I slept on it, and I’ve come to the conclusion that an eMac is for me.

It’s got everything that the iBook has and much more (and I’m talking here about the iBook I would have wanted, which costs over €2000). I don’t really need the portability that much, and with the money I’ll save I can get myself a digital camera and some other goodies.

Seeing the eMac in person today at the Apple Centre swayed me. It is a beautiful machine, with a huge flat screen and a crisp display. I discussed potential upgradability with the salesman - lots of options, more than I expected to be honest. The file transfer issue shouldn’t be too big a deal; even if this Move2Mac thing won’t be available for a few weeks yet, my good friend Doctor Love has offered me the use of his external Zip drive (much thanks, by the way).

The more I think about it, the more I want it. By the end of this week, I could well be posting to this weblog from it.

It’s just a shame that the the price gulf between here and North America is so big. I’d get a lot more for the same money if I were in the States. Nothing I can do about that though.

Mon 16 Sep 2002 at 18:20   ·