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Buying a 24" iMac?

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Goman

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Jan 5, 2007
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Hello,

I'm pretty new to this forum, and in the "Wonderfull world of Apple" all together. Right now I want to jump in and buy my first IMac! I would like the 24"model with the 7600GT, so I hope that I will have a decent machine for the future.
Still I've got kind of like a sick feeling, because a lot of people here are talking about new IMacs to emerge. I don't mind Apple updating the IMac in half a year or so, but what are the changes of a major udate before that?
My second worry is, how will it run Leopard? It will use the graphics card more right? So will a 7600GT cut it?
I live in Holland and including taxes, shipping, etc an Imac here is pretty expensive. I have to pay about $2500,- worth, so do you guys think this will be worth it? Or will I have an outdated machine in a couple of months...?

So hard this...
 
The video card would only effect video editing programs and maybe some image progs. The 7600 is a very good card.

Any of the new macs will run leapard just fine.

Macs don't out-date themselfs near as quickly as windows computers do.
 
cantthinkofone said:
The video card would only effect video editing programs and maybe some image progs. The 7600 is a very good card.
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wouldn't the video card affect things like core animation, cover flow and other os x functions? it was only a few years ago when quartz extreme required a certain video card, upsetting quite a few ibook owners. either way, i think the graphics card included on today's imac should be more than adequate for anything leopard would require. i felt confident enough buying my macbook last month, so i would be confident buying an imac as well. good luck on your purchase!
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siurpeeman said:
wouldn't the video card affect things like core animation, cover flow and other os x functions? it was only a few years ago when quartz extreme required a certain video card, upsetting quite a few ibook owners. either way, i think the graphics card included on today's imac should be more than adequate for anything leopard would require. i felt confident enough buying my macbook last month, so i would be confident buying an imac as well. good luck on your purchase!
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Things like Core Animation is something I'm worried about mostly... Still I quess I'm ok. It is just that this is my first Mac and I want to do it right. With Vistajust around the corner it is even harder to choose. Or do you guys think Bootcamp is able to run Vista?
 
Goman said:
Hello,

I'm pretty new to this forum, and in the "Wonderfull world of Apple" all together. Right now I want to jump in and buy my first IMac! I would like the 24"model with the 7600GT, so I hope that I will have a decent machine for the future.
Still I've got kind of like a sick feeling, because a lot of people here are talking about new IMacs to emerge. I don't mind Apple updating the IMac in half a year or so, but what are the changes of a major udate before that?
My second worry is, how will it run Leopard? It will use the graphics card more right? So will a 7600GT cut it?
I live in Holland and including taxes, shipping, etc an Imac here is pretty expensive. I have to pay about $2500,- worth, so do you guys think this will be worth it? Or will I have an outdated machine in a couple of months...?

So hard this...
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I am the proud owner of a 24 in iMac. I bought it the day after Christmas and like it very much. The BIG screen size really does take some getting used to -- at first it just felt so darn HUGE! But I have learned to work with it. I still need to get a differnent desk and chair for it since the top of the monitor is about 5 inches above my eye level which initially caused a bit of neck strain.

As for the graphics card, I also upgraded to the 7600 GT. For the type of work that I do (internet, iMovie, iDVD, and photos) the card is way overkill. I don't play games either, but since I can never upgrade it I decided to spend the extra $125. What's another Benjamin after spending over two grand for a computer -- not much.

As far as upgraded iMacs to come, well, that will obviously happen at some point in time. But the new Intel iMacs are still relatively new. I guess you could wait 6 months for the next revision, but why? If you need a new computer now, then you should buy it. My Core 2 Duo will run Leopard just fine -- heck, my six year old Power Mac G4 runs Tiger very nicely. Apple computers generally run faster with each OS upgrade. Windows is an entirely different beast.
 
Like i said, the 7600 is a very good card. I build a computer for a guy last april and put a 7600 gt in it. It ran every game i threw at it very well. Like every body else said, i wouldn't worry about the 7600 for a while. Although i do wish they would offer the 7900 GT *drool*
 
Thanks guys! Still doubting a bit... I don't really "need" one right now. My PC is still running fine. Still it's all very tempting to do it now :)
 
The 24in iMac is a speed demon, it will run Leopard with ease as long as you stick a decent amount of RAM in it. I love the 7600GT its a great card, I have it in my gaming PC, and it runs all my games smoothly and on max resolution. There is some mention that the card can be removed, and possibly upgraded. However, we will have to see if anyone develops a card that can plug into the port.
 
go for it

ordered mine as soon as they were released and it is a real smasher. just got the 7300 gfx card as i do not play too many games - the only real area that uses the extra memory/power at the moment

use it as a tv/pvr in the bedroom and it is amazing. buy it but make sure you get eyeTV :)

gave mine 2gig of RAM as this will make the most difference.

you wont be dissapointed
 
Well, you can play games pretty well on a Mac I quess. Especially when you can just boot Windows with bootcamp... Still games advance so fast that the graphics card will be outdated pretty fast. Also more and more games are available for Macs.
 
Thanks, for the advice guys! I see that a lot of people here are dealing with the same thing as me: Buy or not to buy.
Today I have decided I will hold off. It'll be a long wait, but I really hope that when Leopard will come out, so will a new, or atleast upgraded IMac. I'll get one then, and hope my patience is rewarded!! :)
 
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