About the iMac's SSD Option

If I were to get an iMac with an SSD as well as a conventional hard drive, what would be stored on the SSD?
As I understand it, the OS is installed on the SSD so that boot times are much improved. But the SSD is quite large, so I thought that maybe the applications directory would be on here as well? Am I right? I've seen how fast applications load from an SSD, so this would seem to be an obvious use. And could I then move files between the two drives as I pleased? (Not that I would really want to.)
And then what about Time Machine? Would it back them both up, or just the HDD?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks,
Adam

Hello,
I'm also considering getting an iMac with an SSD, and I intend to use it the same way. OS and apps will be on the SSD. Large media files, disc images and any other large files that I won't access often will remain on the HDD.
The basic principle is that if you need to access a file very quickly and often, it must be on the SSD; but if the file is not going to be accessed often, it shouldn't take up valuable SSD space. A SSD is great for accessing lots of small files at once - an operating system does that while it's booting, for example - so files and apps you use regularly should be on the SSD to see the most benefit.
I'm an Aperture user and I plan to split my Aperture Library and put the most recent photos (in a smaller library of about 30 GB) on the SSD. That way opening and processing those images will be much faster. The not-so-urgent old photos will remain on the HDD. The same could apply to an audio professional working with Logic Studio, or an AutoCAD user working with dxf files etc.
I would create new "media/storage" directories on the mechanical drive and put the unimportant files there. I think it's not possible to move, say, the /user/Music directory on the mechanical drive while the /user directory stays on the SSD. In this case I will need to point iTunes to the new folder on the mechanical drive, for example.
Hope this helps. Every SSD user I heard from says it's dramatically speeded up their computer; so if you go for one, I think you will be very satisfied.
Edited: Sorry, I saw this thread on the "similar threads" area on the right and wrote my reply without checking the date. I really need to pay more attention..

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Hi All, I have question about the iMac operating system. I have the last updated. The problem when I manage the place of the folder windows they are all mixing up. I mean they not on the place where I left them. how to set they stay on the same place? I know there are different possibilities to set.
I tried but it not helped for me. What I can do? How and where can set this they stay on their place?
Thanks.
laci

Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Repair Database. If that doesn't help, then try again, this time using Rebuild Database.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. (In Library Manager it's the FIle -> Rebuild command)
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Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

What do you think about the iMac Intel 17"

I wonder if there is a big difference between the iMac 17" 1.83 Ghz (from 999$) and the iMac 17" with 2 Ghz (from 1199$). One of them includes apple remote, 1Go SDRAM and a superdrive DVD writer for 200$ more than the other. I'd like to know what you think about the iMac 1.83Ghz 999$, should i wait and choose the 2Ghz model ?

I checked out both models, and I think the 2.0 Ghz is actually a much better deal. OS X is amazing but its very graphics intensive and uses a lot of memory. The included video card in the 2 ghz machine helps a lot. Furthermore, the ability to write DVDs makes it fast and easy to archive your data for backup and portability. I would strongly recommend the upgraded system, unless your intended uses don't include much video/audio application. If you are going to be playing around with a lot of music or movies, the upgraded graphics, memory, and processor speed will really help.
2 ghz Core2duo iMac 17" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

The one thing that bugs me about the iMac design is.....

The one thing that bugs me about the imac is..... the sleep mode led.
Was it beyond the ken of the designers to make it apple shaped?
Now - call me recklessy stupid, but.....
Having seen how easily the front cover can be detatched, how much of a dolt would i be to try and fit a foil blank apple, or apple shaped hole blank inside the casing to rectify this inconsequential but nagging annoyance?
You see, recently making the leap from pc land, I am left with hours of empty time on my hands.
Time that would usually be profitably taken up by debugging, reinstalling, restarting, recovering, rebooting and waiting for all of the above, and generally working around the 'beige box of nightmares'.
Or should I just stop proctastinating and finish off the latest chapter of my upcoming video project, to be previewed 4 weeks tonight?

