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My new iMac 2.8 is HERE! A fanboy's brief review

ww3proggy said:
Alright couple questions for you...

1. Did your computer come with a USB extension for the keyboard? All my other Macs have but this one did not and the shorty on the keyboard won't reach behind my desk so it is hidden.
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That's very interesting. I never thought/looked for that USB extension cable inside the iMac accessory box. The standalone Apple Keyboard ($49) does come with the USB extension cable same as the Mac Pro.

Does Apple sell it?
 
Darkroom said:
i'm assuming you want the display still lit but just much dimmer than it is... but if you are like me and hardly ever turn your computer off, you can set one of your screen corners as a hot corner to activate screen sleep, so it actually turns off the display but the computer is still running. whenever i'm going to bed i just throw the cursor up to the top right corner and that's that.
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Do you know about the control-shift-eject keyboard shortcut, Darkroom? ;)

I, like you, was using the screen corner to turn off the display but to me this Leopard feature is much more like having an actual on/off switch for the display.
 
I found some interesting information that I found hard to believe on the APPLE website.

It states that the contrast ratio for the 20" and the 24" LCD's are 800:1 and 750:1.

I was dumbfounded by this considering that the 20" Lcd is so inferior in every way that I was confused by the meaning of these numbers.

Anyone have any information on this?

Thanks
 
Grokgod said:
I found some interesting information that I found hard to believe on the APPLE website.

It states that the contrast ratio for the 20" and the 24" LCD's are 800:1 and 750:1.

I was dumbfounded by this considering that the 20" Lcd is so inferior in every way that I was confused by the meaning of these numbers.

Anyone have any information on this?

Thanks
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contrast ratio is stupid and doesn't mean much, it's just marketing... just google it and you'll see. but do keep in mind that iMac use LCD screens, not plasma screens, so the blacks are expectingly not going to be super black.
 
ww3proggy said:
1. Did your computer come with a USB extension for the keyboard? All my other Macs have but this one did not and the shorty on the keyboard won't reach behind my desk so it is hidden.
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I bought a USB cable extension from Best Buy. It was more than I wanted to pay to be able to use the keyboard, but it works.
 
BRLawyer said:
Yes, I got it today after selling my good ol' iMac G5 ALS...for those of you still on fence, I am gonna cut it to you:

THIS MACHINE IS SIMPLY AWESOME!

Specs:
iMac 24", 4gb RAM, 500Gb HD, NVIDIA 8800GS, wireless keyboard and mouse, Creative X-Fi and JBL speakers.

Remarks:

- machine shipped from Czech Republic, package opening and setup FLAWLESS; NO noticeable gradient problems, NO stuck/dead pixels, NO installation issues;
- fast as hell in all senses, especially for someone coming from an iMac G5;
- BEAUTIFUL and BRIGHT screen; I haven't noticed any excessive glare even having a small window behind my back;
- importing all my stuff now, EVERYTHING so far works perfectly well, including wireless printer, network and Internet;
- VIRTUALLY SILENT in comparison with my iMac G5, both in terms of fans and HD activity.

In line with pretty much EVERY review out there, the new iMacs simply ROCK! These are easily the BEST, most BEAUTIFUL and fastest AIO desktops on Earth. Thank you Apple, again, for such FABULOUS products!

Again: for those on the fence because of a few problem reports, I can tell you...they are a minority and things always seem overblown in these forums.

I can assure you, the millions of iMac customers out there are just enjoying their excellent machines as much as I do now...no wonder the company is growing more than ANY OTHER maker in the market...GO APPLE!
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Good stuff. Congratulations! I love my 3.06 too, and it's barely 5 hours old :D

One thing though: Did you say X-Fi?
Where? When? How?
Obviously I missed something?

Best to you and your new widow-maker - Have fun :p
 
mhnajjar said:
Do you need that with an iMac? How much of a differance did it make? :)
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Well, I had external speakers already, and only after using an X-Fi you realize how improved sound is (in most cases). Besides, all reviews of X-Fi said that the improvements in compressed music files ARE REAL and NOTICEABLE.

Not bad for a piece of cheap USB kit.
 
BRLawyer said:
Well, I had external speakers already, and only after using an X-Fi you realize how improved sound is (in most cases). Besides, all reviews of X-Fi said that the improvements in compressed music files ARE REAL and NOTICEABLE.

Not bad for a piece of cheap USB kit.
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I'll give it a shot ... thanks :)
 
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