Wow, So impressed!!!!

[davidcmc]

The only reason that avoids me from buying an iMac is the pain process of a simple hard drive replacement.

I've watched some YouTube videos teaching how to do it and also read iFixit tutorial.

It doens't seem too complicated, but it's a very delicate process. I mean, having to use a suction cup to remove that front glass really scaries me.
Also, removing the LCD, so many screws and so many small and delicate cables is too much just to be able to replace a hard drive.

Yes, I am an exception. Mostly everyone would do it theirselves, but I know that I wouldn't feel very well dissecting a computer so expensive that I've just bought.

Replacing a MacBook Pro hard drive is so much simplier. You just have to remove some screws, remove old HD, put new HD/SSD, put screws back and voi-la!
That's what I did with my MacBook Pro 13". The same day it arrived in my home I've replaced the HD with an OCZ SSD. Simple process that took me like 10 minutes.
If it was an iMac... Oh well...

 

[Winni]

Yeah. Sure. That probably explains why Apple dumped their own hardware designs and system architecture a couple of years ago and why this 27" iMac now is nothing but standard PC technology in a designer box. In case you haven't noticed it yet: The 27" iMac uses exactly the same hardware that PCs use. It only comes with a proprietary operating system that was designed to tie you to Apple hardware.

If you want to have a Mac experience without the vendor lock-in, have somebody install any current Linux distribution on your Mac and be awe-struck that you won't experience much of a difference to your "Mac".

Imagine Mac OS X without all the ********, and you know how good modern Linux distributions are.

 

[biggd]

If you want to have a Mac experience without the vendor lock-in, have somebody install any current Linux distribution on your Mac and be awe-struck that you won't experience much of a difference to your "Mac".

Imagine Mac OS X without all the ********, and you know how good modern Linux distributions are.

Plz define and explain

 

[BornAgainMac]

Yeah. Sure. That probably explains why Apple dumped their own hardware designs and system architecture a couple of years ago and why this 27" iMac now is nothing but standard PC technology in a designer box. In case you haven't noticed it yet: The 27" iMac uses exactly the same hardware that PCs use. It only comes with a proprietary operating system that was designed to tie you to Apple hardware.

If you want to have a Mac experience without the vendor lock-in, have somebody install any current Linux distribution on your Mac and be awe-struck that you won't experience much of a difference to your "Mac".

Imagine Mac OS X without all the ********, and you know how good modern Linux distributions are.

The iMac is much quieter and runs cooler than any PC I ever used. The screen (even though it is glossy) is better too. If they use the same parts, then the packaging and detail to make a better product is worth the extra money.

Linux was a disappointment for me. I wish the different Linux distributions would have a clean installation with none of the crap apps installed. If you try to uninstall something, it ends up breaking the core OS. I feel like I need to be one of the developers of Linux to fully understand and control it. I wish Red Hat would give their distribution out for free instead of the yearly maintenance fee. It was closer to what I want with a clean Linux.

Mac OS X is easily the best OS with the best of Windows, OS 9, and Linux rolled into a single OS. No wonder more Linux distributions copy the Mac instead of the old Windows 95 look and feel.

 

[George Knighton]

The only reason that avoids me from buying an iMac is the pain process of a [working on the machines].

I think I am just about done fiddling with things. At this particular stage of my life, I want things to work and work well, so that I can concentrate on the real work load instead of getting diverted by all the fiddling that was required by Windows and Windows machines.

Sir Humphrey said once that among politicians activity seemed to be an adequate substitute for accomplishment and that is how I feel about my switch to Apple and OS X.

I spend more time getting stuff done and less time fiddling with operating system tweaks and system builds, rebuilds and re-rebuilds.

Mac OS X is easily the best OS with the best of Windows, OS 9, and Linux rolled into a single OS. No wonder more Linux distributions copy the Mac instead of the old Windows 95 look and feel.

There's probably a little more of a learning curve than you might expect, coming to OS X from decades of Microsoft. It won't take long...it just takes you a short while to find everything.

The one, single thing that I still miss from Windows is the option that is called Large Fonts (+125%, +150%). There is no such thing in OS X and I spend some time switching between the brilliant 2560x1440 and the duller, fuzzy 1920x1080 just so that I can see what I am doing.

There is still no tool or setting available to OS X users that will allow an old man like me to be able to enlarge fonts system-wide while still enjoying the brilliant, crisp native resolution of the Apple 27" iMac.

 

[MonkeySee....]

I think I am just about done fiddling with things. At this particular stage of my life, I want things to work and work well, so that I can concentrate on the real work load instead of getting diverted by all the fiddling that was required by Windows and Windows machines.

Sir Humphrey said once that among politicians activity seemed to be an adequate substitute for accomplishment and that is how I feel about my switch to Apple and OS X.

I spend more time getting stuff done and less time fiddling with operating system tweaks and system builds, rebuilds and re-rebuilds.


There's probably a little more of a learning curve than you might expect, coming to OS X from decades of Microsoft. It won't take long...it just takes you a short while to find everything.

The one, single thing that I still miss from Windows is the option that is called Large Fonts (+125%, +150%). There is no such thing in OS X and I spend some time switching between the brilliant 2560x1440 and the duller, fuzzy 1920x1080 just so that I can see what I am doing.

There is still no tool or setting available to OS X users that will allow an old man like me to be able to enlarge fonts system-wide while still enjoying the brilliant, crisp native resolution of the Apple 27" iMac.

I'm having a Deja vu as i'm sure someone answered this question on another thread

 

[lcseds]

I think I am just about done fiddling with things. At this particular stage of my life, I want things to work and work well, so that I can concentrate on the real work load instead of getting diverted by all the fiddling that was required by Windows and Windows machines.

That sums it up for me. Been building and fixing PC's since the TRS-80 in '78. Enough is enough for me. Mac (Intel based only) has been great for me...except iTunes (grrrr....). Turn it on and go. Not turn it on, update antivirus, update malware, update nvidia drivers, motherboard drivers, etc.

 

[George Knighton]

I'm having a Deja vu as i'm sure someone answered this question on another thread

Do you mean TinkerTool? Or editing plist's manually?

Yeah. I'm still using TinkerTool.

But it is still not the same as the Windows Large Fonts option. You cannot change all of the fonts, system wide, by a certain percentage and have all the tables and windows scale appropriately, correctly.

It's very easy to break a table or get ugly hidden text.

It's a help, but it's not the same as Large Fonts.

 

[Irishman]

Still not too sure why some folks are so "sensitive" over your Macs. I bought one, use it and am NOT impressed with it. It certainly doesn't measure up to my expectations. Especially at its "best of the best" for multi-media usage "hype". Its like owning a BMW with fixed side mirrors or seats that cannot be adjust. re: Fixed iSight camera settings and Fonts / screen images that get distrorated when enlarging - for better readability. Yet, many folks say how wonderfull the iMacs are. I don't get it.... I keep saying where there's gaps (explain where and what Apple needs to do to fix it) and people dance around my points. Or, they feel I'm insuilting their culture. I really don't get it. And if wondering, Win 7 has some huge gaps as well. Its register is a huge gap. Tell me "Win 7 has a huge gap by using a Register" and I will agree 1000%. But mention a gap in an IMac or Mac OS and people get upset. Or, they get very sarcastic about it. I really don't get it...

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The iSight camera has NEVER been a centerpiece of the Mac experience. I'm unsure why you wouldn't have played with one before you plunked down your hard-earned cash for it, if changing the settings was THAT important to you.

It's like you buy a car, and then when you go to review it, you say "it's not a truck! One star!".

LOL