white_frank_white wrote:The guy who I bought it off is buying it back for £560.Fizzog wrote:glol
= £510
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Fizzog 4,108 posts
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GuiltySpark 5,919 posts
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Registered 8 years agoFizzog wrote:
That's pretty damn lucky though dude.white_frank_white wrote:
The guy who I bought it off is buying it back for £560.Fizzog wrote:
glol
= £510
Get bent.
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Fizzog 4,108 posts
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Registered 5 years agoGuiltySpark wrote:
If he didn't want it back then I'd be more then happy with my purchase. 2Ghz+3GB RAM really is all I need, I've yet to see one "beachball" in the 3 days I've used the computer and that's been while using Photoshop heavily and having many applications open at once.Fizzog wrote:
That's pretty damn lucky though dude.white_frank_white wrote:
The guy who I bought it off is buying it back for £560.Fizzog wrote:
glol
= £510
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speedofthepuma 12,900 posts
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Registered 7 years agoSo, I'm finally getting my dream and buying an iMac for my birthday this weekend. I will be mainly using it for basic out of office work, scanning, e-mails, but also within the house as my "entertainment hub" so I can use home charing on the iphones and ipad and transmit to the main TV with an apple TV unit.
Any reason I would need more than the entry level unit?I've turned off all the avatars and crap, so don't expect me to be impressed by yours.
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HitchHiker 2,695 posts
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Registered 11 years agoIf you want to do any gaming on it, either through Steam or through Windows on a Bootcamp partition then I'd recommend going for the i5 purely for the better graphics card.
I get good gaming performance out of my i5 if I keep the resolution to 1920x1080, which means medium to high graphics settings and a good frame rate.
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speedofthepuma 12,900 posts
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Registered 7 years agoThanks... I have no idea what to do because of course I want the shiny model with the big screen.I've turned off all the avatars and crap, so don't expect me to be impressed by yours.
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Registered 11 years agoPersonally, I wouldn't go for an i7 iMac unless it's for something that really needs the horsepower because it's ust not worth the extra cash. -
speedofthepuma 12,900 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI have been seduced by the 27" screen and reserved a model to pick up tonight. $200 off.
Very excited.
What a pathetic thing to have always wanted but never justified getting eh? But there you go.I've turned off all the avatars and crap, so don't expect me to be impressed by yours.
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HitchHiker 2,695 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI was the same, finally jumped ship at the end of 2007. Recently upgraded to a 27" i5.
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Registered 9 years agoI have a replacement refurb 27" i5 winging its way to me next week. The first one that was delivered was very far from silent (constant high pitch whining fan noise), so I sent it back. The screen on these things is fantastic - my replacement can't arrive soon enough. -
Sandy Bridges are due soon.
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HitchHiker 2,695 posts
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Registered 11 years agotincanrocket wrote:
Snap, although I went through 4 refurbs before I got one I was happy with. Although I had a bonus with Quidco, I didn't lose the cashback from the returns.
I have a replacement refurb 27" i5 winging its way to me next week. The first one that was delivered was very far from silent (constant high pitch whining fan noise), so I sent it back. The screen on these things is fantastic - my replacement can't arrive soon enough. -
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speedofthepuma 12,900 posts
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Registered 7 years agoecosse_011172 wrote:
Yepspeedofthepuma wrote:
Which one?
I have been seduced by the 27" screen and reserved a model to pick up tonight. $200 off.
Very excited.
What a pathetic thing to have always wanted but never justified getting eh? But there you go.
Did you get the 2TB drive?.gif)
I've turned off all the avatars and crap, so don't expect me to be impressed by yours.
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tincanrocket 2,618 posts
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Registered 9 years agoHitchHiker wrote:
Uh oh - I won't get too excited then, as I might have to send the next 3 backtincanrocket wrote:
Snap, although I went through 4 refurbs before I got one I was happy with. Although I had a bonus with Quidco, I didn't lose the cashback from the returns.
I have a replacement refurb 27" i5 winging its way to me next week. The first one that was delivered was very far from silent (constant high pitch whining fan noise), so I sent it back. The screen on these things is fantastic - my replacement can't arrive soon enough.
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HitchHiker 2,695 posts
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Registered 11 years agoThe first return was my fault. I ordered a 27" i3 and quite quickly realised that it wasn't going to be powerful enough form me, graphics wise anyway.
The next 2 i5's had issues, the first was a stuck pixel or some dust under the screen and I'm picky when spending this sort of money. The second had a noisy fan.
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HitchHiker 2,695 posts
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Registered 11 years agoWon't get a Sandy Bridge refurb for a while yet though which I think is the option chosen by SotP. -
nickthegun 44,589 posts
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Registered 7 years agotincanrocket wrote:
This is the problems with refurbs. They are usually the machines that the techs in the repair centre can't fix or have so many problems they authorise a unit swap out.HitchHiker wrote:
Uh oh - I won't get too excited then, as I might have to send the next 3 backtincanrocket wrote:
Snap, although I went through 4 refurbs before I got one I was happy with. Although I had a bonus with Quidco, I didn't lose the cashback from the returns.
I have a replacement refurb 27" i5 winging its way to me next week. The first one that was delivered was very far from silent (constant high pitch whining fan noise), so I sent it back. The screen on these things is fantastic - my replacement can't arrive soon enough.
The apple hub then uses refurb parts to refurb the machine.
It's a fundamental problem with then, tbh. Customers think of them as ex-demos but really they are the machines that are so fucked no one wanted them.---------------------------------------------------------
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Derblington 19,637 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI bought a 27" i7 in Feb. T'is lovely. -
tincanrocket 2,618 posts
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Registered 9 years agonickthegun wrote:
If the next one is similarly noisy I may well send it back, grab a refund, and spend the extra couple of hundred quid to get a new one, but the refurb price of £1249 for an i5 2.66Ghz was too good a saving for me not to give it a try, and I'd rather have an i5 than an i3. Fingers crossed I get lucky with the replacement.
This is the problems with refurbs. They are usually the machines that the techs in the repair centre can't fix or have so many problems they authorise a unit swap out.
The apple hub then uses refurb parts to refurb the machine.
It's a fundamental problem with then, tbh. Customers think of them as ex-demos but really they are the machines that are so fucked no one wanted them. -
tincanrocket 2,618 posts
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Registered 9 years agopaging nickthegun....
So, having looked at my options I have got a refund on the refurb 27" and am going to buy a 'proper' iMac direct from Apple using my Education discount, so I'll have to stump up an extra couple of hundred quid, but will get a better model with a 3 year warranty. Thing is, any idea when the new iMac is likely to be announced? If I bought a 27" i5 this week would I be kicking myself next month? -
Most likely.
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nickthegun 44,589 posts
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Registered 7 years agoYes. Sandybridge (sex on the beach) chips and thunderbolt ports are due soon. I dont know how soon but rumour is it should be within the month.
The distribution channels are pretty dry of imacs at the moment, which is always a giveaway a new model is due.---------------------------------------------------------
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tincanrocket 2,618 posts
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Registered 9 years agonickthegun wrote:
Thanks for the advice, nick - in that case I will try to contain my urge to have one NOW, and see if I can hold off for a couple of weeks. I think I have 14 days from purchase to swap it if a new model comes out in the interim, so if I can make it through to Easter I should be okay?
Yes. Sandybridge (sex on the beach) chips are due soon. I dont know how soon but rumour is it should be within the month.
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Registered 11 years agoApple Store is down, wonder if the new iMacs are going up this morning? -
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I was hoping for them to be updating the delivery times for my iPad...hopefully to sometime this week
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