Apropos of nothing -- one of my favorite Peanuts comic strips culminates with Lucy Van Pelt asking, "have you ruled out stupidity?" ;')
Egad, I may be getting a 20" G5 iMac (last of the fast G5 iMacs, 2.1) this week. There are just two (one of each size) left at CompUSA, the floor demos, so I'll have to move quickly. :') Six months no payments, no interest, or so the Apple rep told me. They wouldn't move on the price, which is kinda dopey. I'd also want it maxed RAM (2 GB), and that added some cost. Should I do that myself?
A less attractive possibility is getting their last G4 Mac Mini, but graphics performance is better on the iMac (and of course, the iMac is a G5, which will be supported for a while).
Going down memory lane, I recall my Mac geek buddy getting all steamy about the Rio player, the first really popular mp3 carry-around. Not too sure there is such a brand any longer, and I think the original manufacturer sold the whole line to someone else years ago.
Probably when the iPod first came out. ;')
Do it yourself... you'll save money. Just make sure you get high quality RAM.