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1. Mac is Stable.

Of course the credit goes to the solid architecture of BSD Unix kernel, but Apple were among the first to develop a neat GUI for it to succeed in the market. Mac OS X is basically based on Darwin, an open-source implementation of BSD.

2. Best at audio/video/photo editing.

Mac comes bundles with out-of-the box photo/audio/video editing softwares which are of top quality and suffice from basic to advanced needs. Moreover Adobe(R) does have a version of all their products targeted for the Mac users.

3. Vista runs on a Mac

With Mac coming on the Intel platform, you could get the best of both the worlds and run Microsoft Windows Vista on the new Mac. This is not that easy the other way round, on a traditional PC(i’m not gonna post the hacks here now ).

4. .Mac

A mac comes with a subscription to a .Mac account, to save your files and data online. The retrieval is really simple and fast.

5. Fewer Viruses

Mac not being the top-selling OS, many hackers/crackers won’t take it as their first target. Even with Mac being their priority, the rock-solid Unix architecture is difficult(not impossible) to breach.

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The news of a redesigned iMac was already in air from past few months, but no one knew when it would happen - a typical Apple launch.

Few hours ago, Steve Jobs(co-founder: Apple), with a low light keynote released the all new iMac dressed in an esthetically pleasing aluminium design. Even the screen was coated for an all new extra glossy iPhone style look and shine. A wireless keyborad, again in brushed-aluminium is also available as an ad-on to the new iMac.

More than ever before, iMac allows you to live a digital life. Loaded with iLife, the new iMac makes it easy to turn your photos, movies, and music into blogs, podcasts, books, and calendars. All the other essentials are built in as well, including an iSight camera, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. Just plug it in, turn it on, and you’re ready to create something great.

iTechSpec:
In the Box

• iMac
• Apple Keyboard
• Mighty Mouse
• Apple Remote
• Cleaning cloth
• Power cord
• Install/restore DVDs
• Printed and electronic documentation

This machine is quite powerful. It features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor having a 4MB L2 cache running on 800MHz FSB and aound 1GB of DDR2(PC5300) RAM. The new iMac comes only on a 20″ and 24″ models. With an ATI graphics card it also boasts of an inbuilt webcam. It comes preinstalled with ofcourse Mac OS X Tiger. Along with other bundled softwares it includes iLife, an all in one software, and a new version of iMovie(written all from scratch) 

Honestly, the new iMac seems to be the best bet for a home machine. There’s nothing else so pretty and so functional for the price.

The new iMac is available for purchase from today at all Apple stores(both physical and online).