I just bought a new iMac 27" woohoo

[HLdan]

I'm in the exact same position.. have been waiting for the next iMac / reading about them for a year now, wanting to make the switch from Windows and have the transition be as perfect as everyone says it is. Now that the beautiful 27" i7s are finally here, I have been scared out of it with all the horror stories:

- "Never buy Rev A"
- Display flickering
- Display still flickering after firmware upgrade
- Yellow tinge supposedly a hardware issue, not software

I suppose your thoughts on the matter are the answer I've been looking for to help decide whether to take the risk or not, but I can't say I like it - I'm so sick of waiting! My current PC is OKAY. Buggy and annoying me as usual, but still okay. I don't NEED an iMac right now, but I WANT one right now! So really it comes down to this..

I know Apple never tells anyone anything, but what is the general MR consensus on the approximate period between Rev A and Rev B releases? Are we talking like 2 or 3 months, 6 months.. more?

Any light anyone can shed would be most helpful..

Generally the revisions are around 6 months but sometimes Apple quietly updates the assembly line to address issues. It's a chance that they could address the screen issues without waiting for the next revision. You can count on this forum for updates like that as there will always be somebody "Beta Testing". Unfortunately it's more than just one issue so I would wait it out and let the beta testers post if things have gotten better. I've never had a good Rev A of anything from Apple.

 

[Btom]

I think the screen made most people switch

Guilty as charged.

Tom B.

 

[Henryz]

Nice man. let us know when it breaks.

Laughing irl

 

[Henryz]

Guilty as charged.

Tom B.

Caught me red handed.

 

[IndustrialSpace]

I'm in the exact same position.. have been waiting for the next iMac / reading about them for a year now, wanting to make the switch from Windows and have the transition be as perfect as everyone says it is. Now that the beautiful 27" i7s are finally here, I have been scared out of it with all the horror stories:

- "Never buy Rev A"
- Display flickering
- Display still flickering after firmware upgrade
- Yellow tinge supposedly a hardware issue, not software

I suppose your thoughts on the matter are the answer I've been looking for to help decide whether to take the risk or not, but I can't say I like it - I'm so sick of waiting! My current PC is OKAY. Buggy and annoying me as usual, but still okay. I don't NEED an iMac right now, but I WANT one right now! So really it comes down to this..

I know Apple never tells anyone anything, but what is the general MR consensus on the approximate period between Rev A and Rev B releases? Are we talking like 2 or 3 months, 6 months.. more?

Any light anyone can shed would be most helpful..

Dude, I feel your exact pain on the other side ofthe equator!

Same issues and concerns... I'm dying to fork over all this money... its excruitating to wait for Rev. B....

 

[Yakuza]

Dude, I feel your exact pain on the other side ofthe equator!

Same issues and concerns... I'm dying to fork over all this money... its excruitating to wait for Rev. B.... [/QUOTE]

Same here. it hurts to wait until rev.B but i did the plunge to this one already. now it's a question of waiting. if it turns out wrong. refund+more$$= Mac Pro (hope not, fingers crossed) loolol