Whip out your hacksaw and have at it, realizing you are voiding any warranty that you had.
Good luck.

Question about the IMAC G4?

hi everyone,
i recently made the switch to mac about 2 months ago and i now own a macbook pro c2d. i wish i made the switch a few years ago when the imac g4's were out.
my question is, is the imac g4 still worth getting? i love the design of that model. it looks so cool to me. i've been seeing them on ebay, i'm not sure if i should pull the trigger or not. what's the going price for a 17"?
is it too outdated already? i really wouldn't mind having a desktop. i wish they kept that design with the current imacs. anyways, your comments will be greatly appreciated, and if i posted in the wrong area, i'm sorry. thanks

4077
Hi Joe,
in addition to these excellent advices:
As a Lucky iLamp Owner myself too, I'd tend to say yes, go for it, but:
- Be prepared for a hard drive failure or such an important failure after three years and no more AppleCare Protection Plan possibilities left.
It would mean take-apart, and some more money to spend.
If you're lucky, nothing will happen yet for a few more years. If not, I think this Mac is so great it's worth the hassle/money.
- As a brody mentioned, take only a USB 2.0 (1.25 GHz) model, the last ones.
Best option: the 20-inch, because it has a slightly heavier and stronger "neck" support system.
- At least 1 GB RAM (that's 512 MB in both Factory slot and User slot).
You can install up to 2 GB (1 GB + 1 GB) RAM on the latest 1.25 GHz models.
- Buy it only if it has the original grey Panther (10.3.x) install DVD (contains Hardware Test) and the original grey Additional Software CD (iLife 4, games, AppleWorks...).
You can choose to make it a great Panther machine, or a great Tiger machine too with a retail Tiger install disc. Runs both systems beautifully.
- If you don't find one at Apple Refurbished (these ones unfortunately generally come with minimum RAM), better test it with the owner: DVD drive, System Profiler, spheric speakers, how "loose" is the neck (some rare have this problem of not holding up anymore, watch laterally too), etc.
Good luck!
A great idea IMO to complete your MacBook Pro.
Axl

Few questions about the iMac I ordered.

Hi,
I ordered an 400MHZ,128MB,DVD-ROM,13GB,OS9,2FW,2USB slotloading iMac and while I wait for it I want to ask a few questions.
1. Is there anyway to connect anything serial to it? I have alot of other Apple stuff like my other older Macs and Newton that I want to connect to it.
2. Will Tiger run smoothly with 512MB? How about 256MB?
3. Can I upgrade the processor? Like to a 500MHZ or better a GHZ?
4. I have disks from my previous iMac (Slot Loading) will they work with this one?
5. I need firmware updates! Where to get them?
6. No floppy? Can I get an external?
7. How much fater then a 604ev 300MHZ?
8. Can I run a game that requires a 1 GHZ processor on my iMac? This may sound like a silly question but I really never tried it!
9. Is it noisy like my PowerMac 8600/300?
10. Can I upgrade it to OS 9.2.2 without MacOShelper?
11. It has OS 9.0.4 can I just install OS 9.2.2 without the need of installing OS 9.1,OS 9.2.1?
12. Is the HDD upgradable? To what?
13. VRAM is going to be a problem! Can I upgrade it?
14. Can I connect a VGA or APPLE monitor to it for an extra display?
15. Will the built in monitor support 800x600,1024x768 resolution?
16. Can I change the color of it?
17. Max RAM?
18. DVD-RW compatible?
19. Internal floppy compatible?
20. CD-RW compatible?
Thanks all You dont need to answer them all just answer as many as you can please!

