Planning on buying a new computer and can't decide whether a new aluminum Imac or the old white ImacI am leaning towards the new aluminum ImacAny suggestions of which 20quot; display too buyAny cool applications to buy or have pre-installedGoing to use the comp as a regular desktop comp, internet, Itunes, documents, powerpointsShould I buy the Microsoft Office package or are there alternatives that are cheaper, or even FREEAny other suggestions for someone buying their first MAC computer.
Hey welcome to Mac OS XIf you can hold off for another month, because Macworld (Apples big show)is coming up in mid January and Intel's new processors come out the week before at CES so the imac should see a speed updateI would go with the latest technology and get the most that you can afford, more ram the better, but don't buy ram from Apple unless you really want to pay a premium, get it from another vendor like crucialIt's very easy to install ram in the new aluminum imacsAs for apps don't even mess with Office because Apple has an optional package of their own called iwork for $79It has Keynote which absolutely blows the doors off of Powerpoint (Steve Jobs uses Keynote during his Macworld Presentation) along with Pages (Word) and Numbers (Excel)Have fun with your new macOnce you go mac, you'll never go backI put up with Windows ME for 4 years and it crashed 2-3 times a daySince moving to the mac in the 2 years and 3 months that I've had it it has crashed once and that was because of some goofy video siteMacs just work.
