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My iMac G5 is HERE!! :D

eXan

eXan

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I returned home and it was sitting on my table! Yay! Beautiful enclosure, VERY nice screen and impressive performance! 😀 😎 😀

I've been waiting for it for 3 weeks and here it is! Ahh im so happy! 🙂

The only complain is HD space, without my stuff (photos, music, videos) it is already 1/2 full 😱 (yes its 160 gig HD)

At "Highest" CPU setting the fan noise is BARELY recognizable. Very quiet!!

Awesome 😀

Oh its 2nd ren. 17 inch model 🙂
 
You know, I am torn between a quad-core G5 and an iMac 20"! There's a world of difference between them, but it just shows how much appeal that new iMac has. I hope Front Row runs smoothly; comments I have seen recently indicate sluggish performance.

Congrats and enjoy!
 
ksz said:
You know, I am torn between a quad-core G5 and an iMac 20"! There's a world of difference between them, but it just shows how much appeal that new iMac has. I hope Front Row runs smoothly; comments I have seen recently indicate sluggish performance.

Congrats and enjoy!
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Dude, lol, with all that money for the quad, why not both?!
 
I got mine too...

Wasn't supposed to ship until 16 Nov!

However, I am fairly sure I have a faulty fan. There is a definite buzz coming from the left hand side. The pitch rises and drops very gradually and it is very annoying. It will be a shame if it has to go back but I can't have this buzz right next to my ear. The selling point for me was the "whisper quietness" which had been confirmed over here by so many.

Any suggestions?
 
eXan said:
The only complain is HD space, without my stuff (photos, music, videos) it is already 1/2 full 😱 (yes its 160 gig HD)
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Mine too, although I've an ext. 300Gb dedicated to Movie editing.
 
eXan said:
The only complain is HD space, without my stuff (photos, music, videos) it is already 1/2 full 😱 (yes its 160 gig HD)
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Are you serious. Half the HD is used out of the box? What could be taking up so much space?
 
dansgil said:
Are you serious. Half the HD is used out of the box? What could be taking up so much space?
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No way... my ibook's 40 GB drive (really 37) had maybe 28 or so free out of the box. What could be on the imac that's taking up ~50 more gigs?
 
QCassidy352 said:
No way... my ibook's 40 GB drive (really 37) had maybe 28 or so free out of the box. What could be on the imac that's taking up ~50 more gigs?
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He is exaggerating. 😉 🙂

There is a very minor speed difference 2.0GHz > 2.1GHz. 🙂
 
jhero said:
Clearly, you want an iMac more 😛
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The emotional (technogeek side) desires a quad-core G5, the practical logical side says iMac. What's a dual-hemispherical brain to do? 🙂
 
dansgil said:
Are you serious. Half the HD is used out of the box? What could be taking up so much space?
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No, lol, not out of the box. My dad installed a ton of heavy-weight software on it 😉

Motion, FCP5, DVD Studio Pro, LiveType just to name a few 😉 😀 😎

Also, Doom 3 🙂 It runs OK on MEDIUM, 800x500, Shadows ON, everything else OFF. How to make it show FPS? I forgot the command 😱 And how to run timedemo?

Cant wait to install my games on it (KOTOR, UT2004, Starcraft 😀 and so on)
But I have to wait a couple of days. Dont ask why 🙂

Pics later 😀
 
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