the "I ordered an iMac" thread

Bad Paper · Mar 3, 2009, 12:23 PM

I ordered an iMac a couple of hours ago. My confirmation email finally arrived, with a delivery date of 18 Apr 09. <sigh>

FWIW, this is the 3.06GHz / Radeon HD 4850 model. I think if you get an nVidia model they deliver in a week or so.

(I live in California, if that matters to you.)

The ArchAngel · Mar 3, 2009, 12:36 PM

Just ordered this for my wife:

24" iMac
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256MB
1.0TB Serial ATA Drive
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide

Ships in 8 days, delivery between March 17-19.

andrewdale · Mar 3, 2009, 12:36 PM

Well! Congrats on your purchase! I wish the wife and I had the money to update our original Alum. 2.8 24", but not right now. I still want to save up for a Mini.

Let us know how when it gets here!

Hellhammer · Mar 3, 2009, 01:06 PM

I just ordered 24" 2.93GHz with GT120 512mb.

I haven't got the e-mail yet and I paid with credit card so do I even get any e-mail? If so, when should it arrive?

Estimated shipping date is 13-14th of March in Apple site

The ArchAngel · Mar 3, 2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hellhammer

I just ordered 24" 2.93GHz with GT120 512mb.

I haven't got the e-mail yet and I paid with credit card so do I even get any e-mail? If so, when should it arrive?

Estimated shipping date is 13-14th of March in Apple site

I haven't received my confirmation message yet either, but I suspect that's related to purchase volume given that there were probably a few people out there waiting for these spec bumps.

GonzoRob · 01:20 PM

Went for all the bells and whistles:

"IMAC 24 /3.06/1TB/512/SD
3.06GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO
4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB
ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB
1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
APPLE WIRELESS MIGHTY MOUSE-Z
WL KYBD & USER'S GUIDE-B
COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 24-GBR"

I hope the ATI card is worth the 6 week wait !

EDIT: delivery date 17th. I live in the UK. (sad panda)

futurase · Mar 3, 2009, 02:23 PM

I ordered the flagship iMac this morning. Still waiting on the confirmation, but due to volume Apple has to be busy.

Norman Ross Jr.

Sir Loin Steak · 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GonzoRob

Went for all the bells and whistles:

"IMAC 24 /3.06/1TB/512/SD
3.06GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO
4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB
ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB
1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
APPLE WIRELESS MIGHTY MOUSE-Z
WL KYBD & USER'S GUIDE-B
COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 24-GBR"

I hope the ATI card is worth the 6 week wait !

EDIT: delivery date 17th. I live in the UK. (sad panda)

£1853, yes?

N10248 · Mar 3, 2009, 03:16 PM

I will have ordered the basic 24" by the end of the week, my aging iMac G5 is slowly dying.

I was expecting to get at least the middle 24" model for around £1200 but the new prices too high so i'll make do with the 2.66 one.

Crazy thing is my current rev b iMac G5 2.0 20" was the highest end model at the time and cost the same as the now "3rd place" new imac.

GonzoRob · Mar 3, 2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Loin Steak

£1853, yes?

Yup! It's a business purchase, so I get VAT back

(smug git!)

Sir Loin Steak · Mar 3, 2009, 03:29 PM

Hmmph!

£1575.

Hmpph!

winclip · Mar 3, 2009, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GonzoRob

Went for all the bells and whistles:

"IMAC 24 /3.06/1TB/512/SD
3.06GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO
4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB
ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB
1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
APPLE WIRELESS MIGHTY MOUSE-Z
WL KYBD & USER'S GUIDE-B
COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 24-GBR"

I hope the ATI card is worth the 6 week wait !

EDIT: delivery date 17th. I live in the UK. (sad panda)

Took the same spec, but the 2.93 GHz instead. Live in Sweden and my version will land 20th of april -blah

NRose8989 · Mar 3, 2009, 04:53 PM

Well since this is the "I ordered an iMac" thread.

I just ordered my iMac.........

Though I'm not impressed at all by the update, I just picked up the refurb 2.8ghz penryn for $1199.... $850 for a better GPU wasn't enough for me to justify spending my whole load. Now I have enough to get a better HDTV

Should be here this week.

roski11 · Mar 3, 2009, 05:20 PM

Model Refurbished 24-inch iMac
Processor 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
L2 Cache 6MB Shared
Frontside bus 1066MHz
Memory 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMM) of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; supports up to 4GB
Hard drive 320GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm
Optical drive Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Display 24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1920 by 1200 pixels, millions of colors
Video Built-in iSight; mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory
FireWire One FireWire 400 port and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each
USB Three USB 2.0 ports on computer; two USB 2.0 ports on keyboard
Audio Built-in stereo speakers with 24-watt digital amplifier, built-in microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio input/audio line in
Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
Wireless Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11n); built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Hardware accessories Apple Remote, Apple Keyboard, and Mighty Mouse
Other Built-in IR receiver

just bought this.

