Official® "I just bought a iMac Core Duo" thread

[wpwj40e]

Weird indeed...I haven't been able to get any flash sites to work with Safari. I tried manually installing Flash; that didn't work either. Maybe a repair permissions and reboot, then I'll try again.

On the apps message board - someone has posted that if you go>apps>go>safari and right click to get info, you can then check a box for Safari to run under Rosetta without a problem.

However - I want to reitterate - I have NOT done this, I am running Safari natively and am not having any problem with Flash sites.

Therese

 

[jeffy.dee-lux]

yeah... just plain ol' out of the box safari for me.

 

[powerbook911]

However - I want to reitterate - I have NOT done this, I am running Safari natively and am not having any problem with Flash sites.

Therese

Same here. Flash works, and I did nothing to Safari.

 

[wpwj40e]

Same here. Flash works, and I did nothing to Safari.

Just validates with soemone on the apps board their installed plug ins - check safari under help. It appears different sets of software are shipping.

Which would start to explain why some have problems and others dont. Wonder if we should move this discussion to a new thread - as not seeing internet sites is probably a big deal for folks...

Therese

 

[Todd H]

My INTEL iMac I got last week said ANCHORAGE, AK on friday and fedex said it would be shipped on tuesday and it ended up coming in the next day so maybe you will get it tomorrow (saturday) one bad thing is flash player does not work on intel macs yet and almost every website I goto asks me to go download flash player (popup) and I have emailed macromedia twice now and have yet to get a reply and tomorrow will be a week I have went without a reply

They deliver on Saturday? That would be a pleasant surprise. I'll have to keep an eye open tomorrow.

 

[Norman77]

I'll throw mine in the mix.. Man I hate fedex.. and even more.. international shipment.. they do it to taunt us.. I know they do..

 

[ThatWasAwkward]

Well, I suppose I have an excuse to post in this thread now. I just ordered one of the new 1.83gHz Core Duo iMacs with 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. I can't wait. This is my first Mac, and I'm pretty excited about making the switch. I've been using the same 500mHz Pentium III computer for the last six years.

 

[cliffrouse11bas]

Mine got here today. Like it so far. Not much faster than my Imac G5 2.1. Cant really tell with the naked eye. Time will tell. I love it though. Everything is working smooth so far.

 

[jsfpa]

Well, I suppose I have an excuse to post in this thread now. I just ordered one of the new 1.83gHz Core Duo iMacs with 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive. I can't wait. This is my first Mac, and I'm pretty excited about making the switch. I've been using the same 500mHz Pentium III computer for the last six years.

Congratulations! What a jump from a Pent III 500 mHZ to a dual 1.83 gHz. Then put going from Windows (an older version I assume) to Tiger. I was very much a Windows man until they came out with OS 10. Once you get use to it, you will love it! I still have a Windows machine but it is off most of the time and only dusted off for a few programs that I can't get for Mac.

Good luck. If you have any problems or questions, feel free to post here. There are a lot of Mac people here ready and willing to help.

 

[ALaPPleCOREuser]

My Intel Imac

Just thought I'd let you guys know my Intel Imac arrived late this evening. I was "sweating bullets" before the UPS driver arrived with my package. He normally appears between 5 and 6 PM, but this day it was nearing 7:30 before he showed. I was getting pissed, but I'm happy now! First impressions? Hmm, donno. The 20 inch screen appears brighter than my 23 inch Apple Cinema Display! Wonder why? I've ordered the Mini DVI to DVI connector so I can connect the IMAC to the Cinema Display. Could it be the graphics card in the IMAC is making it appear brighter? We shall see. I donno about it booting faster . . . maybe, but I'm not so worried about that anyway. As for noise? There isn't any and I'm loving it since my G4 desktop has always been a whiner! <way to loud> So it'll be peace and quite around here from now on. I wonder if this baby will heat up the room? So now that I've got this new computer I'm wondering how to move my Iweb I created in the G4 to the new Imac? I guess I should have waited! Oh well, I'll figure it out. I'll write more after I've had a chance to play with my new IMAC over the weekend. So far . . . so good. BTW I added the extra 1 GB of RAM, it was easy . . . (as pie) . . .

