Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 27th Sep 2012 19:36 UTC
I bought a brand new iMac on Tuesday. I'm pretty sure this will come as a surprise to some, so I figured I might as well offer some background information about this choice - maybe it'll help other people who are also pondering what to buy as their next computer.
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RE[2]: No matter what OS you put on them...
by Chrispynutt on Mon 1st Oct 2012 11:57
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Member since:2012-03-14
I have to agree. It's one of the reasons why I hate myself for buying a tablet. However considering it cost as much as my graphics card, not too much.
My mate got a 27" iMac, his batch had noisy drives. After getting his first replacment he gave up and accepted it. He now has a noisy clattering drive a foot or so from his face, that requires serious and scary disasambling to change or even add another drive.
Sure it's fine if something fails under Apple Care, but not so much if you just want to do a minor upgrade to extend the life of your very expensive computer.
Edited 2012-10-01 11:59 UTC
RE[2]: No matter what OS you put on them...
by steve119 on Mon 1st Oct 2012 16:25
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Member since:2012-09-27
Yes you can, you can use the other imac as a screen using the thunderbolt and display port.
It's on YouTube as part of a review and was pretty impressed by it tbh. 
But not sure if screen will still work as display if other components are knacked though :/
Edited 2012-10-01 16:27 UTC
RE[3]: No matter what OS you put on them...
by WereCatf on Mon 1st Oct 2012 17:24
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Member since:2006-02-15
Yes you can, you can use the other imac as a screen using the thunderbolt and display port.
It's on YouTube as part of a review and was pretty impressed by it tbh.
But not sure if screen will still work as display if other components are knacked though :/
It's on YouTube as part of a review and was pretty impressed by it tbh.
But not sure if screen will still work as display if other components are knacked though :/
I just Googled it and apparently you cannot use it as an external display unless it can still boot to OSX, meaning that the display will be entirely useless once the thing cannot boot to OSX any longer, plus it's a horrible waste of electricity to have to run two computers simultaneously just to use one as a display.
In other words my point stands: it's a waste of resources and contributes to the e-junk problem. But alas, I am apparently the only one here who cares.
RE[2]: No matter what OS you put on them...
by redshift on Tue 2nd Oct 2012 03:05
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Member since:2006-05-06
"...the iMacs are great machines. Maybe not the latest or greatest HW, but put together in such a great way the negatives seem to vanish...
Can you use the display as a screen for another computer, like e.g. one day when the warranty's gone and the CPU/RAM/mobo/etc. goes bust does that also mean the display is useless also?
If you can't, well, then I have to disagree. With traditional computers you get to re-use lots of parts which contributes to less electronic waste, but with all-in-ones you actually contribute to the mountain of electronic junk occupying large areas in the developing countries. "
On the newer ones you can.... At least if you are replacing it because it is old. I am sure some kinds of failures of the main board break that feature.
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Can you use the display as a screen for another computer, like e.g. one day when the warranty's gone and the CPU/RAM/mobo/etc. goes bust does that also mean the display is useless also?
If you can't, well, then I have to disagree. With traditional computers you get to re-use lots of parts which contributes to less electronic waste, but with all-in-ones you actually contribute to the mountain of electronic junk occupying large areas in the developing countries.