swimtech

Well, I just installed SP2 on one of the new Imacs yesterday - like a glove. Just don't make the mistake of installing XP2, after running Boot Camp to set up the partition, on the existing Mac partition by mistake. My client did that and that's why I got to dig into it . Booted to a white screen and froze - the Apple firmware got ALL confused. No optical boot, no firewire boot, no options at all. Had to physically remove the hard drive and wipe it clean, reinstall it, and restore the original OS/software build. After that, I installed Boot Camp and XP2 easily.

ATI HD2400 graphics on the 20" as well. Nice machine, and much more straightforward to take apart than the previous generation white Imacs, although you almost need to disassemble the unit in a clean room. Between the glossy LCD and the glass cover over it, every tiny bit of dust shows up if any gets onto the LCD screen itself or trapped in between the LCD and glass cover. Apple sells a kit to servicers specifically for this model that actually includes gloves!

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Zardon

yeah I like macs, always have - and they will always have a special place in my tech heart as I started my career on a mac SE/Plus in 1989. but I simply wouldnt use one as a main system anymore, for a variety of reasons.

good luck though, hope you have many hours of enjoyment !

ChaosMinionX

Perhaps the processing power isnt there? And I am suprised you dont use HD2900's with all the media work you do Zardon

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Zardon

Cant say im a massive fan of the 2900 series. ive one here, but I never use it. i much prefer the 8800 ultra, on all levels.

Any media work i do, I tend to queue with the multi cores. as you can do 4 or 5 tasks at a time and not see any hits normally.

Falstaff

Well there is a bit of elitism attached to the high end Macs and who can piss on the Displays? That alone sold me on the demo, I sat through three demos here where I live just to see all the visuals. But I am rather dubious of anyone that pisses on a Mac if they have never used or appreciated one.
They are very very popular among our Doctors and Nurses here at the hospital but they do alot of teaching and patient education and their learning modules and interactive software are designed for Macs too. Now if a PC could look as good as a Mac...LOL (I can hear the groans now)

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ChaosMinionX

Ahh yeah, I suppose V8 makes a diff

Makes my rig look like a toy for processing power though

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Lowfat

I simply don't play a lot of games right now, and after using the mac for ~ 2 weeks I love this thing. So much more to play with than in the office. I made the right choice.

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mixedupmacandpc

waiting for 2 from Shanghai. they must be selling like hotcakes as they are hard to get here in Nepal/India. if it's anything like the mpb i got last month, cool!

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