1) you can get serial to USb adaptors. How well they work I can't vouch for. If its something that is replaceable by a newer version, its often cheaper to do so.
2) 256 megs is about the minimum it will run with. 512 would be much better, 1 gig of ram would be best. see ramseeker.com and crucial.com
3) fastmac.com is the only place I know of that does any upgrades on slot loaders anymore. its expensive, and not worth it. If you wanted a faster machine, you should have bought one frankly. a used eMac could be gotten cheap and be better in every way.
4) depends. if they are form the same generation, then yes. If not, then it could be questionable.
5) firmware updates are easily accesible from apples software download section of their support page. you need firmware update 4.1.9 for a slot loader, and it must be installed before installing OS X.
6) Do you really need a floppy? Cripes, get a USB keychain drive. They are like 20 bucks and will work on any machine. Hold way more than a floppy to and are smaller. If you really need them, then yes, floppy drives are available externally.
7) hard to quantify exactly how much faster, but a G3 is a much better chip than the 604 from all accounts I've read. you might find benchmarks somewhere like xlr8yourmac.com
8) Doubtful you can run a game where you don't meet the minimum specs. Not just because of the processor speed, but some require G4's (G3's never made it that fast), or better graphics cards than are in that iMac.
9) a slot loader is essentially silent when sleeping. There's no fan to make a lot of noise. S light hum form the CRT and the hard drive is all the noise there will be. Its one of the quietest machines ever made by anyone.
10) I don't even know what macoshelper is, but upgrading to 9.2 is a pretty painless procedure and doesn't require anything other than the downloaded upgrade.
11) you need 9.1 before going to 9.2 unless you have a full retail install of 9.2.
12) hard drive i upgradeable to 137 gigs. 7200 rpm drives are fine. external drives have no limit on them.
13) vram is not upgradeable.
14) that model iMac has a vga port on the back of it, but its for mirroring only, not extended desktop.
15) yes, the monitor supports both those resolutions.
16) not easily. you'd have to find an empty case and swap out parts, which means exposing some of the stuff in the CRT, which you do NOT want to mess with unless you know what you are doing.
17) max ram is two 512 meg chips for 1 gig.
18) DVD-RW's should work, but any burned media can be dodgy. Note this is for reading only. There's no burner. You could upgrade to a burner, but it would be sssssllllllooooooowwwwwwww.
19) internal floppy is not possible.
20) cd-rw will read fine, but again, it doesn't have a burner on it. You could upgrade internal or external.

Can we talk about the Intel 320 SSD? ...or "How to buy a 600GB brick."

So my refund from Amazon came in, for an Intel 320 SSD drive, which suffered from the "8MB glitch." Essentially, after the cloning process failed, the SSD became convinced it's really an 8MB thumb drive.
It bricks itself.
In a way, I was lucky. I didn't lose any data. I've read that the glitch can happen at any time, like after the drive has been in use for a long time. That means a user can have all their data on a big 600GB SSD and then, poof, it vanishes, OS and all.
Now I've heard that SSDs have shorter longevity than spinning hard drives, but my understanding is that an SSD would lose its write ability first, allowing the data to be harvested before it dies completely.
But an SSD bricking itself? No warning? Just like that? Jeez, that's scary.
For the record, I'm not that much of a techie. I just like to read, mildly compare processor stats, that sort of thing. I couldn't even begin to explain SSD benchmarks and that sort of thing. I just wanted an upgrade, and the X220 makes it so easy to replace the hard drive--it's just one screw! Having an expensive SSD brick itself on me like this was kind of my worst fear.
Thing is, I'd still like to get an SSD. What are my options? I don't want to case-mod a Crucial M4 or something, and the only other 7mm SSD I know of is the Samsung 830. I've read the 830 is a power hog, bad for battery life.
What are my options? Should I settle for the Samsung 830, or is it just better to get an mSATA SSD like the Nocti 120GB, and get a backup Momentus Thin spinning disk for data?

joncordova wrote:
I'll make sure to check the firmware if I get the Samsung 830.
The Samsung 830 is a different story. It's based on Samsung controller and their own nand flash. Of course the firmware version would be in a different system from the Intel ones. The early batch of the Samsung 830 Series is shipped with CXM01B1Q firmware, and the latest version is CXM02B1Q. The early version is not known to have any serious bug, but just worse write amplification and possible performance loss under continuous heavy load. It is recommended to update it to the latest firmware if it isn't yet.

