iMac gaining desktop market share

A market analysis projects Apple's iMac will account for 25 percent of the growth in the desktop marketplace in 2010.

Apple has already seen a boost in sales as a result of the release of its latest iMac last October, with widescreen LED display and wireless keyboard. Apple saw a 74 per cent rise in desktop sales, following the update to the iMac, according to Cihra."We continue to model note/netbook accounting for greater than 90 per cent of PC unit growth in 2010, but with desktops at least now looking like they've stopped eroding and can resume at least some low single-digit recovery after two years of decline, driven by emerging markets, corporate workhorse use and power gamers," Cihra wrote, reports Apple Insider.

"But believe it or not, we estimate Apple's iMac accounting for a full quarter of ALL desktop market growth in calendar year 2010," he said.

I bought my first Mac this year - the 21.5 inch iMac. After comparing the amount of computer (hardware and software) that you get for the money, the Mac wasn't just competitive, it was a bargain compared to most comparable PC configurations.