Apple iMac 27-inch (3.1GHz, spring 2011)

Pros: Fast, sleek, more flexible than its predecessors, pure wireless connectivity, and a gorgeous visual experience. Through the Apple online store you can swap out the wireless mouse for the wireless trackpad (though not in the physical stores any longer).

Cons: No Thunderbolt devices yet for this much-touted technology. No HDMI. No Blu-Ray burning, which appears to be something that will become relatively standard to Windows but not to Apple.

Summary: This is a fine machine for almost any user save perhaps high end video/digital editors, who are still going to look to a higher powered Mac Pro for their needs. The system is stable, the machine reliable and solid straight out of the box.