Just got new iMac 2.5 base model. observations etc.

[celi8071]

Just got the new iMac 2.5 base 21.5. Couple of quick observations:

1. Its fast
2. Geekbench score was around 7300
3. Perhaps apple has addressed the yellow screen issues with the 21.5. Mine is near perfect and uniformly white. My screen is model AOOC, seems like a new manufacturer.
4. Shipped with 10.6.6, and 10.6.7 doesnt appear in software update. Not sure why?

 

[alust2013]

As for the 10.6.6, it's a one-off build designed specifically for these new iMacs. They do this for any new model that has hardware that hasn't been used before.

 

[celi8071]

thanks, that would explain 10.6.7 not showing up

 

[jpjandrade]

Would you mind posting some gaming benchmarks of it? Either on OS X or Windows? I'm really interested in seeing how the 512MB 6750M will handle games.

 

[Icy1007]

So since it has a special build of 10.6.6 does that mean that Portal 2 won't run on the new iMacs since it will fail to launch if it detects anything below 10.6.7?

 

[mackage]

So I assume the geekbench score you posted was 32 bit? Even so, that is lower than I expected. Doesn't the quad core MBP with the base 2.0 score 9,000-10,000? I believe so.

 

[skarstein]

cool

 

[henrikrox]

So I assume the geekbench score you posted was 32 bit? Even so, that is lower than I expected. Doesn't the quad core MBP with the base 2.0 score 9,000-10,000? I believe so.

Hyperthreading mate, you really got to learn how syntethic benchmark programs work....

 

[QCassidy352]

Hyperthreading mate, you really got to learn how syntethic benchmark programs work....

And that's exactly why I don't understand how worked up people get over these scores. It's synthetic. No possible way is that mbp faster than the iMac in real-world usage.

 

[RollTide]

Would you mind posting some gaming benchmarks of it? Either on OS X or Windows? I'm really interested in seeing how the 512MB 6750M will handle games.

+1 I'll hopefully be getting this exact model this week. Would love to know!

 

[mackage]

And that's exactly why I don't understand how worked up people get over these scores. It's synthetic. No possible way is that mbp faster than the iMac in real-world usage.

Why isn't it?

 

[netkas]

do you mind uploading all ATI* kexts from your system ?

 

[mackage]

Hyperthreading mate, you really got to learn how syntethic benchmark programs work....

Well, either way it is surprising to say the least. The base DUAL CORE 3.6 from last year scored a 7,000 in 32 bit geekbench. It doesn't seem that the new base is much of an improvement.