New MAJOR i7 Issue.

[Dr. Unk]

Ok SO, I got my i7 and I did all the tests. After not having any flickering, no yellow tinge and no loud hard drive, I almost gave up and declared my Imac perfect. After a week or so of waiting for a chance to complain, I was about to announce that the war was lost. Just then, I noticed something unacceptable in a 2000$+ machine.

There is dust on my screen!

What gives? This is major flaw. Obviously, when I pay 2000$+ for a machine I want it to be dust proof. It's obviously broken. These i7s have so many issues I can't believe it. I don't think I'll ever buy apple ever again. This spec of dust on my screen makes me want to vomit.

Anyone else on here having this problem?? I read somewhere that something like 789 out every 793 Imac owner are reporting this newly developed, major issue.

Personally, I'd rather get thrown into an industrial sized garbage compactor than have to stare at a dusty 2000$+ computer.

You think Apple will send me a new one?

[MythicFrost]

If you are unable to remove the dust, then I would complain, you shouldn't have dust under your screen, whether they will or not I don't know, but they should.

[olvrfshr]

Whats the point?

[Matthew Yohe]

What gives? This is major flaw. Obviously, when I pay 2000$+ for a machine I want it to be dust proof. It's obviously broken. These i7s have so many issues I can't believe it.

Apple can probably take care of this. They have a silicone roller that they roll over the screen to remove the dust. Schedule an appointment and they (probably) will gladly fix it.

I read somewhere that something like 789 out every 793 Imac owner are reporting this newly developed, major issue.

Since no one other than Apple would even have access to that kind of of statistic, don't trust your "sources".

[OzExige]

Ok SO, I got my i7 and I did all the tests. After not having any flickering, no yellow tinge and no loud hard drive, I almost gave up and declared my Imac perfect. After a week or so of waiting for a chance to complain, I was about to announce that the war was lost. Just then, I noticed something unacceptable in a 2000$+ machine.

There is dust on my screen!

What gives? This is major flaw. Obviously, when I pay 2000$+ for a machine I want it to be dust proof. It's obviously broken. These i7s have so many issues I can't believe it. I don't think I'll ever buy apple ever again. This spec of dust on my screen makes me want to vomit.

Anyone else on here having this problem?? I read somewhere that something like 789 out every 793 Imac owner are reporting this newly developed, major issue.

Personally, I'd rather get thrown into an industrial sized garbage compactor than have to stare at a dusty 2000$+ computer.

You think Apple will send me a new one?

Well, you see, ummm I don't know - BUT I DON'T THINK SO!

AND

Your statistics are wrong - it's now 799 out of 793 Imac owners have some sort of problem.

BTW - I don't have one - an i7 iMac that is :)

[Surely]

Um.....

Ha. Ha.

[HLdan]

Aren't you getting a little overdramtic over something so small?It's just a spec of dust under the screen, it happened during manufacturing, if it bothers you, exchange it. Drop the "I paid over $2000" stuff, most of us pay about that much for a Mac. I understand your frustration but don't get so worked up over it. Its not "broken", its just dust. Get another iMac and move on.

[GradientMac]

I find it very amusing that nobody can see how much sarcasm is seeping from this post.

Do you guys realize he's making fun of how completely anal people are on this site and how they look for the smallest things to nitpick over? The fact that people are believing the post was genuine is proof that it's not uncommon for people on MacRumours to have unrealistic expectations and be completely stubborn therefore never being happy even if they get a perfectly acceptable machine.

Just uh... putting that out there.

[Dr. Unk]

Um.....

Ha. Ha.

;)

[Surely]

I find it very amusing that nobody can see how much sarcasm is seeping from this post.

You guys realize he's making fun of how completely anal people are on this site and how they look for the smallest things to nitpick over. The fact that people are believing the post was genuine is proof that it's not uncommon for people on MacRumours to have unrealistic expectations and be completely stubborn therefore never being happy even if they get a perfectly acceptable machine.

Just uh... putting that out there.

I'm pretty sure I noticed the (bad) joke.......


