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rsamo said:
You don't lose any ports going to BT internally.
Standard: 3 USB2 ports on iMac, 2 USB1.1 on keyboard.
Keyboard uses 1 USB2 port. Mouse uses 1 USB 1.1 port. Free ports = 3 (2 USB2, 1 USB1.1)
Bluetooth: 3 USB2 ports on iMac. Free ports = 3 (3 USB2)
These updated iMacs are really nice, although I don't know why the person a few posts above is upgrading a maxed out 20" iMac of the previous generation to a new top of the line one - the only difference is a faster processor surely!
MisterG5 said:
Where can I find it???
Maybe it's a very nice option at this price. $899 is very low...
Absolute Value
Well folks most of you already know me as an AMD guy , but I have to admit this is a really great deal for the price. No one should Bitch about the Radeon 9600 128MB DDR , this card easily give double the performance of the 5200 Ultra crap. I have this card in my PC , it will run HL2 and Doom 3 at playable framerates(30fps). The bulit in AE/BT 2.0 , 8X DVD+-R should make this computer fast enough for 90% of the people who come here. I have to admit if I had the money i'd be tempted.
Very good for apple , they may be 1 rev. away from being perfect.
16X DVD-+R , 250GB HD standard , and PCIe. Maybe even a lowend DC CPU
...one can hope.
Well folks most of you already know me as an AMD guy , but I have to admit this is a really great deal for the price. No one should Bitch about the Radeon 9600 128MB DDR , this card easily give double the performance of the 5200 Ultra crap. I have this card in my PC , it will run HL2 and Doom 3 at playable framerates(30fps). The bulit in AE/BT 2.0 , 8X DVD+-R should make this computer fast enough for 90% of the people who come here. I have to admit if I had the money i'd be tempted.
Very good for apple , they may be 1 rev. away from being perfect.
16X DVD-+R , 250GB HD standard , and PCIe. Maybe even a lowend DC CPU
...one can hope.
rsamo said:
The contrast ratio is the difference between black and white, a low contrast ratio means a solid black screen looks grey, my current monitor is a couple of years old with 350:1 ratio, black looks OK as long as it's not a whole screen, then it looks grey. Recent LCD monitors offer up to 1000:1, although it is rated as typical and I doubt they all use the same test.
As for viewing angle I find this more important, on the current 17" iMac (my partner has one) if you look at a screen full of text the bottom is faint but the top us thick and clear, also the color shift is noticeable, say take a yellow background it will appear a lot darker at the top, view the screen from a sharp angle it turns negative or black.
The ±89° angle shown in your list is actually 178° total for one axis, which would just about be the max as 180° is at a right angle to the screen so you could not physically see it.
If you look at the 20" iMac screen it's color shift is much less off axis and I don't recall it turning negative even at sharp angles.
As I said the 120° h / 90° v angles quoted for the 17" iMac are budget quality screens by todays standards and are noticeably poor especially in direct comparison to the 20" iMac.
As an Apple fan and admirer I really am pleased with this update. It strikes me as far more successful than the previous PowerMac updates last week. Im not looking to get an iMac right now (Just ordered my new 12" PB now that Tiger is standard and RAM has come down!!! YEY!!!! ) but when I move out I sure as hell want an iMac in my study or living room with the current spec!
512, bluetooth and wireless, yes yes . Finally got it in as standard. (I know a lot of people wanted it standard when the 1st Gen iMac G5 came out.
It really does way up to be a good machine now, can't see the PowerMacs doing well, but these I hope sell like hot cakes! I genuinly wish I had more money and space just so I could buy one for myself!! but the PB is essential! Our graphics guy at work has an iMac G5, upgraded the RAM to 512Mb (i think) himself. But its a kewl machine, I love to use it and regularly go in and check up on it!! He did buy a PowerMac G5 to replace his aging G3, but sent it back in favour of the iMac when he got it!!...good decision I think.
As always the small bits (such as standard BT and AP) are great.
So with this done....let the "I want a Dual iMac G5" threads to emerge!!
) but when I move out I sure as hell want an iMac in my study or living room with the current spec!512, bluetooth and wireless, yes yes
. Finally got it in as standard. (I know a lot of people wanted it standard when the 1st Gen iMac G5 came out.It really does way up to be a good machine now, can't see the PowerMacs doing well, but these I hope sell like hot cakes! I genuinly wish I had more money and space just so I could buy one for myself!! but the PB is essential! Our graphics guy at work has an iMac G5, upgraded the RAM to 512Mb (i think) himself. But its a kewl machine, I love to use it and regularly go in and check up on it!! He did buy a PowerMac G5 to replace his aging G3, but sent it back in favour of the iMac when he got it!!...good decision I think.
As always the small bits (such as standard BT and AP) are great.
So with this done....let the "I want a Dual iMac G5" threads to emerge!!
Most impressive
Unfortunately, my boss only wants to spend £600 to replace the G3 333 MHz iMac I now use at work... it's painful. How can I convince her that a nice shiney base-model iMac is a better long-term deal that a maxed-out eMac??
To put it into perspective, she won't believe me when I say spending £70 to get a gig of RAM is not worth it... brick walls, brick walls! ;-)
Unfortunately, my boss only wants to spend £600 to replace the G3 333 MHz iMac I now use at work... it's painful. How can I convince her that a nice shiney base-model iMac is a better long-term deal that a maxed-out eMac??
To put it into perspective, she won't believe me when I say spending £70 to get a gig of RAM is not worth it... brick walls, brick walls! ;-)
dops7107 said:
Y'ouch!!! I feel for ya!!
To tackle it another way, any chance you can save her £70 in something else??!! Spec, size, value for money, looks, street cred etc etc...all valid reasons to put across to her!!
