After quite a long delivery process I finally received my 24" iMac today. It's a custom configured one with a 2.8Ghz Processor, 500GB HDD and 1GB of RAM. I can't use it fully until my 18th Birthday, which is on 25th November. I've saved all year for it but just need a couple of hundred extra which I should be getting then.
Anyway, I got to check that it worked okay tonight so that I wasn't disappointed on my Birthday from having to send it back or something. I simply turned it on, filled out the setup info and when Tiger booted up I changed the background wallpaper to check the for gradient issue, then shut the machine down.
First of all, I ran into a bit of a problem during the initial setup. It automatically detected my wireless network and asked for a password, I assume this must be the WEP key and after trying to enter it around 20 times, it just wouldn't accept it. It said something along the lines of "AirPort Error. Unable to connect to selected network." - This is the screen I'm talking about:
In the end I had to select "Different Network Setup". Did I do something wrong? I'm going to be installing Leopard as soon as my Birthday arrives so maybe it'll work then? Odd. I hope it's not broke!?
Anyway, as I said I tested my screen for the gradient issue so I turned out all of the lights, disabled my cameras flash and took the following shots:
Now, on these photos I can see a bit of an issue, especially in the corners, but it really looked although it was a near-perfect screen when I was actually looking at it in person, even in the dark. Perhaps the cameras show slightly more light in the middle of things? I don't know much about photography but it seemed to amplify things quite a lot. Anyway, even from the camera shot, it's not all that bad, is it?
From my short use (even in the dark), I certainly won't be sending it back! It seemed great. My only concern is AirPort. Any feedback on the AirPort problem or the screen pictures would be great
I'm going to love my new iMac
Anyway, I got to check that it worked okay tonight so that I wasn't disappointed on my Birthday from having to send it back or something. I simply turned it on, filled out the setup info and when Tiger booted up I changed the background wallpaper to check the for gradient issue, then shut the machine down.
First of all, I ran into a bit of a problem during the initial setup. It automatically detected my wireless network and asked for a password, I assume this must be the WEP key and after trying to enter it around 20 times, it just wouldn't accept it. It said something along the lines of "AirPort Error. Unable to connect to selected network." - This is the screen I'm talking about:
In the end I had to select "Different Network Setup". Did I do something wrong? I'm going to be installing Leopard as soon as my Birthday arrives so maybe it'll work then? Odd. I hope it's not broke!?
Anyway, as I said I tested my screen for the gradient issue so I turned out all of the lights, disabled my cameras flash and took the following shots:
Now, on these photos I can see a bit of an issue, especially in the corners, but it really looked although it was a near-perfect screen when I was actually looking at it in person, even in the dark. Perhaps the cameras show slightly more light in the middle of things? I don't know much about photography but it seemed to amplify things quite a lot. Anyway, even from the camera shot, it's not all that bad, is it?
From my short use (even in the dark), I certainly won't be sending it back! It seemed great. My only concern is AirPort. Any feedback on the AirPort problem or the screen pictures would be great
I'm going to love my new iMac
that the refund on my iMac No.3 is changed to a replacement. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that I get one that looks just how yours looks. It's actually the exact same configuration as yours.
