Official "Got my Core 2 Duo iMac" thread.

[Neoweo]

24" iMac vs. G4 Cube Pics

Nice upgrade, I'd say....


w00t!

 

[Konradx]

is there any way to test what ms the 20 and 24" has because its not listed?!

 

[puckhead193]

I did just that last night with my 20" 2.33 C2D 2MB Ram

So in english is this good? I ordered a 20" iMac with 2.33 and 3 gigs of ram plus the updated graphics card...

 

[Scubajay]

Apple impressed me!

I recently bought the 20" standard Imac and was a bit miffed to see that 2 weeks later they brought out the core duo version of the same machine, with a ram upgrade and a faster processor, for over £100 cheaper.

I am not the sort to usually complain, but my friend (who bought his Imac at the same time as me) complained and I tagged along - you don't ask if you don't get. I was pretty well resigned to nothing happening having just spent over £600 on a diving torch and receiving some pretty bad customer service.

Anyway, almost immediatley the guys at the Apple store told me and my friend to go in so that we could collect our new 20" core duo beasts, they would do a data transfer and we would both get a refund of the difference in price. Here I now sit, typing merrily away on my supercomputer, and I have to say that based on my little experience of Apple in general, I would never buy a machine from anyone else. The Imac I have is amazing, the customer support I have had is great - not a cloud in the J-mac sky!!

 

[HughJ]

woohoo, ive just ordered a 2Ghz 17" iMac, shipping is going to take approx 5 working days (here next monday)

one thing i have noticed...i already have a G4 iMac which came with speakers but the new one doesn't (or at least appear to have) are they built in? and can i use my old speakers with the new machine?

 

[bigandy]

woohoo, ive just ordered a 2Ghz 17" iMac, shipping is going to take approx 5 working days (here next monday)

one thing i have noticed...i already have a G4 iMac which came with speakers but the new one doesn't (or at least appear to have) are they built in? and can i use my old speakers with the new machine?

they're built in. they point down from the bottom of the unit.

 

[Peace]

So in english is this good? I ordered a 20" iMac with 2.33 and 3 gigs of ram plus the updated graphics card...

Compared to my previous iMac 20" Core Duo and my previous/previous Power Mac Dual 2.3 G5 my C2D beats em both..

Not by a wide margin but it is better..The best thing I like is the 64-bit CPU.It will handle Leopard much better..

So...

Yes..

 

[nagromme]

I recently bought the 20" standard Imac and was a bit miffed to see that 2 weeks later they brought out the core duo version of the same machine, with a ram upgrade and a faster processor, for over £100 cheaper.

...

Anyway, almost immediatley the guys at the Apple store told me and my friend to go in so that we could collect our new 20" core duo beasts, they would do a data transfer and we would both get a refund of the difference in price. Here I now sit, typing merrily away on my supercomputer, and I have to say that based on my little experience of Apple in general, I would never buy a machine from anyone else.

Wow--giving you a rebate on the old model you just bought would not surprise me. But letting you both exchange for the new model IS a surprise. Must be the luck of who you talk to and when

 

[kleinishere]

got mine! wow, my first mac. i got the 24" model and it's absolutely incredible to say the least. it's truly splendid.

 

[foxbatkllr]

Just got my 20" iMac. It's awesome. It's so big. I couldn't imagine a 24" iMac on my desk.

 

[Flyinace2000]

Sep 19, 2006 8:35 AM

On FedEx vehicle for delivery

MAHWAH, NJ

One day ahead of schedule

 

[astewart]

Mine shipped Yesterday and the Estimated Delivery Date shows Sept. 20th!
I CANT WAIT!!

 

[Flyinace2000]

One day ahead of schedule

Stupid FedEx. They said they could not find my house (that it was unlabeled). Now i will just have to stop at the FedEx place after work. Luckily its on my way home.

 

[Philgr]

Whoop !!

Got mine

Imac 20'' , 2.33Ghz, 2 Gig, 500Gig HD, Wirless Mouse & KB

First Imac, upgrade from a Mini 1.42Ghz 512meg

Such a transformation,

dont know what to do first with it

 

[Macmadant]

Were collecting our 20" tomorrow, leaving the 17" and getting a 20" in January YAY!

 

[helduck]

Guilty as hell...sigh

Its been a helluva year watching Apple churn out computers.


1)First mac is a G4 USB 2.0 15" imac which still serves me but has recently taken a backburner. Bought in late december of 2003.

1.5) Late 2005 dropped some cash on a PC.

2)2nd Mac is a Powerbook Dual Layer 1.67 ghz 1.5gig ram 15" G4 Powerbook which was a nice upgrade from the Imac and was supposed to be IT. chose it over the new macbooks at the time plus it was going for cheap. sigh. Birthday present to self in June 2006.

3)Over the last 2 weeks since the new Core 2 duo imacs made an appearance slowly but surely I've convinced myself to buy an Imac which I didn't need. Needs VS Wants. ugh. Then began the deliberations. Cheaper core duos? What size screen? 24" Imac very nice...a little overkill for my needs? Ram upgrade...no ram upgrade? Upgrade video cards or no? Tonight, three months later something inside me broke and I brought home a C2D 20" imac base config. It looks great. Feels like Christmas morning.

I currently own 4 computers. I am one person. It feels stupid ridiculous. I feel like a collector. Do I regret buying a 20" C2D iMac? hell no!!

*must get rid of old imac, and later on the PC.*

 

[foxbatkllr]

Some pics of my brand new 20" iMac.

 

[swingerofbirch]

I got my 17" C2D 2 ghz today! I love it! Wow, it's so cool. So fast. I feel like I don't have any tasks big enough for it yet!