About the Zoom-in "more Options"

Hi,
I was looking for a way to zoom-in to my screen on my iMac, however i did not want the screen image to move when i
move my mouse (near the edge of the screen). So under "Accessibility" - "Zoom" - "more Option". its states:
When Zoomed-in, the screen image moves:
O Continuously with pointer.
O Only when the pointer reaches and edge.
O So the pointer is at or near the center of the screen.
However, one of the option must be picked, they is method of un-checking any of them, so that what i Zoom in to my screen, and move the mouse to the edge the screen image itself will not move.
Please fix this issue.
Thank you.

You are not speaking to Apple on these forums, they do not read or participate in them. Everyone that posts and reads them are end users just like yourself.
If you have feedback for Apple please post at www.apple.com/feedback.

About the Licensing of Oracle Optional Packs

Hello,
I've a few questions regarding to licensing issues:
1. If you have partitioning enabled, you have to also license standby database for this option. How about Oracle RAC option? If you have RAC enabled on production system; do you have to license also standby for RAC option?
2. I really cannot understand concepts of "Change Management Pack"; "Configuration Management Pack"; "Provisioning and Patch Automation Pack". For example, if you use Active Session History, you have to pay for Diagnostic Pack. Or if you are using advisors and sql profiling, then you have to pay for Tuning Pack. But eventhough I read a few times about these three packs, I couldn't understand what's inside in these packs... Could you please tell me when and why I should pay for these packs?
Best regards

For licensing contact to oracle representative.. he can guide you well
read some manuals
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/license.102/b14199/toc.htm

About the iMac graphics firmware update 1.0

HI there!
I´ve been having really annoying problems since upgrading to leopard...
While playing World of Warcraft the system kinda freezes and there is a lot more than me with this problem (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=2765968869&sid=1)
I have a iMac 24" bought in the late december 2006, so the reason for this post is simply to ask you guys if I can fix this very annoying bug with this update.
It says mid 2007 in sys req but have anyone tried it and got it to work?
Thank you, thank you, thank you if you can help me out here

Since your problem only began after doing the upgrade, there might have been something on your Tiger system that was not compatible with Leopard. Could be something as minor as a widget, or could be something more substantial. Whatever, it'll take either research at a number of third party websites, or trial and error, to find. Might be easy to find, might not.
After seeing intermittent video loss, I wasn't up for all that, so just erased and fresh installed, then transferred files. Third party apps - I reinstalled individually only after I knew which were for sure compatible.
Refer to these Apple Support articles:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106693
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25392
Perhaps someone else will come along and recognize your problem based on their experiences.
You might also want to check the Leopard forum on these Discussions.
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Question about the 'Allow Interlaced Processing' option

Hello, my source is 1920x1080 (non-anamorphic) recorded at 60i. The sequence preset I chose is in the AVCHD folder and is labeled 'AVCHD 1080i30 (60i)'. When I export and select the 'Windows Media' format, there is an option labeled 'Allow Interlaced Processing.' According to the Adobe documentation (http://help.adobe.com/en_US/PremierePro/4.0/WS81733643-B4A6-45c5-ABD7-D5A90EB388FC.html), this should be turned on if the source is interlaced and the output is progressive. Is this option intrinsic to Adobe Premiere or is it merely Premiere surfacing an option of the Windows Media codec? According to the Microsoft documentation (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/zerotohdsixty.aspx) of this option within Premiere, this option should only be checked if my output is destined for an interlaced display. To sum up, I don't understand exactly what this option is supposed to accomplish and I'd appreciate any feedback or pointers.
I am using Premiere Pro CS4
Thank you,
Matt

