At last, the new Apple iMac has been launched (UK Pricing here). El Reg has a good overview, but the pictures at www.apple.com/imac give a great overview of how compact a computer can look these days: It’s pretty much nothing but a thick LCD screen.
Suffice to say, it’s pretty much exactly what I’m after for a home computer. Add a few little extras in there (ie. bluetooth - shame to see that’s not included as standard as per the powerbooks; and more memory), and it strikes me as perfect for my needs.
Only minor gotcha seems to be the lack of a VGA in port, so you could use the display for other systems. Still, that’s a minor issue, and not altogether unsurprising for them not to include it.
Watch this space for a review! I’ll be ordering one soon…
Update! 1st September: Ordered! Delivery is 3-4 weeks 
Update 9th October: Read my review of the iMac G5
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September 1st, 2004 at 10:05 pm
Someone will come up with a firewire solution I would imagine.
January 26th, 2006 at 11:03 am
[...] Suffice to say, I’ve backed up my computer very recently, and am treating the thing with some suspicion right now. There’s a bit of discussion on Apple Forums which implies this isn’t actually a solitary case, so I’m a little worried my early order might have landed me with a slightly-too-early revision. However, the fact of the matter is I’m running Tiger, which has only just come out, and it could well be something to do with that; and with a new update due out any day now, I’m going to keep my fingers crossed that sorts things out. [...]