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adsl3g

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Went to iStore just now and they sold the iMac I asked them to keep for me (only had one entry level machine). So after some soul searching settled on the 20inch iMac 2.4ghz.
Busy using it now - got to do some setting up - will try the migration wizard from the Macbook but its Leopard and the iMac is Tiger - will there be any issue?

LOL - first time I had to revert to the manual to find the power switch :o

Aye but its nice... :D
 
Aye...but I'm envying you right now! I will prob get an iMac next year sometime...but wow - just loving this mac eperience...so pretty and it just works so well!
 
This thing is great - can't decide if I should put Leopard on now or rather wait for the next upgrade (10.5.2)

EDIT: now I remember - I want to load windowz for the kids games..
 
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Nice, congrats, I have to get myself a Mini this week and put OSX server on it.
 
adsl3g said:
will try the migration wizard from the Macbook but its Leopard and the iMac is Tiger - will there be any issue?
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There shouldnt be any issue.
 
adsl3g said:
Went to iStore just now and they sold the iMac I asked them to keep for me (only had one entry level machine). So after some soul searching settled on the 20inch iMac 2.4ghz.
Busy using it now - got to do some setting up - will try the migration wizard from the Macbook but its Leopard and the iMac is Tiger - will there be any issue?

LOL - first time I had to revert to the manual to find the power switch :o

Aye but its nice... :D
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Mine's bigger than yours. ;)

enjoy.:)
 
alf101 said:
Mine's bigger than yours. ;)

enjoy.:)
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Mine was already over budget. :o

Interesting - I can boot a Tiger install on the iMac via a firewire drive that was created with the Macbook - boots up fine with no problems - I want to see a Win machine do that....!
 
adsl3g said:
Mine was already over budget. :o

Interesting - I can boot a Tiger install on the iMac via a firewire drive that was created with the Macbook - boots up fine with no problems - I want to see a Win machine do that....!
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Its one of the bonuses you get when the hardware manufacturer also makes the OS. :)
 
HelloThere said:
What do you do with an iMac?
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Dude - You just made my day! :D

@adsl3g
How much did that shiny baby cost you?
How is it? Stable? Recommended for a person that "Does not know where the power button resides on a PC"? Got any BSOD's thus far? :p
 
ld13 said:
Dude - You just made my day! :D

@adsl3g
How much did that shiny baby cost you?
How is it? Stable? Recommended for a person that "Does not know where the power button resides on a PC"? Got any BSOD's thus far? :p
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I paid the ZA Store price - they gave me discount as they sold their last entry level the night before. I was in 2 minds as to which one to get anyway so the decision was made for me.. :o

No lockups or freezes or BSOD's. Did a clean Leopard install (the machine comes with Tiger 10.4.10 and a Leopard DVD) and reloaded iLife 08.

AS for recommendation - Of course I recommend it. I am not technologically disabled so it is difficult to say how a new user will find it - I have been using a Macbook since January and the cross over from Windows was painless for me. That said, what I do find very pleasing with OSX is the bootup time - very quick.

I have increased the memory to 2gb at this stage by pinching one of the 1 gb sodimms from the Macbook - will get a 2gb sodimm next week to up the memory to 3gb and return the 1gb to the Macbook.
 
adsl3g said:
I paid the ZA Store price - they gave me discount as they sold their last entry level the night before. I was in 2 minds as to which one to get anyway so the decision was made for me.. :o

No lockups or freezes or BSOD's. Did a clean Leopard install (the machine comes with Tiger 10.4.10 and a Leopard DVD) and reloaded iLife 08.

AS for recommendation - Of course I recommend it. I am not technologically disabled so it is difficult to say how a new user will find it - I have been using a Macbook since January and the cross over from Windows was painless for me. That said, what I do find very pleasing with OSX is the bootup time - very quick.

I have increased the memory to 2gb at this stage by pinching one of the 1 gb sodimms from the Macbook - will get a 2gb sodimm next week to up the memory to 3gb and return the 1gb to the Macbook.
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Where are you getting your Memory from? I want a 1GB chip for the macbook (making it 1.5Gb). How much will that coist approx? I know apple wanted mad money.
 
broken1 said:
Where are you getting your Memory from? I want a 1GB chip for the macbook (making it 1.5Gb). How much will that coist approx? I know apple wanted mad money.
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Did'nt you get this one?

R11,738.00
Call now for availability on (011) 523 9408




* 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

* 1GB memory

* 120GB hard drive1

* Double-layer SuperDrive

You should have 1 GB of memory in it already.
 
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