Anyone know the big differences btwn the "new" nVidia and the Ati chips ?

verveshen · Mar 3, 2009, 05:27 PM

bought one from the retail store. no much difference to the previous generation. of course, the price is a bit higher than I expected.

one more thing, the keyboard is pretty small without the numeric part.

petenice15 · Mar 3, 2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The ArchAngel

Just ordered this for my wife:

24" iMac
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256MB
1.0TB Serial ATA Drive
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide

Ships in 8 days, delivery between March 17-19.

I just ordered the same exact setup except I was told that this would ship in 2-4 days and I should recieve my iMac anywhere from the 9th-13th.

The Samurai · Mar 3, 2009, 05:55 PM

Funny thread lol

Congrats to all those who bravely dived in and bought their new machines today, despite the uproar.

mikey4020 · Mar 3, 2009, 06:04 PM

Ordered the base 24inch today. £1055 with Higher Education discount in the UK! It's already "Prepared for Shipment" and says should be delivered 4th-6th Mar! First Mac, slightly disappointed with the update but I've waited long enough and I know this will meet my needs for a good few years now anyway!!

Anyone know what "Fast Ship (EMEA)" means, I've been searching and can't seem to get a clear answer??? Does it mean it's coming from China or from a European Distro. Centre?

Pyrotechnic · Mar 3, 2009, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The ArchAngel

Just ordered this for my wife:

24" iMac
2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256MB
1.0TB Serial ATA Drive
Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide

Ships in 8 days, delivery between March 17-19.

Wow, I am very tempted, still working out if I need that graphics card or not ?

jasperL · Mar 3, 2009, 06:28 PM

Just ordered the high-end System:

3.06GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO
4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB
NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 130 512MB
1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE

With keyboard with numeric keypad

Delivery in the UK is estimated for 13 March... fingers crossed!

Spent a while trying to decide if i should go for the ATI graphics card, but in the end figured i wouldn't need it. Probably use the Mac mainly for Aperture, DVD ripping and video streaming so couldn't really justify it. Not a whole lot of gaming...

jasperL · 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikey4020

Ordered the base 24inch today. £1055 with Higher Education discount in the UK! It's already "Prepared for Shipment" and says should be delivered 4th-6th Mar! First Mac, slightly disappointed with the update but I've waited long enough and I know this will meet my needs for a good few years now anyway!!

Anyone know what "Fast Ship (EMEA)" means, I've been searching and can't seem to get a clear answer??? Does it mean it's coming from China or from a European Distro. Centre?

Wow, that's quick! Mine says "Fast Ship (EMEA)" too. I think the EMEA bit means Europe and Middle East Area. Hopefully means it's coming from European Distro (after-all, rumour has it Apple ordered these back last November, so I wouldn't be surprised if they've stockpiled somewhere in Europe - don't they have a big facility in Ireland?

Congrats on the first Mac purchase by the way - i'm sure you'll love it!

EDIT: found this RE 'Fast Ship (EMEA)'

Quote:

If your order is CTO hardware then it is most likely going to be built in a factory in China. From there it is possible that it may be shipped directly by courier. You’ll know if this is happening as the shipping method on your order status page will be “Fast Ship (EMEA)” This means that a courier (TNT or UPS in the UK at least) will handle the delivery from factory to your door.

http://adrianspender.com/blog/2007/0...rder-tracking/

wandeep · Mar 3, 2009, 06:38 PM

I ordered the refurb iMac 20" 2.66GHz this morning (UK), it should arrive tomorrow (4th). I'm glad I didn't wait for the "upgraded" iMac since it's more expensive and for my needs (not a gamer or 3D specialist lol) it doesn't make much difference.

My Mac Mini (2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo 1GB RAM - bought last year) has been "promoted" to my media centre machine running Boxee in my living room :-) lol

DarkRyan323i · Mar 3, 2009, 06:40 PM

Ordered this morning as soon as the website was up!

2.66GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO
4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB
1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
APPLE MIGHTY MOUSE
WIRED KYBD & USER'S GUIDE
COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 24

Estimated Delivery: March 17th

Garafraxa · Mar 3, 2009, 06:59 PM

I think my post below belongs in this thread.
_____________________________________________________

I just submitted the order for my very first Mac (iPod Touch aside).

It's the high end 24" iMac with the upgrade ATI Radeon graphics card. The Radeon is not something I'm sure I'll need, but for $60 CAD it seemed silly not to upgrade.

I noticed a bit difference in shipping dates between the stock machine, and the custom one with my Radeon. The new iMac shows shipping in 3-5 days, whereas my machine is scheduled to ship April 14th. 5-6 weeks! Not sure if it matters, but I'm in Ontario, Canada.

