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Review summary: A much-needed update to Apple's entry-level home computer

Review summary: A slight bump to the specifications for the same price, the option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year.

Pros: Industry-leading design, Big, beautiful display, Excellent application performance

Cons: Higher-end model features same midrange graphics card of lower-end models, Free phone support ends after 90 days, Might want to hold off until Leopard is released to save yourself the cost of an OS upgrade

Verdict: With the same elegant design as its 20-inch, 2.4GHz sibling, the 24-inch, 2.8GHz iMac offers 30 percent more screen area and a modest performance boost. The iMac competes with the PC desktop market now better than perhaps any previous Mac to date, but ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: apple imac (24-inch, 2.8ghz) review: A slight bump to the specifications for the same price, the option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year.

Pros: A minor specification update results in some significant performance gains, Graphics upgrade an option on this 24-inch model, Sleek, polished design didn't receive an update, but we won't start clamoring for a new design until the current one is at ...

Cons: Free phone support runs out after 90 days

Verdict: A slight bump to the specifications for the same price, in addition to a much appreciated option to upgrade the graphics means the 24-inch iMac keeps the Editors' Choice it earned last year when the brushed-aluminium-and-glass design was first ...

Award: Editor's Choice!

Review summary: The Apple iMac (24-inch Penryn) ($1,799 direct) is the iconic all-in-one desktop that others try emulate. Its aluminum-and-glass face evokes the iPhone and iPod Touch, a look that works well. A successor to the aluminum 20-inch iMac, the last model I ...

Pros: Outperforms some quad-core Windows systems. Windows- and Mac-compatible. Fully HD-capable screen. Recyclable aluminum-and-glass construction. Energy Star 4.0-certified. Minimal cables. A speedy 2GB of RAM is standard. No bloatware

Cons: No media card slots. Mighty Mouse. Other systems are starting to catch up in design. No Blu-ray

Verdict: The iconic iMac now adds a next-gen Intel Penryn processor to its mix. It's faster, more powerful, and still the one to beat.

Review summary: Expensive, but it's not just any computer.

Verdict: The sleek lines and beautiful exterior design of the Apple iMac highlight this machine's status as a lifestyle accessory. Painstaking attention to detail is evident in every inch of its burnished aluminum frame, and it certainly draws attention. An ...