It's nice to see the reported problems decreasing, or is that just me? Has anybody else noticed this?
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Just got a 27" iMac, where is the quality control?
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...words to live by... "stay away from rev A"... I'm happy with my current iMac and whitebook...
I sometimes wonder if there isn't some trolling going on with a screen name like that.
You stay away from rev a of anything. First MY for a redesigned/new car, etc. Unless have you have to take the risk.
Haha, I've been a long time lurker here, since owning the MPB back in 2007. When I heard about the new iMac updates, I was stoked to get one since my pc is old and as slow as molasses, but I was then disappointed to read about all the failure reviews. I figured that screen name was somewhat appropriate. If you can't tell, I'm not a fan of Apple elitists. Chinese made computers are Chinese made computers, which share a lot of the same parts. However, I am a huge fan of Apple's CS and OS.
No not trolling, it does seem like the reported problems are decreasing, at least to me. Apple has changed the packing - haven't read a cracked screen report in a while. They are aware of the yellow tinge and are addressing that as well.
Umm, the Aluminum iMacs have been shipping for like 2 years now, beginning with the mid 2007 release. The current iMacs would be 'Revision D' as this is the 4th release in the same form factor.
But it's rev A considering the new LED IPS screens and desktop level cpu's? That's a pretty big revision.
You do realize your post I'm quoting contradicts your own OP. You said you weren't a nitpicker and you immediately noticed the tinge upon startup. Apparently your eyes could see it plain as day. That would defeat the purpose of someone needing to know the history of the previous models to understand if something is irregular.
Also, don't single yourself out, WE on MR are ALL nitpickers. Anyone who posts on an online forum is someone who is in tune with their products that they are reading and sharing opinions with others on the internet.
Most average users turn on a computer and begin using it. Period. They are not looking for uneven coloring on the LCD, nor do they search dead pixels, nor do they give a rats behind if the hard drive makes ticking sounds, probably because their previous PC was so noisy their nextdoor neighbor could hear it, nor do they care if it's too hot, nor do they care if the fans run constantly. They are not nitpicking about the processor being the Core i5 or i7, nor are they caring about the graphics card.
And to be honest, you mentioned that you want to do photo editing? If the slight yellow tinge will really hamper your work then you shouldn't be using the iMac anyway for photo editing. Pro's use matte screens and dedicated monitors if editing is really critical.
That being said, if you're unhappy, have Apple exchange it.
Me neither. I don't like rabblerousing trolls that register provocative user names just so they can flamebait either.
Exactly where was your "crappy old Dell" assembled? How about your "flawless" Samsung and Viewsonic monitors? Although Samsung is a Korean company a vast majority of their LCD panels are also made in China now.
Oh really? How is that exactly? Have they now switched to an entirely different LCD panel because they read of some complaints in user forums?
That was fast.
I was excited to read this post below. I have no idea what they are currently doing about it.
My 21.5" iMac is just perfect, and hopefully stay that way for a long time. I worried a little when it was shipped to me directly from Shanghai, China 
I do worry when I see (at work) so many "new and already broken" refrigerator/freezer compressors, and also all kids of washers... all made in China.
I do worry when I see (at work) so many "new and already broken" refrigerator/freezer compressors, and also all kids of washers... all made in China.
My point is that I typically don't analyze my machines to the point of searching for problems - and the fact that I noticed these things is saying something. In addition, I noticed the screen problems because I was a prior user and had seen the screen hundreds of times. Otherwise maybe I wouldn't have thought twice it. A new user may or may not notice something, I have no way of knowing that.
The fact is, I don't know much about the intricacies of these computers, but yes I do stay up on the latest news/etc. My previous iMac had pretty bad burn in (very obvious on the screen), but it took an HD failure before I took it in to Apple.
Also, if you have one of these machines, and try working in silence with them, you'll be able to understand what everyone's complaining about.
Going by that logic, every new release would be a revision A because something has changed. Just because the CPU or video card changes doesn't mean its a whole different model.
Generally speaking, whenever Apple releases a product as "the new redesigned 'xxxx mac', is when mac users consider that a totally different model. For example, going from the iMac G4 to the iMac G5 was a total redesign. Going from last years iMac to this years is not.
quality control!!! no such thing ithink!
my imac arrived without an os installed and the hdd was labelled "diagnostics"???!!!!
havent used it properly yet though as its an xmas pressie! so im praying it is ok
my imac arrived without an os installed and the hdd was labelled "diagnostics"???!!!!
havent used it properly yet though as its an xmas pressie! so im praying it is ok
the problem is not so easy to solve as apple does what other companys do too
they are just taking parts from other manufacturers and fiddle them together and sell it under their name , apple is not building any screens ,harddrives , ram , they are not building any of the hardware ,apart i guess the front bezel and the back and the stand the rest gets done somewhere else , and there is the problem i guess they trust the quality control of these companys and leave it like that , as they know they can exchange the iMacs anyway if something goes wrong at a customer , so there is no need to do seperatly checking parts from the others manufacturers of the screen hd, and so on
and lets face it apple has loyal customers who dont complain some even take the yellow tinge as a feature or if the harddrive is louder then a cementmixer ,or the fans are loud like a starting jet engine , they just dont want the hassle of returning their iMacs and apple knows that all to well
and if you fllow the threads then you see quiet a few "my iMac is fine and works well , ok there is a little blabla issue but i can live with that its not worth to mention "screen is perfect ok it has 2 dead pixels abut thats ok "screen is fine its only has a bit yellow at the bottom "
but i bet my house if i had one ,if they would talk over a dell with the same small problem they would be furious about such lacking quality
they are just taking parts from other manufacturers and fiddle them together and sell it under their name , apple is not building any screens ,harddrives , ram , they are not building any of the hardware ,apart i guess the front bezel and the back and the stand the rest gets done somewhere else , and there is the problem i guess they trust the quality control of these companys and leave it like that , as they know they can exchange the iMacs anyway if something goes wrong at a customer , so there is no need to do seperatly checking parts from the others manufacturers of the screen hd, and so on
and lets face it apple has loyal customers who dont complain some even take the yellow tinge as a feature or if the harddrive is louder then a cementmixer ,or the fans are loud like a starting jet engine , they just dont want the hassle of returning their iMacs and apple knows that all to well
and if you fllow the threads then you see quiet a few "my iMac is fine and works well , ok there is a little blabla issue but i can live with that its not worth to mention "screen is perfect ok it has 2 dead pixels abut thats ok "screen is fine its only has a bit yellow at the bottom "
but i bet my house if i had one ,if they would talk over a dell with the same small problem they would be furious about such lacking quality
Apple isn't defending the yellow tinge. They are replacing them for people who have issues.
That was not easy to read with your total lack of punctuation and run on sentences. You might consider some quality control over your postings.
You are wrong about Apple's manufacturing process and QC. Apple hardware engineers design much of the hardware and hand it off to subcontractors to manufacture and assemble. They also manage quality control of this entire manufacturing and assembly process. Apple does zero manufacturing of their own and has not for quite some time. What most likely happened is that once large scale manufacturing was started up various issues became evident that had not been seen in small scale production. It happens. Happens a lot actually which is why initially production of anything is usually heavily scrutinized. However there should have been enough quality control to catch these issues before they became so widely known. Samples pulled off the line and tested, that sort of thing. i do think they have a handle on things now but it's too bad it took so long.