Oh, and he said that there is dust ON the iMac, not under the screen... that's the joke....:rolleyes:

[fpsphil]

there are many imac owners out there including me that would happily switch for ur imac over our yellowed screen imacs, stop complaining

[Matthew Yohe]

You guys realize he's making fun of how completely anal people are on this site and how they look for the smallest things to nitpick over.

Glad that's the case. There has just been so much whining here, it's hard to notice.

[dejo]

There is dust on my screen!
Maybe try screen wipes?

http://www.jwodcatalog.com/imgLg/7930014541138.jpg

;)

[HLdan]

I find it very amusing that nobody can see how much sarcasm is seeping from this post.

Do you guys realize he's making fun of how completely anal people are on this site and how they look for the smallest things to nitpick over? The fact that people are believing the post was genuine is proof that it's not uncommon for people on MacRumours to have unrealistic expectations and be completely stubborn therefore never being happy even if they get a perfectly acceptable machine.

Just uh... putting that out there.

Damn, you're good!! I kept reading the OP over and over and it just didn't make sense for someone to say they would want to vomit over a dust on the screen. Okay, well it's late night where I am, I didn't catch the sarcasm. :D

[OzExige]

Well, you see, ummm I don't know - BUT I DON'T THINK SO!

AND

Your statistics are wrong - it's now 799 out of 793 [i7] Imac owners have some sort of problem.

BTW - I don't have one - an i7 iMac that is :)

Crap!

gee - I really got sucked in there ;)

had to quote my own post to be sure there was no 'sarcasm' in it.

[GradientMac]

I'm pretty sure I noticed the (bad) joke.......


Oh, and he said that there is dust ON the iMac, not under the screen... that's the joke....:rolleyes:

Crap!

gee - I really got sucked in there ;)

had to quote my own post to be sure there was no 'sarcasm' in it.

Yes guys, I did notice you got the joke, haha. I was speaking generally, as most of the posts were completely oblivious to it.

:)

[Mike Macintosh]

You're complaining over a little bit of dust, cmon just take it to apple and have them remove the dust, I mean come on.

[ntrigue]

:)

If there is any truth to this it's very easy to access the inside of the glass and wipe.

[mtnDewFTW]

By the way, next time you say "MAJOR" issue, it should actually be something very bad that's getting in your way of doing something.

Dust sucks, but that's fixable. And usually a MAJOR issue is something a large group of people have.
You seem to be the only one I've seen so far.

Stop looking for problems, OP. This way you will never enjoy anything

[Camzor]

I love you guys.

[Surely]

By the way, next time you say "MAJOR" issue, it should actually be something very bad that's getting in your way of doing something.

Dust sucks, but that's fixable. And usually a MAJOR issue is something a large group of people have.
You seem to be the only one I've seen so far.

Stop looking for problems, OP. This way you will never enjoy anything

I'd say that a large group of people have this dust issue. I'd say 100% of iMac owners have this problem.

You see, when you don't actually read the thread, you miss the fact that he's making a joke.

OP, perhaps it's time to change the thread title to reflect you attempt at humor.....

[i7QuadCoreMania]

pfft, just use the suction cups, pull the glass and Air dust the sucker, no reason to get a bent out of shape,

yes, it is a 2000+ machine and Apple could have done a better, job. You could have also ended up with a yellow tinged, dead pixels, noisy hard drive unit.:rolleyes:

[Stupider]

OMG, I just checked and I have it too. My 6 weeks of happiness with my i5 are over.

Maybe we should start a poll.

[MacHamster68]

no he is not the only one someone had dust before in shape of a hand on the inside of the glass , i think that was early december posted here , so it is a major issue ..2 people with dusty screens ,on the other hand dust is good as a anti glare solution :D

[SaSaSushi]

This thread proves without a shred of doubt that at least half the people who respond to posts don't bother with more than a cursory glance at the previous posts.

The sarcasm in the original post is pretty obvious. He never said there was dust under the glass for one thing. Interesting that some folks read that in. My personal favorite, though, were the ones who still posted telling him how to fix it and confirming it is an issue after the fact that it was sarcasm was openly discussed.

