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Need help with screen
Hey there! So I have an iMac 2012, and last December I switched my hard drive to an SSD at an Apple certificated store. In February one day, it got "lines" all over the screen when I open for example a browser or a video. If nothing is running, it looks fine. Have they screwed something up... -
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2009 iMac conversion to monitor - Help
Hi, I am trying to determine if it’s even possible for me to turn my old 2009 iMac into a monitor. It was purchased mid 2009 and I believe it’s 22 or 24”. I checked the ports on the back of the machine and I’ve included a photo here. There appears to be what I think is called a “mini display...- Danieltoby82
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- imac minidisplay port monitor
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Deciding which iMac to buy
Looking to buy a 27” 2019 model but can’t decide on which configuration is best for my needs. My main use is occasional graphic and web design, Safari with multiple tabs open, some photo editing in Affinity Photo and light video editing in iMovie and FCX every now and then. No 3D rendering, or...- AlexGraphicD
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iMac Mid-2011 (21.5") Applications Crashing
Hi, I am having some serious problems with my iMac mid-2011. When I lunch an application (FaceTime, Skype, OBS, Quick Time Video Capture, google chrome) they instantly crash when they try to use the camera. Google chrome also crashes randomly and when using youtube. FaceTime crashes instantly... -
2011 27” iMac blank screen
Afternoon folks. Brand new poster with an old problem. I have a 2011 27” iMac 3.1ghz i5 16Gb of ram. 1TB HDD model-a1312 I bought off eBay about a month or so ago. Two weeks ago I was in the middle of a zoom meeting when my Mac crashed. I booted it back up and finished the meeting then shut it... -
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Seeking 2020 Best Value Buying Advice
Hello everyone! My family is currently sporting a late 2009 iMac (yup). It's nearing the end of its road. It's been a brave warrior, but after many years, I need to look into a replacement machine for family use, including some typical home/office use and occasional light engineering work...- IceMan30
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- backup display imac ipad pro mac mini macbook monitor stroage update upgrade
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iMac 2017 (i7, 580 Pro) or iMac 2019 (i5, 580x)
Hello, guys! at this moment, I’m choosing between iMac 2017 (i7 7700k, Radeon 580 Pro, 2Tb FD) and iMac 2019 (i5 9600k, 512SSD, Radeon Pro 580x) which one is better for color grading (DaVinci Resolve), montage (Premiere Pro), gaming (red dead redemption 2..)?- blackburnn
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- imac radeon 580
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RAM Upgrade for iMac Mid 2011 21.5-inch
Hi, I am looking to upgrade my iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5. Based on research, I found available compatible RAMs. But when I tried verifying with their tech support, they told me that they were not compatible. Can you guys help me? These are the ones I found that are I... -
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2011 iMac Random Reboots
Hello, I have a 2011 iMac that has been having random about once a day. I have swapped to a K2100m (flashed with Nick's VBIOS) to allow Catalina to run and the kernel panics do seem to be related to this. It will tend to crash once a day, but sometimes it may go 3-4 days without a crash or it... -
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iMac redesign mock up
I feel like this will be divisive. Anyway, I had too much time on my hands (for obvious reasons), so I mocked up a 32 inch iMac and/or iMac Pro redesign. A few thoughts: I moved toward the geometric/utilitarian/monolithic design language of the Mac Pro/XDR, which I'm sure won't appeal to... -
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Upgrading iMac or Changing it ?
hi folks, got a tricky question. so I got an iMac mid-2011 21.5 with RAM: 4 gb Processor: i5 2.5 Ghz HHD: 500 gb the computer itself doesn't have any kind of flaws, just that it's a bit too slow. I wanted to upgrade it with an SSD 500 GB and maybe 8gb of ram, but yesterday, on eBay, it showed...- alepinolaio
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- imac macbook 15 upgrading
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upgrade advice for a late 2013 27-inch iMac
With the "new normal" being working from home with ZOOM meetings my (late 2013 27" imac with 8gb of RAM and 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5) is doing ok. It also doubles as my home entertainment system - mainly HULU and NETFLIX and for this purpose it is doing ok. I also like the rest of those running...- jlabenberg
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- 27-inch external had drive imac imac (27" late 2013) ram imac 2017 imac ram installation ssd drive upgrade
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Help with deciding on imac for staff member
We are a small midwestern winter resort and do a lot of our own video and photo. I'm going to put our Marketing Director's Macbook out to pasture and I've got him talked into an iMac that will be better or his day to day needs. Although he does a lot of low tech marketing stuff (web pages... -
Big (Possibly GPU) Problems on 21.5 4K iMac 2019
Recently bought a 2019 21.5” 4K iMac with middle of the line specs: CPU: i5 8500 RAM: 2x4GB 2666MHz RAM Storage: 1TB Fusion (1TB HDD + 32GB PCIe SSD), GPU: RX 560 4GB. It was New Open Box from eBay, and from what I can tell has never been used. I then performed an upgrade with the following...- KingCornWallis
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- 2019 imac
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Bypassing Remote Management System
Hello - I bought an iMac from a tech company that was auctioning their computers off after going out of business (through a third party auctioneer). The company is obviously bankrupt so no employees remain. I was told that it was restored to factory settings. When I got it I went through the... -
WEIRD TOPIC - Finder Folder Sorting Issue
Hey Everyone, I have a bazar question I would like to ask pertaining to folder organization problems, which effects my OCD. For well over a year now, some of my folders appear to be out of order and randomly positioned. This happpens in certain sections of my external hard drives file path...- AveryWrubleski
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- finder folders g-drive imac messy organization
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Would ARM switch mean lack of Intel support in 4 years?
as it hapend with the Intel switch? Hi, I'm upgrading my Mac in a 6-8 year basis, I use to buy the high end Macbook Pro model, in order to get more out of my money and the best of the tech at that moment. I don't earn so much money to upgrade it sooner than 6-8 years. I'm reaching the 8 years...- cocoua
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- arm imac new mac
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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2019 iMac CPU upgrade
Hello everyone I want to upgrade my iMac CPU which is currently a 3.0 GHz Intel Core i5. The iMac in question is a 27 inch, 2019 model with Radeon Pro 570X GPU. I already bought i9 9900KS (127w TDP) on Amazon. Can i install this CPU in to it ? Thanks for reading- pittance72
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- 9900ks cpu upgrade imac
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Resolved iMac 2011 died. Trying to find out what the problem is.
My iMac boots, but the screen stays black. I hear the startup chime but the screen stays black. The backlight is not the problem, there is nothing visible when using a flashlight. I tried resetting PRAM and SMC, nothing. I cleaned the iMac of dust on the inside (surprisingly little after 9 years... -
Time Machine Couldn't Complete Backup.
macOS Catalina 2017 iMac 27" 3.5Ghz i5 I'm having an issue where I cannot backup to Time Machine (WD 4TB external HDD) because apparently I have 2 Disks named "Recovery" but I am not sure where to find these disks. I can't see them in Disk Utility, nor anywhere else. Maybe someone here...- Skeptical.me
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- imac time machine backup won't backup
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)