Rabbit & Pork

Now for some fun… what’s the difference between these two pictures of my iMac?

Obviously, one is taken from the left and the other from the right. No points for that.

Ok…

The speakers have changed - Acoustic Energy (UK company) Aego Ms have replaced the rather poor performing JBL Creature IIs. Anyone wanting 2.1 speakers for their Mac should take a listen. They look great and sound awesome. Heavy weight too - they make the JBLs (and most of the other speakers in the Apple store) feel like plastic toys by comparison.

The iMac has grown (no it hasn’t taken Viagra) - it’s been replaced by the recently released 24inch version. So, now it’s Core2, NVidia and brighter than before. In the picture, use the Tomtom, digital camera and keyboard to determine how big this iMac is! There’s plenty of room for two side-by-side browsers. Btw, the browser on the right shows the UK premiership football table where Reading are placed sixth (above Arsenal, Liverpool etc)

It’s taken a while to finally get a system I’m really happy with…

• Aug 12th - purchase iMac 20inch Core Duo & JBL Creature IIs from Bluewater Apple Store
• Aug 19th - replace due to flickering display - return JBLs as wife complained they weren’t any good!
• Aug 24th - Google hunt for new speakers and order Aego Ms
• Sept 6th - new iMac range available
• Sept 7th - call Apple to determine if exchange is possible - answered with surprising yes
• Sept 15th - 24inch iMacs delivered to Bluewater Apple Store
• Sept 17th - 24inch Core2 Duo finally switched on in home office and Aego Ms unwrapped for the first time - pretty damn good.

Throughout, Apple support, service and the Bluewater store have all been first class. Another reason to go Apple.