I bought an iMac

[2bearnest]

After a month of waiting this is what I decided on. iMac 24" Configuration

* 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
* 640GB Serial ATA Drive
* ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB

* Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
* Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide

 

[Hellhammer]

Congrats, that's very nice setup!

 

[rgarjr]

Woah nice config on that Imac dude..

 

[cocky jeremy]

Same one i got on March 12th.. you'll love it, guaranteed. Congratulations!

 

[rgarjr]

Same one i got on March 12th..

What made you guys get this one versus the 3.06 one?

 

[cocky jeremy]

What made you guys get this one versus the 3.06 one?

2.93 to 3.06 is really no difference at all. If i were going to upgrade anything, it would be graphics card or hard drive, not the tiny bit of CPU difference. The only reason i didn't add a better graphics card is because it said 4-6 week wait and i wanted it right then.

 

[zedsdead]

Congrats....looks like an awesome machine

 

[Hellhammer]

What made you guys get this one versus the 3.06 one?

180€ for 130MHz? No way

 

[gadgetgirl85]

Niiiice. I am going to order mine hopefully tonight

 

[rgarjr]

Niiiice. I am going to order mine hopefully tonight

Which one u getting? Don't u already have an iMac? I agree, the 3.06 only looks good on paper but performance wise, I don't think u will notice it at all.

I'm gonna probably order one Monday too as well.

 

[Hellhammer]

Niiiice. I am going to order mine hopefully tonight

Which one have you chosen now?

 

[gadgetgirl85]

I have sold my old iMac so I suppose I should take it out of my signature! I am getting the
3.06 Ghz
4GB
640GB Serial ATA Drive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English)

 

[MacAndy74]

I'm planning on buying the iMac 24" 3.06/4850/1TB - why am I choosing a 3.06? Wanted the quickest iMac possible, not that I need it.

Congratulations to the O.P for purchasing a very fine iMac

 

[gadgetgirl85]

I'm planning on buying the iMac 24" 3.06/4850/1TB - why am I choosing a 3.06? Wanted the quickest iMac possible, not that I need it.

Me too. However, in my lifetime I will NEVER ever use 1TB so the 640 will be more than enough I can hardly wait until the beast arrives

 

[BJMRamage]

Me too. However, in my lifetime I will NEVER ever use 1TB so the 640 will be more than enough I can hardly wait until the beast arrives

watch what you say!

<congrats on teh purchase to the OP>

way back 15 years ago (or so) i had a harddrive that was 6GB and was told I would never fill that up. Well, that wont even hold my music anymore, let alone photos. and then add up the video and design files, 1TB is not going to be too far off anymore.

 

[rgarjr]

I have sold my old iMac so I suppose I should take it out of my signature! I am getting the
3.06 Ghz
4GB
640GB Serial ATA Drive
ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English)

Woah there's a lot of people with some deep pockets in here..

I'm still debating whether to get the 2.93 or the 3.06 (probably getting the 2.93). Its cool to have the top of the line one but, after the next update on these that's it.

 

[gadgetgirl85]

watch what you say!

<congrats on teh purchase to the OP>

way back 15 years ago (or so) i had a harddrive that was 6GB and was told I would never fill that up. Well, that wont even hold my music anymore, let alone photos. and then add up the video and design files, 1TB is not going to be too far off anymore.

I hvaen't even cracked the 100GB mark! LOL

 

[gadgetgirl85]

Mine is due to ship 24th So sad. I guess because its a BTO in that I ordered the top graphics card and 3.06 processor on the 2.93 model

 

[rgarjr]

Mine is due to ship 24th So sad. I guess because its a BTO in that I ordered the top graphics card and 3.06 processor on the 2.93 model

Woah so you finally bit the bullet on one, huh.

 

[gadgetgirl85]

Woah so you finally bit the bullet on one, huh.

Yup. I sure have I can't wait until it arrives. I hope it takes less than 10 days Oh well, I still have my MB so its not like I don't have a computer!

 

[applecultvictim]

180€ for 130MHz? No way

Yeah, so negligible difference and what with quad imacs soon on the way.

Niiiice. I am going to order mine hopefully tonight

Good Luck with your new imac! Here's for many a happy year with it!!!

 

[fhall1]

Wow...lots of new iMac orders lately....I ordered a refurbed 24" 2.93/4G/640G/120GT Friday...it's supposed to arrive this week. Hopefully a nice step up from my 1.83 GHz Core Duo 2G RAM, 200G (7200 RPM though) Mini.

At $1,549 with a $100 printer rebate (I picked up a $96 Canon printer - so it's essentially free) I figured it saves over $200 over going with a brand new model. I bought my Mini as a refurb and it looked brand new and has served me well for a couple years now.

 

[LagunaSol]

I have the same machine as the OP, though I did upgrade to the 1 TB drive.

It's a beautiful and fast machine. You will love it!

 

[destroyboredom]

I have the same machine. It's a great system.

 

[SkimApple]

to the OP

hey i have a couple quick questions to the origional poster.
1st i was wondering how much that set up cost you to put that Radeon card in there. and secondly im wondering if you could tell me how that card runs in any (if any) games you play on that iMac.
congrats on the set up im sure its amazing!