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Moving to MAC, just ordered an iMac G5

cgratti

cgratti

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Placed my order today from apple.com
Ordered an iMac G5 20" with 2GB RAM (got third party RAM), applecare, and iLife '05.


Can't wait to get my baby home so I can throw my PC out the window.

I hope this machine is at least half as fast as the dual 2GHz Powermacs I have been using at my university,
 
cgratti said:
Placed my order today from apple.com
Ordered an iMac G5 20" with 2GB RAM (got third party RAM), applecare, and iLife '05.


Can't wait to get my baby home so I can throw my PC out the window.

I hope this machine is at least half as fast as the dual 2GHz Powermacs I have been using at my university,
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For most of what you do, it will seem identically fast!
 
cgratti said:
Placed my order today from apple.com
Ordered an iMac G5 20" with 2GB RAM (got third party RAM), applecare, and iLife '05.


Can't wait to get my baby home so I can throw my PC out the window.

I hope this machine is at least half as fast as the dual 2GHz Powermacs I have been using at my university,
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I think that you have made a very wise decision. It will give you years of enjoyment. A smart move on your part to purchase AppleCare. Welcome as a switcher and to MacRumors.
 
cgratti said:
Can't wait to get my baby home so I can throw my PC out the window.
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You must've read Opus the other week 😉

Congrats on the iMac - that's one sweet machine, and I think you'll be pleased with the speed. Keep us posted.
 
Congrats mate 🙂
The 20" is a gorgeous computer, had it for a few months now and it is fast and i still loveeee it.
Hope you enjoy it, not quite as fast as a dual 2ghz but saves a hell-of-a-lot of space.
 
Congrats! Thats going to one fast nice looking computer!

Is it just me or has there been an abundance of "I switched" kind of threads lately? Like even in the past month compared to 6 months ago. I swear more people are switching... its that halo effect taking off 😀
 
Question on RAM, Does the RAM in an iMac need to be installed in pairs?
I can install a single 1GB chip correct? but I can't have a 1GB and a 256MB chip installed together at the same time can I?

Reason for asking is that I got 3rd party RAM, but can I buy just a 1GB chip and use the 256MB chip that comes standard with the iMac? for a total of 1.25GB? I am thinking I need to get another 1GB stick and go with that.

TIA

--Chuck
 
Yeah, installing identical RAM will give you 128-bit memory (as opposed to 64-bit) but the speed increase is evidently very slight, so it's nothing to get too hung up on. Congrats on the new machine, the iMac G5 is simply beautiful-- I'm writing on one right now.

The one bit of advice I give to switchers is this: for the first week, just trust Apple, even if it seems wrong compared to the PC way. Once you get used to it, it'll make sense in a whole new way.
 
paulwhannel said:
The one bit of advice I give to switchers is this: for the first week, just trust Apple, even if it seems wrong compared to the PC way. Once you get used to it, it'll make sense in a whole new way.
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I am not completely new to Apple, I use one at my university for design. Just never had one at home.... Until today...

Ordered it on Jan 27th, they shipped it Jan 27th. Just tracked it and it's scheduled for delivery to my home on Jan 28th (Today!). From Chicago to PA in less than 24 hours, great service.... Not here yet, but its about 30 miles from me sitting in a FedEx truck. I am stoked!
 
Nice!

Hey wow... you must have gotten lucky with the shipping.
I ordered my iMac G5 20" on the 26 and it's slated to ship on 2/2...

I'm sure my story is not unlike a lot of folks....
I'm an old mac-head from way back.. from the SE, to the Classic II... bought my last Mac 10 years ago (an old beige Powermac 7500 that still running, BTW) during grad school. But have been sucked into PC work land the last decade or so..

Couldn't be happier to be returning to friendlier climes.

Greetings to all.
 
cgratti said:
I am not completely new to Apple, I use one at my university for design. Just never had one at home.... Until today...

Ordered it on Jan 27th, they shipped it Jan 27th. Just tracked it and it's scheduled for delivery to my home on Jan 28th (Today!). From Chicago to PA in less than 24 hours, great service.... Not here yet, but its about 30 miles from me sitting in a FedEx truck. I am stoked!
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UPDATE: The mac arrived today at the University, unfortunately.. I cant get it until Monday at 9am... Grrrrrrr, it needs to be checked in and they didnt get a chance to do it today.... So my last weekend on a PC.... I'll survive, and in the meantime I am going shopping for a computer armiore to house the new addition.
 
My iMac is on the way!

Update: Just checked the status and my iMac just shipped today from Shanghai... so it's got a ways farther to travel, but is scheduled to arrive here in TN on 2/4-- perfect timing for the weekend!
 
My Mac is here and I am impressed. I already see how inferior PCs are. It has a learning curve, but its well worth it. I am amazed how easy Mac makes things compared to Microsoft.

Digital photo editing has never been better.
 
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