Should I be worried with my iMac 2008?

[Bernard SG]

I read here and there that those models tend to fail after 2 years; logic board seeming to be the most reported issue.
Does anyone have any indications and/or statistics about the likelihood of such failure?

 

[Hellhammer]

People come here to report their problems. There are millions of flawless 2008 iMacs and yours is likely one of them. If you have AppleCare or other warranty, you're safe

 

[iBookG4user]

No, you should not be worried. Don't worry about problems that have yet to happen. Only start to worry if you start to experience problems with your computer.

 

[Bernard SG]

Thanks. I was thinking along those lines too, but third party confirmation adds some comfort .
Actually I have an issue with that machine but I never bothered to fix it, it's the optical drive, it won't read most pre-recorded audio CD's. Otherwise everything is running well.
The only time I had a big scare is when I tried to install Ubuntu on a Bootcamp partition, just to see what it looks like. The Ubuntu worked but my Mac OS got screwed, and I had no backup. Fortunately I managed to fix it without losing critical data. But since then I don't want to hear about Linux anymore. Linux bad.

 

[AlexisV]

My 2007 Alu iMac is fine, as is my 2007 white iMac at work.