 

[LimeiBook86]

Flash + Pics

I use Flash 2004 MX under Rosetta and it works fine, also Safari seems to have no problems at all viewing flash content, I've traveled the web with no problems. I am still looking for my Sim City 4 CD, if I can't find it I know my brother has a copy somewhere. I took a few pics, I put my iPod next to the iMac...if any of you have never seen a 20" iMac before....the thing is huge! I love it! That's my Smasung 19" 997DF CRT next to the iMac, hah and I though that screen was big!

Oh and the crap in the background...I needed more desk space than previously thought so I had to move stuff into the corner haha.

 

[maverick808]

Wow. You're tempting me to buy the slower speed!

What do you guys think? This could save us all a great amount of money. These 667 modules are so hard to find.

I just have to second Ryan T's opinion. There is no way that if you buy DDR2 533 memory that the system will run at full speed. Indeed, it will cause all memory access to run at 533 rather than 667. I would never buy the slower memory for my iMac but it's your choice.

He is also correct in that system profiler just reports the bus speed and will say 667 even though the memory is only running at 533.

I think it's madness to buy the 533 chips. You're just throwing away performance which is the main reason most of us are buying the new faster iMacs.

 

[LimeiBook86]

I just have to second Ryan T's opinion. There is no way that if you buy DDR2 533 memory that the system will run at full speed. Indeed, it will cause all memory access to run at 533 rather than 667. I would never buy the slower memory for my iMac but it's your choice.

He is also correct in that system profiler just reports the bus speed and will say 667 even though the memory is only running at 533.

I think it's madness to buy the 533 chips. You're just throwing away performance which is the main reason most of us are buying the new faster iMacs.

Your right, it is our choice, it's just that I couldn't afford almost $300 for more memory so I paid $160 instead. I see no problems at all, I'm exporting a QuickTime video from iMovie, chatting on iChat, checking my Mail and posting here at the same time with no hick-ups. I see no problems at all but, if you want your more expensive memory I'm not going to stop you, I just can't afford it after spending all this cash on an iMac. Enjoy your iMacs, boy these things are fast!

Update!: I found my Sim City 4 disc and will install it soon
Update2: Sim City 4 is "playable" in 800x600 with settings set to medium. The game runs pretty slow on 1024x768 with everything set to high. The game is not really playable, if you turn the settings down you can play it if you want but, I'd still wait until an Intel update/release if your really looking forward to playing it a lot.

 

[mac'n'cheese]

imac intel 17''

i just purchased my very first mac...and im very excited...for the last couple of years ive been using a piece of junk old emachine with windows 98' a slight jump to the intel imac to say the least. ive been using macs at school and have fell in love with them.

i do have a question though...
i just ordered my mac tonight(friday)...about when could i expect to be recieving my new beauty...(i live in idaho)


i dont know if anyone actually has an answer to my question but im really not experienced with macs shipping methods and such...figured someone would know more than i do.

 

[powerbook911]

I just have to second Ryan T's opinion. There is no way that if you buy DDR2 533 memory that the system will run at full speed. Indeed, it will cause all memory access to run at 533 rather than 667. I would never buy the slower memory for my iMac but it's your choice.

He is also correct in that system profiler just reports the bus speed and will say 667 even though the memory is only running at 533.

I think it's madness to buy the 533 chips. You're just throwing away performance which is the main reason most of us are buying the new faster iMacs.

I agree. I don't think I would have actually ever bought it, but it is such a good price. I knew it would run at the slower speed. Still, I think it would be more beneficial having 2 GB at the 533 speed than my 1 GB at 667. Nevertheless, I will stick at my 1GB until the prices come down a little on the 667.

This intel iMac really needs memory.

 

[powerbook911]

Hi everyone,

You know what I was thinking? We're pretty lucky. So many of us here are using intel Macs, and it is only 17 days, since the Keynote. We're really early switchers, aren't we? ha-ha.

Funny to think that right now its the only Mac (iMac) that has intel processors, and we're trying them out. A bit fun to see how everything goes early on like this. I must say I'm incredibly impressed. In my opinion, these machines and the software feels so solid, for being young at least to the public.

Ok, just wanted us to all step back and think "hey, this is pretty cool."

Nevertheless, if you're on a PowerPC machine, you aren't exactly missing anything. That is part of the brilliance in my opinion. It just feels like another Mac running OS X, and I think that is great!

