My iMac G5: Unaccaptable!

[maya]

If the iMac G5 is such a hot seller, then I can not understand why they offered a discount on it the day after Thanksgiving. Many of the Apple boards, including the one run by Apple have many posts about the noise, hum, grinding, etc.

There is no need to put a sale price on a hot moving item! It is possible the negative posts (about grinding, hum, noise) have started to have an effect on sales of the new iMac.

Logically, I would think that Apple would have put a sales price on slower moving products or products that are do to be refreshed soon. The boxes of the iMac may be starting to pile up in warehouses.

I have considered buying the new G5 iMac, but due to these issues, I am hesitant to buy it.

Actually it could be many things that resulted to the discount on thanksgiving. For example:

1. Positive reviews and people in a open and generous mood for christmas might think of trying and buying an iMac since the iPod was also well received.

2. iMac G5 maybe going to be updated sooner than we all think.

3. Overstock and asking for a better Q1 with the holiday sales numbers.

4. iMac G5 was updated before the iBook.

5. What you claim it be part of the reason however not the only reason.


the iMac G5 is a good machine spec wise (minus GPU for some people),
however I later learned that the 1.8GHz G5 with 17" LCD the middle model was the most plagued to the noises not the 20" LCD model or the 1.6GHz model. It's just that the middle model has the best of both worlds and at a great price to most.

Many rev A products have little problems to iron out. In my case I will either buy a rev C PMG5, a PowerBook G5 (hoping), iBook (better GPU), or an iMac G5 rev B (with some changes in design) depending on what is released next year.

 

[Josh]

Josh, it's time to call the folks at Ruth to the Rescue on WDIV the NBC affiliate tv station in Detroit. We get WDIV via cable and I can tell you Ruth is relentless and with the weight of NBC behind her, she will be able to open doors that you can't open on your own.

You have tried to resolve this and it's gone on way too long. I had a lemon of an iMac a few years ago but I knew it as soon as I took it out of the box and it went right back to the store - and I know what anxiety that caused! I can only imagine what this has done to your life.

That page gives the contact information for Ruth to the Rescue and there is an email link there, send them this thread - it's pretty solid documentation of what you've been through - and how you've tried to handle the situation with good humor - I would have been )(*^(*&(^&%(^% long before now!

Take care, and good luck, Margaret

I emailed Ruth and explained the numerous problems, and supplied her with a link to this thread.

Thanks so much for posting that link!

If that fails, I am going to contact an attorney and discuss failing a suit agains Apple.

 

[macmax77]

do you think that...

I know the powermac would be louder, but it would also not be right infront of my face - that, and the powermac was never marketted as being "whisper quiet", so I'd expect it to be noisy.

I know ALL computers (and anything with moving parts for that matter) will make a sound. But when something is marketted as being whisper quiet, it should be.

My iMac G5 is FAR from whisper quiet. In fact, marketting it as "Audibly Annoying" would be more appropriate

Josh:

have you check out if there is a problem with your energy back home?
Have you move recently?

I am asking becasue my amp sometimes gave me trouble when i moved it from time to time

 

[Josh]

Josh:

have you check out if there is a problem with your energy back home?
Have you move recently?

I am asking becasue my amp sometimes gave me trouble when i moved it from time to time

I thought that might have been a problem too (my energy/power).

I havnt moved, but I did try different plugs and surge protectors, and it was the same, and all other electronics worked fine.

 

[macmax77]

I thought that might have been a problem too (my energy/power).

I havnt moved, but I did try different plugs and surge protectors, and it was the same, and all other electronics worked fine.

I am really sorry for your experience with Apple.

I have used Apples since 1989, and pc's too.

My iBook was stolen and i just bought a new 1.2 wich has been great.

I am waiting on an iMac due SAturday morning or monday, i hoope it works well.

I never had a problem with a Mac and 2years ago, give or take, i bougth a Pc, well the thing has been to every shop in this island to be fixed , and believe it or not, it has been outta the house for a year now, going back and forth and the hardrive, motherboard, video card , everything imaginable has been fixed, still doesn't work.

That Pc makes me want to shoot the Pc world, hehhehehe.

The thing freezes every 5 minutes or so and i just lost my money on that thing.

I truly hope things work out in the end for you and that if you ever get another Apple product , you can feel like i do with the ones i have.

Like they are part of my family.

Apple has been nothing but great for me and the people in my family and the friends i have that use Macintoshes.

take good care my friend and i will let you know as soon as my iMac arrives, hope it doesn'tbreak the tradition of having 100% good Macs at my house.

May Apple hear you and give you a new machine,

Max