I'm new & my iMac here tomorrow!

[Paul Chown]

Hello

Okay, so i took the plunge..... after many years saying i will NEVER get a Mac I’ve brought a 21.5 iMac and it arrives tomorrow with the following configuration:

3.1GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
16GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x8GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 512MB GDDR5
Magic Trackpad
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Accessory Kit

I have lots of windows PC's, Server 2008 with AD etc for my company, but wanted something different for home. I have iPhones, iPads and 2 Apple TV's along with 3 airplay speakers (cat 6ed) and 1 airport express.

The main usage will be:
iTunes, music and movie streaming etc.
Web browsing
Central PC for all the family
Converting DVD's to iTunes

I will need to install Parallels/windows though, as I will still need access to my Windows servers remote app's (Sage, Payroll, and MS office) when working from home. So my first question is:
Do I need to do this, or is there an application that will connect to my server’s remote apps?

How do I transfer my iTunes (about 200GB) including playcounts, playlists etc?

Then what? what else is a MUST have when setting up a new iMac?


Thanks in advance

Paul

 

[iohass]

well if you are going to be converting dvds, you might want a superdrive

 

[Weaselboy]

Apple has an article here that will walk you through moving your iTunes library over.

Probably the most important thing I would suggest you do it buy a cheap, external USB drive and connect it to the iMac then turn on Time Machine so you have current and continuous backups.