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

It has arrived!

A little overwhelmed at the moment...first mac and it's taking me a while to do the simplest things...like creating a folder on the HD2 as I wanna keep the SSD strictly for apps. Tonight is going to be a long night of reading and trying to remember how I did something successfully when I need to do it again at a later time. But what a quiet, fast, big beautiful machine! :D
 
Apple fanboy said:
If you have dead pixels ( or more likely sub pixels) there is no reason to think you will get anymore. However if it was me I would exchange as I hear Apple take back any screen if it has pixel issues.
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Yeah I figured they were sub pixels. As long as the screen doesn't get any worse, I think I'll just keep it. I figure it would be tough to find a "perfect" screen anyways... and 2 sub pixels are hardly even noticeable.
 
My Tale of Woe

So after waiting quite a while I finally pull the trigger on a Refurb iMac 21.5 unit. This is the eight Mac I've purchased between myself and my kids, all but one of which is refurbished. I've always had excellent luck with refurbs from Apple. Fortunately, I also bought an OWC Guardian Maximus Mini RAID 1 drive. The whole impetus for the upgrade at this particular time was because my prior iMac was reaching the 5 year mark and my Newertech Voyager that I had been using for backup had just died. I figured since I had about 20,000 family photos on the iMac, and all hard drives die eventually, it was a good time to upgrade both my backup system and my main computer.

The iMac arrived on 3/16. As is my practice, I ran drive genius to ensure that the iMac drive was flawless (which it was) prior to moving everything over. The iMac worked flawlessly for the last 4 days, long enough thank goodness for a good time machine backup.

Last evening, I sat down at the computer to check my email, and upon touching the keyboard to wake the machine from sleep, I heard the the sounds normally associated with catastrophic hard drive failure. The machine wouldn't wake and ultimately wouldn't reboot. Clearly the hard drive had failed mechanically in the worst possible way.

Of course, Apple is making it right. I prefer to have a completely different refurb machine as opposed to simply replacing the HD in this unit, so this unit went out today and I should have new refurb by tomorrow or Friday.

I realize that these things happen, and this could have just as easily occurred with a brand new machine. I just THANK GOD I pulled the trigger on the RAID drive...which was not inexpensive...but well worth it!
 
Just purchased a 21.5" iMac model. First Mac, have had it for 3 days now and can honestly say I don't miss windows at all.
 
This thing is unbelievable. Just WOW. The screen is insanely awesome (I don't know how anyone opts for the smaller one).

Downloading/installing/etc. all seems very easy and intuitive compared to what I'm used to.

Setting up all my email accounts was a snap. It's screaming fast and I haven't put the upgraded RAM in yet.

I am extremely happy so far.
 
Just ordered my 27 inch iMac through amazon. It should be delivered by Saturday. This is my first Mac. I'm very excited.
 
deepakvrao said:
Could someone explain how this mouse behaviour is different? I switched from Win to Mac, and am using a Logitech mouse. See no different behaviour at all [like someone said, might be because of a third party mouse]. Pretty curious though.
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When moving from one side of the screen to the other to click a button, the mouse does not move at a consistent rate. As you get closer to the button and you slow down the movement of your hand, the speed of the mouse cursor does not decelerate in a linear fashion. It slows down a lot faster meaning you wind up short of your target, so you have to pick up your hand and move the mouse and try again. Sometimes more than once. Microsoft seems to do a better (or at least different) job of controlling mouse acceleration/deceleration. Personally, I still prefer MS's method, but have acclimated to Apple's over time.

Eventually it becomes a non-issue.
 
Well my PC died the other day, so while browsing Best Buy for a new PC/Laptop I decided to get a new iMac 21.5" instead, i have an iPhone 4S and an iPad so I decided "what the hell??"

Well its been a few days now and i still get a silly happy grin on my face every time i sit down and use it.

Thank you Apple!! :D
 
sfilingeri said:
Well my PC died the other day, so while browsing Best Buy for a new PC/Laptop I decided to get a new iMac 21.5" instead, i have an iPhone 4S and an iPad so I decided "what the hell??"

