- Ships in Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
- 3.06GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
- 500GB Hard Drive, DVD SuperDrive, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 21.5″ LED-backlit display with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, 1920×1080 HD resolution, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
- Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, includes new wireless Magic Mouse
Product Description
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz, 4GB (2×2GB) DDR3 SDRAM, 500GB SATA HDD, 21.5″ LED-backlit Display, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, SuperDrive, Gigabit Ethernet, AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, iSightAmazon.com Product Description
Updated with a brilliant 21.5-inch LED-backlit widescreen display in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure, the new Apple iMac is ideal for watching high definition movies and TV shows from iTunes, or editing and watching your own videos or photos using iLife. The iMac now also comes standard with a wireless keyboard and the new Magic Mouse, which features Apple’s Multi-Touch technology. And it’s faster than ever with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. … More >>
Apple iMac MB950LL/A 21.5-Inch Desktop
5 Comments Received
May 24th, 2010 @1:42 am
Watch out if you or someone in your home smokes. Apple has refused to honor the warranty if used in home with a smoker!
Rating: 1 / 5
May 24th, 2010 @3:21 am
The glossy black screen is not functional for everyday use. Imagine placing a mirror over your screen and trying to view the content–what a headache. Windows can only be resized by grabbing a tiny corner on the lower right, ridiculous, and woe to you if a window comes up where that little right corner is off the screen. Can you imagine demanding business users letting Microsoft get away with such (un)functionality? Maybe there was a time when Apple’s technology was superior to Microsoft’s for certain tasks, but anymore I think it is just a bunch of hype for which the purchaser pays a steep premium.
Rating: 2 / 5
May 24th, 2010 @5:21 am
I was hoping to give this product a much higher rating than this, but after using it almost a week, I cannot.
For years we have heard how much better a Mac was than a PC. There have been tons of commercials over the benefits of owning a Mac when compared to a PC. While many are true, I cannot see giving this product a better score than this from what I have seen.
So why am I typing this review on the same iMac I just purchased and not a new PC? Well the answer is simple, Bill Gates screwed up Windows 7 so much, that I find that product completely useless for any of the older programs I enjoy. To give you an idea of how bad Windows 7 is, I purchased a printer 6 months ago that would work with either Windows XP or Vista. However, to my surprise I could not get it to install on a Windows 7 computer. Solution from the manufacturer — Buy a new printer. To make things worse, windows 7 would not support any of my older programs without spending an additional $90 for a Windows 7 expansion pack. So the computer was quickly returned to Best Buy and I called Apple to get an iMac. In the end I paid a little more than the one listed here at Amazon, but I was given a few bonuses for purchasing directly through apple.
When I first set up the iMac I tested to make sure my printer would work with it. Without any trouble the printer installed and is working great. Next I tested the Garage Band that the salesman was bragging so much about. Well he can brag all he wants but that program is a pile of garbage. I have used Acid Pro before and thought it was 15 times the program that this one is. So that is where my first negative begins. Secondly I was promised I could use many of my downloaded video games on this system, well we will find out when I use boot camp to partially convert this Mac into a PC.
Another bad thing about this unit is I was promised iMovie could handle any video reproduction I did. Well I did not believe that the salesman ever took a good look at my previous video work. Even if he had looked at the worst web film i ever did (The Great Dope Hunt), he would have seen that iMovie could not possibly do any of the things I work with on a daily basis. To do this I would need a copy of Final Cut. Which is way out of my price range considering I can spend $100 on a copy of either Ulead or Corel Videostudio for Windows and get the same results as I would on Final Cut. Also iDVD is about as good of a program as myDVD. To be honest you have no control over the compression of your movie files and it is impossible to place more than one film per disc. I remember when I went to film school how much they bragged about the speed of doing video on an Apple, but I have had the same amount of speed from a Windows based operating system.
Another gripe about this iMac is if it did not have internet capabilities, it would be a very dreary computer. The only game I found installed was chess. So now I have to find a whole new set of games for this computer.
Finally, I also noticed one other problem with using Mac programs. They are much larger than most of windows programs. Many of the normal stuff I would download for windows was around 100mb, but so far I have not seen an update for mac that was under 400 mb.
Now that you have heard my gripes I cannot tell anyone where to go to get a newer computer. The NEW windows 7 is pure garbage to start off with. And Although this Mac appears to be working fine, I have tons of gripes after being lied to by the salesman. So in the end I guess the real question is would you rather push a Chevrolet than drive a Ford or vice versa, because there is very little difference between the two. Next time I will just build my own computer and not worry about all the B.S. I have heard from both sides.
Rating: 3 / 5
May 24th, 2010 @7:18 am
Just 4 days ago this same iMac 21.5-Inch Desktop was $20.00 less here at Amazon and one other reputable online dealer, and on sale at the exact same price. Why is it now $20.00 more at BOTH sites? If this isn’t price collusion I don’t know what else fits the description. I think I’m going to wait until one of the two cries ‘uncle’ and decides to “compete now — we’ll make more bucks elsewhere later”.
Rating: 3 / 5
May 24th, 2010 @8:58 am
This is my first Mac– and I must say– it’s different…. You have to completely re-learn–I guess it can be fun. Beware however, this computer is expensive… For full function you must purchase extra software. Overall, a real nice change… nice computer………
Rating: 4 / 5
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