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New iMac's are here! Which build specs are you going to get?

i'll see if i can get the 21.5 with i3 and the better graphics. the i5 isn't that much faster
 
OatmealRocks said:
I ordered this @ noon.

27" i7
4GB
1TB
Wireless/Magic

Applecare

iTouch 8GB

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Just ordered 4GB of ram from 3rd party vendor.

I'm now looking to purchase Star Craft 2 for MAC. All I can find is PC version.
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nice, but i'm pretty sure they're updating the ipod touchs soon. I'm gonna wait:p
 
I'll probably get that 27" i7 with 8gb memory.
Was thinking about getting SSD with 1tb. But that got to expensive for me. But maybe it's worth it to get "futureproof"? A while atleast.

It's gonna be such a relief coming from a ****** PC that's 3 years old..
 
Just ordered

27" i7
8 GB Ram 2gb x 4
256 SSD + 1 TB
Magic Mouse / TrackPad
Battery Charger
 
Maltkvist said:
I'll probably get that 27" i7 with 8gb memory.
Was thinking about getting SSD with 1tb. But that got to expensive for me. But maybe it's worth it to get "futureproof"? A while atleast.

It's gonna be such a relief coming from a ****** PC that's 3 years old..
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If you get the 27" i7 you don't have to get the SSD at purcahse. You can always add it later when the cost comes down. Just getting the 27" i7 will future proof things enough for you. I will be getting the 27" i7 and then wait until the SSD drops in price in another 12 months or so and add it then.
 
I'm thinking of the 27", 4GB, 1TB, Ati 5750, but have a doubt about the i7 or i5 @ 3.6Ghz. Does anyone know which one is the fastest? The i7 has 4 cores, but lower clockspeed, the i5 has two cores but such a high clock speed.
 
Will be getting the baseline 21.5'' one. It's SIGNIFICANTLY faster than the one I currently have and seems like a nice little machine. Not sure if I'll get the trackpad but the battery charger seems pretty legit.
 
27", i3 @ 3.2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, HD 5750, Magic Trackpad, Apple Battery Charger & Apple Remote.
 
i7 with 8 GB RAM....... that is after I send back my i7 with the grey bar along the bottom of my screen.....hopefully apple is doing better with screens with this update.
 
So torn, please help!

Man, this refresh came sooner than I had expected. I was thinking Sept/Oct. Anyway, it's time to replace my ancient 2005 iMac G5, but what to get??
I need to balance cost with the fact that I need a machine that won't be obsolete in a few years.
I went top-of-the-line in 2005 with my current machine, but the top end seems a bit out of reach this time, especially the SSD option.
My needs are pretty basic; word precessing, internet surfing/downloading, amateur photo editing. I do like to game a little and would need my new machine to be able to run FPS games such as Battlefield Bad Company 2 etc...
Any thoughts? I want one of the 27" models for sure, and I'd like to get 5 years out of it like I did with my current iMac.
Hmmm, decisions decisions.....
 
21'5" i5 3,60 Ghz
ATI 5670 512 MB
1 TB
4 GB DDR3

iPod Nano (¿or used iPhone 3G for almost the same price?)

Time Capsule 1 TB

Later I'm going to get in my local Apple Premium Reseller :

Apple Universal Dock
Apple Battery Charger
Apple Remote


Well, it's my first Mac. I will do photo editing, gaming and a bit of everything.

I hope that I'not doing wrong leaving Windows.
 
The General said:
Go i7/2TB/256GB or go home. ;)
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I second that!

About leaving Windows. I converted to Mac 3 years ago and have never been happier! This is coming from an old fart who started working on the first IBM PC's in 1982. I remember when the first HD became available. Man , we thought we were in heaven.

Check back after a few months and let us know how the experience is going.
 
2005CTS said:
If you get the 27" i7 you don't have to get the SSD at purcahse. You can always add it later when the cost comes down. Just getting the 27" i7 will future proof things enough for you. I will be getting the 27" i7 and then wait until the SSD drops in price in another 12 months or so and add it then.
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Thats good to know! I really wanted to shell out some cash for the SSD, but just cant afford it right now and just went with the i7 1Tb. Is it easy to add, or is this something that I would want to take in to apple? (keep in mind I am not tech savvy in the least bit)
 
I am going to wait for next version. This update is not really appeal to me.
 
shmeffrey said:
I'm going to get the base 27" but I am wondering if I should wait until iLife 11 is released to get it pre-installed. Any thoughts on this?
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I was curious about that too, but ordered anyway. Ive seen some speculate that ilife might be available as a free upgrade in a few weeks to those of us who just purchased. But, like I said, thats pure speculation, and I don't know if I believe it anyway.
 
I think I'm going to get the 21.5" iMac with the optional i5 dual core processor. Admittedly I am a bit torn over that and the similar 27" model. People at Apple are genious to come up with so big an iMac as the coolness factor alone makes people want it -- even though they don't actually need it. Unfortunately my desk isn't just for computing and so I need to take into account the physical dimensions of the iMac. The width of 27" is a bit too much.

Still... I bet I can do a better job at multitasking with the 21.5" iMac than I do with my current 17" laptop. Fortunately I only do basic stuff with a computer (not profession related, not heavy editing) so I doubt the 27-incher would offer me so much that I could forget its taking up all the much-needed space on my desk.
 
I'll get the base model 21.5", because it suits my needs,
BUT I really want the most out of my machine, and have it last at least 5 years, so maybe get the High-end 21.5 and put an i5 inside, but would the $220 AUD be worth it, or spend it on 8GB ram down the track?
 
Funny thing. I just bought the base 27 inch, i3, 4 GB ram, 1 TB of HD, with charger, remote, and service plan to replace the 10 year old computer that died (Athlon XP 1600 and Geoforce 3 using Photoshop CS2), using a borrowed PC laptop and it froze on the confirmation page so I can't print out my confirmation number even with refreshing it.
 
Dreadnought said:
I'm thinking of the 27", 4GB, 1TB, Ati 5750, but have a doubt about the i7 or i5 @ 3.6Ghz. Does anyone know which one is the fastest? The i7 has 4 cores, but lower clockspeed, the i5 has two cores but such a high clock speed.
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Both the i5 and i7 27" are four core machines, it's only the 21.5" that has a two core i5.

Edit - scratch that, the i3 27" only has a two core i5 upgrade. Weird.
 
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