4-core processor are the significantly lower fan noise - which is not to be underestimated! So my Apple is almost silent - super !!

+ Hardware processing is awesome good - you sit in front of a monitor and has only glass / aluminum in front of him, to the ultimate style! The keyboard and mouse have inspired me as well!

+ OS X: so far only PC experiences - without the slightest knowledge I am right away with the very intuitive programs and OS X coped. Moving from Windows to Apple was not a problem, my concerns unfounded. This speaks for the software when you can get started immediately by trial without studying thick books. And the fun is still
remained when trying out: Just turn on the Apple and get started (perhaps sound very euphoric my accounts ... it is I!) I had earlier intended to switch to Apple!

A minus point, I then but still: The monitor is not anti-reflective. For this I had great concerns. Even after reading in most diverse forums I was not smarter - here my experience: you have to try the machine on its own court. If no lights are directly facing the screen, the luminous intensity is so great that nothing reflects (whether one has a black background) - something you get used to weak Refelexe. For me, this is fortunately not become a problem.

Addendum dated 13.04.2010 ATTENTION: After a few weeks of experience with my new Apple I'm still very happy - except for one major shortcoming that I still want to give to absolutely new buyers or new users at this point: The fairly narrow DVD slot (from sharp-edged aluminum) I have now pretty scratched me a whole series of CDs / DVDs !!! While the discs are fortunately still readable, but it surely can not be an Apple! - Unfortunately, I've noticed this quirk rather late. In various forums I read that this problem is not an isolated case. Lo and behold, in my circle (iMac owners) were known the problem ...
The sticking point is the sharp aluminum slot; not the mechanics inside. There is this, only two possible solutions to prevent the demolishing of DVDs: Very gently sliding in a particular technology (practice with an empty CD!) Or - that's my recommendation very good works- at me sticking a Tesa film strip around the edge. Since my disk from scratches spared. I hope I could herewith some owners or new customers avoid these hassles. A Apple has quirks ...