Yes, that’s right, my shiny new iMac has arrived. It was taking it’s sweet time getting here and after the initial backlog of orders, it’s finally made it to my desk. That’s not to say it wasn’t hard work getting it here. You see if my brother had been awake when TNT tried to deliver the package (at 1.15pm) yesterday it wouldn’t have been a problem! But no, so after many calls back and forth, I managed to get them to let me go pick it up today - in Hallam!! Ah the things you do for your toys. :)
Anyway, the thing is totally awesome. I wasn’t too sure about the glossy screen but after going to DesignWyse to look at one before I ordered, I’m quite happy with how it’s turned out. It really depends on the lighting conditions in the room, and well, mine has its back facing the window so there’s no glare problems here.
Other than that, it’s just a Mac. There’s not much different about this than any other - except for me, discovering what it’s like to finally have an iSight built-in and an Apple remote that launches Front Row (not that that’s anything to write home about). At least I’m sweet for the next three years now. At around $2500 it’s a fraction of the price of my Powerbook back in the day. What a bargain!