NOVEMBER 18, 2005 Technology & You By Stephen H. Wildstrom
iMac G5: The Best Gets Better The updated desktop boosts its already impressive credentials with some nifty tricks, user-friendly features, and the odd gimmick Improving an excellent machine was the happy challenge facing Apple Computer (AAPL ) designers as they worked up new versions of the iMac G5 desktop. Against the odds, they have succeeded. Though the changes in the new 17-inch ($1,299) and 20-inch ($1,699) iMacs are relatively small, they help keep it atop the heap as the best consumer desktop around. At first glance, you have to look very closely to tell the new iMac from the models introduced a year ago. The white-framed flat-panel display still seems to float above its brushed aluminum base. The display unit, which contains all the electronics, has shrunk to about 1.5 inches thick. A black square above the center of the display marks the presence of a built-in iSight video camera. ... http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/nov2005/tc20051118_828982.htm Reply with a "Thank you" if you liked this post. _____________________________ MEDIANEWS mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
