I am finally back up in Hull and it's like an early Christmas for me. The minute i got in it was all systems go to get the iMac out the box and running as quick as possible. With a little help from my friends (it was a bit of a task to get it safely out the extremely well packaged box) I got it out and setup. I have to say it didn't fail to amaze. The design is amazing, screen quality is better than anything I've ever seen. Leopard was installed before the night was over and I am yet to have a problem.
So there it is in all it's glory. I am currently installing all the software I need to get me through my degree and develop. The Spyder3Elite (screen calibrator) is hopefully going to be shipped on the 16th of this month. I have also ordered a Western Digital MyBook PRO 500GB (firewire 800) to run with Time Machine.