Did anyone get a system with this card ordered early in the day? Was your shipping date also in April?

Can't say that the delay bothers me too much, I need a little while to prepare my MP3s and photos for the switch!

avihappy · Mar 3, 2009, 07:09 PM

Well, I haven't yet. I'm gearing up to do so in 1-2 months.

24 inch
2.93GHZ (a bit disappointed about no quad core)
4GB RAM
1TB HDD
ATI Radeon 4850
Wire KB with Number Pad

$2100

Mar 3, 2009, 12:23 PM	#1
Bad Paper macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: graphite clamshell	the "I ordered an iMac" thread I ordered an iMac a couple of hours ago. My confirmation email finally arrived, with a delivery date of 18 Apr 09. <sigh> FWIW, this is the 3.06GHz / Radeon HD 4850 model. I think if you get an nVidia model they deliver in a week or so. (I live in California, if that matters to you.) __________________ Hurry and respond, before mods delete this post, too!

Mar 3, 2009, 12:36 PM	#2
The ArchAngel macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2008	Just ordered this for my wife: 24" iMac 2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 256MB 1.0TB Serial ATA Drive Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse Apple Wireless Keyboard (English) and User's Guide Ships in 8 days, delivery between March 17-19. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB 7200 RPM HD, Snow Leopard 24" iMac, 2.93 GHz C2D, 4GB RAM, GeForce GT 120 256MB, 1TB HDD, Snow Leopard 16GB iPhone 3GS

Mar 3, 2009, 12:36 PM	#3
andrewdale macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Memphis, TN	Well! Congrats on your purchase! I wish the wife and I had the money to update our original Alum. 2.8 24", but not right now. I still want to save up for a Mini. Let us know how when it gets here! __________________ 24" iMac 2.8 GHz 320 GB HDD 4GB RAM - 30GB & 60GB Black 5G iPod - Airport Extreme - 8GB (product)RED Nano - 15" 2.5GHz MBP 7200rpm 200GB HDD 4GB RAM

Mar 3, 2009, 01:06 PM	#4
Hellhammer macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Helsinki, Finland	I just ordered 24" 2.93GHz with GT120 512mb. I haven't got the e-mail yet and I paid with credit card so do I even get any e-mail? If so, when should it arrive? Estimated shipping date is 13-14th of March in Apple site __________________ iMac 24" 2.93GHz, 4GB DDR3, 640GB HD, GT130 512MB GDDR3 MacSecrets is now online! Please register to forums!

Mar 3, 2009, 01:14 PM	#6
GonzoRob macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2004	ding! Went for all the bells and whistles: "IMAC 24 /3.06/1TB/512/SD 3.06GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO 4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB 1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE APPLE WIRELESS MIGHTY MOUSE-Z WL KYBD & USER'S GUIDE-B COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 24-GBR" I hope the ATI card is worth the 6 week wait ! EDIT: delivery date 17th. I live in the UK. (sad panda) __________________ 15" 2.16ghz Mac Book Pro 27" 2.8ghz i7 / ATI 4850 iMac "you mutter, hell I mutter - but I get paid for it." HST-18/8/03 Last edited by GonzoRob : Mar 3, 2009 at 01:20 PM.

Mar 3, 2009, 02:23 PM	#7
futurase macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fayetteville, AR	I ordered the flagship iMac this morning. Still waiting on the confirmation, but due to volume Apple has to be busy. Norman Ross Jr.

Mar 3, 2009, 03:16 PM	#9
N10248 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Essex, U.K.	I will have ordered the basic 24" by the end of the week, my aging iMac G5 is slowly dying. I was expecting to get at least the middle 24" model for around £1200 but the new prices too high so i'll make do with the 2.66 one. Crazy thing is my current rev b iMac G5 2.0 20" was the highest end model at the time and cost the same as the now "3rd place" new imac. __________________ 24" 2009 iMac \| iBook G4 \| iPod touch 32gb \| Nikon D2H \| flickr

Mar 3, 2009, 03:29 PM	#11
Sir Loin Steak macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: England	Hmmph! £1575. Hmpph! __________________ April 2009 24" iMac3.06GHZ, 4GB RAM, ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB 1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE WIRELESS MIGHTY MOUSE-Z Classic 120GB iPod (2009)

Mar 3, 2009, 04:53 PM	#13
NRose8989 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2008	Well since this is the "I ordered an iMac" thread. I just ordered my iMac......... Though I'm not impressed at all by the update, I just picked up the refurb 2.8ghz penryn for $1199.... $850 for a better GPU wasn't enough for me to justify spending my whole load. Now I have enough to get a better HDTV Should be here this week.