 

[Elle]

She's up and working

We have our new 20 inch iMac up and running. So far so good. I did have iPhoto shutdown on me, but human error may have been a factor.

I have to admit there is quite a bit of culture shock for me. I have been using a PC for about the last 10 years. I don't think I used my Color Classic after 1998, so I am a little rusty when it comes to all things apple. Plus the iMac is just a little different than my Color Classic.

I am still not too sure about this "Mighty Mouse" I am really struggling with it.

 

[MRU]

We have our new 20 inch iMac up and running. So far so good. I did have iPhoto shutdown on me, but human error may have been a factor.

I have to admit there is quite a bit of culture shock for me. I have been using a PC for about the last 10 years. I don't think I used my Color Classic after 1998, so I am a little rusty when it comes to all things apple. Plus the iMac is just a little different than my Color Classic.

I am still not too sure about this "Mighty Mouse" I am really struggling with it.

LOL! Dont Worry, give it a week or two and you'll be more comfortable.

Give it a month and you'll start to forget windows.

Give it 6 months and whenever you use a pc again, you'll be putting in the wrong bloody shortcuts and making the start bar pop up...
Then whenever it goes wrong you'll be screaming - but my mac doesn't do this.. BLOODY WINDOWS

 

[iEdd]

I came home to my iMac today and I must say I am impressed! It was, however, slow to start the intro process and beachballed heaps, but then I saw my airport signal was only 1 bar, so some of the registration things must have been slowed. One restart later, smooth as anything
I am trying to not fill it up with downloaded shareware and other crap. Also trying to keep most software as intel.

 

[Marvy]

Just a quick update on the iMac: Everything is running really smooth. Although I do notice the 512 MB RAM limit (program switching when alot of programs are open cause some delay), I really don't feel the need for upgrading just yet (especially since I just don't have the money right now) .

Safari works just swell, and I love the speed. Flash works great as well. I even tried some more complex sites, like www.netdisaster.com/, and had no problems whatsoever.

I also did alot of working on my Linux server, which I log onto graphically via X11. And even though my network speed hasn't changed (or the speed of the server obviously), it does seem to respond even quicker. I'm betting that this is due to the public key encryption on the network, that caused alot of overhead on my old G3 iBook. Anyway, it's fantastic to work on a 20" KDE desktop!

Of course, the biggest hit sofar has been FrontRow and PhotoBooth. My wife has laughed tears when taking odd pictures of her and her friends. I have to admit, although simple, PhotoBooth is alot of fun! We've also had some fun with ComicLife, which is very intuitive to use and creates comics in no time.

All in all, I am very pleased with my new iMac. Now I only wish my University wouldn't cap our internet to 650MB down/upstream a month so I could do some more video chat . Damn them! What era do they think we live in, the stone-age???

Cheers everyone! Have fun with those iMacs. And to all those still waiting, I hope for you that those days don't crawl all too slowly.

 

[macanal]

I ordered the one in my sig about 26 hours ago. Estimated ship is 20/01. I wish we got the 3 biz day ship like you US people do

On the Australian Apple website it says 24 Hour shipping!! is that bull dust??

Where did you order your from and how long are you expecting to wait?

 

[Todd H]

Getting closer!

I feel like a kid at Christmas.

 

[Norman77]

On the Australian Apple website it says 24 Hour shipping!! is that bull dust??

Where did you order your from and how long are you expecting to wait?

I noticed when I bought mine, that if you don't do a CTO, if you take the standard.. the estimate on the order pages says 24 hours.. I'm not sure if in reality that is right.. but I Would assume

As it said for me, when I Changed mine, 3 - 5 days, and it was 3 days (according to apples site) to when they shipped it.. now it's just sitting in shanghi.... They said 3-5 days shipping. According to FedEx that will turn out to 8.. maybe 10.. Which is ALOT..

 

[Norman77]

Getting closer!

I feel like a kid at Christmas.

Wow that surprises me that they processed it on Saturday, did you buy sat shipping?

The FedEx around here will not touch it on the weekends if you don't buy that weekend shipping..

And Congrats it might get to you today, if not monday! I'm still waiting..

Mine seems to still be "Shanghied"

 

[Todd H]

I just bought standard shipping. I have a feeling it will be Monday before it arrives, but I'll be around the house til 4 PM today just in case.