Compare Prices : Apple iMAC G5 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Attractive, slim design includes the G5 chip wide-screen display quiet operation built-in speakers sound better than expected

Pros: Attractive, slim design includes the G5 chip wide-screen display quiet operation built-in speakers sound better than expected

Cons: Too little RAM for default configurations positioning of screen not as flexible as on last iMac still uses a one-button mouse Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cost extra

Verdict: The new iMac is as much a design choice as it is a computing choice; as such, it's perfect for people who need to look good while they work.

Pros: Attractive, slim design ; includes the G5 chip ; wide-screen display ; quiet operation ; built-in speakers sound better than expected

Cons: Too little RAM for default configs ; positioning of screen not as flexible as on last iMac ; still uses a one-button mouse ; Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cost extra

Verdict: The iMac is as much a design choice as it is a computing choice, perfect for people who need to look good while they work.

Review summary: The new iMac G5 marks a radical departure from the floating-in-thin-air iMac G4. But in terms of elegance, performance, and price, the newest generation of consumer desktops represents a big step forward. Find out more on how the iMac G5 measure up -- ...

Pros: Elegant design ; huge, wide-format screen ; powerful CPU ; big hard drive ; SuperDrive

Cons: Insufficient standard RAM

Verdict: The latest iMacs are the slimmest and slickest yet, but, stylistically, they're the most conservative. Gone are the bulging curves and florid colors that made the original 1998 design such a sensation; gone, too, are the igloo-shaped base and the ...

Review summary: The half-dome base is gone, and the iMac G5 is iPod-white in colour. Get more of our first impressions of Apple's redesigned iMac.

Review summary: The big, half-dome base is gone and the iMac G5 is iPod-white in colour. Get more of our first impressions of Apple's new redesigned iMac.