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Buying New iMac - Need Advice

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greg.richard

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So I`m going to Future Shop tomorrow to check out the iMacs, and I`m ordering mine online this weekend, but I have some questions first.

1. I currently have an HP Pavilion laptop, which runs Windows Vista.. my question is, will all of my files on my mac be compatible with Windows, since I will be presenting them at school using windows?

2. I am playing on buying the 2.4 Ghz (20 inch), but I want to buy some RAM from Crucial. I am wondering if I upgrade it from 1 GB to 3 GBs, will I be voiding the warranty?

3. I really want to customize my iMac with pre-installed iWork 08, and with a Wireless mouse and keyboard, but will this prolong the shipping process? I obviously want to ASAP!

Those are all the questions I can think of right now, but if I have more I will post them!

I am so excited, I can hardly sleep at night!!

Thanks
 
greg.richard said:
So I`m going to Future Shop tomorrow to check out the iMacs, and I`m ordering mine online this weekend, but I have some questions first.

1. I currently have an HP Pavilion laptop, which runs Windows Vista.. my question is, will all of my files on my mac be compatible with Windows, since I will be presenting them at school using windows?

Yes they will compatible, if you get Office 2008 for the mac and edit a file on the mac then you will be able to open the file on a PC and use it.


2. I am playing on buying the 2.4 Ghz (20 inch), but I want to buy some RAM from Crucial. I am wondering if I upgrade it from 1 GB to 3 GBs, will I be voiding the warranty?

No you wont be voiding the warranty BTW i would recommend buying matched pair of 2gb and slapping them on your new mac support 4 GB and you get better performance out of a matched pair.

3. I really want to customize my iMac with pre-installed iWork 08, and with a Wireless mouse and keyboard, but will this prolong the shipping process? I obviously want to ASAP!

Just buy the computer as is and purchase the other stuff at your local Apple store or Best buy. They both sell wireless KB and mouse. You can also DL and install iwork.


Those are all the questions I can think of right now, but if I have more I will post them!

I am so excited, I can hardly sleep at night!!

Thanks
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greg.richard said:
So I`m going to Future Shop tomorrow to check out the iMacs, and I`m ordering mine online this weekend, but I have some questions first.

1. I currently have an HP Pavilion laptop, which runs Windows Vista.. my question is, will all of my files on my mac be compatible with Windows, since I will be presenting them at school using windows?

Likely not, but there's Office 2008 for Mac that nearly seamlessly saves files in readable formats for both Windows and Mac alike.
iWork saves in some Windows formats too.

2. I am playing on buying the 2.4 Ghz (20 inch), but I want to buy some RAM from Crucial. I am wondering if I upgrade it from 1 GB to 3 GBs, will I be voiding the warranty?

No it doesn't void it, but if you will be upgrading, go with the 4GB, max it out, like I'll be doing soon.

3. I really want to customize my iMac with pre-installed iWork 08, and with a Wireless mouse and keyboard, but will this prolong the shipping process? I obviously want to ASAP!

I know what you mean, all I did was add a wireless mighty mouse and it will take 1 extra day to ship. :( I can't tell you for certain, but if mine's delayed 1 day due to a mouse, yours could be for iWork.

Those are all the questions I can think of right now, but if I have more I will post them!

I am so excited, I can hardly sleep at night!!

Same here, I have to wait ONE WEEK. :( :( :)

Thanks
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Thanks!

So if my iMac comes with 1 GB, do I buy 3 Gigs, or do I buy 4? I didn't see crucial selling 3 GBs.. but if I add 4 GBs, won't that add up to be 5 Gbs? I read that the max is 4...

I'm confused!
 
greg.richard said:
Thanks!

So if my iMac comes with 1 GB, do I buy 3 Gigs, or do I buy 4? I didn't see crucial selling 3 GBs.. but if I add 4 GBs, won't that add up to be 5 Gbs? I read that the max is 4...

I'm confused!
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You take out the 1GB stick and put 2 2GB sticks, that way you go from 1GB to 4GB ^_^
 
On what a previous poster recommended about buying the mouse, keyboard, and iWork separately...

Unless I'm misinformed, you get a price cut on those when you order them with the computer. This is definitely true with iWork (unless they don't do that any more).
 
dasikes said:
On what a previous poster recommended about buying the mouse, keyboard, and iWork separately...

Unless I'm misinformed, you get a price cut on those when you order them with the computer. This is definitely true with iWork (unless they don't do that any more).
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Yes, you are correct. That was the primary reason for wanting the wireless mouse and keyboard, plus the iWork.. I believe it is $20 off for the mouse, $30 off for the keyboard, and iWork pre-installed is only $79..

And thanks ninja!
 
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