Briefly: Intel iMac review; MacGroup

In brief: SilentPCReview.com has reviewed the 17-inch iMac Core Duo, saying that the Mac "has almost everything a silencer could want...." MacGroup-Detroit announced that it has signed up its 400th member, who is to receive an engraved video iPod as well as a lifetime membership to commemorate the milestone in MacGroup's history.... Ars Technica has published a comparative review of the iPod Hi-Fi, Klipsch iFi, and Altec Lansing InMotion iM7 portable speaker systems.... Scotsys today announced plans to offer its Mac customers software bundles with Windows XP Home or Professional, Microsoft Office or Works, as well as other software and hardware that will ease their transition from PCs to Macs.... Griffin today announced a new, updated PowerJolt Auto Charger and Power Adapter for iPod that charges an iPod while allowing users to listen to their music library.... iPodNN today noted that the music labels may concede their position, after publicly jockeying for variable pricing on iTunes.

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