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Is anyone actually getting a good 27" iMac

No problems works perfect. Would only get SSD now that I've had one.
The performance increase is amazing. On bootup the "gear" that appears under the applelogo doesn't even make one complete lap before the start up screen appears. If new changes to the system maybe it will circle 3 or 4 times max.
I had people on this forum say the quad isn't that big of a deal, I disagree, the 2.93 with SSD is so fast I am amazed every time I use it.
If you can afford it get it and get SSD :)
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I would love to go SSD, but I think I'll save that for when I upgrade this one.

I think I could probably live with the HDD noise now that I know its somewhat normal, but the screen is starting to bug me more and more every day. I attached a photo for some opinions. Thanks
 

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Mine has a small black foreign object fused onto the back of the screen, about the size of 2 pixels. No idea what the hell it is, but it wont come off.

I also get a line of pulsating pixels on occasion at the very top of my LCD, although It seems to only happen after playing games (not noticeable ingame), it goes away if I restart. It could be a win7 / driver issue though, I cant see it in OSX since the taskbar is at the top of the screen.

Overall I don't really care, I haven't had a flawless screen since the CRT days. I live in a rural area so I dont want to fuss with bringing it back to the store when Ill just end up with some yellow peice of ****.

You get over these imperfections with time. Just like Cindy Crawford's mole.
 
Hey man,

You've got the cheese touch screen!

That bottom third would bug me to distraction, so I would vote "return it".

I don't buy this line of bs that "only people with complaints" post on these forums and the vast majority are great but people are silent about that. After all, this is a mac rumors forums, not an apple complaints dept. I'm seeing all kinds of "my iMac is perfect" responses. I am one such person that had several bad 21.5" units, and reported back that the 27" is a keeper.

Perhaps even more telling is that the yellow tinge poll on here shows that the odds of getting a good 27" iMac are higher than getting a defective one, and that percentage is getting better (and is vastly better than the 2009 model).

I'd say if you have got yourself a defective 27", get it replaced and you have a
good chance of getting a decent one next time.

If it's a 21.5" model, don't waste your time minding a good one!

Iamthinking

...if you have a
 
27" QC i7 here... Perfect *except* for one speck of dust underneath the screen. Barely noticeable unless you're sat incredibly close. Sometimes, I hate being a perfectionist. :)
 
My 27" 2009 i5 Refurb is pretty much perfect.

No hard drive clicking, no cracks, no dead pixels, no dirt, no smudges, no yellow tint, no banding, no hair, no dust.

There is, however some backlight bleed in the bottom corners, but that's just a compromise with the way the iMac is made - store models have this issue as well, I believe.

But even then, it's not an issue! It's incredibly easy to ignore, and the ONLY time it's noticeable is if the ENTIRE screen is COMPLETELY black. Not when certain parts of the screen are dark, it has to be completely black - like, #000000 black.

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I view my iMac as perfect, and wouldn't DREAM of exchanging it. Also, yes, this is my first iMac.
 
Got 3 bad ones, high pitch noise and a few other problems, and now they canceled my order.
Don't wanna send out a working one, said I'll most likely not be satisfied with the next one either.
Guess wanting a machine without any errors are to much to ask for according to Apple.
 
dwhynman said:
Maybe I am lucky but my iMac is perfect. In the last 5 years I have bought 3 imacs and 2 mac books and every one has been perfect.
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Haha, me too I currently own a 27 inch imac 2010 version, and its running great. I also have a 2 macbooks and never had a problem. I think its just luck
 
My i5 is almost perfect - only problem is a stuck green pixel. Considering there's no yellow tint and I only paid $900 for it, I'm not going to let it bother me.
 
Fuchal said:
My i5 is almost perfect - only problem is a stuck green pixel. Considering there's no yellow tint and I only paid $900 for it, I'm not going to let it bother me.
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EXACTLY!

I reckon all the so-called "whiners" (myself included) would be happy to accept a dead pixel, a little yellow tinge, and a noisy crappy seagate hardrive IF we all paid "only $900" for it (or perhaps $700 for a 21.5").

