Dear iMac,
I guess I’d better just come out and say it: I love you. I’ve always loved you. But watching you change and grow has only made my love deeper…this new 24 inch screen is no different. The way it makes you look, the clearer images, the 1920x1200 pixel display—it takes my breath away, like your NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics card and iSight camera do. I feel like I can talk to you through that camera, and my only regret is that I can’t talk to you more; your iCal and iLife suites may make me a little too busy to fully appreciate you sometimes, but I promise, when your 2.66GHz processer whirs to life, all my attention is yours.

You’re really special, and I mean that. No other computer I’ve known has made such an effort to make my life easier. Whether you’re letting me start up in Windows with Boot Camp, helping me back up my files with Time Machine, or just blowing my mind with the speed and sensitivity of Safari 4, it feels like everything you do from the moment I power you on is just for me.

Actually, you make me happy even when you’re in the off position: just looking at you makes me want to sweep you up and take you out, for a stroll maybe, so everyone I know can look at your sleek aluminum and glass casing, your slim keyboard…but you know how jealous I can get. I’ll just use the VESA system I picked up to mount you on my wall, where I can admire you and all my photos and video from anywhere in the room. Even with the closeness we share, you manage to give me all the space I need …your 802.11n wireless network means I can access you from anywhere in the house if I feel like missing you for a moment.

All the updated features you’ve rolled out with your new screen are really impressive, but I have to tell you, I’m really taken with your focus on issues bigger than just you and me. Meeting the Energy Star 5.0 rating, earning the EPAT Gold, using arsenic free glass and removing BFR’s and PVC’s show me you’re not just about looks: you really care about how you can impact the world, and that makes you even more attractive to me. I know that making a commitment to you is not just about style, form and beauty. It’s about preserving the earth for everyone who comes after us. Don’t get me wrong though—you are, and will always be, ridiculously good looking in my eyes.

Love always,
Ilissa