Does all the new imacs come with iLife or just the ones you buy from Apple?

[fritzichic]

I am purchasing the new iMac from a different retailer (any recommendations?) to save $215 in tax. I have never purchased a mac and was curious to know if places like Amazon that sell it, sell the same versions you get at apple directly.

Thanks for the help, that $215 is going to Adobe CS3, my whole freakin life is going to change, wahoooooooo! (Currently editing 600 10mp RAW format photos on a five year old Dell)

 

[Eidorian]

The retailer gets their stock from Apple. So in effect, you're still buying from Apple.

 

[flipperanubi]

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[fritzichic]

Yeah, Apple computers are Apple computers whichever source you use.

However, it did make me laugh when I thought about something. Many companies make a "big-box" version of their items to sell to stores like WalMart. It may be of lower quality, or missing features, in order to make the price demanded by the big-box.

So, the WalMart version of an iMac....would...include Windows Vista instead of OS X?

HA!!! See it is my pc brain that is worried that it might come 'loaded' differently. Thanks for reassuring me.