That was my reasoning if you want a matching monitor there is a dell with the same resolution and dot pitch for $1000.It's not LED but has a wider color gamut than the apple monitor.
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27-Inch iMac Production Halted Pending Fix For Display Issues?
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That was my reasoning if you want a matching monitor there is a dell with the same resolution and dot pitch for $1000.It's not LED but has a wider color gamut than the apple monitor.
Never bother with reading the homepage.. just skim in and out of all the forums to get the latest gossip.
Screen flickering aside, my i7 iMac is the *slowest* Mac I've ever used. I have a 2008 MBP C2D and a C2D Hackintosh. Both are silky smooth and fast. Don't get me wrong, the i7 will hammer them into the ground if it can manage to do something without IO. But as soon as it goes to the HDD (which seems way too often), it's churn city. I regularly wait 10-20 seconds on starting Safari so it can load the top sites. Even waking up from a sleep, it can take 20 seconds before I get to enter my password, and another 5 seconds after that before the screen comes up.
The iMac is seriously hobbled on IO. A multi drive computer (Mac Pro) with a slow CPU will run rings around it for anything other than simple tasks. If it wasn't for the 27" display, I would have complained about the flickering and get a refund. But there's no other affordable options for a big screen Mac.
It sounds like there's something seriously wrong with your iMac. Safari doesn't take 10 seconds to load on my 867MHz Rev A PowerBook.
Try changing your energy settings.
Seems like your drive goes to sleep and has to spin up. I have no such issues, in my case this machine just kills the crap out of late 2008 8-core tower.
Seems like there is something happening with your machine that is not right.
I suppose I should be glad that it's taking so long to convince my mom to get a new iMac. By the time she makes up her mind, they'll have all the issues worked out! 
Ive been speaking to Apple care for 2 hours, and they have finally agreed to refund me. I have to take the computer back to the Apple store, do i have to book a genius appointment ? I have my case ID and Apple Care said, all the info is in my notes, and I can have a straight refund.
So I take it everyone is taking this story as gospel - it's all sorted and Apple are solving the problem?
Please read the text of the "news item", which is incidentally based on another websites report and now repeated here and AppleInsider etc. There is no solid foundation to the report and could just be the result of a self perpetuating circle of misinformation i.e. all the article contains is the same idle speculation that has been discussed in the forums with the meaningless words "our sources" inserted to "sex" it up a bit.
I know I'm being the grumpy old cynic who's ruining everyones party, and believe me I hope the article is true, however it sometimes doesn't pay to believe everything you read.
Please read the text of the "news item", which is incidentally based on another websites report and now repeated here and AppleInsider etc. There is no solid foundation to the report and could just be the result of a self perpetuating circle of misinformation i.e. all the article contains is the same idle speculation that has been discussed in the forums with the meaningless words "our sources" inserted to "sex" it up a bit.
I know I'm being the grumpy old cynic who's ruining everyones party, and believe me I hope the article is true, however it sometimes doesn't pay to believe everything you read.
I hope they hurry up with the fixed iMac.. mine is going back tomorrow or on wednesday...REEEFUNNND. (ps. shame on you for your crappy quality control, apple) and then I'll wait and either go for the upcoming Macbook Pro, Mac Pro or (fixed) iMac. not sure yet...
.... and believe me I hope the article is true, however it sometimes doesn't pay to believe everything you read.
True, but just mentioning yellow screen in a post on a site widely read is a start. If Apple is not doing anything the more talk about the issue should push them into doing something.
Where are all these 27" iMacs going? into the trash can? At the rate these are going back the refurbished store should be flooded with em but its not. WHY? What happens to these things people?
No way to tell if there is merit to this story, but I would imagine that this matter isn't a small segment of iMacs.
Why do I say that?
Because BRLawyer, LTD and Goona have pretty much ignored these threads while filibustering the positive topics.
Why do I say that?
Because BRLawyer, LTD and Goona have pretty much ignored these threads while filibustering the positive topics.
WOW Apple Q&A is seriously out of control
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THIS NEWS MAKES THE 22" iMac touchscreen Article sound moot at this point.... don't expect that dream to arrive until 2011
Rush?!?!?!
Apple has been on a 12-18 moth refresh cycle for several years now. You call that rush? They are neglecting the hell out of the Mac. Mac mini? Give me a break. Mac Pro? Bloated, overpriced, under performing graphics cards, dated design (7 years now), etc., etc., etc.,...
Even the iMac is on a 12 month refresh cycle, and they can't get it done right.
IMac 27 Inch
iMac 27 inch is my first Apple computer and reading these threads scare me but I have had mine for a couple of weeks now with no yellow screen or flickering. iPhoto has crashed a couple of times though. Overall I love my mac and looking forward to getting the ipad just because it looks fun.
Question for the people having the yellow tinted screen. Is the screen like that out of the box or does it that color later?
iMac 27 inch is my first Apple computer and reading these threads scare me but I have had mine for a couple of weeks now with no yellow screen or flickering. iPhoto has crashed a couple of times though. Overall I love my mac and looking forward to getting the ipad just because it looks fun.
Question for the people having the yellow tinted screen. Is the screen like that out of the box or does it that color later?
IF, and it is a strong if, this really is as huge as the rumors want us to believe (which somehow I doubt) and IF it has been caused by some major design flaw to the point that they had to shut down and go to the source to solve it, they would most likely do some kind of recall or something cause word will get out and lawsuits would happen otherwise. Just like with the batch of potentially faulty power plugs for the iphone 3g that started a complete recall and replace for everyone, the batch of potentially faulty laptop batteries etc.
that assessment is based on the vast statistics you have from an undeniably reliable source as to the number of each model of imac sold since release, how many were in store v online orders, how many had any kind of fault and what type and so on. All of which show without a doubt that the current imac line is inherently flawed etc. having of course accounted for every sold machine. regardless of the blogging habits of the owner.
huge mistake. Apple can't fix the problem without data and things like having a guy/gal bring in a screen that has been updated and still flickers is data they need.
Read the memo again. it says SLIGHT tint is normal. How many of us have bought a tv and had to calibrate the color cause out of the box it was a hint too warm or cool. That's the same as what Apple is saying. Now if you turn it on and it's screaming yellow and stays that way after you've updated all your firmware etc to the latest releases AND tried to calibrate, then you have an issue.
Just ordered (another) 27-inch iMac today. Went for the dual core (extremely custom configured). We'll see how long it takes to ship and how it arrives. I ordered one last month and the order was delayed close to a month, so I cancelled out of aggravation (cause Apple wouldn't admit to the real reason of the delay and told me three times that my product wouldn't be affected by the delay).
That's one thing I've never liked about Apple. If there's a widespread hardware issue, they wait for it to get really bad before admitting to it. I agree with previous comments that Apple is neglecting the Mac. Personally, as a long-time Mac user (going on a decade), I feel that they have way too much on their plate. It's becoming clearly evident that quality control is a pretty big problem with Apple these days.
That's one thing I've never liked about Apple. If there's a widespread hardware issue, they wait for it to get really bad before admitting to it. I agree with previous comments that Apple is neglecting the Mac. Personally, as a long-time Mac user (going on a decade), I feel that they have way too much on their plate. It's becoming clearly evident that quality control is a pretty big problem with Apple these days.
another firmware update?
http://www.informationweek.com/news...cleID=222600859&subSection=Macintosh+Platform
http://www.informationweek.com/news...cleID=222600859&subSection=Macintosh+Platform