How did you get it in portrait mode? I don't see the rotate option in the display options. I only see the rotate option when I have an external monitor connected.
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Can the FOOT of the new aluminum imac be removed???
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How did you get it in portrait mode? I don't see the rotate option in the display options. I only see the rotate option when I have an external monitor connected.
Electric guitars are much, much, much easier to securely store than giant computers. It's peaches to buy a form-fitting bulletproof case for a guitar; that's a completely different class of object. It's another thing to try to cart an object with a giant glass screen and thin plastic frame into the overhead bin, with or without some sort of shell. But anyway, it's his choice. I await the "plz help me my iMac hoof somehow lodged into the DVD drive!!!" threads with glee.
Alright, I often fly back and forth from Korea to Vietnam twice a year. Think about this, the tax imposed on digital stuffs with value over 2000$ in Vietnam is 50%, meaning each time I get my iMac shipped, I will pay around 1000$. Since I ship it twice, each year I have to pay 2000$ for taxing. Alright. A person who does this, to me, is an idiot. I'd rather leave it in Korea during my vacation.
@ ScottFitz: you are super super super awesome! Thanks dude! Yet the cases there are only for the old iMac. How about the new one? Do they fit perfectly? Anybody here can give some information about the difference between the old and the new one?
Well, if it's well packed.
Carry-on bag dimensions should not be more than 9" x 14" x 22" (length + width + height) or 45 linear inches (the length, height and width added together)
http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,1032,00.html
If that iLugger fits, I think your iMac is going to be fairly safe. However, it may be a just a few inches too wide. Specs say 19" x 5" x 17.5" for that bag, but it seems most US airlines ask for a max size of 16''x24'' or 14''x22''. Either way, the width is 1.5'' to 3.5'' too wide. There is some margin on these limits, but it is a bit risky. If you can get a hold of a piece of luggage that barely fits, you could measure its width to compare. Weight could present another problem.
By the way, I have noticed that airlines are more strict about luggage size in Europe compared to the US. I got hassled about my carry-on luggage size and weight a few times, even though my bag was smaller than the most standard carry-on pieces I've seen on Southwest. (Actually I started using a bigger bag without any problems in the US since then.) I don't know how the Asian airlines handle these things, but that is something to consider as well. They might also run out of overhead bin space, in which case they might force you to check it in.
I am thinking about taking my iMac to my parents using this method, so I'll try to measure my luggage at home, but I am fairly certain it will turn out to be too wide.
very nice !
can you post what mount you're using and where you got it ??
many thanks
This one and from them:
http://innovativeessentials.com/cat...id/29?osCsid=a9cfcb49d42479c472532d5a6cc45b0b
Exactly. It would be far more practical (and economical, while we're at it) to buy an MB/P and an external, and simply plug in whenever you needed the bigger screen.
The 20" iMac can be VESA mounted
There is a iMac VESA Adapter Kit available for the 20" iMac that allows for the 20" to become VESA-compliant and attach to a wall mount or desk mount system. Check out http://www.imacmount.com for more details.
There is a iMac VESA Adapter Kit available for the 20" iMac that allows for the 20" to become VESA-compliant and attach to a wall mount or desk mount system. Check out http://www.imacmount.com for more details.
Removing foot from iMac
Anything that has been assembled can be disassembled. With regards to the foot on the 20" iMac however, Apple did not intend for the end-user to remove it at all, so it is not easily accessible. The same holds true for the previous 17" and 20" Intel and G5 w/iSight models. Unless you really know what you are doing, I highly suggest consulting with a Apple Tech.
I researched all this when I was developing my iMac VESA Adapter Kit to provide a solution for the iMac models that were deemed VESA non-compliant.
Sorry for the plug, just trying to get the word out about my adapter kit.
http://www.imacmount.com
ok, that was the last one I swear!
I should have been more specific. It is the 20" new imac that I'm referring to. You see I want to remove the foot, but the computer in a bag, and carry it on an airplane. I simply do not want to check in my new imac to get thrown around. If I could carry the 24 I would but its simply too big to fit in the overheads of the airplane. So, forget the VESA mount, I don't even want one, but must know with absolute certainty that the 20" imac can have the foot taken off or I will not buy it. I can get a refurb 17" which I know I can get the foot off of... Thanks for the replies (in advance)
Anything that has been assembled can be disassembled. With regards to the foot on the 20" iMac however, Apple did not intend for the end-user to remove it at all, so it is not easily accessible. The same holds true for the previous 17" and 20" Intel and G5 w/iSight models. Unless you really know what you are doing, I highly suggest consulting with a Apple Tech.
I researched all this when I was developing my iMac VESA Adapter Kit to provide a solution for the iMac models that were deemed VESA non-compliant.
Sorry for the plug, just trying to get the word out about my adapter kit.
http://www.imacmount.com
ok, that was the last one I swear!
I am taking the 24 " Imac with me from the US to Sweden next week. I will use my big standard hard plastic somsonite. I make a bed of construction foam in the suitcase so all empty space will be filled. We ship aircraft parts and computers this way and they are sometimes more than 100 000 dollars. Works every time !
