Who has an iMac?
 

I'm getting tired of Windows and looking closely as a iMac 27inch.

Anyone have one? Feedback would be great.

Had mine for about a year now - never ever a problem with it.

get it. you'll love it.

Yup. I have had one for about 4 months, after YEARS of windows.

I bought the 21.5 cause I wasnt sure if I would like it, and ut a 300GB Partition on it for Win 7 using bootcamp...

I have not even booted into windows for over a month !

My only regret is that I didnt get a 27 incher :)

so fucking true. the only issues I EVER have with PC's are adobe apps .

i had the original imac from i think '98. then i went all laptop, currently using a macbook air. once you go mac, you (rarely) go back. OS X rocks.

I still have my original green iMac, but it sits in storage.

We've also got a 21'' and a 24''. Best desktops I've ever purchased.

Thanks, anyone have bad experience with an iMac? I want to see both sides.

None of mine have had a single issue.

Our Macbooks on the other hand...

what issues have you had with macbooks. i've only owned macbook pros, and now the air. freaking awesome from my experience. i actually love this thing lol.

Battery issues (on all three). That little magnetic plug has gone faulty (again on all three).

CD/DVD drives crapped out (in all three), then replaced with Super DVD drives or whatever they call them (2 of those have since crapped out).

These are pretty common issues that most people who've had them long enough come across. My girl manages a mobile mac lab as part of her job at Cornell University. She cares for 25 Macbook Pros and has had similar issues with a large number of her machines.

We still love them, but they are prone to issues and the issues seem to be the same across the board.

Love my 24" imac. Will be getting a new 27" one soon.

huh. i've had zero issues with them, other than when i took one to Thailand for 6 months, and spent too much time on the beach with it. sand got into it eventually, and fucked it up. other than, nothing. speaking from 12 years of macbooks/powerbooks without issues.

After 3 years on an iMac I still cannot find anything negative about it except for the beginning period, if you have worked years on Windows, then you will need some getting used to Mac OS, but that's really all.

And if you are a designer / programmer, then always keep at least one Windows machine handy for testing purposes.

Just get one.....

I have a 24" '08 model iMac running both OSX and Windows 7... only "trouble" i ever had with it was I replaced the internal HDD with a new 1 tb drive. Took about 5 minutes.

been using MACs since 2001..love them..very little problems

Not had a bad one yet, and gone through two of them. They are hands down the best desktop computer on the market. Extremely powerful, while still being mobile, not to mention they don't take up space and work great for desk space organization.

And once you've had a glossy mac display, you'll never want to use anything else. Just warning you.

Zorgman, just do it. You don't hear a lot of complaints regarding Mac's because they do just work. Virtually no headaches with the systems. There will be a small learning curve initially that may seem frustrating due to you being a Windows user for so long but after a week or so you will see that Apple's minimalistic approach to the desktop computer is a winner and my guess is that in no time you will feel increased productivity.

Switched from pc to iMac 27 earlier this year. Loved it so much that I switched home pc to iMac as well

I got one, my girl uses it. I use my Windows based laptop mostly. I can't stand the MAC gui.

I got a iphone, ipad and a macbook. In my opinion apple doesnt make revolutionary products. They make products that give just enough for your money ,just good enough. so they can get you to buy new all the time.The macbook has an amazing screen but for what I paid its very underpowered. I think osx is nothing to write home about its not true 64 bit on the macbook. I'm basically using the macbook now as an expensive picture monitor when shooting photos tethered. Win boxes give you more bang for your buck. And you really cant compared oses, windows has to work on how many combos and how many parts by how many different venders. Osx has to work on what 4 computers built by the same company.

Once you go mac you don't go back!

I have an old iMac but it is too slow now for all the progs I am running. So, in a couple of weeks I will get myself a new iMac with the i7 quad-core and 8GbB RAM. Can't wait to get it....

I was just comparing prices for my new Mac in US and Norway.... $1,000 more here :(
I blame it on the oil..... :D

Just build an amazing PC. I'm happy with my computer that I built and I spend a hell of a lot less building it then I would if I had bought a Mac, not to mention it's much faster.

I did, in 2005. It was fun. Don't really see the point to it since they're basically the same architecture as an underpowered PC now. If you want a change of OS because you're bored, you're not working hard enough.

The magic mouse eats batteries like a fat kids eats Twinkies.

There, I said it.

Um.

The screen is too big and too sharp causing me to occasionally retired to my office to watch a DVD.

Yeah,

Sort of anyway, while I will say that my Imac has performed for a good long time without fail, lately it's been overheating and even more recently my second display output has gone to shit.... Now, the machines 3 years old, and still performs perfectly for what I need it for so can't justify upgrading yet, which pisses me off that'd I'd have to replace the whole fucking thing over a display port.

The display port problem is a big one, and will cost me hundreds to have fixed.

If you are going to go mac, go with a mac mini, or a pro

I'd avoid the unserviceable Imac, unless you've got balls of steel like me and aren't afraid to take it apart if needed in the future, I just took this one apart and vacuumed it out etc, got it running real nice, except that fucking display port.... it's on the board and loose or something :P

unserviceable?

open it up and service it. it's not hard.