Hi Ann,
Thanks for the reply! So, I guess your answer means that the Adobe documentation is wrong because it says "Select this option if the video content in the sequence is interlaced and you are exporting to a noninterlaced medium." Is my interpretation of your reply correct and should I therefore submit a correction request to Adobe?
Thanks,
Mat

Question about the new iMac

Please Note: I am extremely sorry if this is placed in the wrong location. It says to post here if it doesn't fit the other categories.
Now I asked before about the Mac Mini, the features and etc... Well since I saw the August keynote and the new iMovie you guys presented, it made me want to start making the Mac as my new computer. The thing is, I am short on cash and have a few question between the First and Second versions.
1. My new computer will probably have to last 5-7 years, and I need to know, will the cheapest iMac be able to actually go that far? I mean I have read how some mac's that were purchased about that time still run perfectly good today.
2. Since Leopard will have bootcamp fully integrated and Windows can run at native speed, Will games like WoW (of course this is only an example, I know they have a mac version) run really good on it?
3. Say I buy my Mac in a retailer such as Best Buy, how will I go about a Hard Drive upgrade? I saw you can upgrade the memory, but they mentioned nothing as to a Hard Drive upgrade.
4. If I want to actually customize my mac (because if theres no way to upgrade in question 3...) can I do it by going to a Apple Store or do I have to order online?
5. Would 1 GB of ram be good or will I have to upgrade later to 2 GB to run good?
6. So in the longer run, would buying the 2.4 GHz Mac be better for a 5-7 year term or will the 2.0 GHz version do just as fine. (Please keep in mind that cash is hard to get... It might be until March until I purchase... This will give me an idea.)
I just want to make a good decision when buying a Mac and get rid of this trouble maker I have now.. Of course going with a Mac is already a good decision.
Thanks and waits for reply.
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Hello darkpontiac
My you have lots of questions, so I'll cover as many as I can.
This is as good a place as any to ask about the iMac's.
Look at this link and you will see the you can have an iMac and make payments.
"The Apple Store"
1. I would buy the best from the upper end and Apple Care to get the longest life from it.
2. I don't run WoW, but others have reported that it runs fine even on the Early Core Duo Intel iMac's.
3. You can order a larger HD from Apple, look dow at "Configure-to-order options" in this link.
Intel iMac Spec's
4. Yes see #3 then up grade the ram yourself up to 4GB on the new models.
5. 2 GB of ram is great for most users, the current is shipped with 1GB and you can upgrade in steps of 2, 3 and 4 GB later if you wish.
6. Yes
Sorry it took me so long to respond, but I'm printing out some vacation photo's from iPhoto for the wife, jumping to e-mail back and forth with daughter, downloading some new CD's I just bought and replying to your post all at the same time on this 20 month old Early Core Duo with 2GB of ram. It's not having any trouble at all playing my loud classic rock with iTunes, but I'm working like h...!
Hope that Helps!
Dennis

