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Which iMac do you own?

What iMac do you own?

  • iMac Late 2013 27-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 57 20.0%

  • iMac Late 2013 27-Inch High End

    Votes: 16 5.6%

  • iMac Late 2013 27-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 6 2.1%

  • iMac Late 2013 21.5-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 9 3.2%

  • iMac Late 2013 21.5-Inch High End

    Votes: 7 2.5%

  • iMac Late 2013 21.5-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 9 3.2%

  • iMac Late 2012 27-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 38 13.3%

  • iMac Late 2012 27-Inch High End

    Votes: 8 2.8%

  • iMac Late 2012 27-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 5 1.8%

  • iMac Late 2012 21.5-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 8 2.8%

  • iMac Late 2012 21.5-Inch High End

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • iMac Late 2012 21.5-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 5 1.8%

  • iMac Mid 2011 27-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 17 6.0%

  • iMac Mid 2011 27-Inch High End

    Votes: 5 1.8%

  • iMac Mid 2011 27-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 7 2.5%

  • iMac Mid 2011 21.5-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 7 2.5%

  • iMac Mid 2011 21.5-Inch High End

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Mid 2011 21.5-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 12 4.2%

  • iMac Mid 2010 27-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 4 1.4%

  • iMac Mid 2010 27-Inch High End

    Votes: 13 4.6%

  • iMac Mid 2010 27-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 5 1.8%

  • iMac Mid 2010 21.5-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • iMac Mid 2010 21.5-Inch High End

    Votes: 2 0.7%

  • iMac Mid 2010 21.5-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 6 2.1%

  • iMac Late 2009 27-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 12 4.2%

  • iMac Late 2009 27-Inch High End

    Votes: 5 1.8%

  • iMac Late 2009 27-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 2 0.7%

  • iMac Late 2009 21.5-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • iMac Late 2009 21.5-Inch High End

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Late 2009 21.5-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Early 2009 24-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Early 2009 24-Inch High End

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Early 2009 24-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Early 2009 20-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • iMac Early 2009 20-Inch High End

    Votes: 2 0.7%

  • iMac Early 2009 20-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • iMac Early 2008 24-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 4 1.4%

  • iMac Early 2008 24-Inch High End

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Early 2008 24-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Early 2008 20-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 2 0.7%

  • iMac Early 2008 20-Inch High End

    Votes: 2 0.7%

  • iMac Early 2008 20-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • iMac Mid 2007 24-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Mid 2007 24-Inch High End

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Mid 2007 24-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Mid 2007 20-Inch Built to Order

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • iMac Mid 2007 20-Inch High End

    Votes: 1 0.4%

  • iMac Mid 2007 20-Inch Entry Level

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Late 2006 20-Inch Built To Order

    Votes: 3 1.1%

  • iMac Late 2006 20-Inch High End

    Votes: 4 1.4%
  • Total voters
    285
I was always a PowerMac guy, partly for the performance over the older generations of iMacs and partly for the Cinema Display. I go all the way back to the "El Captitan" Blue & White G3. I upgraded about every third model or so. My kids had the original Bondi Blue iMac, then the "Luxo" iMac. I was about to pull the trigger on the PowerMac G5 when a friend whispered in my ear to hold off and consider attending the WWDC that summer. It was 2005. Sure enough, Jobs announced the switch to Intel processors and everything changed. Suddenly the iMac went from an entry level computer to a serious professional grade computer for all but the most hardcore users. I was NOT a hardcore graphics pro or anything like that. More of an "inspired amateur" so the iMac became the obvious choice for me. More computing power than I needed, space-saving all in one design, and a gorgeous screen. I bought my first Intel iMac almost grudgingly, unable to shake the feeling that I was giving up so much - the ability to upgrade components, the extra power of the Mac Pro/PowerMac, and maybe the ability to say I was a "serous Mac user". I still had the mindset that the iMac was a novice computer. That's the way Apple marketed them initially.

Now, considering everything I can do on my iMac that I couldn't do on my older PowerMacs I know better. You don't have to sacrifice performance for the convenience and clean industrial design.
 