And I´m pretty sure I will have some if not all covered if baggage is lost.
I take some pictures and share how I did it. And yes I'm taking a risk with this.... so what?! I jump parachute also
And I´m pretty sure I will have some if not all covered if baggage is lost.
I take some pictures and share how I did it. And yes I'm taking a risk with this.... so what?! I jump parachute also
my dad is an airline pilot. he never checks baggage regardless of how far hes traveling or for how long. over head storage is the safest way to ship any object, you have complete control over the object the entire time.. bag throwers at ups or fedex are just as bad as bag throwers at united airlines. like a person said before, you graciously "help" people that need to share over head storage with your computer.
the only real question is will it fit over head?
the only real question is will it fit over head?
You have to understand the big picture - the OP lives overseas. Shipping expensive and heavy items is more than just shipping and insurance charges. It's customs charges as well that can amount to hundreds of dollars. And there is the issue of delays in customs - things can sit for months before they are released. And maybe they are never released.
This is more than $100 in shipping and insurance that you may pay for a 24-inch iMac direct from Apple and delivered by UPS to a US address.
Buy the unit in his home country? Well, if it's even available there it could cost significantly more than US goods. An $1,800 24-inch iMac for you in the states costs over $2,200 here in Ecuador in the Mac stores.
Here's a story - my 12-inch little laptop died two days before I moved to Ecuador. I left it with my family so it could be repaired under warrantee. It was shipped back to me by Federal Express.
Shipping cost $200. Then Ecuadorian customs assesed me over $300 dollars in customs and taxes - for an old repaired personal laptop!
On any thing over $2,000 in value and some number of kilos in weight we can expect to pay 30% of the value in import fees.
So...the overhead bin seems like a great idea and about the only option, so long as he doesn't get clipped at customs upon entering his destination country.
I've seen it happen here - it can take months and months to get stuff out of customs at exorbitant rates.
And what is so bad about the overhead bin? I regularly stuff several thousand dollars worth of photo gear up there every time I travel, and so do nearly all professional photographers. Can't ship it, wouldn' DARE check it.
Sucessful shipping..
I bought the 24" iMac in the U.S. (35% cheaper than back home), removed the foot.. wrapped it in really good and send it in my hard Samsonite bag (fits beautifully) as a checked-in baggage. Everything worked out really nice..
I have now transported the iMac Chicago-Amsterdam-Gothenburg, Gothenburg-Stockholm, Stockholm-Copenhagen-Hamburg without any problem. I recon that it was more problem with my TimeCapsule since I wanted to have in my hand luggage.. The security at the airport were not easy to convince.
Just wrap it in really good and concider the weight.. Sending it via DHL or something similar would cost a fortune, not to mention the insurance. This way my normal insurance cover a lost of (iMac) luggage.
I bought the 24" iMac in the U.S. (35% cheaper than back home), removed the foot.. wrapped it in really good and send it in my hard Samsonite bag (fits beautifully) as a checked-in baggage. Everything worked out really nice..
I have now transported the iMac Chicago-Amsterdam-Gothenburg, Gothenburg-Stockholm, Stockholm-Copenhagen-Hamburg without any problem. I recon that it was more problem with my TimeCapsule since I wanted to have in my hand luggage.. The security at the airport were not easy to convince.
Just wrap it in really good and concider the weight.. Sending it via DHL or something similar would cost a fortune, not to mention the insurance. This way my normal insurance cover a lost of (iMac) luggage.
Pack it good and check it. How does Apple get the machine to you after you order it? Do you think the Fedex or UPS folks are any more delicate with your machine than the airline baggage handlers? If it survived it's initial shipping from Apple to you, if you pack it right it should survive being checked (although theft is another issue altogether)
I've traveled quite a lot with my 20" imac. I lived in Paris last year and took it out there with me. I took it as hand luggage and had no problems with it. It was totally safe in the overhead lockers. I did spend the preceding days panicking like mad because I thought the airport security might make me check it in.
However, I've since moved to Morocco and due to carrying a load of stuff out with me I decided to have the imac shipped this time, mainly because my company were happy to pay all the costs. It cost me £260 to ship it with UPS, I was quoted the same by Fedex and DHL. When it arrived in Morocco UPS called me up to say that I'd have to pay a small fee for duty tax. The small fee turned out to be the equivalent of 350!!
However, I've since moved to Morocco and due to carrying a load of stuff out with me I decided to have the imac shipped this time, mainly because my company were happy to pay all the costs. It cost me £260 to ship it with UPS, I was quoted the same by Fedex and DHL. When it arrived in Morocco UPS called me up to say that I'd have to pay a small fee for duty tax. The small fee turned out to be the equivalent of 350!!
I removed the stand from my 20" iMac recently. It took about an hour for disassembly and an hour and a half for reassembly. If you pay attention to what you're doing and you're not clumsy, it's not too hard of a procedure.