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who DIDN'T get a dud aluminum imac??
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Just opened mine up about 10 mins ago 24" 2.8 Extreme, NO Leopard installed and it has the gradient problem. Looking at it on the gray color screen, it is brighter on the left, brownish/dirty color in the middle and darker on the right. I also see darkish stripes going horizontal. I received this computer last week(had been sitting in the box all week) and was hesitant on opening it due to the issues I have been hearing on here. I have been really busy with work and finally got a chance to open it tonight. Should have gone with my gutt feeling.
I will be sending this back for sure! This is BS for a $2400 machine! I am not sure to go with another one!
I will be sending this back for sure! This is BS for a $2400 machine! I am not sure to go with another one!
Disagree....
I read all the problems that others were having, from everyday people to professionals "about the screens..the gradations, the yellow tints, the list was endless....to even 1 dead pixel."
When I got my iMac extreme, I did do the dead pixel software, I did the white background. Tried to listen to any fan noise!
Guess what NO PROBLEMS HERE! You complaint about the glossy screen is your complaint and does NOT indicate if the screen is of lesser quality or not! The colors are richer than any matt screen I have ever used. My studio has 5 windows with sunlight most of the day!
Provide proof or facts before you spew BS tomother posters please.
I read all the problems that others were having, from everyday people to professionals "about the screens..the gradations, the yellow tints, the list was endless....to even 1 dead pixel."
When I got my iMac extreme, I did do the dead pixel software, I did the white background. Tried to listen to any fan noise!
Guess what NO PROBLEMS HERE! You complaint about the glossy screen is your complaint and does NOT indicate if the screen is of lesser quality or not! The colors are richer than any matt screen I have ever used. My studio has 5 windows with sunlight most of the day!
Provide proof or facts before you spew BS tomother posters please.
All some of you are doing is putting people off buying a Mac, I wanted to change from PC to Mac so I came here to read posts from everyone and there was a great deal dissing the 24" iMac, from display problems to freezing issues so after a while I decided what the hell and ordered 2.
I have now had them for a few weeks and there has been no freezing (before or after the firmware update) and the displays are fantastic, great colors and glossy doesn't bother me at all (reflection is hardly noticeable).
The graphics card is good, I played crysis on it without any issues.
I think most people would be very happy with a 24" iMac and my advice is to ignore those people who put it down.
I have now had them for a few weeks and there has been no freezing (before or after the firmware update) and the displays are fantastic, great colors and glossy doesn't bother me at all (reflection is hardly noticeable).
The graphics card is good, I played crysis on it without any issues.
I think most people would be very happy with a 24" iMac and my advice is to ignore those people who put it down.
noise?
i dont know if this is normal, but ill say what i doubt, i hear my fans clearly, my head is one foot away from the imac, noise, its will fade away if i walk 2 yards, and my HD is SOMETIMES making that screechy sound, im used to it, was like that on my PC. and when putting into sleep, or turning off, the hard drives makes this high pitched sound like an airplane's engines turning off, literally, is any of this normal? no gradient issues, it has locked up 2 times on me, i got it mid november, the first thing i did, install leopard, updates, made sure the firmware got installed, moved in all my files, it froze twice in the past week, some things were functional, some werent, i could still switch spaces, expose, dashboard, hot corners, and all, but everything else was frozen, i had to unplug it for it to work. my imac IS in an enclosed desk, and im guess, the hotter the components inside, the fast the fans will spin, the louder they will be, but if i take my imac out of the enclosed desk, it will be fine, my imac setup is here if you want to see:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4570522#post4570522
if that doesnt do it:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4570522
its post number 386
i dont know if this is normal, but ill say what i doubt, i hear my fans clearly, my head is one foot away from the imac, noise, its will fade away if i walk 2 yards, and my HD is SOMETIMES making that screechy sound, im used to it, was like that on my PC. and when putting into sleep, or turning off, the hard drives makes this high pitched sound like an airplane's engines turning off, literally, is any of this normal? no gradient issues, it has locked up 2 times on me, i got it mid november, the first thing i did, install leopard, updates, made sure the firmware got installed, moved in all my files, it froze twice in the past week, some things were functional, some werent, i could still switch spaces, expose, dashboard, hot corners, and all, but everything else was frozen, i had to unplug it for it to work. my imac IS in an enclosed desk, and im guess, the hotter the components inside, the fast the fans will spin, the louder they will be, but if i take my imac out of the enclosed desk, it will be fine, my imac setup is here if you want to see:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4570522#post4570522
if that doesnt do it:
https://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=4570522
its post number 386
I've had no problems. No flaws... a perfect little imac.
