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The "I just ordered/bought/got my new/refurb iMac" thread [merged]

Ordered my i7 iMac with SSD/2TB HDD on Tuesday. The site shows 2-4 business days to ship, so hoping to get shipping confirmation today. Paid extra for overnight shipping...if the gods bless me, I'll have it tomorrow (don't know if weekend delivery is an option).

Already have a MBA 13" (mid-2010), but want to use the iMac as my primary machine to store Aperture files, etc. Ever since Lion, my MBA has been very buggy, so hopping to get everything moved over easily and then will start with a fresh install of SL and Lion on my MBA.

Hand is getting sore from hitting "Get Mail" every 3 seconds looking for my shipping confirmation email.
 
im a little jealous of all you 27" iMac guys. lol

Just picked up the base iMac. 21.5 i5quad 4gb ram. I will have it at 16GB very soon. It replaced my dying Mini which was a 1.8C2D with 3gb ram and a 40gb SSD. It is being religated to server duty. Large iTunes library, web server and networked drive hub.

This new machine will be mainly for HD video editing with an external 24" monitor as well. That leaves my 2.4 Blackbook for basic computer stuff. Browsing, photo field work, etc.

I am so excited to get a new mac, woot woot!!!!
 
I just picked a base iMac 21.5 this morning. I'd previously posted about wanting a 27" but when I saw them in store the 27" was just too big. Anyway, a local reseller had the base iMac selling for 10% off so pulled the trigger today. 1799 NZ dollars is pretty awesome for the amount of computer you get.

My setup is complete. iMac for home use and the 11" Macbook Air for portability. I'm a happy man :)
 
Received my 21.5" iMac with 256 GB SSD last Friday and I'm very happy with it :)

Still trying to get used to how quite it is :D
 
Finally pulled the trigger on a 27" iMac. Now to start pacing in front of my house ala Cartman.
"Come on...come ON!"
 
Mid Life purchase :D

Well, not exactly...but I have used PC's for over 30 years now and last night ordered my first Apple computer....27" iMac, 3.4 GHz Core i7, 2TB hard Drive, 2G Radeon video board...I do amateur video editing with Adobe CS5.5 and am excited about making the switch...certainly a little "nervous" about leaving the PC world behind but life is short (RIP Steve Jobs) so I went for the gusto!!!...in a couple of weeks, my desk is going to look soooooooo good :D
 
I got my 27" fully specced up iMac just over a week ago, it's superb and lightening fast at opening apps since I got it set up with them on the SSD.
Currently away on busines so I'm having to make do with my iPad, can't wait to get back to it :D
 
Got my 27inch iMac the other day. Massive upgrade over the 13 MBP I was using prior to it. Watching 1080p has never been better.
 
hello guys..

ordered my imac 27 on the 12th of this month..

16gb ram, 2tb + ssd, magic mouse, trackpad, 2gb graphics, i7 3.4...

i ordered it on the 12th but expected delivery is on the 24th.. why so long????
 
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I've been waiting to post in this thread for months and the day is finally here! Just pulled the trigger on a higher-end 21.5 inch with an i7 processor. Can't wait! :D

I remember posting in this (well not THIS one, but one just like it) thread when I got my iMac g5 way back in 2004 - how time flies!

PS: anyone want to buy an iMac G5? Haha
 
For anyone interested, I finally mounted my 27" iMac and posted pics in the Best Arm Options thread.
 
Just bought the wife the 21.5" i5 (2.7GHz) with 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM last night, with full size wired KB as she wants the numerical keypad. She is pleased as punch right about now.

Although having to run a VM for her Finance application (that needs Windows) means I may have to increase the RAM to 8GB total :)
 
bwhinnen said:
Just bought the wife the 21.5" i5 (2.7GHz) with 1TB HDD and 4GB RAM last night, with full size wired KB as she wants the numerical keypad. She is pleased as punch right about now.

Although having to run a VM for her Finance application (that needs Windows) means I may have to increase the RAM to 8GB total :)
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Nice machine! I'm running the 27" with the same specs. Love it.