789 out of every 793 MacRumors contributors posts now and reads later.

[agr5]

I was just about to pull the trigger on buying one of these until I came across this post. This is inexcusable and Apple needs to fix this issue. :rolleyes:

Lighten up people :D

[Ecoh]

My i7 came without dust on the screen, but it developed it after a few weeks. I started noticing it increases every time my cat walks by. I have had it since 11/15/09. Do you think Apple will exchange it for me ? :D

[Dr. Unk]

My i7 came without dust on the screen, but it developed it after a few weeks. I started noticing it increases every time my cat walks by. I have had it since 11/15/09. Do you think Apple will exchange it for me ? :D

:D


.........

I'm glad some people caught on.

This thread proves my overall point that people around here need to lighten up a little and enjoy what they have.

What kind of life do people live when they buy a new computer and spend hours trying to find a reason to bash it?

[PeterQVenkman]

What kind of life do people live when they buy a new computer and spend hours trying to find a reason to bash it?

The answer is: they lead very good lives!

[Surely]

:D


.........

I'm glad some people caught on.

This thread proves my overall point that people around here need to lighten up a little and enjoy what they have.

What kind of life do people live when they buy a new computer and spend hours trying to find a reason to bash it?

Change your thread title to communicate that it's a joke please.

Clearly, people are not reading enough of your OP or the thread to realize the point you're trying to make. You are inadvertantly misleading people to believe that this is yet another iMac problem. It may cause a skimmer to decide against a going with an iMac, or with Mac altogether.

I guess it would their fault for being lazy and not reading the thread, but lazy people need Macs too. :D

[Dr. Unk]

Change your thread title to communicate that it's a joke please.

Clearly, people are not reading enough of your OP or the thread to realize the point you're trying to make. You are inadvertantly misleading people to believe that this is yet another iMac problem. It may cause a skimmer to decide against a going with an iMac, or with Mac altogether.

I guess it would their fault for being lazy and not reading the thread, but lazy people need Macs too. :D

Dude this whole forum is full of posts that make people not want to buy an Imac.

Yellow Tinge? I think I saw one or two cases where the yellow tinge is actually real.

Loud Hard Drive? How many people actually had one? I bet they just convinced themselves they did.

The fact that so many people don't understand my post makes it even funnier.

[Surely]

Dude this whole forum is full of posts that make people not want to buy an Imac.

But many of those posts are real issues. Your isn't real.


Yellow Tinge? I think I saw one or two cases where the yellow tinge is actually real.

How many iMacs have you actually seen to make a statement like that about the yellow tinge? I guess you've actually seen thousands or tens of thousands of iMacs in person to be able to come to that conclusion......


Loud Hard Drive? How many people actually had one? I bet they just convinced themselves they did.

This could be a real issue. Who are you to say it isn't?


The fact that so many people don't understand my post makes it even funnier.

It doesn't make it funnier- it makes it misleading.

[Bryan Bowler]

How many iMacs have you actually seen to make a statement like that about the yellow tinge? I guess you've actually seen thousands or tens of thousands of iMacs in person to be able to come to that conclusion......

I know your question was directed at someone else, but I have seen a total of nine 27" iMacs in person and all of them were flawless. By no means does this indicate whether or not there is a serious problem out there, but it's enough for me to come to the conclusion that everything is ok. ;)

Unfortunately, this forum has become overrun with a trash-heap of whiney complaints. It has evolved into a self-propagating fear that is, quite frankly, out-of-control. For people that actually enjoy using their iMac and want to talk about it, well...this forum is practically dead. (which is really unfortunate)

Bryan

[mschmalenbach]

I read the original post and was horrified...

You see, I have a late 2006 white MacBook, with upgraded RAM and HD. It's got 10.6.2 and runs with no problems at all. It's been all over the world with me, yada yada...

All was fine in my little Zen garden of 'Mac'ness...

Now I notice, since coming across the original post, that I don't have any of this 'dust' of which you speak...

Where, in all that is holy, can I get some of this magical substance?

Or will I just have to make do with the frequent dog hair and grubby thumb print?

Please, put me out of my misery...
;)