- Jeff McRae
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Veteran member of The Frozen Minority.
Posted by: JAY132
Posted by: Jeff McRae
What does the iMac G5 have over say, a new PC from HP, Dell or hell even Compaq? I was thinking about putting money towards a new iPod but I've heard they brought out a new one. Nano is it?
Well correct, it is the Nano. And it's beautiful (I've used one).
What if you could command an entire world of music, photos, movies and DVDs — all from your sofa? Now you can share the good life with friends and family on a 17- or 20-inch new iMac G5 featuring Front Row software and Apple Remote. Slimmer than ever, the gravity-defying enclosure also houses built-in iSight, SuperDrive, wireless and the easy-to-use software that brings it all together. Modern living starts at just £899 (UK) or €1399 (Ireland) including VAT.
Welcome to the Front Row
You’ve got the best seat in the house. The full-screen Front Row media experience — with its intuitive menus, large text and brilliant graphics — lets you browse the contents of your iMac as easily as you browse music on your iPod. And the new Apple Remote lets you do your browsing from anywhere in the room. So gather your friends and dazzle them with a slideshow of your holiday pics, a home movie or a DVD. iMac G5 was born to entertain.
The iTunes Connection
With iTunes 6 (pre-installed, of course), you’re never more than a click away from the world’s most popular source of music, audiobooks and podcasts. Now the digital revolution strikes again — you can purchase your favourite music videos from the iTunes Music Store. Or sync your videos with the new iPod and watch them anywhere.
Say Cheese
The included Photo Booth application turns your iMac into a modern-day arcade photo booth (minus the coin slot). Just pick a special effect like sepia tint, x-ray, bulge or squeeze. And smile. iMac’s display flashes white for optimal lighting, and hey presto — instant high-quality photo. Once you have the perfect pic, take advantage of Photo Booth’s connections to share it via Mail, save it in iPhoto or use it as your Address Book or iChat buddy icon.
Video Chatting Made Easy
There’s an iSight camera built into every new iMac, so you can start a video chat (or join one) at a moment’s notice. There’s nothing to buy, nothing to attach, no cords to fumble with, no software to install or configure. Simply start up iChat AV, click your buddy’s video icon and you’re ready to chat with sight and sound — with up to three friends at once. Proper attire suggested.
The Beast Within
Behind its breathtaking 17- or 20-inch widescreen display, iMac G5 displays some monstrous power — with a 1.9GHz or 2.1GHz G5 processor, a sizzling new PCI-Express ATI Radeon X600 Pro or XT graphics card with 128MB of dedicated video memory and a new high-bandwidth system architecture. These technologies, coupled with Mac OS X Tiger (the world’s most advanced operating system), simply make iMac G5 a joy to drive. Whether you’re exercising your creativity, surfing the Web, playing compute-intensive games or just staying in touch with friends.
It’s a Wonderful iLife
iMac G5 has the power — and the brains — to be the centre of your digital universe. It comes with iLife ‘05: a suite of easy-to-use applications that make the spectacular part of your everyday life. Enhance, organise and share your photos via iPhoto. Make an epic starring your eldest daughter in iMovie. Turn your photo and movie creations into professional DVDs with iDVD. Create original music in GarageBand, even if you can’t carry a tune.
Ready for Anything
Want to add another device to your iMac? Just plug it in. With iMac’s passel of ports — USB 2.0, FireWire 400, composite and S-video outputs, audio in and out — you can connect just about any device, from cameras and camcorders to hard drives and stereos. And with built-in Gigabit Ethernet, you’re all set for wired networking.
Cut the Cords
Better yet, eliminate the desktop clutter. iMac G5 comes with a pre-installed AirPort Extreme Card, so you can hop onto the Internet wirelessly up to 150 feet from an AirPort Extreme Base Station. Or you can add an AirPort Express with AirTunes to stream music to your stereo and send documents to your printer. iMac G5 also includes an internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) for the latest wireless devices, like the Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mouse. You can even sync your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone so your numbers are always up to date. Impress your friends, confound your enemies — wireless only looks like magic.
But don't take my word for it. I happen to know that Reiginko, one of our great Moderator here at Bungie.net is a mac-user (I remember he could see the invisible font people used to use here. I'd love it if he could enlighten me as to how he did that).
Anyway, meet you in the pub in about half an hour, we'll talk more then.
Ah, cool man. I'll see you in a bit.