The first Mac I personally bought (in college) was an iMac DV Special Edition. Although it looks a bit aged now, that original iMac G3 design was awesome. The iMac G4 was even more gorgeous, with a great flat panel display. I feel this is the most beautiful Mac ever designed. I feel so strongly about this that I sold my iMac G3 and bought an iMac G4 back when the iMac G5 was already out, just because I wanted one of these beauties (it isn’t used as my primary, or even secondary, machine). I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to bring myself to get rid of it.

This brings me to my point, though. Despite the fact that I’ve owned 2 of the 3 iMac designs, I have an aversion against the existing iMac design: The Jay Leno chin! What is UP with that big chin, which is only accentuated by the way the monitor swivels up and down??

Hark! AppleInsider says: Apple’s next-generation iMacs to add a touch of grace! The iMac has always been somewhat of a feature canvas for Apple’s artistic prowess in its design. Apple dominates in the laptop market for its excellent design that features beauty as well as usability and efficiency. But desktop machines are much easier to work with because size isn’t emphasized as heavily. With every revision of the iMac, even the Jay Leno design, Apple has progressively put its superior portable design expertise to use, resulting in sleek and beautiful desktop designs.

The Jay Leno iMac didn’t appeal to me. But now as I prepare to replace my primary Mac, the prospect of a new and exciting iMac design has reenergized my interest in the iMac. And according to AppleInsider, I might get my wish as early as WWDC.