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Locker

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It's almost time to order my new 24" iMac, but after reading through lots of posts about iMacs recently, I have a few questions I'd like clearing up.

1) If I buy a mac now, will a full Tiger DVD come with it? Or will it just be a "Tiger Restoration DVD" or something.
2) Will upgrading to leopard be flawless? I usually don't like upgrading because it doesn't feel clean and I think things might get messy. Will I need to backup all of my files, make a clean install of Leopard and then transfer them back over?
3) Will Apple give me a discount on Leopard if I ordered now? Or is there just no chance.
4) Will AppleCare cover the lock-up and screen discolouration issue (if I get it)?
5) And finally, if work is done on my iMac with AppleCare, do they extend the plan by a further year?

Any responses would be appreciated :)
 
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Locker said:
1) If I buy a mac now, will a full Tiger DVD come with it? Or will it just be a "Tiger Restoration DVD" or something.
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It will not be install-able on PPC macs, but it is full Tiger with iLife '08...
2) Will upgrading to leopard be flawless? I usually don't like upgrading because it doesn't feel clean and I think things might get messy. Will I need to backup all of my files, make a clean install of Leopard and then transfer them back over?
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Its meant to be fine, but I'm going clean just in case
3) Will Apple give me a discount on Leopard if I ordered now? Or is there just no chance.
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They do this after the release date is announced, giving it for free, I guess this will be around 1 or 2 weeks away
4) Will AppleCare cover the lock-up and screen discolouration issue (if I get it)?
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I don't know about the screen, but there is a fix in the works for the freezing issue
5) And finally, if work is done on my iMac with AppleCare, do they extend the plan by a further year?
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No
 
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Locker

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Thanks psychofreak :)

Without sounding like a total n00b though, what does PPC mean? I've only heard it used in reference to Pay-Per-Click :p
 
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Will upgrading to leopard be flawless? I usually don't like upgrading because it doesn't feel clean and I think things might get messy. Will I need to backup all of my files, make a clean install of Leopard and then transfer them back over?
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It's always 'clean'. Just choose archive and install and you'll have a brand spanking fresh OS install, but still have your old stuff.
 
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redraidermacman

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Locker said:
Thanks psychofreak :)

Without sounding like a total n00b though, what does PPC mean? I've only heard it used in reference to Pay-Per-Click :p
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ppc= power pc processor, its apple old line of processors like G3-G4-G5, all ppc processors, but im pretty sure leopard will work on ppc systems at least the G5's
 
Leon Kowalski

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Locker said:
1) If I buy a mac now, will a full Tiger DVD come with it? Or will it just be a "Tiger Restoration DVD" or something.
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The ALU iMacs come with two DVDs:

Disk #1 (containing the OS-X core), is marked "iMac Media." Don't know for sure, but it might not work on anything except the new ALU iMacs.

Disk #2 (containing iLife '08, and other apps) is marked "Common Media." That seems to suggest that the same Disk#2 is shipped with several (all?) current Mac products (iMac, mini, pro, MacBook).

You can't get to first base without a working Disk #1. It's a bootable image that includes hardware-test and hard disk test/format utilities as well as the OS-X installation bits.

LK
 
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