La saga continua

PER GLI ESTIMATORI della lingua britannica, ecco il terzo capitolo di una conversione pubblica, reperibile in originale qui, su Mac Daily News.

"Well, I went in there expecting to buy the low end eMac, but after about an hour with two staffers who had to be the best 'computer store' employees I ever had the pleasure to meet, I walked out with a 17-inch iMac with a 1GHz PowerPC G4 (which intitially seemed 'slow' to me spec-wise, but after the G4 vs. the Pentium 4 differences were explained, seemed plenty fast enough to me), with an 80GB hard drive and a SuperDrive. So I do have iDVD."

"I took your advice about the RAM. It was easy to install myself. So, the iMac has 1GB of RAM now, too. Thank you, by the way, for all of your advice. You really helped me out and saved me a lot of time. I've got it connected to my Dell and did it in about 5 minutes by following your directions."

"I haven't had time to do much, yet. But, I want to tell you that from the moment I opened the box, I felt I was in for something quite new and different. The iMac is packaged like it is fine jewelery - very high-end. I have never seen anything like it - right down to the styrofoam shapes and tie wraps and books and cd case. All in a surprisingly small box. Very impressive. I felt like I had purchased a $10,000 fine audio system or something. Quite unlike any Windows computer packaging I had ever opened."

"The buttons and finishes of the case, keyboard, and mouse are solid quality. The whole thing screams quality. My Dell's buttons, keyboard and mouse now seem somewhat thin and 'plasticy' compared to the iMac's."

"The startup sequence of the first time turning it on only heightened the quality level. The thing was on my internet connection (cable modem) as if it was set up for me in the box. It just worked. I downloaded the Safari browser first. Wow! Compared to the included IE for Mac, it really is about 10 times faster. Plus I love the tabs."

"I will write you a followup when I have time this weekend to spend with the iMac. This email is sent with Mac OS X Mail. So far, so good. I spent more than double what I was was planning, but I am sure I made the right decision already. Thanks for your help! You can print this email if you like."

- Michael P.