[VincentA]

I'm an avid OF & OO user looking for some advice about the durability of iMacs, and I'm hoping that the folk here at one of the most helpful forums I've ever come across may be able to help.

I'm thinking of getting an iMac - compromise between the relative lack of horsepower in a mac mini (I have a mac mini server hooked up to a display I want to upgrade), and the expense of a Mac Pro. I'm not currently in the market for a laptop - have a 2007 17" macbook pro which works fine (even if it is both heavy and noisy due to its running so hot compared to the newer ones).

As somebody who has built several desktops over the years, the idea of buying an all-in-one is really contra-intuitive. I don't want to find myself a few years down the line with mobo or display dying before the rest of the machine gives up.

Does anybody have any comments which might help?

Thanks!

Vincent