Well its been a few days now and i still get a silly happy grin on my face every time i sit down and use it.

Thank you Apple!! :D
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Took me about 3 weeks to get used to the layout..........
 
I've had the iMac a few days now and I'm slowly getting used to it. I installed the 4x4GB RAM and all is well. CS5 is nothing for this machine! Just got Office 2011 today...now I just gotta save my pennies again and get myself a nice audio interface (hopefully the thunderbolt ones will come down in price by then), a good DAW, and SD2.0! This computer and I are gonna get along just fine :)
 
Another new toMac

Had my new iMac 21.5" for a week now and loving it. I think the trackpad is fantastic. I have a portable HDD connected for time machine (great idea)

I have been a pc user for since Win95 my son has an iMac so I have called on his help all week with a barrage of questions and now have it sort f under control...
One thing that stumps me though.. Why are these things so quiet? My pc had a cpu fan 4 case fans the hdd spinning but this iMac is so quiet how does it keep cool?

Cheers
Keith
 
kblake said:
One thing that stumps me though.. Why are these things so quiet? My pc had a cpu fan 4 case fans the hdd spinning but this iMac is so quiet how does it keep cool?
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How hot or cool it is depends on the workload you put on it. There are fans that are running all the time and spin faster as needed to maintain safe operating temps. Use iStat Pro to get accurate readings of your temps and fans, among other things.

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just bought my first mac. Its a referb macbook pro that I got from the apple online store. It should be here on the 27th and I can't wait to try it out!
 
Been reading a tonne the last few months and now at the Apple Store online ready to hit the click button to order... I fear I'll have buyers remorse with a new model rumoured soon but I need a computer as I'm now using a 10 year laptop hooked up to a monitor! You haven't seen slow until you've used this piece of junk.

Still torn on whether to get the SSD included. I am a causal photographer (a hobby) and I can't seem to find a step-by-step guide on here how to start with a new iMac and setting up where files go.

I'm hoping my purchase will last me at least 5 years. $2600 is a lot to plunk down at once!
 
TVreporter said:
Been reading a tonne the last few months and now at the Apple Store online ready to hit the click button to order... I fear I'll have buyers remorse with a new model rumoured soon but I need a computer as I'm now using a 10 year laptop hooked up to a monitor! You haven't seen slow until you've used this piece of junk.

Still torn on whether to get the SSD included. I am a causal photographer (a hobby) and I can't seem to find a step-by-step guide on here how to start with a new iMac and setting up where files go.

I'm hoping my purchase will last me at least 5 years. $2600 is a lot to plunk down at once!
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I have the same question about how to setup my libraries. I don't want to be storing pictures and music on the SSD but it seems that's where iTunes and iPhoto want to put them. I've been manually saving them to my 1TB HD and then opening them via Photoshop...not sure what iPhoto will do for me other than fill up my SSD!

I called Apple to try to get help but they weren't able to offer any advice with regards to setting up libraries on the HD while keeping the SSD for applications only. I'd appreciate any info any other contributor could offer.
 
I also went ahead and got a Nikon Coolpix P510. To get the iMac for $1507.98 instead of $1607.98 I used eBay coupon for 10% (up to $100).

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So excited! I just ordered my first imac on Sunday morning. and just got the notification today that it's been shipped! I had a MB for about four years now and I think it's time to upgrade. Couldn't wait for the refresh for imac this year so I went ahead and ordered. It's a refurbished May 2011 lower tier 27 inch model for $1419. Savings of $280. Can't wait for it to arrive! Anyone knows how long does it take to ship from Elk Grove to Vancouver Canada?
 
Ukeman said:
making me rethink refurbished... ?
I love warranty's but wth...
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Got my 27" refurb and haven't had one issue, looks exactly like new...and I checked very very thouroughly! And to top it off got some nice extras I didn't pay for :)

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Coop-48 said:
It's here, it's here. Proud new owner of my first iMac. I took a few pics while I unpacked. I'm thrilled. So far, so good. :)

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Enjoy! Nice desk, what brand and model?
 
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