The 24" white iMac can run ML. Looking at the specs published here on MacRumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/1...many-2006-2008-macs-with-integrated-graphics/), the line with listings for iMacs states "Late 2006 polycarbonate iMac (Model Number: MA710xx/A)" as being not compatible with ML, but compatible with Lion. The 24" white iMac is not model number MA710xx/A, but MA456xx/A. There's is also a line stating "Systems using ATI's Radeon X1600 graphics will also be incompatible with OS X Mountain Lion.". This rules out the 17" and 20" late 2006 white iMac, but not the 24" which uses the NVIDIA 7300GT/7600GT.
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How old of an Imac is still acceptable?
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The 24" white iMac can run ML. Looking at the specs published here on MacRumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/1...many-2006-2008-macs-with-integrated-graphics/), the line with listings for iMacs states "Late 2006 polycarbonate iMac (Model Number: MA710xx/A)" as being not compatible with ML, but compatible with Lion. The 24" white iMac is not model number MA710xx/A, but MA456xx/A. There's is also a line stating "Systems using ATI's Radeon X1600 graphics will also be incompatible with OS X Mountain Lion.". This rules out the 17" and 20" late 2006 white iMac, but not the 24" which uses the NVIDIA 7300GT/7600GT.
"The 24" white iMac can run ML."
That may (or may not be so), but you can't get the ML developer release to install (or run) as it comes from Apple. I've tried.
Try to install ML, and you get the alert that "this version can't be installed on your Macintosh" (or something to that effect).
Try to boot ML from an "installed copy" on another (external) drive, and all you get after pressing the power on button is a grey screen with a "prohibited" symbol (red circle with a diagonal line through it) displayed.
As I said in my earlier post, ML may run, but not without tweaks....
If you know what they are, please post and be specific....
That may (or may not be so), but you can't get the ML developer release to install (or run) as it comes from Apple. I've tried.
Try to install ML, and you get the alert that "this version can't be installed on your Macintosh" (or something to that effect).
Try to boot ML from an "installed copy" on another (external) drive, and all you get after pressing the power on button is a grey screen with a "prohibited" symbol (red circle with a diagonal line through it) displayed.
As I said in my earlier post, ML may run, but not without tweaks....
If you know what they are, please post and be specific....
lol so much back and forth I am confused ... I guess we are all just gonna have to wait until it is released huh?
I would think long and hard about buying such an old machine. I wanted to try Macs a few years ago and nearly bought an elderly mac to play with. Eventually I just bought a new MBP. WIthin a month I had sold my home built ninja windows PC and had forsworn windows for ever. My worry would be you'll buy the mac, love it to bits and then think "I wish I had bought a better, newer, faster machine". Once you try a mac you will feel dirty when touching a windows machine again. I promise.
LOL!
true, but the one good thing with macs is they hold their value well. I am thinking if I really like macs after a month or 2 of use I could sell it for what I paid for it then buy the nice mac stuff
LOL!
true, but the one good thing with macs is they hold their value well. I am thinking if I really like macs after a month or 2 of use I could sell it for what I paid for it then buy the nice mac stuff
That is true. But it will still involve hassle. As I said before when I joined this site in 09 I had never owned a mac, but had owned and built windows PC for 20 years. Now look at my sig to see how apple stuff has grabbed my affection.
eh i am fine with a little hassle, I sell a ton of stuff online
LOL! yes you have become fond of apple products
LOL! yes you have become fond of apple products
"Fishrrman you're starting to make things up. Having downloaded and looked through ML's PlatformSupport.plist, I see the 24" white iMac's logic board ID as a supported machine. Maybe the DP won't install yet, but the listing is there."
I'm not "making anything up".
The report in post 27 is from my personal experience.
Do YOU have a white Intel iMac, revision B? If you do not, better do some learnin', kid....
I'm not "making anything up".
The report in post 27 is from my personal experience.
Do YOU have a white Intel iMac, revision B? If you do not, better do some learnin', kid....
There is a 24" white iMac where I work, its logicboard ID is in the SupportedPlatform.plist and one of the other techs has gotten the ML DP1 running on it without a problem. While some may not run ML now, they will eventually run ML without a problem. Just like how Lion didn't support some of the earlier C2D Macs while in beta. Note: Some might find the word "kid" insulting when being directed towards them.
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I have no idea wether that iMac will run ML or not, but .....
.... adding 8GB to my 2009 iMac (now at 12GB) made a whole lotta difference even with realativly light use under Lion.
Therefore I would strongly advice against any HW that support only 4GB (or even less as the the 24" seems to max out at 3.2GB).
.... adding 8GB to my 2009 iMac (now at 12GB) made a whole lotta difference even with realativly light use under Lion.
Therefore I would strongly advice against any HW that support only 4GB (or even less as the the 24" seems to max out at 3.2GB).
ok so i would get everything the newer ones have in terms of usage in the OS, just not the speed? so it would give me a very good idea what mac is all about then?
would $400 ish depending on the condition be a good buying point?
If it runs Lion, then it has a 64 bit processor, and runs at a decent speed. With a 24 inch monitor for $400, it is a good buy if it is in good working condition.
On the other hand, you should check out the refurbished section on the Apple Store, and you can get for example a MacBook Air for around $750. 2011 model, but with full warranty and as new.
Think I found some bad news... Apparently ML DP2 dropped all support for 32-bit EFI
http://www.tonymacx86.com/viewtopic.php?f=276&t=54075
that is a good price on an air ... I will keep an eye out now that all the new stuff has been talked about and starting to be released ...
Both of my Mac's, listed in my signature, are both running strong. iMac needed a new hard drive under warranty a few months ago. Just put a new HD (750GB), fans x 2, heat sink and thermal paste in the MacBook Pro. I also max'ed out the RAM in both. Both units are still running strong on the current OSX. I am also running Windows 7 in Bootcamp on both of them. I like my 17" MacBook Pro and glad mine is still working, as Apple is not making them anymore. Yes, they cost a bit more than PC's, but I have the best of both worlds running OSX and Windows 7. My five year old daughter also gets to learn on OSX and Windows. She is also very proficient on an iPhone and iPad. I wish I had this type of stuff when I was young! I only had 13 channels of TV. Yes, I am a bit old at 47, but I am still working fine as well!
Very true! I have a C2D in my MacBook Pro (15" Early '08) and it still kicks the arse of most modern day Windows laptops, also some desktops.
Like said before, try and get an iMac that is still in Mountain Lion's (10.8) user use.
That way you could possibly stick in a SSD and some more ram and let it run free
Um, there is no way it even touches anything other than a netbook cpu wise, much less, kicks butt.
A core 2 duo at 2.4 GHZ (desktop model E4600)(this is similar to the 2.4 GHz processor in the 2008 MBP) is about half the speed of an i3 2100 and still significantly slower than a pentium g620.
Considering just about every mobile processor is about 2.2 GHZ and has about 4 generations and 2 die shrinks of progress, has faster RAM and better graphics; HD graphics 3000 will be better than the 8600m card, there is no way your computer comes close to any modern laptop.
OP: There is no reason to pay $400 for a 6 year old imac that can break any day. Buy a mini that will be significantly faster though more expensive, you can always sell it in a couple years.
Not like any Mac. I've got an old "wind-tunnel" G4 mirror door in my office I have to boot up under OS9 once in a while. Noisey as anything !