[Technic] iMAC

[Jonathan Eidson]

A list I've made regarding the iMac: 

1- Consumer Reports has stated that the iMac is the most reliable computer of any type, anywhere.

2- Macs are now #1 in higher-ed. This means that when students head off to college, they are more likely to sit in front of a Mac than a Windows-based pc.

3- I purchased the current model iMac and used Parallels with Windows XP Pro. I wanted to test it on our Novell network and did so during the 2007-2008 school year. It did everything I wanted it to do.

4- I got a demo iMac for our Business teacher to try for a couple of months as we are about to replace all of the computers in her lab. She was skeptical and said she would probably never use the Mac OS. I asked her to judge it on being a Windows Vista machine only. I used the included Bootcamp software and loaded Vista on it. The end result: She gave her 'Thumbs up' for having a lab full of iMacs.

5- You get two computers for the price of one. A windows machine and a Mac OS machine with all of the bundled 'creativity' software.

I hope this information helps in your decision.

Jonathan Eidson
Technology Coordinator
Portageville School District

P.S. As of October 2007, PC World stated that the fastest Windows Vista computer they've tested was a Mac.