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New iMac G5 - When and What did you buy?

illumin8 said:
Guys, you're forgetting one thing. The G5 iMac has a 600 mhz. Front Side Bus. It uses memory sticks that are only 400 mhz. How does it do it? Well, you're supposed to install memory in pairs of same-sized, same-brand, preferably same batch DIMMs. This is just like the PowerMac G5. When you buy the iMac G5 with the 512MB RAM option, you're going to be getting it with 2x 256 MB DIMMs, and if you want to upgrade it to 1GB, you'll have to pull both DIMMs and install 2x 512MB DIMMs.

Please, save yourself the headaches and just buy a pair of PC3200 DIMMs from Newegg.com or Crucial or wherever you want.

I've found from my PowerBook G4 that the following pretty much applies to Panther (10.3):

512MB is fine for home use: Safari, Mail.app, iChat, iTunes all running at the same time.

1024MB is fine for "pro" use: Safari, Mail.app, iTunes, Word, Excel, OpenOffice, X11, plus more room for pro applications (I record audio and 1 GB helped out a lot).

I hope that helps.
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Why are people just not looking on the Apple site before they are typing ? If you configure an iMac in the AppleStore you can select ONE DIMM.
 
Well my iBook and 3rd gen iPod are both up on eBay right now so I can put whatever I get from them towards getting a G5 iMac and 4th gen iPod at once. Then it'll take me a couple of weeks to finish saving so I'm gonna be iPod/mac-less for a while! :( But the iMac I'm gonna get is...

17" 1.8ghz
1gig ram
250gb hard drive
Airport extreme card
Bluetooth wireless keyb/mouse

Good to see everyone's warming to the new design. i reckon its schweeet couldnt believe so many people hated it at first!
 
BoneyardBoy said:
Good to see everyone's warming to the new design. i reckon its schweeet couldnt believe so many people hated it at first!
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I think if we look back on every past release of any Apple product, there is probably a good group of haters in the comments. It sems to happen all the time, Then after its been out a while and they have had a chance ot see it in person, the group is almost non-existent. Maybe Ives is just enough ahead of the curve to percieve this trend or maybe we just get used to it. Idon't know but I have noticed the phenomenom pretty regularly.
 
kgarner said:
I think if we look back on every past release of any Apple product, there is probably a good group of haters in the comments. It sems to happen all the time, Then after its been out a while and they have had a chance ot see it in person, the group is almost non-existent. Maybe Ives is just enough ahead of the curve to percieve this trend or maybe we just get used to it. Idon't know but I have noticed the phenomenom pretty regularly.
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Very good point. I kind of liked the design at first, but now after seeing actual pics, I love it. I had ordered a 17", but then cancelled it and ordered a 20" with bluetooth. I can hardly wait!
 
nospleen said:
Very good point. I kind of liked the design at first, but now after seeing actual pics, I love it. I had ordered a 17", but then cancelled it and ordered a 20" with bluetooth. I can hardly wait!
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I'm jealous. I would buy the 20" in a heart beat if I could swing it. Oh well, the 17" will still be very, very nice. I can't wait to actually place the order. Hope my checks arrive soon <crosses fingers>.
 
kgarner said:
I'm jealous. I would buy the 20" in a heart beat if I could swing it. Oh well, the 17" will still be very, very nice. I can't wait to actually place the order. Hope my checks arrive soon <crosses fingers>.
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I was going to get the 17, but when I upgraded the HD, I realized I could get the 20 and it only would cost me 300 more. I also was lucky and sold my g4 20" imac for 1995 on Sunday. :D

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5717754670&ssPageName=STRK:MESO:IT
 
nospleen said:
I was going to get the 17, but when I upgraded the HD, I realized I could get the 20 and it only would cost me 300 more. I also was lucky and sold my g4 20" imac for 1995 on Sunday. :D
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I'm sure that was one unhappy auction winner come Tuesday.
 
rdowns said:
I'm sure that was one unhappy auction winner come Tuesday.
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I almost feel bad, but not really. I started the auction at 1799, and with 8 minutes left, I did not have any bids. Then, he used the buy it now?! But, at least it had extra ram and applecare. (and a wireless mouse.) Hopefully he hates the design of the new one. :p
 
Question OTT!!

I know this isn't mac related but I have no one else to ask: I was wondering if there was any way of using computer speakers (a 3 piece; 2 speakers and 1 subw.) as actual stereo speakers that I can hook up to my stero unit? I tried cutting one end of RCA's and inserting the copper wires into the receiver to use as speakers. Sound came through, but it was very low and when I turned it up my receiver turned off saying "overload". So whats the deal, is it doable???
 
reykjavik said:
I know this isn't mac related but I have no one else to ask: I was wondering if there was any way of using computer speakers (a 3 piece; 2 speakers and 1 subw.) as actual stereo speakers that I can hook up to my stero unit? I tried cutting one end of RCA's and inserting the copper wires into the receiver to use as speakers. Sound came through, but it was very low and when I turned it up my receiver turned off saying "overload". So whats the deal, is it doable???
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Maybe you should try asking this in a separate thread so that people who might know the answer will see it.
 
