The iMac was first considered as an option for me when I realized how costly the more powerful Mac Pro towers are. Of course the Mac Pros are working with much greater components and are monstrous computers but the price is still quite high for a user who is not completely invested in their computer for their work. The iMac offered a cost effective alternative to my problem and I am very happy with the way it worked out.

People still are impressed or maybe even skeptical about how the iMac contains the entire computer in what seems to be the monitor. But think about it this way, a laptop, and very...