My iMac was due to arrive via FedEx Monday.
Looked at the tracking number this morning to
find that it had just arrived at my local office,
though it would not be delivered until Monday.
Was not going to let it sit for 3 days. So I
called FedEx and arranged a pickup. Came
home an hour later with my new i7.
Have not really had time to play around with
it. I had to get my mail up and running and
install Office. I can say that thus far, there
are no issues with the computer. It runs very
quietly and I don't hear the hard drive at all.
As for the magic mouse, I am not especially
impressed at the moment. At the highest
tracking speed it still tracks a tad slow. I plan
to install ZOOM MOUSE which is free. Many
people have reported significant improvement
with tracking after installing that software. The
mouse is not uncomfortable, the scroll feature
is neat as you use two fingers to initiate it. I
really need more time to learn the functions
before I make a call on it.
Can't say that this iMac i7 with 8GB ram is
any faster or slower than my Mac Pro. I can
say it doesn't seem slower. I need to do some
heavy multitasking and work with iMovie and
Photoshop to get an idea of performance under
duress.
I will say this....
I gave up a Mac Pro with a 30" Dell screen for
this iMac mainly for one single reason -- THE
DISPLAY. I know there are haters in this forum
of glossy screens, but I live for them. This display
is so f-ing beautiful. It reminds me of the old CRT
displays but better. The images are extremely
sharp and the colors just pop off the screen. This
iMac is just beautiful.