About The Internet On My 24inch iMac Computer

when i'm not Using My 24inch iMac Computer i put it to Sleep & i Never take Vacations & i do go to Work but i'm still on The 24inch iMac Computer Everyday but when it Sleeps The Internet is Always On All The Time even when i'm Sleeping cause i put My iMac Computer to Sleep, is that Ok to? will it Break The iMac Computer as The Years Go By? by Keeping The Internet always on? cause The Internet Box is Always On 24/7 i just want to know what i'm Doing Wrong? & I Want to Know What i'm Doing Right? thats all I Want to Know More Info About The iMac Computer so it Does not Fail on Me & Can Parts Fail Threw The Years to go By & How Much Money Does it Cost to Get A iMac Computer Part Fixed without The 3 Year Coverage? I Live in New York in The Bronx Should I Get a 3 Year Coverage for The iMac Computer? My Cousin tells me i don't need it cause its always gonna be in My Bed Room @ 1 Spot all the time witch is True & i'm not all The Time Able to Spend $200 Or $300 Cause I Work in an AMC Movie Theatre & they don't always give me a Lot of Day's & Thats Why I Been putting Job Applications Online @ The Apple Computer Stores I Hope to 1 Day Work in an Apple Computer Store I Been putting Job Applications Online @ www.Apple.com since July of 2009 & Nobody has Called Me Back Yet I'm Handicapped, I Have Cerebral Palsy, I'm Learning Disabled I Put Job Applications Everyday Many Times I Need a Job & I'm So Good With Computers That I Would not Mind Working in an Apple Store to Make more Money, AMC Movie Theatre just is not doing it for Me, I Want a Job That The Minimum is @ Least $10 @ AMC Movie Theatre I Get Paid $7:30 Cents for 1 Hour, So I Just Need to know About My 24inch iMac Computer if anybody can really Help Me Out? & Sorry If I Was A Little To Hard on What I Said Here I Just Need Help Thats All
From Byron

an iMac can last 10 Years? My iMac Computer has Been fine since the bottom of July 2009 when i 1st bought it Last Night when I Tryied Using Onyx it was Going a Little Freaky on Me so i Uninstalled it, I Think My 24inch iMac Computer is Fine without it, I Really Don't Have any Problems @ All with My 24inch iMac Computer I Come on The Message Boards to just ask Questions when i need Help With Something & if there is Something that i don't know & Understand, just to try & get Help, I Been a New Costumer to Mac since July 27th of 2009 @ 1:18pm I Bought a 24inch iMac Computer @ The Apple Store in NYC in Manhatten 767 Fifth Ave.
New York City, NY 10153 That Day i Spent $1,852.45 Cents Total That Day & I Paid in Cash, I Paid in Full then i Took a Cab Home I Been a Apple Fan since That Day, before I Had a PC Tower Green Clear See Through Computer & it Sucked it was going Down Hill It was a Green Tower Computer with The Clear Window, you can See all The Wires inside & it has a Green Incredible Hulk Face Sticker on The Window & it Used to Light Up Green For a Few Years then after I Started to have Trouble The Green Lights were Burning Out a Lot & then I Had No Lights @ All & it has Windows XP Pro on it & it is a AMD 3200+ Processor & it has a Radeon 9800 Video Card @ 1 Point it was Really Good & Very Fast & Very Green & Colorful & Pretty Green Lights & I Custom Made It & I Got it in 2003 I Liked it a Lot but things Started to Change as the Years Went by it Started Going Slow & Started To Get Errors & The Wires Were Always Disconnecting @ The End Point & it Started to Have Problems Loading it Kept Getting a Blue Error Screen Every time I Was on The Internet & Everyone was Telling Me I Should go With Mac so I Did but I Love That Green Tower Machine Computer Just cause of The Fact that it has a Clear see Through Window with The Green Face Incredible Hulk Sticker on it & @ The Very End The Wires Disconnected & I Left it that way I Disconnected The PC Tower Green Clear Case Computer & I Put it in My Closet after That I Went Down to The Apple Store in Fifth Avenue in NYC & I Bought a 24inch iMac Computer There & a Canon Pixma MP480 The All in One Printer & I Bought The iLife 09 & iWorks 09 & I Bought The Apple Headphones & I Bought The 1 to 1 Care & I Bought The Apple Remote With it & I Love My 24inch iMac Computer I'm Proud of it, it Works better then that Other PC Computer that I Had Now i'm Always Visiting The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in NYC I Love It Down There even Before I Had an iMac Computer I Used to Visit Down there but just not as Often as I Do Now.
From Byron

Does the iMac G5 get too hot?