Hmmm....my parents have been thinking about getting a new computer for a while now, and I've been recommending an eMac. Now I might recommend they buy my 17" iMac when they're ready and I'll put that money to a new 20" - They'd be getting a better computer for the money (even if it's used) and I'd have the bigger screen, double layer dvd & more that I wish I had now!
Question
A friend of mine bought an iMac on Friday. Are there any options he has to get updated to this new line? This was a very recent purchase. And I did let him know that updates were coming
A friend of mine bought an iMac on Friday. Are there any options he has to get updated to this new line? This was a very recent purchase. And I did let him know that updates were coming
Well, now that new ones are out, Apple has slashed the prices on Rev As, starting from 900 for the 1.6 GHz 17"er.
New :
iMac G5 17" 1.6GHz Combo Drive
512K L2 cache
533MHz frontside bus
256MB DDR400 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR video memory
80GB Serial ATA hard drive
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Save 24% off the original price
Original price: $1,299.00
Your price: $999.00
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iMac G5 17" 1.8GHz SuperDrive
512K L2 cache
600MHz frontside bus
256MB DDR400 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR video memory
80GB Serial ATA hard drive
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Save 27% off the original price
Original price: $1,499.00
Your price: $1,099.00
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iMac G5 20" 1.8GHz SuperDrive
512K L2 cache
600MHz frontside bus
256MB DDR400 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR video memory
160GB Serial ATA hard drive
Learn More
Save 16% off the original price
Original price: $1,899.00
Your price: $1,599.00
Estimated Ship:
5-7 business days
Refurbs :
iMac G5 1.6GHz/ 256MB/ 80GB/ Combo/ 56K/ 17-inch - Apple Certified Refurbished
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Save 31% off the original price
Original price: $1,299.00
Your price: $899.00
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iMac G5 1.8GHz/ 256MB/ 80GB/ SuperDrive/ 56K/ 17-inch - Apple Certified Refurbished
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Save 34% off the original price
Original price: $1,499.00
Your price: $999.00
Estimated Ship:
1-2 business days
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iMac G5 1.8GHz/ 256MB/ 160GB/ SuperDrive/ 56K/ 20-inch - Apple Certified Refurbished
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Save 27% off the original price
Original price: $1,899.00
Your price: $1,399.00
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Too bad I'm broke.
New :
iMac G5 17" 1.6GHz Combo Drive
512K L2 cache
533MHz frontside bus
256MB DDR400 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR video memory
80GB Serial ATA hard drive
Learn More
Save 24% off the original price
Original price: $1,299.00
Your price: $999.00
Estimated Ship:
5-7 business days
Free Shipping
Add
iMac G5 17" 1.8GHz SuperDrive
512K L2 cache
600MHz frontside bus
256MB DDR400 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR video memory
80GB Serial ATA hard drive
Learn More
Save 27% off the original price
Original price: $1,499.00
Your price: $1,099.00
Estimated Ship:
5-7 business days
Free Shipping
Add
iMac G5 20" 1.8GHz SuperDrive
512K L2 cache
600MHz frontside bus
256MB DDR400 SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
64MB DDR video memory
160GB Serial ATA hard drive
Learn More
Save 16% off the original price
Original price: $1,899.00
Your price: $1,599.00
Estimated Ship:
5-7 business days
Refurbs :
iMac G5 1.6GHz/ 256MB/ 80GB/ Combo/ 56K/ 17-inch - Apple Certified Refurbished
Learn More
Save 31% off the original price
Original price: $1,299.00
Your price: $899.00
Estimated Ship:
1-2 business days
Free Shipping
Add
iMac G5 1.8GHz/ 256MB/ 80GB/ SuperDrive/ 56K/ 17-inch - Apple Certified Refurbished
Learn More
Save 34% off the original price
Original price: $1,499.00
Your price: $999.00
Estimated Ship:
1-2 business days
Free Shipping
Add
iMac G5 1.8GHz/ 256MB/ 160GB/ SuperDrive/ 56K/ 20-inch - Apple Certified Refurbished
Learn More
Save 27% off the original price
Original price: $1,899.00
Your price: $1,399.00
Estimated Ship:
1-2 business days
Free Shipping
Too bad I'm broke.
geniusj said:A friend of mine bought an iMac on Friday. Are there any options he has to get updated to this new line? This was a very recent purchase. And I did let him know that updates were coming
Where did he purchase it from? He might be entitled to a least a refund on the price difference.
Modems
The majority of the country uses 56k modems for residential use (by area). DSL/Cable just isn't available in most areas. Now, it is available for a large percentage of the population, but for more than 50% of my family, no broadband is available, except for satellite at $80/month, and that ain't happening. Consider yourself lucky you have DSL. I had to convince SBC that my next door neighbor had DSL from them before they would even agree that it was available in my entire area. They don't want it to be available.
G.Kirby said:
The majority of the country uses 56k modems for residential use (by area). DSL/Cable just isn't available in most areas. Now, it is available for a large percentage of the population, but for more than 50% of my family, no broadband is available, except for satellite at $80/month, and that ain't happening. Consider yourself lucky you have DSL. I had to convince SBC that my next door neighbor had DSL from them before they would even agree that it was available in my entire area. They don't want it to be available.
rsamo said:
Go to www.anandtech.com and read the comparison of the Dell and Apple 20" LCDs. These monitors both use the same panel, but the Dell specs are "better". This is partly because they use different backlights, but also Apple are more conservative about their specs than Dell.
Also, if you're worried about the iMac monitor, you can't really expect a built in 20" monitor on a $1800 computer to be as good as a standalone $800 monitor.