27" iMac...

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Same spec as mine, although I upgraded the HDD to 2TB, and added a vertex 3 SSD drive.

Fast is an understatement!

Oh and another 8GB RAM too!

 

[Turkish]

RAM will no doubt get maxxed next year done time as for storage I decided I'd get external if I needed more capacity, that or if I feel brave open it up and change it possibly for SSD if they drop in price. Either way I wasn't going to pay Apple to fit a higher capacity one at their crazy prices!

 

[Tom]

did i read somewhere that the drives are proprietary on the new imacs?

 

[Turkish]

I thought I'd read some had already successfully changed drives. I may be wrong though.

 

[Tom]

Maybe, theres lots of scare mongering.

 

[N0ddie]

I thought I'd read some had already successfully changed drives. I may be wrong though.

Not with any sort of ease. We got our 27" iMac a couple of months ago. We went for similar spec but also went for the 256Gb SSD. Maxed the RAM to 16Gb from Crucial.

Tis a flying machine tbh.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I've got two custom HDDs in my iMac. No problems at all to report.

 

[N0ddie]

I've got two custom HDDs in my iMac. No problems at all to report.

2011 iMac?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Yup.

 

[N0ddie]

Yup.

As in 2011 with Thunderbolt?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

lol yep

 

[N0ddie]

lol yep

Lol. Just that over on macrumours a lot of people have had issues coz Apple put some software/firmware in the HDD that controls the fan speed. Remove this and the fan always goes mental.

Have you kept the standard HDD?

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Nope. Replaced with 2TB drive.

The standard drive is in my garage somewhere I think.

All a load of BS to me about not being able to change HDD.

 

[jenic]

Did you get dust behind the glass Dan?

I want a hybrid in mine but I'm scared of opening it

 

[wozzaa]

Did you get dust behind the glass Dan?

I want a hybrid in mine but I'm scared of opening it

Stop being a wuss and just get a suction cup on the damn thing.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

I got an AASC to do it. Maintains the Apple warranty that way

 

[Turkish]

Well it's arrived this morning and I've literally just done the initial set up and update and it's currently updating my iPhone 4 from iOS 4.0.1 (you're not reading wrong, lol) and I'm already impressed. My iMac G5 with iSight is looking/feeling very dated in comparison.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Do all the OSX updates too, I assume it came with Lion so no need to go through all that.

Enjoy!

 

[Mr Pants]

Well it's arrived this morning and I've literally just done the initial set up and update and it's currently updating my iPhone 4 from iOS 4.0.1 (you're not reading wrong, lol) and I'm already impressed. My iMac G5 with iSight is looking/feeling very dated in comparison.

Customary pics required!

 

[Turkish]

I'll post some up at some point, desk it's on is a mess right now so I'll do it once I've had a tidy up.

Having decided to start afresh with this machine what format are people ripping their CD's to iTunes on? On my last mac I left it with the default AAC but if people suggest one of the other options are preferable I'll change that now before I begin ripping.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

mp3 VBR has always been good enough for me tbh, don't need anything more than that.

 

[bully]

I <3 my iMac now.

Still a noob after 4 months though.

You will love it Turkish.

Apart from no hash key, fcuking alt 3.

 

[Turkish]

I've had a mac for longer than most on this forum my pre intel G5 is proof lol

 

[bully]

Right your now on my apple PM list with Revels, Tom and rob.

 

[Turkish]

Lol I wouldn't expect I'd be much use as I was running Tiger until today so my knowledge of current OSX is w**k.

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

I bet none of you have used a G3 like i started designing on? That's a while a go now!

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

Ive just ordered the 16gb upgrade for my 27", going up from 8gig. Id love to stick in an SSD, but i dont have the balls to open it up and do the upgrade.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Get an AASP to do it.

Not mega bucks and it keeps the warranty

 

[Stuart.Atkinson]

cheers Dan, any ideas of a quick way to find one of these places? google wasn't my friend here...

 

[Turkish]

While you're here Dan any suggestions for a sensible piece of software to import and edit pics from my D3000? Don't really want to spend mega money as I'm a very lazy amateur tog.

 

[SamP]

Lightroom is the best out there.

 

[bully]

Go Aperture as its cheaper. Light room is slightly better but for the money difference Aperture.

 

[SamP]

I'll give you my copy of aperture 3 if you want. Its fkin' bloated and terrible imo.

 

[bully]

You probably use it properly and know what you are doing, I didn't find it massively different but a third of the price.

 

[Adam.]

Ive just ordered the 16gb upgrade for my 27", going up from 8gig. Id love to stick in an SSD, but i dont have the balls to open it up and do the upgrade.

Piece of piss. Just take your time and don't touch the screen with greasy fingers.

 

[sn00p]

I <3 my iMac now.

Still a noob after 4 months though.

You will love it Turkish.

Apart from no hash key, fcuking alt 3.

This is why (as a programmer) I always buy US mac keyboards when possible.

 

[Inactive]

Just ordered myself a cheeky little (i7) present

 

[Inactive]

Where is this desk from, link? Would be ideal!

 

[DB.]

I have the same, it's from Ikea.

 

[DB.]

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00089262/#/70110707