27" iMac Late 2012
3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
1TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5
32GB RAM

Was £2300 new, I bought it 2nd hand for £1600 when it was 3 months old :)
 
Still using the old girl. I swapped the 250gb hard drive for a 1tb and that is the only problem I have. Seems to be a dodgy drive, it has given me loads of grief but I could not be bothered to send it back.
I'm still waiting for a new Mac mini :D


mojolicious said:
I had the same model. Beautiful it was. It finally succumbed to the overheating / solder fracture / artefacts problem in mid 2012. Spent about thirty seconds looking at the then-current 21.5" and 27" iMacs before deciding they were too small/large; they were unattractive; and that I couldn't live with the glass.

Went down the Mac Mini route and (so far) have no complaints about my mid 2011 2.3GHz i5 and Dell U2311H. I really can't see myself returning to the iMac fold.
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MrGimper said:
27" iMac Late 2012
3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
1TB Fusion Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680MX 2GB GDDR5
32GB RAM

Was £2300 new, I bought it 2nd hand for £1600 when it was 3 months old :)
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That's great value! Was it in good condition? The GTX 680mx is quite a beast too :)
 
I got the late 2012 high end 27". I maxed it out except for the storage, where I couldn't justify the crazy price for the 768 GB SSD that initially was the only SSD only option available. I went for the 1 TB Fusion Drive which suits me just fine. But 128 GB is a tad too little, a Fusion Drive of a 256 GB SSD and 1 TB HDD would be perfect for me.

I game seldomly, but I enjoy the CUDA benefits of the GTX 680MX-card. And the 3.4 GHz i7 does its work. I completed the setup with a pair of these as the iMac's built in stereo speakers aren't enough for me.
 
21.5" vs 27"

So many high end 27" imacs you have... ;)

As slightly updated imacs are around the corner, and I'm in serious osx withdrawl, and there's no sign of our beloved mini, I'm considering a new imac. I've already decided it will not be a bootcamp gaming machine. Strictly photo/music storage and FCP video editing. So i7 and dGPU.

Should I go with the 21.5" and dual monitor with another 21" monitor I already have, or go for the 27" as so many of you have? Is the base 27" enough, or is there value in any of the upgrades?

Cheers! :)
 
chelch said:
So many high end 27" imacs you have... ;)

As slightly updated imacs are around the corner, and I'm in serious osx withdrawl, and there's no sign of our beloved mini, I'm considering a new imac. I've already decided it will not be a bootcamp gaming machine. Strictly photo/music storage and FCP video editing. So i7 and dGPU.

Should I go with the 21.5" and dual monitor with another 21" monitor I already have, or go for the 27" as so many of you have? Is the base 27" enough, or is there value in any of the upgrades?

Cheers! :)
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If you are going for the 27-inch, get the model with the 2Gb of VRAM (or even upgrade to the 4Gb of VRAM model if you wish) as the entry model with the 1Gb of VRAM is almost the same card as in the high end 21.5" iMac but it has to push a lot more pixels. I'd say get either a maxed out 21.5" iMac (750m, i7...) or the maxed out 27". Up to you really whether you want to spend more or not.

PS_ And I am finding the 750m in my iMac to be great for both video and photo editing as well as gaming at 900p/1080p with ultra and high settings (no AA).
 
leroyky said:
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Full specs in my signature.

My first iMac was the Bondi Blue iMac G3. I've also owned a graphite iMac G3, high-end iMac G4, and an Early-2008 20" iMac with 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo. Sold it around 2010 and used a MacBook Pro full-time for a few years before I decided to return to the iMac.
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Nice :) What has been your most favorite?
 
21" high end 2011. Bought it in 2012 refurbished as a stopgap computer because my prior computer, the mid-2006 17" Core Duo iMac, was dying, and the 2012 models had failed to come out when expected.

Excellent computer, no regrets, but will almost certainly be buying an iMac on the next refresh. (i7 27" with the best graphics card and a fusion drive, if the bump next week is as expected). Need the better graphic card for CUDA rendering in Adobe and blender. Plus I like games. :)
 
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