Apple I-Max

NC19143 said:
I'm looking for a new computer, are the Apple I-Max any good ?
they sure look nice in the shelf at Best Buy.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8844682&type=product&id=1208562365430
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Get the 24-inch model. You will kick yourself if you don't.
Also, check out apple.com/store. Click on the refurbished box at the bottom of the page on the left.
You can get a wider selection of configurations for less money than purchasing from the locall big-box. I saved 25% on a 17-inch MacBook Pro last summer.
There is nothing wrong with refurbished, they come with a full warranty.
 
Well, its an Apple, so its a bit over priced, but easy to use.

And there's not much software available for it

/me ducks and runs.
 
Tom,

That's a heckuva can of worms to open, ya know. ;)

That said - If you really like fiddling with computers, you may or may not like it (true geeks will find the terminal pretty quick, but some Windows-y types don't like 'em). On the other hand, if you view your computer as something to get other things done (web surfing, e-mail, word processing, or whatever) and you want to do that with a minimum of computerese getting in the way, then a Mac is the best choice.

I'll make the same offer to you that I have to several other "switchers" on the board: If you have any issues, feel free to call me (PM for my number) and I'd be happy to help you out. FWIW, I can only think of one person who's ever called me, so that tells you that things generally work out very well and that the machines are very easy to use.

Now if only I could get my mom to get an iMac. She's got an "eMac" which is getting very long in the tooth, and I was showing her the ropes on her new iPhone today (which she actually went and bought without any prompting from me, amazingly enough) and I was like "man, this thing is SLOOOOOOOOW" and then I realized it doesn't even have USB 2.0 - Suddenly, the long syncs started to make sense! :o
 
My son just laid his 3rd iBook on the pile of dead macs ... The first was a G3 with the infamous power up problem. Someone from Sweden IIRC has a blog up with faulty solder joints discovered on the MOBOs and I believe has pushed Apple into some kind of lawsuit regarding this.

The second was a G4, bad onboard memory chip is the diagnosis there. The 3rd ... well, the one that just died was a passenger on CO 1404, so perhaps its demise is not attributable to manufacturing problems.

However, to come back to the original thread topic, we have an iMac cranking away as one of the boxes on the home network. My wife is much less frustrated, lost and dangerous on the Mac than Windoze.
 
I love my 15" MacBook Pro. It has been through some physical abuse and does show wear (year old). On the other hand, it works perfectly still, and I imagine it'll last me another 2 years before I destroy it. I'm not easy on laptops.

It also makes a good golf tee and I can hit a golf ball off it without issue. I'm not even that good at golf!
 
I tend to be rough on mine too. Just don't play William Tell and you'll be fine.

With my minimal amount of experience with Apple computers, I have to say they're rather nice. The technology seems to be up to date and if nothing else they're aesthetically appealing. My current computer isn't an apple but it could be an option for the future.
 
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gkainz said:
My son just laid his 3rd iBook on the pile of dead macs ... The first was a G3 with the infamous power up problem. Someone from Sweden IIRC has a blog up with faulty solder joints discovered on the MOBOs and I believe has pushed Apple into some kind of lawsuit regarding this.
The second was a G4, bad onboard memory chip is the diagnosis there. The 3rd ... well, the one that just died was a passenger on CO 1404, so perhaps its demise is not attributable to manufacturing problems.
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Wow! My iBook G4 is four years old. I just replaced the second battery. The only thing that has gone wrong with mine is the trackpad (year 2) and the backlight (year 3). Both were replaced under the extended AppleCare warranty.
 
jesse said:
I love my 15" MacBook Pro. It has been through some physical abuse and does show wear (year old). On the other hand, it works perfectly still, and I imagine it'll last me another 2 years before I destroy it. I'm not easy on laptops.
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Yeah. Me neither. Mine's a bit over 2.5 years old now, and it's been through the wringer. It's bounced around in a truck for around a quarter million miles and been dropped at least a dozen times, mostly in the truck. There are several dents in the (metal!) case, a crack in the metal just to the left of the screen, and some of the screw tabs that hold the lower case halves together are broken off - Like I said, I've beat the crap out of it, and it's still working. All that, and my impression when I first got it was that it had the worst initial build quality of any Apple machine I'd ever bought. So to say I expect something pretty bulletproof when I buy Apple is an understatement.
 
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