...and to think, only a few years ago we were running on 128mb and 256mb of RAM. NUTS!
 
First post for me on here. Last night I ordered a new 27" iMac for myself and a new 13" MacBook Air for the wife. Did tick a lot of the options to the price did quite quickly go up lol.

Just gotta wait and see how long the delivery is on them now.

Specs are as follows:

27" iMac-

- 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB (Will upgrade to 16Gb with RAM from Crucial for cheaper than Apple)
- 1TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive
- AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit

13" MacBook Air-

- 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 256GB flash storage
- Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit
 
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N0ddie said:
First post for me on here. Last night I ordered a new 27" iMac for myself and a new 13" MacBook Air for the wife. Did tick a lot of the options to the price did quite quickly go up lol.

Just gotta wait and see how long the delivery is on them now.

Specs are as follows:

27" iMac-

- 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB (Will upgrade to 16Gb with RAM from Crucial for cheaper than Apple)
- 1TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive
- AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit

13" MacBook Air-

- 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 256GB flash storage
- Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit
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Finally Apple have processed my above order and I have a delivery date of 4th November. So a week on Friday. Cant wait :eek:
 
Just ordered a 27" iMac. I make and design decals, and my Windows PC has some badddddd issues.

Configuration Details

  • 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
  • 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
  • 1TB Serial ATA Drive
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
  • MAGIC MOUSE+MAGIC TRACKPAD
  • NO APPLE BATTERY CHARGER
  • Apple WL Kybd (English)+User's
  • COUNTRY KIT,IMAC

Last week I bought a 16GB iPad 2 WiFi, and in March I bought an iPhone 4. Hello Apple haha.
 
Went ahead and finally ordered my first Mac yesterday afternoon, a 27" iMac. It arrived in town today at 3pm but I won't be getting it till tomorrow. :(
At some point I'll upgrade to 8GB RAM.

3.1GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5
4GB memory
1TB hard drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M w/1GB
Magic Mouse
 
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N0ddie said:
First post for me on here. Last night I ordered a new 27" iMac for myself and a new 13" MacBook Air for the wife. Did tick a lot of the options to the price did quite quickly go up lol.

Just gotta wait and see how long the delivery is on them now.

Specs are as follows:

27" iMac-

- 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB (Will upgrade to 16Gb with RAM from Crucial for cheaper than Apple)
- 1TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive
- AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit

13" MacBook Air-

- 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 256GB flash storage
- Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit
Click to expand...

At last my above order has been shipped. Anyone know where the stuff is built for UK orders?
 
Hello :)

Hello this is my first post here + I bought my new base iMac with 21.5" screen, Intel core i5 processor, 4 GB RAM and 512 MB ATI 6750M. After using PC for almost 8 yrs I decided to buy a Mac and I am so proud to own it. It also makes my friends envy me :D
 
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Finally! My iMac arrived a couple days ago and so far so amazing. It's my first Mac and I've been excited to use it.

Specs as follows:

27" iMac
i7 3.4ghz
12gb ram
2gb GPU HD6970
 
Finally took the plunge

After years of playig with iPods, iPhones and an iPad; I have finally taken the plunge and bought a 27" iMac. Got the 2.7GHz version and upgraded to 12Gb Kingston RAM.

I've been driving the family mad for about the last 6 months, and finally got it on Saturday. It is absolutely amazing. So much quicker and more intuitive than a PC. My 8 year old daughter is getting to grips with it already and really she likes the gestures on the Magic Mouse and Trackpad.

Looks like Apple have got themselves another life-long convert.
 
Refurb 21.5" Coming Wednesday!

So I'm finally buying a desktop after all these years as a MacBook owner. I will be retiring my 2007 BlackBook to either internet surfing on the go, or selling it all together and buying an iPad for portability. The 21.5 refurb was just too good of a deal for a quad core iMac. $1019!! I will be using it for Graphic Design, and other artistic endeavors. Can't wait!
 
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