iMac question

[N0ddie]

Looking at buying the 27" iMac in the not too distant future but after some research I have one outstanding querrie and thought I'd ask the Apple gurus on here for advice.

Its basically to check if Xbox 360 and PS3s can be plugged into iMac and used as a monitor/tv for playing games on etc? I know they dont have an HDMi input on the screen so my original thought was no they cant but I just wanted to confirm what the script is. Is there another input that can be used instead?

 

[Tom]

Yes, but you need an adaptor from Kanex and its only 720p

http://www.kanexlive.com/xd

 

[Rob]

Ouch at the cost of that!

 

[N0ddie]

Yes, but you need an adaptor from Kanex and its only 720p

http://www.kanexlive.com/xd

Looking at that, its says its not compatible with the 2011 iMacs?

 

[Tom]

Yeah? where?

Will the Kanex XD work fine with the new iMac's (MC812B/A) via the Thunderbolt port?
Our Kanex XD requires modification to work with the new thunderbolt iMac 27-inch. We are under development of a newer version. Please look out for an announcement soon. In the mean time the Kanex XD still works for iMac 27 2009-early 2011 and also the LED Cinema Display 27-inch

Bugger.

 

[N0ddie]

Cheers for the advice guys. It's disappointing but wasn't enough to put me off buying one. Ordered it online tonight along with a new MacBook air for the wife.

Bought it online as I didn't know if you could spec up the machines in the Apple store. Just gotta wait for 'em to be delivered. Excited doesn't come close lol.

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

please tell me you got student discount on them, cause i bet that has a made a big hole in your pocket

 

[Ben]

please tell me you got student discount on them, cause i bet that has a made a big hole in your pocket

This +1.

 

[N0ddie]

please tell me you got student discount on them, cause i bet that has a made a big hole in your pocket

I ain't be a student in a long time lol. However did get the education discount

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

thats what i meant anyone can get it good job you did, i was thinking you were mad for a minute there

 

[N0ddie]

thats what i meant anyone can get it good job you did, i was thinking you were mad for a minute there

Lol. I did wonder when I was gonna get asked for proof of someone being in education but the question never arose to my slight astonishment. If its that easy to get a lot of money off then surely everyone will be doing it?

Anyway. The specs for the goodies are:

Specs are as follows:

27" iMac-

- 3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB (Will upgrade to 16Gb with RAM from Crucial for cheaper than Apple)
- 1TB Serial ATA Drive + 256GB Solid State Drive
- AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit

13" MacBook Air-

- 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7
- 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 256GB flash storage
- Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

yeah i know its daft isnt it, i upgraded my MBP to 8gb off crucial only £40 and free postage absolute bargin compared to apple, either way good buy mate

 

[N0ddie]

This is the stuff I need for the iMac isnt it?

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=F2EFB2BFA5CA7304

Just buy 4 of these to achieve 16GB?

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

i think that is the right memory for your computer, i think it is possible to push them up to 32gb but dont i dont recon thats worth the money for the gains you will get 16gb will be uber quick, when you get your imac download that and it will tell you the exact one you need, http://www.crucial.com/uk/systemscanner/MacOS.aspx