The new Apple iMac: available for an eye-watering £4,475.86

You can do quite a bit with £4,475.86, but if you fancy blowing it all in one moment of glorious consumerism, you can buy yourself an Apple iMac. But this isn't just any Apple iMac, this is the most expensive iMac money can buy...

Apple products have something of a reputation for being overpriced, or at the very least they are often labelled 'expensive'. Whether or not this reputation is deserved is a non-issue that is debated and bawled about on forums and discussion boards across the internet.

Still, there's no denying that the most expensive configuration of Apple's iMac has a somewhat grandiose price:

£4,475.86

So, what does all that money get you?

When you go to buy an Apple desktop or laptop computer from the Apple website you are presented with a number of options to upgrade the hardware or bundle in some additional software. We started off with a top-spec 27-inch 3.1Ghz iMac, which costs £1649. Then we added everything Apple had to offer, which is as follows:

• Processor: 3.4Ghz quad-core Intel Core i7 (add £160 to the original configuration)
• Memory: 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 4x4GB (add £480 to the original configuration)
• Hard Drive: 2TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive (add £600 to the original configuration)
• Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5 (add £80 to the original configuration)
• Mouse/Trackpad: Apple Magic Mouse + Magic Trackpad (£59)
• Keyboard: Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English) (included with the system, £0)
• Software: iWork Family Pack preinstalled (£89)
• Software: Aperture 3 preinstalled (£173)
• Software: Final Cut Express 4 preinstalled (£132)
• Software: Logic Express preinstalled (£166)
• Software: FileMaker Pro 11 preinstalled (£254.95)
• Software: Microsoft Office Mac 2011 - Home and Business Edition (£189.95)
• Product card: AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac/eMac (£142)
• Apple 'tutor': 1-year One to One membership (£79)
• Remote: Apple Remote (£15)
• Battery charger: Apple Battery Charger (£25)
• Printer: HP Color LaserJet Pro CP1525nw (£181.96)

As a quick note; in the above configuration we've added in all of the preinstalled software Apple offers, but even with that removed, the iMac will still set you back £3470.96.

Good value or overpriced? We'll let you make your minds up on that...