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Is your iMac your main computer?

mrsir2009

mrsir2009

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Is your iMac your main computer? And what year is it?

I own a iMac intel 2007 it is my only mac :D apart from a Blue iMac and a Mac Classic in my garage roof LOL ;)
 
Yes.
2008 24" 2.8 Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB Internal HDD, 1TB External Time Machine drive, 2X 1TB drives in a Drobo 2nd Gen as my main storage on FW800.
 
iMac - 2007

2.8 core 2 extreme, 750 gig, ATI radeon 2600 pro, 4 gigs of ram

Main machine. I really am happy, but I am craving a quad core mac pro. Waiting for the next update to see what happens before I decide what to do.
 
Yes, I have 3 iMacs: a G4 flat panel, G5 (no iSight), and 2008 2.4ghz 4gb ram. Unfortunately yes, the 2008 model is my main computer. I say unfortunately because of the glass over it. I never realized how much of an impact it would make on my eyes. The glass is very bad for you. My vision went way down over the past year that I've owned the device. I don't know what Apple was thinking and I ONLY suggest buying an iMac once they have a Matte screen option - or at least once they get rid of the glass. It's not the glare that's the problem for me, it's not the way that the glass looks that is the problem for me, but the impact it has on your eyes is incredibly bad. It causes huge eyestrain.

I'm on the G4 right now (friend just found it in the dump, replaced the HDD and it works perfectly. All for $60, and that was the cost of the HDD:cool:). It looks great and I think Matte will be the only way for me to go in the future. Not that I dislike glossy's, I can use them, but I prefer Matte and I will never EVER buy a display panel with glass over it again.
 
Main machines

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Yes, my iMacs are my main machines. :)

After owning multiple Apple laptops, their desktops are EASILY my favorite units.
 
iMac late 2007
2.4ghz, 3 gigs ram, 320GB hdd, ati radeon 2600pro
it has been my main machine for awhile but i just got a mbp and dell monitor setup so im not sure what the fate of my beloved imac will be....
 
Im on my iMac every waking second I'm at my house but besides that.... no it's not my main machine :p (I <3 my  iMac :))
 
Mine used to be but now my 17" MBP has filled it's shoes. Now the 20" iMac is for backup or to render things overnight, kinda like split duty if you will. The iMac has and is still great for me but needing something to be portable and pack a punch, the MBP is the main Mac now :D
 
2006 G5 2.1Ghz iMac main computer. G4 PB main portable. No need for any other computers so far.
 
My 2009 2.93 GHz iMac (a few weeks old) is my main home computer. I use a Mac Pro at work.
 
zedsdead said:
iMac - 2007

2.8 core 2 extreme, 750 gig, ATI radeon 2600 pro, 4 gigs of ram

Main machine. I really am happy, but I am craving a quad core mac pro. Waiting for the next update to see what happens before I decide what to do.
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eVolcre said:
What's that background on the machine on the left? Looks fantastic. Can you post a link?

eV
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Nice Machines! Though why does one have a num pad and the other doesn't...? Did it just come like that?
 
As of yesterday my '09 iMac is my main machine at home, w/ 1TB internal disk and 1.5TB external via FW800, mostly for iLife and gaming needs. Prior to that MBP was my main machine, and still gets the most use since I use it for work 40+ hours a week. In third place is my mini which will take on a new role as an HTPC as soon as my order from Monoprice comes in. :)

mrsir2009 said:
Nice Machines! Though why does one have a num pad and the other doesn't...? Did it just come like that?
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The one on the right looks like the Bluetooth Apple keyboard, which lacks a numpad. The left KB is the USB Apple Keyboard, w/ numpad.
 
yep.

after my PC crashed hard twice last year i bought an iMac as my main computer. was the only one but when wife was ready to have our baby she wanted a laptop and i use that every so often. (like now, though i hate it.)
 
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