Another iMac G5 review....
Well, I've had it up and running for about an hour now. I put 1 gig of memory in it just now and honestly haven't noticed the difference yet, it ran pretty well with the 256 at first.
Some of you have asked about how much noise it makes. It doesn't. It is sitting next to my four year old Dell laptop which is deafening in comparison. I'm serious, it makes NO sound.
The screen is incredible. I read someone's earlier post that they had 20 stuck pixels and I immediately worried I would have some as well. If I do, I haven't noticed them yet. The screen by itself is worth the money. (If I haven't mentioned it yet, I've got a 20 incher). The 20 seems a LOT bigger than the 17.
The computer hasn't gotten all that hot from what I can tell. I really don't care so long as the thing works!!
The speakers leave something to be desired in my opinion. The sound quality is good, but they just don't get loud enough. Honestly though, I planned to use my Altec Lansings the whole time. You can't expect that much out of internal speakers.
As far as where I obtained the computer....
I have called our two local Apple stores here in Atlanta almost hourly for the past three days. I finally hit upon a helpful salesperson today who said he would call me as soon as one showed up. I was a little miffed at the Lenox Square store. The day of the Paris keynote, I called them and asked if they were keeping a waiting list. They told me, "No, after the mini Ipod fiasco, they weren't going to keep lists any more." This past Sunday I was there again, and the salesperson I was speaking with said, "Do you have your name on the list?" So I went from being a probably first or second on the list to 10th on the list. Fortunately, the North Point location wasnt' keeping a list.
Some of you are probably wondering, "Why didn't you just order online?" Well I did want to at least see it in person once before purchasing. One look and I knew I wanted it!!
Marcus
[email protected]
Some of you have asked about how much noise it makes. It doesn't. It is sitting next to my four year old Dell laptop which is deafening in comparison. I'm serious, it makes NO sound.
The screen is incredible. I read someone's earlier post that they had 20 stuck pixels and I immediately worried I would have some as well. If I do, I haven't noticed them yet. The screen by itself is worth the money. (If I haven't mentioned it yet, I've got a 20 incher). The 20 seems a LOT bigger than the 17.
The computer hasn't gotten all that hot from what I can tell. I really don't care so long as the thing works!!
The speakers leave something to be desired in my opinion. The sound quality is good, but they just don't get loud enough. Honestly though, I planned to use my Altec Lansings the whole time. You can't expect that much out of internal speakers.
As far as where I obtained the computer....
I have called our two local Apple stores here in Atlanta almost hourly for the past three days. I finally hit upon a helpful salesperson today who said he would call me as soon as one showed up. I was a little miffed at the Lenox Square store. The day of the Paris keynote, I called them and asked if they were keeping a waiting list. They told me, "No, after the mini Ipod fiasco, they weren't going to keep lists any more." This past Sunday I was there again, and the salesperson I was speaking with said, "Do you have your name on the list?" So I went from being a probably first or second on the list to 10th on the list. Fortunately, the North Point location wasnt' keeping a list.
Some of you are probably wondering, "Why didn't you just order online?" Well I did want to at least see it in person once before purchasing. One look and I knew I wanted it!!
Marcus
[email protected]
Comments
Originally posted by mivaldes
Well, I've had it up and running for about an hour now. I put 1 gig of memory in it just now and honestly haven't noticed the difference yet, it ran pretty well with the 256 at first.
You would notice a huge improvement only if you loaded and stressed much the system.
And congratulations on your purchase!
Marcus