Greetings to all.
I would like to start a thread about the iMac G5 and heat. I found a few old threads, but I would like to bring that topic up again.
I have a 1st Generation iMac G5 (purchased end November 2004). For the second time since November 2004, it was defective and the Logicboard was replaced (so my Apple Dealer told me).
First time, in November 2005, the screen went pink. Second time, earlier this month, my Mac didn't boot anymore.
The full amount for the repair (including shipping to Apple (Belgium), work hours, etc.) was over 500.00 euro (about 700 USD for you, Americans).
I believe that the iMac G5 (at least: my 1st Gen one) is simply getting too warm.
The day before, I installed "Hardware Monitor". It gave the following (average) temperatures:
CPU: 60.6 - 63.8° Celsius (141-164° F)
HD: 57.5° C (135.5° F)
It is my opinion that the (my) iMac is getting too hot to be "healthy". I have 2 PC's, in which I installed extra fans (at the back and at the side). One of these, with an Athlon64 3000+ (1.8 GHz) and a 120 Gb Seagate Barracuda gives (average) temperatures for the:
CPU: 36.5° C (97.5° F)
HD: 26° C (78.5° F)
My second PC, an old (modded) HP Vectra, with an Intel P4 at 1.6 GHz and a 80 Gb Seagate Barracuda, gives as average temperature (HD only):
HD: 37° C (98° F)
It may not be correct to compare my iMac with PC's - but harddisks are harddisks, wheather it is a Western Digital (250 HD in my Mac) or a Seagate (PC HD's), and it is only logical that a(n average) HD temperature of 57 degrees Celsius (128° F) in the long term can not be healthy, while the harddisks of my PC's are a lot, lot cooler.
The PPC, too, gets much hotter than my Athlon CPU (and the P4 most likely too).
Therefor: is my suspicion correct that the/my iMac G5 in general is getting too hot for its own good? Even though it may be summer here (Belgium), I still find such a difference in heat values between my iMac and my PC's not "right".
Both the times that my iMac was defective, the Logicboard was replaced.
Is it possible that in both cases heat is the problem (directly or indirectly) of the defects of my iMac?
Basically we have a desktop computer constructed like a laptop, with all the hardware stuffed together in a very tight space. Why did they not keep the heat issue more in mind, when the iMac G5 was designed?
I believe that the heat is a very negative factor in the/my iMac G5. If I will have to pay such a small fortune, every time my Mac breaks down, being a Mac owner will become quite expensive.
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb Western Digital HD
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb WesternDigital HD
iMac G5 (PPC), 17-inch, Superdrive, Mac OS X (10.4.10) 1.5 GB RAM, 250 Gb WesternDigital HD

Your Mac should have been repaired under the Apple power supply or video and power issues as long as your serial numbers were covered.
As far as normal operating temps are concerned, my Rev A is at this moment, running at CPU T-Diode 144∘and my Hard Drive is at 128∘so your temperatures seem well within normal ranges.
Yes, the machines tend to run a bit hot, but as long as the ambient temperature is not too high, they are fine. The failures were originally cause by a bad batch of capacitors but since those have mostly been replaced, the machines are much more reliable.
Some people train a small fan on the back of the computer to keep it cool, that may help you.
Miriam

Looking at the Imac and final cut pro studio

I have a $5000.00 firm budget on upgrading my computer + peripherals. Im weighing between 15" MBP 2.4 and the 24" Imac 2.33ghz.
I know I wouldnt have a problem with FCS2 on the MBP, but what about the imac? I have a shopping list of peripherals that I need for my studio, and have want the most computer for my budget.
Placing my order monday so I have the weekend to decide.
JD

I will be doing overflow editing for car commercials as well as other corporate promo video work. Mostly following already shot and produced pics and graphics. I will just be importing the work and laying down the tracks.
My peripherals include:
Suitable storage 400/800 firewire connections
extra monitor for duel screen work
Contour shuttle pro and trackball mouse
Sony DSR-11 VTR if I can find one. If not Sony GVD-1000
Various Jumpback graphic programs
JD

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