iMac Software update 1.3

[wakerider017]

..and why isn't this front page news on MacRumors, arn? At least Page 2

YA!

Apple could use a little bad press.

 

[Richard.John]

Because those with a functioning Mac couldn't care less about those of us with faulty units. That's human nature for you.

Anyway, I updated to 1.3 and haven't had any problems but then again my unit has been stable since Sunday so I really don't know what is going on. I tried screensavers, iTunes visualiser and front row to see if it will lock up the unit. Full screen screensavers are fine but I do get some artifacts when using visualiser within a window but none when using it in full screen mode. Weird.
Front row is fine as well.

 

[Foxer]

Well, I don't want to curse my machine, but when are they freezing. I've totally missed this issue. I picked up a 24-inch back in August and have had zero issues - certainly no freezing that I remember. Is there a common issue?

 

[flopticalcube]

iMac forum over at Apple Discussion has people chiming in now saying its a no go with 1.2/1.3, maybe even worse.

 

[otto-matic]

Took five minutes to freeze it with itunes screensaver.

If I revert to 10.4, with 1.0 everything happy.

This update did not solve my issue.

 

[IChing]

Thanks for the update

I just upgraded to OSX 10.5 today, I played Command and conquer 3 before I upgraded and after. I had freezing on certain levels before the upgrade but none after the upgrade. Safari, however has been crashing a lot today, widgets don't work right and some sites don't respond correctly.
iPhoto works faster and has not witnessed any problems.
Been trying to tweak the system all day. I did a update on this machine since it is rather new and I was waiting for OSX before I loaded it up with my old powerbook g4 stuff.

I plan on upgrading right after this post

Thanks.

 

[ImperialX]

The time has come to return these freezers to Apple.

 

[Matthew Yohe]

The time has come to return these freezers to Apple.

Uh what? This update fixes the issue... You no longer have a freezer.

 

[TheRuggedLion]

YA!

Apple could use a little bad press.

For real.

 

[Luap]

I've not been brave enough to install it yet! My iMac appears to be behaving for now, and I dont want to upset it again?? Seems like a risk..

Incidentally.. I tried to open the package with Pacifist to check out what was in there.. Pacifist could not open it?

 

[flopticalcube]

Uh what? This update fixes the issue... You no longer have a freezer.

If only. It doesn't fix the problem.

 

[longofest]

For what its worth, it does contain updated graphics drivers

 

[ImperialX]

Uh what? This update fixes the issue... You no longer have a freezer.

Look, the Graphic card is FAULTY. You have to return these machines if you want them to work.

 

[Cuprous]

For real.

So much for bad press. Macworld is reporting that Apple issued a fix for the freezing problem.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/01/imacupdate/index.php

 

[GTiPhone]

Wow, I just froze in Time Machine.

This piece of crap is getting returned this weekend.

Maybe I should by one of those Windoze machines that crash every 2 days instead of every 2 minutes...

Maybe you should have returned it the minute you began to notice persistant issues? They can't say NO to you ya know.

 

[GTiPhone]

Look, the Graphic card is FAULTY. You have to return these machines if you want them to work.

Thank you, someone with a brain.

If it don't work, RETURN IT, til ya get one that works. Be a customer with the mind of a 5 year old if you want good service.

 

[ImperialX]

Maybe you should have returned it the minute you began to notice persistant issues? They can't say NO to you ya know.

We weren't sure that it was a Hardware issue back then.

 

[flopticalcube]

So much for bad press. Macworld is reporting that Apple issued a fix for the freezing problem.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/01/imacupdate/index.php

Read the comments. Its the same on Apple's Discussion boards. Truth will out.

 

[ImperialX]

Thank you, someone with a brain.

If it don't work, RETURN IT, til ya get one that works. Be a customer with the mind of a 5 year old if you want good service.

Only 5% of the machines sold before were faulty.

 

[Whistleway]

Only 5% of the machines sold before were faulty.

This forum is just full of apple apologists.

 

[Cuprous]

Read the comments. Its the same on Apple's Discussion boards. Truth will out.

I agree, just wondering why they were so quick to assume this was the solution. It sure didn't take me long to realize that the problem is still present.

 

[longofest]

And, in case you haven't noticed, this article is front page of MacRumors

 

[flopticalcube]

And, in case you haven't noticed, this article is front page of MacRumors

Thank you. Thats the only good news I have had tonight.

 

[ImperialX]

This forum is just full of apple apologists.

OK look, you have a bad machine already that isn't repairable by a Software Update. What do you expect to do besides return it? I'm very disappointed by Apple's QC but what else can you do?

 

[IChing]

Feedback: GioFX openmark improved

GioFX openmark improved from 6233 to 6900, gradient problems are still there but were improved from the OSX 10.5 and also this 1.3. Fortunately, with my new iMac I only had freezing playing CC3.

So far so good