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I finally did it. I bought a new computer for home. I’ve always just kept most of my files on my laptop from work because it was convienent (I always took the laptop with me). I bought a desktop off a friend a few years ago and ended up giving it to my parent’s just about as quickly as I bought it (again, because everything I needed was on my work laptop).

But… I’m going to a new company and I’m not going to have control over the specs of the laptop. So… I bought a new computer. I knew this day would come and I thought I’d really be torn between a Mac and a PC (Windows). However, when it came to making the decision, I spent under 5 seconds considering which route to go. I went straight for the Mac!

And to my surprise, it arrived about 4 days early! I ordered a 20″ iMac Intel Core Duo and loaded it up with plenty of hard drive, memory and options. I’ve played with them in the store, I’ve owned a G5 iMac and I use a PowerBook daily at the office as one of my laptops … I THOUGHT I knew what to expect but I found myself plesantly surprised by several features:

• Front Row - Much cooler than the hack’d version I have on the PowerBook.
• Remote - Just when I was running for some velcro to affix it to the Mac, I learned that Apple was ahead of me and made the remote and lower right side of the Mac magnetic, so I don’t have to worry about loosing the remote!
• Built-in Camera - Great quality for how small it is. When you start it up, it takes a picture of you to use as your icon. How clever!
• Ports - My only complaint about the G5 is that the ports in the back are vertical and when you have stuff plugged in, the wires aren’t as clean as how Apple designed the power cord. — On my new Mac, they’ve moved the ports to the bottom, making it easy to run the cords through the circle on the stand, keeping everything nice and tidy!
• Speed - This thing is so fast! There’s no indication that its got an Intel chip inside, either. Its just “Mac.”
• Screen - I wasn’t sure I wanted the 20″ screen, it seemed a bit unnecessary. Now that I have it… I LOVE it!
• Screen (2) - They put a 2nd monitor port in the back … that way, if I ever want to add a second monitor, I can. I’m not going to run out of space any time soon, but its nice to have that option!

’nuff blogging for now… I need to get back to transfering files!