Got my new iMac 2.8

rmeyer52rmeyer52
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Fresh from Shangai my new Apple iMac has arrived. I am upgrading from an iMac 2.33 and here are some of my thoughts:



-Setting up was as easy as 1-2-3 although it did take 3 hours to get data from my old iMac.



-Speed: I upgraded to 4 GB RAM. I notice a difference on MS Office (faster) and Rapid Weaver which I use for my BLOG.



-The new keyboard feeld great I did not have to adjust to the new feel at all.



-Glossy screen: This took a bit of getting used to but I can see why Steve would have said customers prefer a glossy screen. It looks great and I have not had a problem with glare at all.



What would I have like to have had:



-A certificate good for a free upgrade to Leopard.



-Bottle of screen cleaner with cloth



-Faster processor 3.0+

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 10
    philbotphilbot Posts: 240member
    You got 4MB?!



    Wow I'm jealous - that's 4 time as much as my Amiga 600!





    No - seriously - very cool computer.









  • Reply 2 of 10
    raidersanraidersan Posts: 2member
    Can you comment on the heat and subsequent noise of the fans at different CPU loads?
  • Reply 3 of 10
    shanmugamshanmugam Posts: 1,200member
    free upgrade to Leopard?



    any one can confirm this???
  • Reply 4 of 10
    houseleyhouseley Posts: 147member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by shanmugam View Post


    free upgrade to Leopard?



    any one can confirm this???



    Nope because the OP didn't get one.
  • Reply 5 of 10
    dutch voxdutch vox Posts: 3member
    Is there a chance that Apple give that free upgrade to new iMac 2007 buyers?



    My 2.8 will come in early sept so i'll have 2 wait......
  • Reply 6 of 10
    rmeyer52rmeyer52 Posts: 28member
    I have not experienced the "noise" problem as of yet and I have opened as many as 12 programs.
  • Reply 7 of 10
    skyweirskyweir Posts: 13member
    Can you run XBench and post your results? I think it would help a bunch of us decide if the 2.8 is worth the extra bucks.
  • Reply 8 of 10
    kennethkenneth Posts: 832member
    That's cool. What are you gonna do with your previous top-of-the-line iMac?
  • Reply 9 of 10
    rmeyer52rmeyer52 Posts: 28member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Kenneth View Post


    That's cool. What are you gonna do with your previous top-of-the-line iMac?





    Prob sell it or use for development testing
  • Reply 10 of 10
    cubitcubit Posts: 846member
    Thanks for sharing.



    I have one coming at the end of the month; I will take the 2GB up to 4GB and move my wife's new 20" up to 2GB, or that's the plan.



    I see that this memory is also good in the Mac Book Pro's.



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