[nixgeek]

I bought myself an iMac G5 knowing that this hardware would be more mature on OS X even after the transition to Intel. I figured if I waited for the Intel iMacs, I would have to deal with the problems many early adopters are now having with the first gen Intel Macs. What I didn't expect was for Apple to release a newer version of the iMac G5 a month after I purchased mine in September. This was the first one to have the iSight built in as well as the slimmer cosmetic design.

Yes, I was a bit miffed, but you know what? That's life. There's always going to be something better. I'll admit I tried to see about getting it switched, but I wasn't sad when they couldn't. I was happy with my iMac G5 and I still am to this day, even with that newer version out at the time. What made me feel even better was that my revision was the last to allow for easy upgrades to the system, something that was sorely lacking with the iSight/Front Row successor to my iMac G5. And as far as I know, the Intel iMacs also suffer from this. I can easily replace the memory and the hard drive on my iMac and I value that more as part of my computer's longevity than how spanky-new my CPU is. Overall, I believe that my G5 is much better than the one that succeeded it and it's still holding strong as it comes to its 1-year birthday.

As I and others have said, there's always going to be something newer and better for a lot less than before. Nothing you can do about it. Just enjoy what you have and make the best of it. Otherwise you're just going to make yourself miserable.