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What To Check For When Buying 2011 27" iMac

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harcosparky

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Ok, so I am making a purchase tomorrow and is there anything in particular I should look for.

It's gonna be the 27" with the i7 CPU. Gonna have them fire it up and test it out in the store before I take it home.

I know to look for ...

Dead/Hot pixels.
Screen discoloration.

Anything else outside of those two concerns?

Thanks
 
make sure the mouse and keyboard work, lol.

Other than that, i dunno even if some things don't work if you will catch them in that short of a time.

u WILL love the new iMacs! I went from a 15" 2011 MBP to an iMac and don't regret it much, lol!
 
harcosparky said:
Ok, so I am making a purchase tomorrow and is there anything in particular I should look for.

It's gonna be the 27" with the i7 CPU. Gonna have them fire it up and test it out in the store before I take it home.

I know to look for ...

Dead/Hot pixels.
Screen discoloration.

Anything else outside of those two concerns?

Thanks
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Screen is probably the biggest issue...check the thread about yellow tinged screen. Might check out the drive as well...some are noisy.

Best of luck!!
 
Don't buy additional memory at Apple. Aftermarket (crucial, newegg) is much less expensive. I got the 27" but did BTO as I wanted the upgraded processor, video memory and 2TB drive. It took less than a week to arrive. Will add an SSD later.

Also - the one's in store appear to only have the wireless magic mouse in box. Some retail buyers have had luck getting Apple to either swap for the trackpad or get the store to throw in the trackpad for free.
 
check screen for color uniformity, pixels, dust under screen etc.
 
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