The die was cast, the credit card loaded, the computer ordered.
I expect a 20" iMac (Intel) to be rolling into the house sometime in February. I hope you are all as excited about this as I am. Expect all sorts of glowing reviews and total lack of communication while I drool over how fast Exposé runs (screen goes big, screen goes small, screen goes big ...) and all those other 10.4 features that I have been missing out on since the lil' iBook would not be able to keep pace with the system requirements (it only has 8MB of video ram..)
I think the first thing I will do is re-install the OS; yeah, definitely, definitely ...
Lets try this again...I fear my other comment(s) may have been marked as spam. :( (Do you have the spam module installed??)
So I was wondering - why re-install the OS when you get the new iMac? The reason I ask is because my new iMac will be delivered tomorrow.
Also, with respect to apple care - I didn't get it. Do you really think it's worth it? I have had zero problems with my eMac but I guess I should consider the fact that this *is* a brand new product (a mac with an intel chip I mean). I can always buy apple care at a later date can't I?
yes, I have the Spam filter on, if you can't tell :P sorry about that.
If you figure that
a) something is bound to go wrong
b) this is only slightly less likely with a desktop machine
c) a 20" LCD screen is a pricey piece to replace if it breaks
then those extra 212$ are worth every penny. I was a bit of an idiot when I got my iBook and didn't buy the extended warranty: one harddrive, battery, and power supply later I would have been sitting prettier.
As for the install, I just like installing stuff. Comes from my roots as a person who likes to tinker. I am going to be pretty busy learning how Tiger works initially and I am sure I am going to do some things that I wish I hadn't and I also want to re-partition the drive for the day that my computer could *potentially* run Linux or Windows. Of course, I may not do this, I do have an USB 2.0 external drive that I have yet to determine if it would be bootable. It's all about choice!
The iMac comes with a 1 year warranty right? I always figured that if something was going to go wrong, I'd see it in the first year. I believe I got a call from Apple just before the warranty on my eMac was up asking if I wanted to buy the extended warranty at that time. Perhaps if they call again one year from today I'll take them up on it for the iMac.