I'm coming from a 12" ibook 500 mhz then emac G4 1 ghz, so for me the 17" is huge! The widescreen is so nice!

I love it! It's on a desk that used to have an emachines tower with 15" crt....next to it, it's like this is art...it's just wonderful! So small (can't get over there being so much room around it, and SOOOO quiet! At first I thought there was something wrong when I turned it on, because I am used to the eMac's noise. Bravo!

 

[zerolight]

There is an issue with the muscles in your eyes, going from a corner to another too often, which will tire your eyes and give you headache.
The same with the depth of vision, as the point in the middle of the screen is closer than the point at the extreme corners - so that going from corner to middle also strains the muscles in your eyes.

But, as you say, looking far away once in a while (and walking) is a good method. I use a timer in dashboard.

If you're sitting closer than 24" from your screen then you might want to think about why? Given your screen is probably a good 12" further away from you than it would be with a CRT. Chances are you sit 24" - 36" away from the screen which means that the distance from the center of the screen to your eyes is fractionally closer than the distance to the corners, and you're not panning your head from corner to corner any more than a fraction over what you'd be doing with a 20" anyway. More to the point, you'll be focusing on the application your using anyway, and will likely have a window about the same size as you'd normally use on a 20" or 17", just with much more space around it for other apps. So your eyes are not going to be darting around the screen any more than on any other monitor as you'll just be focussing on one window.

I can imagine it'd be less pleasant to work with if you stretched every app to fill the screen, but in most cases your only going to do that with movies or design work, where it'll be a benefit rather than a hinderence.

Folk keep looking for reasons why the 24" is bad. I don't get it. Instead of thinking that it is so much bigger than a 20" consider the fact that the resolution has increased too, to the extent that it is more like a 20" screen with extra space bolted onto the sides. It means you can run the same window sizes you are used to, but can have more of them on screen at once. Which makes it a lovely luxury rather than something that's bad for you, or too big.

Regarding the TV distance that someone mentioned. The distance is recommended because as you get too close, the TV starts to pixellate and the image looks poorer. There's a sweet spot where it has the optimum picture. Basic advice with a PC and TV is to sit further from the screen than the screen is wide. ie. sit up straight in your chair, don't lean over the desk to look at the screen.

 

[nightelf]

I got an iMac 20 Really fast and nice, only a small problem with user passwords.

 

[Invisiblefence]

I ordered my 24inch imac after waiting sooooooooo long for an upgrade as I never wanted to feel cheated if a new model came out soon after I purchased. I'm upgrading from an emac so I can't wait to feel the difference and I'm still waiting for CS3 so I can use it to its full potential. Its going to be sweet watching films on such a nice screen! Should be shipped friday...time is going so slow

 

[Arnaud]

...the distance from the center of the screen to your eyes is fractionally closer than the distance to the corners, and you're not panning your head from corner to corner any more than a fraction over what you'd be doing with a 20" anyway ... you'll be focusing on the application your using anyway, and will likely have a window about the same size as you'd normally use on a 20" or 17", just with much more space around it for other apps. So your eyes are not going to be darting around the screen any more than on any other monitor as you'll just be focussing on one window ... Folk keep looking for reasons why the 24" is bad. I don't get it. Instead of thinking that it is so much bigger than a 20" consider the fact that the resolution has increased too, to the extent that it is more like a 20" screen with extra space bolted onto the sides. It means you can run the same window sizes you are used to, but can have more of them on screen at once. Which makes it a lovely luxury rather than something that's bad for you, or too big.

I see what you mean, but I cannot completely agree with you.

Regarding the distance/depth/movement of the eyes etc, there are problems nowadays in all companies, which are linked to very small but repetitive movements, i.e. Repetitive Stress Injuries. You certainly already heard about them, mostly with the hand pains / mouse-click syndromes (and the carpian tunnel). Repetitive eye movements and change of depth will tire your eyes and can bring headaches. Ergonomics rules will help limit the effects.
(We have all of them in my company - hours on the computers, ergonomics rules, RSI cases).

Regarding the size of the screen, you can use a 24" computer in different ways, i.e. having several applications open on the same screen (internet, word, whatever) or having one application fill the screen (photoshop, dreamweaver, final cut...). In the first case, you'll realize quickly that it feels weird to spend too much time watching one side only of the screen, and you'll prefer to center the page you watch. In the second case, your eyes will have to cover the whole area repeatedly. I really think that most users of big screens buy them for the second case.

I'm not saying that 24" is bad. (My iMac 24" is expected for delivery on 09/28). I'm just saying that there are some factors to a big screen, which can make it less comfortable at times.

Any volunteer to start up an ergonomics page in the Mac Rumors guides ?

 

[vansouza]

eyes going bonkers

My eyes are going bonkers ... my fault as my 24" in on a temp desk and the the one where it belongs... so to use the mouse I am sitting too close and having to turn my head to see the entire screen... but lovely to have several apps open at one time.. what a great computer... and so much faster at everything then my core duo Mac mini.. much faster at boot up and opening applications.. Firefox opens in just 3 or 4 bounces.. on the mini it would bounce for ever.. 8 to 10 bounces... very happy here... happier when it is where it belongs... hopefull tonight... then the pictures... lol

 

[discoforce]

Just to throw in my cheers among the many happy throngs:

It's here (20" iMac, 2gigs of Ram, wireless kb & mouse)
It's beautiful
It's fast (upgraded from G4 iMac)

And only 9 days from order click to arriving at my door.

Yay!

 

[doctorhitts]

my 24" on the way

This is my first mac in over 10 years, and it has departed Anchorage en route to me in Florida, hopefully by Friday!!

I also upgraded the RAM to 2GB and up'd the video card too

also got final cut express installed can't wait to edit on such a huge screen!!

I want it now ...