Got My 27" i5 Yesterday :D

[iMacdude313]

First off I want to thank TMRaven and HellHammer for their help.

Welp it came in yesterday around noon. Took ten days to get here with the express shipping :mad: but I'm not complaining to much. Never order from Apple the friday before the Fourth of July! :rolleyes:

I ordered it with an Elgato eyetv one and extra optical cable. My girlfriend bought me the HDPVR for my birthday last month.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/th_IMG_0732.jpg (http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/?action=view&current=IMG_0732.jpg)

Getting everything outta the box.
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/th_IMG_0739.jpg (http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/?action=view&current=IMG_0739.jpg)

Shiny Screen! :) I shaved my head a week ago... :rolleyes:
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/th_IMG_0742.jpg (http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/?action=view&current=IMG_0742.jpg)

Listening to Em, and playing around with iMovie
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And the current state it's in now! :p
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/th_IMG_0749.jpg (http://s199.photobucket.com/albums/aa43/TheLostCause69/?action=view&current=IMG_0749.jpg)

I'm glad to say that I woke up today to no new updates!!! Cheers to that. Anybody considering buying should definitely take the plunge! :p

There is absolutely no yellow tint issue. Or any dead pixels that I can recognize.

The 27" is huge! Granted I wouldn't settle for the 21.5", but this thing is almost as big as my Vizio 32" HDTV!

The speakers on it are amazing compared to that of a 2007 Macbook. Eminem's newest CD is sex to my ears.

EyeTv3 and the Hauppauge HDPVR work wonders together! I already got tests of my gaming up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lPooAglWbs :rolleyes:

I plan on installing more RAM later down the road.

Overall it's a great machine. I couldn't be happier with my purchase!

Expect a ton of questions from me in the near future! ;)

[Kilamite]

Congrads!

But seriously.. get some proper desktop speakers! Then Eminem will be sex to your ears.

[iMacdude313]

Congrads!

But seriously.. get some proper desktop speakers! Then Eminem will be sex to your ears.

Haha all in good time. A couple months and it'll be fully loaded, nice speakers, a couple external drives, some nice software, and of course a few more sticks of RAM where it counts. ;)

[Kendio7]

Congrats on the purchase!

[MrDexx]

10 days for expedited shipping?! Where do you live?

[iMacdude313]

10 days for expedited shipping?! Where do you live?

Spokane Washington. I ordered the 2-3 days shipping. However I bought some software to be preinstalled so instead of getting shipped out in 24 hours it took 1-3 business days. And then the 2-3 days of actual shipping on top of that. I ordered late Friday before the holiday so I figured that was the hold up.

[Durious]

Mine just arrived today!! amazing machine!!

[dborja]

Congrats and enjoy!

I'm into my seventh month with my i5 and have been very happy with it. It takes everything I throw at it in stride and has not given me any problems. I see myself keeping this at least until my Applecare warranty expires. I may treat it to more memory in a few months. :)

[Maltkvist]

Congratulations on your new iMac :)

I've been lurking these forums for a while now, but finally registered and should say Hi ;)

Anyway, i've been thinking about getting an iMac for over a month now since i've gotten really tired of the PC. When my Pc crashed again for the 2323123 time, I swore to myself "Never PC, ever again".

Reading your post and seeing your images of you unpacking it.. Makes me wanna get an iMac now :(

But.. I'll see if I can wait for the new model. If that ever comes!

(Sorry about my english, not the best)

[NeverHadWindows]

You have the machine I've been craving....however I don't have the physical space for a 27" so a 21.5 is in my future. Waiting for the "refresh" hopefully with i5 available in 21.5. Anyway, unpacking a new Mac is a joy. Been 8 long years for me. I've got the old half-vollyball iMac, BUT it's still a great computer, NEVER crashed once, just cant do HD video and video streams poorly. Hey it's over EIGHT frickin years old!!!
May yours last as long or longer. peace

[PatriotInvasion]

Nice, but clean up that desk bro. Yuck. Lysol that thing before you put a gorgeous $2,000 iMac on it. :D

[3lionsbecks]

Nice, but clean up that desk bro. Yuck. Lysol that thing before you put a gorgeous $2,000 iMac on it. :D

+1. Gorgeous computer like that deserves a clean and uncluttered work space!!