It's not that hard for you or I perhaps... but it's too much for some.

I Might have edited while you typed your reply, but I did open it up recently, and while it wasn't that hard.... it was an scary thing to attempt, I was terrified I'd break something...

and I sorta did, the top of the bezel was a pain to get off and won't go back on 100% correctly, so it looks about 2mm out too far at the top of the screen now, but I don't mind it.... better than a $200 fee to clean it.

very good points Tony.... plus now that mac is pushing i this and i that mac is a year behind pc in processors...

also, not sure soldering a display port or any of the other parts that are sensitive and built right on to that motherboard are things the average user can service...

one thing I love about mac's is the app windows won't open full screen, then a mac user pointed out to me that I don't need my apps to run full screen... boy was I fucked up for years and years on PC thinking I need the apps to open full screen. :thumbsup

no, but you could probably pick up a spare parts machine real cheap on eBay or something, cannibalize what you need and swap them out. This is no different than what the windows folks are always touting as a "benefit" to PCs over macs.... the ability to open them up and modify or fix things, well iMacs are no different in that sense, just a little different physically.

i realize this particular instance might entail full replacement of the motherboard for parts that cannot be removed from it, but that's also no different than PC motherboards with similar issues. If a user can't do it on a PC, they can't do it on a Mac either.

and yes of course replacing a card from a slot would be much easier... but Mac Pros are nowhere near as affordable as iMacs. The Mac Pro I have in my shopping cart right now is configured in a way that runs it's cost up to $14k.

That's one thing that drives me NUTS about mac even 4 years after switching....

I want a full screen browser available to me IF I want it, however I guess apples idea is you can use the perfectly sized window, or view in actual fullscreen(which is stupid,) poor judgment on apples part really.

I don't understand the full screen issue at all. I size my windows the way I want them, (for browsers, that's full screen), and they stay that way. I've never had to set them twice. So if I'm booting up cold or something, get in, open FF or Safari, the windows are full screen just like I left them.

where is the drama?

hehe, yeah like a whole days work to replace a harddrive kinda different lol....

That's why I'm suggesting the Mini really, cause it's got just about as much power as the average user will need, and with Zorgman being a coder ( I'm assuming ) he's not going to need a workhorse, just a nice machine with OSX.

This also eliminates BS caused by the screen or any other built in parts, and the mini is much more user friendly to open, replace parts etc.

the specs on the new mini are pretty damn reasonable for the price, and then of course in the event that Zorgman, or any new switcher HATES osx ( it happens ) they haven't got in too deep.

good point... i bought in with the iMac to test the waters (unsure of OS X at the time), but I've only bought fully loaded MBPs since.

Sometimes... I just want to click a button and have it go fullscreen.

I move shit around a lot, so it's never where I want it.

Don't get me wrong, I actually PREFER it for apps, photoshop etc... it's really only the browser windows that do it.. (problem is probably due to dual displays at different resolutions, but hey now that my display out's burnt... seems that problem fixed itself haha)

yeah, i have that same trouble here. I use a Wacom Cintiq 21ux as my primary display, and keep the MBP lid closed, but the wacom is lower resolution than the MBP screen, so if I disconnect, everything shifts to the main MBP display and gets wacked because of the resolution difference.

but, when i'm hooked up here in the studio, i only run the wacom and keep the lid closed, so it's perfectly fine i'd say 95% of the time.

Really the window thing is my only complaint.
I've had zero problems that are software related.. 100% pure stability and OSX is truely the best thing that's ever happened to my workflow.

THe hardware is what gets me, Apple likes to make things sexy and they most certainly succeed... at the cost of some people ending up with a huge mess to fix over stupid ports or something small causing a headache.

Imagine if it wasn't my display port that's fucked, but something as basic as the USBs ? can you imagine having to replace a motherboard cause of a USB ? that's just retarded... sure it sounds justifiable to fix it for a display issue, but replacing the whole motherboard over something like a USB port, and you start to see the issues that an Imac can have..

Honestly if I could built a hackintosh and not fear that it might shut off at any moment, or if I update I probably would.

laptops are the same way though. Whether Mac or PC, most laptops are not intended to be serviced by the end user. i don't know... i guess it's never really been a big concern of mine.... i usually buy new gear every year anyway.

true enough I guess...

oddly I've never owned a laptop, and have no desire.
I also have never owned a cellphone, I'm kinda strange I guess.

I just like a nice desktop :)

if u think windows is boring try linux

Go with any of the new iMac's, loving mine :thumbsup

Have it, Love it.:thumbsup

I am a hardcore windows fan. I bought my 27inch Imac about 3 months ago and never looked back. It was one of the best investments I have ever made. Good Luck.

no drama, just sorta think I run my box is my decision not mac's... just like if I decide to open an app twice... BTW how is AOL treating you?

Thanks everyone. Think I need to play around with the OS before really buying one, but seems like good feedback.