Apple® - 21.5" iMac® - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive

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This is not my first desktop, and I am impressed! LIGHTNING speed fast, the hard drive size is out of this world! I am a gamer, and nothing wrong ever occurs on my Apple iMac! This is the best desktop out there, I mean, it is an iMac, what else would you expect from it?

Got product home,called geek squad no help,went on line many others same problem -place 2 pieces of foil over ends of batteries.Fixed?

I've wanted an iMac for years and finally splurged about a month ago. I have been very impressed with my other Apple products (iPad, iTouch, and iPhones) and the iMac has not disappointed. It is extremely easy to set-up and use - within a few minutes from unboxing I was ready to start surfing the web. Mountain Lion is also very user-friendly. I am accustomed to Windows, but after I few days of using Mountain Lion I can easily say that I can never go back to Windows. On another note, the screen on the iMac is absolutely beautiful. It is big and vivid, while also being easy to read in all lighting conditions with no glare that I have noticed. The computer itself is also lightning fast, although my last computer was a 7 yr old laptop so it's not much of a comparison. The included software is nice (garageband, imovie, etc) but I did need to purchase Office separately. My only gripes would be price and no CD drive. On price, Apple products carry a premium but the performance and reliability are worth it for me. It is also convenient to easily sync with my other devices. The lack of a CD drive is a bit annoying on a desktop of this price but I was able to get a USB DVD drive for about $40 dollars so no biggie. I have also been surprised by how little I use the external drive so it probably seems like a bigger issue than it really is. So if you're on the fence on the iMac, go for it. As long as you can stomach the price, it is a great machine that will make you glad you purchased it.

I'll address the weaknesses first because I think that they are less significant. First of all, this is the first Mac I've bought that I won't be able to upgrade over time. I'm a little concerned about this because one thing I've loved about Macs is how long they last. The software industry being what it is, 6 years from now I may have to stop using this machine, not because it's not working, but because it won't run the latest software at that point. Secondly, Apple can/should make a better mouse. Yes, what ships with this product is much better than the crazy excuse for a mouse that they used to make/ship. However, it's still not very ergonomic. You can do some great stuff with it, but it just doesn't fit the hand well. If you do a ton of pointing and clicking in your work, you'll be getting another mouse. This is my 3rd Mac. I still have a couple of windows gaming machines which cost about the same amount. However, in the last 5-7 years, I'm lucky if I get much more than a year out of a windows machine. I don't know if it's just bad luck or what. But after spending $1000.00+ on a machine, it really makes me mad to have hardware failure after such a short time. Not to mention, they often need to have the hard-drive wiped every six months or so if you want it to perform well. If nothing else, you have to uninstall all the junk that it ships with. In comparison, Macs don't come with extra software installed. You put on it what you want and in most cases, can do so for a fraction of the cost that windows programs cost. I've never had to pay more than $30 dollars to get the latest Mac OS upgrade. Conversely, I've never paid as little as $30 for a Windows upgrade...not even back in the 1990's. My first Mac was a 2008 white Macbook. It's still running like the day I got it. We bought my wife a $1000 windows-running laptop at the same time. She's now on her 3rd laptop. I'm still running the same Macbook. Both machines cost about $1000 new. To me, that's a no-brainer. The contrast, to me, could not be more significant. My mac takes about 20-30 seconds to boot. My wife's machine takes 2-3 minutes. Unix was always a better design and Apple writes their software for one set of hardware. Microsoft writes their software in a way that additional drivers can be added in order to match whatever combination of hardware the installer chooses to slap together. You just can't hope to make things as efficient in this context. - 'nuff said.

My family is very happy with this purchase. A disc drive would be nice, but is not necessary for us. There are 4 flashdrive/USB ports in the back which we use for copying photos and videos. We use it everyday, for email, streaming movies and music, the "Photo Booth" app, with which my son has a ton of fun, and browsing the internet. We have not yet utilized the "text edit" app, which I'm hoping is comparable to a word processor. This desktop computer looks sleek and is so compact and light. It is easy to setup as it has no tower and only 1 cord to plug in! There is no mess of cords as the mouse and keyboard are wireless. We spent the extra money on this computer because after doing research we find that an iMac is likely to outlast other computers by a few years. We aim to keep this one going strong for 7-9 years. Only time will tell. ...oh yeah, the screen size and display are fantastic!

I got the iMac for my father for Christmas. He has a 3-4 year old PC with Windows, and it was setup with a patchwork of aftermarket devices and programs. With iMac, all the software he needs is built in, better, and integrated. No more cruddy bloatware from the digital camera company--he has iPhoto. No more slow video conversions with an aftermarket video converter--he has iMovie. No more Outlook crashes--he has Mail, iCal, and iCloud to sync on all his devices. He is 63 years old and finds it very intuitive. But the best feature of all is that with iCloud and nothing more than his OS, I can remote into his iMac from my MacBook (requires me to setup a separate profile on my machine with his iCloud credentials) and help him with any issues he has. No aftermarket software needed! My only complaint is that we had to take it in for service the first week. The fan would not shut off, even when the computer was turned off. He is in a mid-size town and the nearest Apple store is 3 hours away. But it turns out Apple has authorized service centers in mid-size towns, and he was able to get the repairs in a timely fashion. All is well now, and as soon as he is comfortable with it, he will be giving his PC away. Good riddance to Windows. This will make his life a little easier!

There has been no one that has taken longer to replace an old PC longer than me. I did a lot of research, visited a lot of places, and asked a lot of questions. In the end I bought an iMac. Having been 10 years on a PC that caused no problems of any kind I wondered about how much better performance I could expect. What about how to perform tasks? I knew how to do things on a PC ----- why switch? For me the deal breaker was the windows 8 operating system. If I was being forced into a learning curve, I wanted to learn the Apple way. And every day you learn and customize your computer into a much better way, different, but seemingly more user friendly. I love the way Safari bookmarks my frequently used sites, and the easy way to navigate between sites. My pictures look incredible in I photo. I did purchase Microsoft Word which was also a good decision. I haven't investigated this aspect but I expect my new documents will look similar to my old saved PC documents. I was worried about the sound because I have lots of music but while not as powerful as the previous generations of iMac, none the less excellent sound. I am a visual person and the bright images on the monitor rival my Sony XBR 55 inch LED TV that sits feet away from the computer. I am so pleased that all my effort and research paid off in coming to the conclusion that this was exactly the right choice to replace my old desktop. Best Buy in Springfield Missouri went above and beyond for me. Their customer service was fantastic. Buying this computer has been one of the highlights of 2013 for me .... the iMac is a beautiful design, it performs as good as it looks! I am VERY pleased with my purchase!