It's ONLY when you're paying in excess of 2 large that these MINOR issues become MAJOR thorns in one's side, because we ALL know that these days, 2k++ should be you a pretty darn perfect machine.

-Iamthinking
 
Good iMac

I have a mid 2010 27" i7 iMac and it has been perfect for me so far. I have been through 3 late 2009 i5 ones though, they had problems.
 
We bought the one that's smaller than the 27 inch. I guess mine is 21.5...is that right?

We've had zero problems. It's so quiet I wondered if it was even working at times. Screen is great. Couldn't be happier.

I know virtually nothing about the machine or what to look for to see if mine has some known bad hardware in it or what.

All I know is....I'm tickled to death to get rid of all the Windows problems.

I was so sick of the viruses, the bad programming....sick of seeing, "Windows has encountered a problem and is shutting down" or "internet explorer has encountered a problem and is shutting down."

Sick of that junk and if this Mac starts doing it I'm going to heave it off a bridge and never buy a computer again.
 
I'm happy with my mid-2010 i7 27": no screen tint, it has the 1TB Western Digital HD, backlight fine, no buzz or whatever other problems people are reporting.

If I had to complain about something, there is one dead pixel near the edge but honestly I don't even remember where exactly it is because I don't notice it. I guess someone else might return their computer for this “problem”…
 
Glob of dust in the LCD of my 2.93 i7 27". Otherwise perfect. Hoping AppleCare will replace my screen when I can bring it in a few weeks from now.
 
Iamthinking said:
EXACTLY!

I reckon all the so-called "whiners" (myself included) would be happy to accept a dead pixel, a little yellow tinge, and a noisy crappy seagate hardrive IF we all paid "only $900" for it (or perhaps $700 for a 21.5").

It's ONLY when you're paying in excess of 2 large that these MINOR issues become MAJOR thorns in one's side, because we ALL know that these days, 2k++ should be you a pretty darn perfect machine.

-Iamthinking
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Yeah, it should be perfect. I haven't seen the yellow tinge in person yet (though I don't doubt it exists), but I certainly would never complain over a single dead pixel.
 
dwarnecke11 said:
Glob of dust in the LCD of my 2.93 i7 27". Otherwise perfect. Hoping AppleCare will replace my screen when I can bring it in a few weeks from now.
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Don't lug your machine around for the sake of a little dust. Just pry the glass off a bit at the top (using suction cups if your nails/fingers are too weak) and give it a wipe. You'll have to do it yourself eventually, as I am thinking dust will show up in here eventually anyways. Just think of it like an oven door, with the 2 pieces of glass that you have to clean once in a while.

-Iamthinking
 
Iamthinking said:
Don't lug your machine around for the sake of a little dust. Just pry the glass off a bit at the top (using suction cups if your nails/fingers are too weak) and give it a wipe. You'll have to do it yourself eventually, as I am thinking dust will show up in here eventually anyways. Just think of it like an oven door, with the 2 pieces of glass that you have to clean once in a while.

-Iamthinking
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Agreed 100%

A little dust is nothing. What happens when your new screen has the yellowing, or bad gray banding?

Just pry the glass up on the top, angle it back (like an oven door - Iamthinking) just enough to get a lint free cloth in there to gently wipe away the dust.
 
Could someone who has no back light bleeding post a pic of black screen, so we could see if it is a matter of opinion or are there really non-bleeding units out there...
 
iMac 27, 2.93 GHz core i7

It's been a month and so far my iMac 27, 2.93 GHz core i7 is flawless... I accidentally knocked over my bong into the screen. the bong is in pieces but the imac screen doesn't have a scratch. The uni-body appears indestructible but I won't take anymore chances!

I'm a video editor and it smokes with encoding and burning DVDs and handles everything I've thrown at it with grace and an abundance of power. I can't speak for gaming however, but for professional applications like photoshop, dreamweaver, final cut pro, iDVD this thing is a powerhouse.
 
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