Got mine off of Newegg and it was a launch 20". Perfect in every way. Had small issues with freezing but the update fixed that about a month ago. runs WoW and Hellgate london like a freaking champ!
I have a 2.4 20" coming today from PowerMax.
I doubt if it will have any noticeable problems because PowerMax bench tests each unit before they ship.
I doubt if it will have any noticeable problems because PowerMax bench tests each unit before they ship.
Yeah, it's been fine. Our only issues with is the fact we keep unplugging the power cable. Heh.
does anybody know an answer to my problem, i posted a lengthy post about it, its starting to worry me
It sounds to me like you have hyper sensitive hearing? (Also I'm guessing English isn't your first language, as I'm not entirely sure what you're describing)
I can hear the fans on mine if the room is absolutely silent, and sure the HDD is spinning so if you listen really carefully (in a silent room) you can hear a whirring noise, and if you sit with your ear to the iMac for an hour and listen carefully you can hear it spin down. It certainly shouldn't be loud unless your hearing is ridiculously sensitive.
born american, speak english as my first language, my friend has the same exact imac, same specs, but is DEAD silent
Oh, ok. Then you're just crap at making sense
There is no such thing as a DEAD silent Mac or any other computer, if it has a HDD and/or fans in it. Either of those spin, and thus make noise. Maybe the atmospheric noise is just different, and drowns it out for your friend's place.
Don't forget, you don't always notice noise. We have a factory a few miles away from here and you don't notice that it pollutes the airwaves until a power cut. It's only then that we notice the tiny sounds things made here in the house.
Oh, ok. Then you're just crap at making sense
There is no such thing as a DEAD silent Mac or any other computer, if it has a HDD and/or fans in it. Either of those spin, and thus make noise. Maybe the atmospheric noise is just different, and drowns it out for your friend's place.
Don't forget, you don't always notice noise. We have a factory a few miles away from here and you don't notice that it pollutes the airwaves until a power cut. It's only then that we notice the tiny sounds things made here in the house.
ohh!! okay, so it has to do with the location and everything, but if i have it in an enclosed desk, would the fans spin faster to give better cooling thus making more noise?
I've had a few issues, but since I used a crappy PC for 2 years before hand, it's AMAZING.
Sure, it's probably not as quiet as the other Macs (it's kinda loud - but quieter than every PC in my house!) and it freezes sometimes but I still love it It's great!
Sure, it's probably not as quiet as the other Macs (it's kinda loud - but quieter than every PC in my house!) and it freezes sometimes but I still love it
It's great!
Yes absolutely. The more enclosed the desk, the poorer the airflow (chance for air to flow from the front to the back for instance), so the more difficult it will be for it to get rid of its heat, and the fans will spin a little faster.
It shouldn't be extreme, but if it's only whisper quiet instead of deathly silent I wouldn't worry about it!
I've had a few issues, but since I used a crappy PC for 2 years before hand, it's AMAZING.
Sure, it's probably not as quiet as the other Macs (it's kinda loud - but quieter than every PC in my house!) and it freezes sometimes but I still love it
Give Apple a call, as i said before i have had 2 iMacs for 3 weeks now and both have had heavy usage with no freezing. so if yours freezes then i would say its a hardware error and Apple will replace it.