Sucker???

Ordered the 17' with 250GB + Final Cut Express-preinstalled.
This is a crazy offer from Apple--FCE for $99--$200 off.
Anyone else fall for this?
 
reasonG5 said:
Ordered the 17' with 250GB + Final Cut Express-preinstalled.
This is a crazy offer from Apple--FCE for $99--$200 off.
Anyone else fall for this?
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pardon my ignorance, but why is that a suckers deal?
 
many apologies.
The sarcasm did not come through.
In past orders with the Apple store I've always been suspicious of "special deals" (printers for almost free-requiring $30 ink carts for 10 pages) and BTO add-ons with huge mark-up (esp RAM)

The FCE offer really works for me-with getting a G5 I had originally worked the $299 into budget.
I am surprised that most of the previous posts/order config. didn't mention it.
 
I'd buy the new iMac in a heart beat, but there's only one thing holding me back. Look at all that space on the front! That's just a waste of space. I'll wait until they're at the stores so I can see it in person before I make up my mind.
 
kirk26 said:
I'd buy the new iMac in a heart beat, but there's only one thing holding me back. Look at all that space on the front! That's just a waste of space. I'll wait until they're at the stores so I can see it in person before I make up my mind.
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I think that space under the screen is where the speakers are, I think theyre just behind the white front plate. If thats the case then doesnt seem so bad. I gues sit would be better for the speakers to be on the sides but bottom isnt to bad.
 
JeDiBoYTJ said:
im one of the people who are staring and drooling at the page......
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beware drooling while at your computer leaves deposits in the keyboard, this gets dust and stuff stuck down there and it is a pain to get out, only do this if you are on a pc with a ps2 keyboard.
 
reasonG5 said:
Ordered the 17' with 250GB + Final Cut Express-preinstalled.
This is a crazy offer from Apple--FCE for $99--$200 off.
Anyone else fall for this?
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I also ordered FCE with mine.

My order (Aug 31 @ 6:30 AM PST):
iMac G5 1.8 GHz, 20" LCD
250 MB HD (reasonably priced upgrade)
512 MB RAM - 1 DIMM (cheaper to upgrade than to buy a 512)
BT kbd/mouse (again, not a bad price, considering that BT module is included)
FCE
Airport Extreme card
Airport Express

Later that day, Apple (without my knowledge) upgraded the RAM to 1 GB (and did this to several others, as well, from what I've read). Unfortunately, it also upgraded the price accordingly. I called Apple to correct the problem, but this required cancellation of the original order.:rolleyes:
 
MacinDoc said:
I also ordered FCE with mine.



Later that day, Apple (without my knowledge) upgraded the RAM to 1 GB (and did this to several others, as well, from what I've read). Unfortunately, it also upgraded the price accordingly. I called Apple to correct the problem, but this required cancellation of the original order.:rolleyes:
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Thats very strange. They screw up and want to stuff you around for correcting their mistake...must have shipped too many units with a gig on board or something...
 
iMAC G5dreamer said:
anyone knows when will i be able to purchasea G5 iMac at the apple store??
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Preorders are likely to soak up general availability. If you order one then end of the month else it could be a while ... and dont forget if you want extra stuff like bluetooth it will delay your machine...
 
homerjward said:
apple ram??!! :eek: :eek:
btw, does anyone know whether you can yank the drive and put in a 400gb hitachi or a 74gb 10k drive? not that its of any interest to me but just curious.
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What do you mean by "yank"???
 
oingoboingo said:
I think you might be incorrect about the need for paired DIMMs in the iMac G5. If you look at the configuration page on the Apple Store, the default setup is 256MB as one DIMM. You can also configure the iMac G5 with 512MB or 1024MB, also with a single DIMM. This more than likely means that the iMac G5 does not use a dual channel memory system like the PowerMac G5 does. That is the reason that you need to add memory in pairs to a G5 PowerMac.
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I stand by my original statement. I might be incorrect technically in the sense that you don't absolutely need to have paired DIMMs, but other people are now confirming that the iMac will only activate dual channel memory access if you have paired DIMMs, so essentially, you're running at half speed if you don't pair them up. This is exactly the same on all of the PCs that I've used, including my Dell Dimension 8300, which uses paired PC3200 DIMMs, just like the iMac. You can put just one DIMM in it, if you want your memory to run at half speed. As always, take this into consideration when purchasing your iMac.
 
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