Love and hate my imac

[liquorice]

I love my imac but I wouldn't buy one again, unless I could afford to change it every 2-3 years and was lucky enough not too be waiting for my 2nd graphics card change.
Its a lovely machine but now I've been nearly a week without it and am losing the love, especially as I am down to using a ipad and an old omnibook xe4400
All in one systems are not for me, when it finally dies I will also be without a beautifully screen.

And not the easiest thing to drag into an apple store for repair .

 

[apple_iBoy]

I love my imac but I wouldn't buy one again, unless I could afford to change it every 2-3 years and was lucky enough not too be waiting for my 2nd graphics card change.
Its a lovely machine but now I've been nearly a week without it and am losing the love, especially as I am down to using a ipad and an old omnibook xe4400
All in one systems are not for me, when it finally dies I will also be without a beautifully screen.

And not the easiest thing to drag into an apple store for repair .

When it does fail (or outlives it's usefulness), you can use that beautiful screen in Target Display mode, assuming the screen isn't what failed. It'll be just like a Thunderbolt Display with a slightly elongated chin.

 

[liquorice]

When it does fail (or outlives it's usefulness), you can use that beautiful screen in Target Display mode, assuming the screen isn't what failed. It'll be just like a Thunderbolt Display with a slightly elongated chin.

That's true as long as I get a mac or would a pc with thunderbolt be able to use it as a screen. Just wondered as am considering building my own computer again.

 

[topmounter]

Depending upon your budget, get a Mac Mini or a new Mac Pro and a Cinema Display.

 

[liquorice]

It appears that my type graphics card is a constrained part, so they are trying to get one from another store.
So hopefully should get my imac back by the end of the week.

 

[Macman45]

It appears that my type graphics card is a constrained part, so they are trying to get one from another store.
So hopefully should get my imac back by the end of the week.

If you really feel that constrained by the GPU, you might want to consider a Mac Pro. Not the new one, but a 5.1 or similar...You can swap drives, change graphics cards in much the same way as you can with a PC making things more flexible. I'm lucky enough to have both a top spec iMac as well as the MP and a rMBP, and I find the gaming experience on my iMac to be fine, but I do have the 2GB GPU..the newer models with the option of 4GB should be more than ample for most modern games.

 

[liquorice]

If you really feel that constrained by the GPU, you might want to consider a Mac Pro. Not the new one, but a 5.1 or similar...You can swap drives, change graphics cards in much the same way as you can with a PC making things more flexible. I'm lucky enough to have both a top spec iMac as well as the MP and a rMBP, and I find the gaming experience on my iMac to be fine, but I do have the 2GB GPU..the newer models with the option of 4GB should be more than ample for most modern games.

Its not me who said the graphics card is constrained, it was the genius but I think he meant hard to get hold of.
I have a top spec BTO 2011 imac.

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Good news just had call from apple and they are getting the part from apple store in Southampton, so should be fixed by Wednesday

 

[Micky Do]

I love my imac but I wouldn't buy one again, unless I could afford to change it every 2-3 years and was lucky enough not too be waiting for my 2nd graphics card change.
Its a lovely machine but now I've been nearly a week without it and am losing the love, especially as I am down to using a ipad and an old omnibook xe4400
All in one systems are not for me, when it finally dies I will also be without a beautifully screen.

And not the easiest thing to drag into an apple store for repair .

Depending upon your budget, get a Mac Mini or a new Mac Pro and a Cinema Display.

I would say depending on needs…..

The Mini is probably all the average Joe or Jill needs. The Pro is for more for pros. Both form the heart of a system, with components based on budget and requirements. Parts, including the computer itself can be upgraded / updated as needs or desires dictate.