agghhh, i'm getting the itch to get an imac 27" :(

Alpherah · 3 Jan 2011 at 10:17

Dont apple offer an upgrade service, after purchase, like with their "5770" GPU upgrade for macbooks ?

steveo · 3 Jan 2011 at 10:47

wow all this talk of the 27inch iMac and not 1 picture of them

Alpherah · 3 Jan 2011 at 11:16

Still waiting for mine to be delivered

Chief Wiggum · 3 Jan 2011 at 12:46

steveo said:
wow all this talk of the 27inch iMac and not 1 picture of them

Happy to oblige Sir :cool:

_MG_0003 by kev-matthews, on Flickr

glitch · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:49

Chief Wiggum said:
Happy to oblige Sir

That's a cracker.

It not only shows off the iMac's best feature, but also it's biggest potential weakness.

Clown · 3 Jan 2011 at 13:56

Also looks like you were falling over when you took the picture

Chief Wiggum · 3 Jan 2011 at 14:03

glitch said:
That's a cracker.

It not only shows off the iMac's best feature, but also it's biggest potential weakness.

Thanks!
The reflection is from the window that's slightly further round to the right - with me sat in front of it, I get some reflection, but nowhere near what is shown in the picture. I was thinking about turning the desk around so the screen ends up backlit by the window - but I'm not sold on that yet

Clown said:
Also looks like you were falling over when you took the picture

Close - I fell over after taking it...

cravin penut · 3 Jan 2011 at 19:03

It's a sweet setup!

Wish I didn't sell my MacBook Pro now, although I could do with a nice 27" screen

steveo · 8 Jan 2011 at 14:00

Chief Wiggum said:
Happy to oblige Sir

_MG_0003 by kev-matthews, on Flickr

if i sold a Kidney on ebay and my iMac 24inch i could be tempted to get one of them

top of the line with all the bells and whistles of course

PR. · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:26

Mine got taken away for replacement on Thursday after getting a pink line on the screen, now stuck on the 13" MBP. Could take up to two weeks for a replacement BTO.

speedyj · 9 Jan 2011 at 18:01

I too am interested in a 27" imac but having seen several posts across the web about superdrives going wrong I am now in two minds.

Spit · 9 Jan 2011 at 18:54

I have had 2 imacs in the last year and mine have been fine.

Martin SH · 10 Jan 2011 at 17:17

I have just packed my 5 day old 27" iMac i5 and have arranged to return it, after having discovered the yellowing issue. The colour of the bottom 1/3 of the screen was different to the top! As a photographer this isn't going to work for me. Have decided to replace it with the base Mac Pro model and a separate screen (none glossy).

It is a shame apart from this issue it was a joy to use. I am surprised this issue has been around for so long?

Martin

jewels_P · 10 Jan 2011 at 20:05

My friend has just bought a 27" iMac from the Apple refurb store and is very happy with it, I remain a pc gal I'm afraid, the hardware is just so fixed, I like to upgrade as I go.

kirkster · 10 Jan 2011 at 20:37

I hear the top left of the iMacs get *really* hot to touch. Anyone comment on this? In my electronics experience, hot = bad, thats what I was always taught.... Makes me wonder about the longevity if I were to get one....

Steve

PardonTheWait · 10 Jan 2011 at 20:55

kirkster said:
I hear the top left of the iMacs get *really* hot to touch. Anyone comment on this? In my electronics experience, hot = bad, thats what I was always taught.... Makes me wonder about the longevity if I were to get one....

Steve

It's just the design, there are fans in the iMac but a lot of it is passive. The heat from the machine itself plus the heat from the screen, a lot of it just vents passively out of the top of the machine so they do get quite warm.

It's not a problem

speedyj · 11 Jan 2011 at 18:33

Decided against the 27" Imac and bought a 30" display for my current rig instead.