Mar 3, 2009, 05:20 PM	#14
roski11 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Model Refurbished 24-inch iMac Processor 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo L2 Cache 6MB Shared Frontside bus 1066MHz Memory 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMM) of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; supports up to 4GB Hard drive 320GB Serial ATA; 7200 rpm Optical drive Slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer burning (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Display 24-inch (viewable) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix LCD, 1920 by 1200 pixels, millions of colors Video Built-in iSight; mini-DVI output port with support for DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video connections via adapter Graphics ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB of GDDR3 memory FireWire One FireWire 400 port and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each USB Three USB 2.0 ports on computer; two USB 2.0 ports on keyboard Audio Built-in stereo speakers with 24-watt digital amplifier, built-in microphone, optical digital audio output/headphone out, optical digital audio input/audio line in Ethernet Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Wireless Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11n); built-in Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) Hardware accessories Apple Remote, Apple Keyboard, and Mighty Mouse Other Built-in IR receiver just bought this. Anyone know the big differences btwn the "new" nVidia and the Ati chips ?

Mar 3, 2009, 05:27 PM	#15
verveshen macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005	bought one from the retail store. no much difference to the previous generation. of course, the price is a bit higher than I expected. one more thing, the keyboard is pretty small without the numeric part. __________________ Alu MB 2.0, MBP SR 17 2.4, PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5, PowerMac G4 867, PowerMac 433, iPod 2G, iPod 5G, iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle 1G, iPod Shuffle 2G

Mar 3, 2009, 05:55 PM	#17
The Samurai macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Glasgow	Funny thread lol Congrats to all those who bravely dived in and bought their new machines today, despite the uproar. __________________ My YouTube Page - Reviews & Unboxings Twitta

Mar 3, 2009, 06:04 PM	#18
mikey4020 macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Glasgow UK	Ordered the base 24inch today. £1055 with Higher Education discount in the UK! It's already "Prepared for Shipment" and says should be delivered 4th-6th Mar! First Mac, slightly disappointed with the update but I've waited long enough and I know this will meet my needs for a good few years now anyway!! Anyone know what "Fast Ship (EMEA)" means, I've been searching and can't seem to get a clear answer??? Does it mean it's coming from China or from a European Distro. Centre?

Mar 3, 2009, 06:28 PM	#20
jasperL macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London Town, UK	Just ordered the high-end System: 3.06GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO 4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 130 512MB 1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE With keyboard with numeric keypad Delivery in the UK is estimated for 13 March... fingers crossed! Spent a while trying to decide if i should go for the ATI graphics card, but in the end figured i wouldn't need it. Probably use the Mac mainly for Aperture, DVD ripping and video streaming so couldn't really justify it. Not a whole lot of gaming... __________________ Ordered: 3.06Ghz iMac Early 2006 BlacBook, iPhone, tv

Mar 3, 2009, 06:38 PM	#22
wandeep macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London, UK	I ordered the refurb iMac 20" 2.66GHz this morning (UK), it should arrive tomorrow (4th). I'm glad I didn't wait for the "upgraded" iMac since it's more expensive and for my needs (not a gamer or 3D specialist lol) it doesn't make much difference. My Mac Mini (2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo 1GB RAM - bought last year) has been "promoted" to my media centre machine running Boxee in my living room :-) lol

Mar 3, 2009, 06:40 PM	#23
DarkRyan323i macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009	Ordered this morning as soon as the website was up! 2.66GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO 4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM-2X2GB 1.0TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE APPLE MIGHTY MOUSE WIRED KYBD & USER'S GUIDE COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 24 Estimated Delivery: March 17th

Mar 3, 2009, 06:59 PM	#24
Garafraxa macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	Oops, Started New Thread I think my post below belongs in this thread. _____________________________________________________ I just submitted the order for my very first Mac (iPod Touch aside). It's the high end 24" iMac with the upgrade ATI Radeon graphics card. The Radeon is not something I'm sure I'll need, but for $60 CAD it seemed silly not to upgrade. I noticed a bit difference in shipping dates between the stock machine, and the custom one with my Radeon. The new iMac shows shipping in 3-5 days, whereas my machine is scheduled to ship April 14th. 5-6 weeks! Not sure if it matters, but I'm in Ontario, Canada. Did anyone get a system with this card ordered early in the day? Was your shipping date also in April? Can't say that the delay bothers me too much, I need a little while to prepare my MP3s and photos for the switch!

Mar 3, 2009, 07:09 PM	#25
avihappy macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2006	Well, I haven't yet. I'm gearing up to do so in 1-2 months. 24 inch 2.93GHZ (a bit disappointed about no quad core) 4GB RAM 1TB HDD ATI Radeon 4850 Wire KB with Number Pad $2100

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