iMac 2121 Responses

Last post: 7 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Mar 31, 08, 2:17 p.m.

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• utopian

  I am thinking about buying the new 24" iMac?

  Does anyone have one or heard anything about them?

  Feedback would be appreciated.

  

  
  2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme, 2GB memory
  500GB hard drive1, 8x double-layer SuperDrive

  Mar 31, 08, 2:17 p.m. – Permalink

• Mojo

  Would make a nice foot stool.

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:18 p.m. – Permalink

• JKilla77

  I like mine. It's pretty.

  • Fast, reliable, runs Adobe products and fonts fine?– utopian1/2

    Yeah, I got one too...everything works tip top. I'm running CS3, and have had no problems. I got another gig of ram added to mine.– JackRyan2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:19 p.m. – Permalink

• madirish

  they are pretty awesome, but no Gateway....

  • <--- "//"– madirish

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:20 p.m. – Permalink

• kona

  that is what i have except mine is the 2.4GHz with 4GB memory (from Crucial). it's lightning fast and has yet to crash in the 2 or 3 months since I've owned it. It owns cs3 and treats it like it's little bitch. don't anyone even mention the glossy screen bullshit because when you're sitting in front of it working you can't see any reflection or glare. now if you have a light pointing at it of course, but lets not be silly here. it's a fantastic machine. i picked mine of refurb and saved a bunch.

  • Thanks Kona:)– utopian1/5

    Plus...uh...certain videos just look...uh...great with that glossy screen.– JackRyan2/5

    scandalous!– mg333/5

    no problem utopian. mg... drinks SOON!– kona4/5

    riding duuuurrtty...– dtan5/5

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:21 p.m. – Permalink

• utopian

  JKilla77- Does it run fast, has been reliable, does it runs Adobe products (AI, PS, IL) smoothly and does it work with fonts (Suitcase) okay?

  • yes. yes. yes. yes. no issues whatsoever.– kona1/2

    and buy your memory upgrade from crucial.com– kona2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:22 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  you could get a lot more for a lot less

  • much like the Bugatti, no?– madirish1/3

    HAHA!– kona2/3

    I don't understand– Llyod3/3

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:22 p.m. – Permalink

• boobs

  Get the wireless keyboard and mouse, too. You'll love me for it later.

  • I've always wondered why people do this. i wouldn't enjoy replacing batteries all the time.– doesnotexist1/5

    Thanks peeps..– utopian2/5

    No, get "a" wireless mouse, meaning, not the garbage that Apple sells for a mouse.– mg333/5

    uh... rechargeable batteries?!?– kona4/5

    mx revolution ftw
    fuck the new wireless keyboard no keypad is messed up– svenreed5/5

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:26 p.m. – Permalink

• JKilla77

  Yeah it runs pretty well. Leopard is allot more stabler than it was a few months back. The only issues I have with Adobe are then them open for days and am in and out of sleep mode. I only have 1 gig of ram right now so it's ok for speed when I get 4 in there it'll be lightning fast.

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:27 p.m. – Permalink

• ernexbcn

  I have one just like that, but I'd recommend you to wait a little bit because they are going to be updated soon.

  • http://buyersguide.m…– ernexbcn

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:52 p.m. – Permalink

• utopian

  Sounds like a wise buy, thank you everyone.

  "I love you man"...

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:54 p.m. – Permalink

• dtan

  can you install ram yourself on that machine?

  • yeah, I maxed it to 4gb and is many times cheaper than from Apple– ernexbcn1/5

    ya, def. i have a mbp and bought two 2gb sticks from newegg...prob saved me 4 bills– dtan2/5

    changing ram: http://docs.info.app…– ernexbcn3/5

    it was a piece of cake putting in 4GBs. :)– kona4/5

    indeed, and SO cheap these days!– ernexbcn5/5

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:55 p.m. – Permalink

• trooper

  i got one of these

  

  • dude! so cutting edge!– dtan1/2

    fuck i know right lol– trooper2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 2:56 p.m. – Permalink

• ernexbcn

  The RAM on Apple's website is insane, don't change the RAM option, to give you an idea of the ripoff:

  4gb of RAM on Apple's website: 450€ (Spain)
  4gb of RAM in a PC store downtown Barcelona: 80€

  40€ each 2gb stick KINGSTON memory, rockin without problems.

  • Thanks...– utopian

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:02 p.m. – Permalink

• dtan

  yup, my mbp killin' it with 4gb ram...i think less than $200 for two sticks of 2gb from newegg.com

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:03 p.m. – Permalink

• kush

  get g.skill ram. you can get 4 gigs for like 80 bucks... even though the prices are cheap, they are straight solid. i've never had any bad g.skill sticks.

  • Thanks...– utopian

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:19 p.m. – Permalink

• akrokdesign

  if you want 4gb ram same as apple selling.
  http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/…

  but for $125

  • look for samsung– akrokdesign1/2

    Thanks...– utopian2/2

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:22 p.m. – Permalink

• akrokdesign

  sorry, the above one is for 2.4 imac.
  here's the one for 2.8.
  ---> http://eshop.macsales.com/item/M…

  • Thanks...– utopian

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:25 p.m. – Permalink

• timfraserbrown

  Might not be an issue for you but....
  Glossy only screen! Absolutely terrible! Such innacurate colour. Awful.

  This is my experience with the 20 inch one at work, but I hear the 24 has a better quality screen under the shitty layer of over-the-top gloss!

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:43 p.m. – Permalink

• adev

  What ever you do, Do Not get the 20" it has a horrible lcd panel. But the glossy screen is annoying to me for any kind of imaging/design work.

  Unless yet get a 20"iMac and an ACD. That's a different story.

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 3:57 p.m. – Permalink

• welded

  I got a 24" iMac a month or two and I love it — it really is a fantastic machine. I got the lower-end model and upgraded the CPU and got RAM from http://canadaram.com. Didn't go for the wireless keyboard and mouse becaues we like having the num pad. Might get the mouse later, though.
  Get it! :)

  

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  Dog-earMar 31, 08, 4:49 p.m. – Permalink