I haven’t thought of a name for him yet. In fact, I’ve just now decided on gender. Anything this big and flashy has to be male.
I have a new iMac. Brand new. As in they just were announced on Tuesday.
I’m still in the “pinch me, I’m dreaming” stage, actually.
When my old iMac suffered from what they called ‘Bulging Capacitors’ my first thought was that it sounded like something I would get in my back or my knees. We hashed over whether to pay the hefty repair bill or to just buy new. We settled on buying a refurbished laptop, priced those over at MacAuthority and then started the business of saving up.
We knew we’d have enough by this weekend, (although I was halfway expecting the car to break down or a stone to break loose in my kidney–something that would eat into the bottom line) and I was preparing my desk area for the new arrival.
Then I got an email from Apple announcing that the Newest iMac was Here. And that it was a lot cheaper. So much cheaper that the new base model cost the exact same as the refurbished laptop we’d had our eye on.
Here is where I squee.
So one minor hiccup later (the first one didn’t have an Airport card in it…ooops) we’re here and raring to go. I still can’t believe how sparkly-shiny it is. I’m so in love.
OMG. I am sooooooo jealous!!! PLEASE invite me over for a loooong visit — wherein you leave me alone for a day or week or month or longer with the new beautiful baby! Pleeeeezzeee????
Congrats and enjoy (like I need to add that last one)!!
Congratulations
Congrats!
How are you enjoying the Magic Mouse (and did you take the included bluetooth keyboard or “downgrade” to one with a numberpad)?
The magic mouse is a dream! I was almost instantly converted. The keyboard, on the other hand, lasted 8 minutes. It was impossibly small–smaller than laptop keyboards–and I couldn’t type on it and stay sane. So I just put my old keyboard back on the desk.
Fortunately the husband had asked for that exact keyboard for Xmas and he was happy to take it off my hands.
He says so far it’s minimalist, got a sleek design and the nearly-flush keys are less likely to trap dirt and get grungy.
None of that really reflects the typaility. I maintain you need hands the size of a one year old.
I didn’t realize that the keys were smaller on the bluetooth keyboards. I adore the wired keyboard that came with my iMac (a few years back), but just the missing numberpad alone was enough to prevent me from even thinking about a bluetooth one.
which one did you get? (the 21.5″? the 27″?)
The base model 21.5″. As much love as I had for the 27.5″ it was a bit too much outside our saved-up funds and I didn’t want to wait another 2 months. Tim pushed for the 21.5″ with the higher hard-drive capacity, but we’d still only planned on the $1200 price point. As much as I love to be spoiled, I didn’t want to dip into our emergency fund. Given that 24 hours later we’d have to buy a new vacuum…I’m glad we didn’t. ;-p
Even the 21.5″ swallows my whole head when I’m working on it. I feel like that part in Harry Potter where Riddle’s Diary pulls Harry in.
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