3. Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)
Editors' rating: 8.2
The good: Along with its best-in-class design and solid-feeling, thin keyboard, the new Apple iMac desktop offers more performance and features than many Windows-based PCs; robust iLife '08 digital media suite.
The bad: No word on means of upgrading to Apple's new Leopard OS when it's released; anemic phone support.
The bottom line: With its super-elegant new design and a strong configuration, Apple's new iMac competes with the PC desktop market better than perhaps any previous Mac to date. Unless you're a gamer or an upgrade enthusiast, we can think of very few reasons not to make an iMac your next desktop.
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Price: $1,499
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