My 27" iMac - It's not bad.....

I think you've been a tad unlucky mate. We've got at the moment:

12 x intel xeon mac pro's

16 x core2duo iMacs (24in)

8 x core i7 27in iMacs

they all get a 24/7 caning and aren't looked after. So far not a single problem.

I reckon so Neilo, but I know of plenty of others that have had problems with iMac's. Mine was one of the first off the line though, and it would be even worse if I had paid for it and not the Germans