The new iMac G5s remain excellent computers for home and business use alike. The built-in iSight camera will open up possibilities of Internet-based video-conferencing to tons of users. But as exciting as it may be that Front Row provides a remote-driven media interface for the Mac, there are still quite a few kinks that must be worked out with that built-in application.

Pros: Excellent general-use and business Mac; remote stows on side of iMac; consistent organization of movies between computer and Front Row; built-in iSight video camera; Photo Booth software is really fun; includes fuller featured Mighty Mouse; beautiful, bright display; can support a maximum 2.5GB of RAM.

Cons: Remote control takes some getting used to; Front Row has numerous, irritating quirks and omissions, its Movie Trailers server intermittently returns errors and won't play trailers, and it won't let you bookmark video content; supports second display only in mirroring mode; supports only VGA (analog) connection for additional displays.

Basics

Reviewed Price: $1,299

Processor: 1 1.9GHz G5

Information about this system on Apple's website