Good initial experiences with 20" (iSight)iMac

I received my replacement 20" iMac(iSight). Apple graciously decided to replace it for my 20" 2.0 iMac that was having quite a few issues. It is very quiet. Must be a much better design to allow cooling to the innards or removing heat from them. The iSight is pretty cool even though I don't really see much use of it for me. It is a nice option to have just in case. Front Row is neat. A 30" iMac with cable hookups and TV tuner would definitely make a great home entertainment option. The computer overall seems quite a bit faster. So far this is back to being an enjoyable Mac experience as were our first four Macs. Let's pray that Apple doesn't have any more oddities hamper the Mac's superiority in computing.

Initially it started as eternal spinning wheel of death. Apple tech said to buy DiskWarrior. I did. It worked for about a day. Tech then said to replace HD. They shipped to me and I did. It worked for a couple of days. Got to the point we couldn't do hardly anything without wheel that wouldn't stop without a forced restart. I'm not a techie but I think it may have been heat related or faulty logic board. Called tech and said something had to be done. Tech transferred to Customer Relations. They agreed to on-site repair. Parts were delayed repeatedly. When I contacted CR he said Apple deemed the length of wait unacceptable so they offered to replace with new iMac of same dimensions. Before it could ship Apple came out with iSight iMac. What does ALS stand for?

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Anyone have good/bad experience with MX02 Mini?

I'm very interested in how it's working for 1080 24p in FCP & Motion.
Is the blue-only calibration and 10 bit worth paying the extra $$ over an Intensity Pro?
Also curious about it with AE on Win7 - as with the card, apparently the same device can work on multiple platforms easily.

I've got one running out of the SATA slot on my macbook, and it's been great - largely because there are so few ways to monitor off of such a setup. I can't speak to Windows, but I use it with FCP and After Effects, working 1080p out to a Toshiba HD set, and it really does help me - the color is good, but the true motion playback has really been a bonus. To my eye it's hard to beat for the price.

Cant burn DL+R DVD media with 20" iSight iMac

Apple spec pages say this system's superdrive can do DL+R, System Profiler/Disk Burning/DVD Write sometimes says DL+R, but most of the time it just lists -R, -RW.
I'm trying to burn with Toast 7. Toast sees the DL media, and claims the drive will burn DL+R, but when I go to burn it just gets stuck on "Preparing" and never actually burns. Cant completely kill the application and must restart the iMac to eject the media.
Using Mitsubishi brand media.
Here's what System Profiler says today (though five minutes ago, it did say it supported DL+R)
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846:
Firmware Revision: FA0G
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 0 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: No
Any advice is appreciated.

I have the same problem. I have just bought DVD Creator from MP4Converter Software Studio. And it works great with DVD-R 4.7Gb disks. But when I try to burn DVD+R DL disks they eject after about 50 seconds and I get a prompt "Burn failed". I have tried saving the files as both DVD Folder and DVD Image but the result is the same for both. I bought DVD+R DL because that is what is specified in my System Profiler.
System Profiler detects the disk correctly:
MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-846:
Firmware Revision: FA0G
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipped/Supported)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW, +R, +RW, +R DL
Burn Underrun Protection CD: Yes
Burn Underrun Protection DVD: Yes
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media:
Media Type: DVD+R DL
Blank: Yes
Erasable: No
Overwritable: Yes
Appendable: Yes

Disappointed with the new iMac 2011

I bought a new iMac 21.5 inch 2011 model replacing my plastic iMac. When I first bought it, I was very excited because it got all the top reviews.
Then, my first iMac had 2 dead pixels on the top of the screen, it was very annoying so I got an exchange. The second one have no screen issues, but it has very annoying buzzing sound from the top of the back panel. Then I get the third exchange, and this one still has the annoying buzzing sound from the bottom part of the panel, and a notable dust particles trapped inside the screen encasing. I went to the apple store several times, they are saying they won't do any more exchange, and the buzzing sound is not noticable and it is the part of the nature of iMac.
I am very disappointed with this iMac model, I am wondering if any other users have similar experience with the new iMac.
Thanks for forum administrator keeping this post.

I am like many users who wanted a machine for media development, wow, the Mac has a reputation for being good at that. However, I'm one who has had problems. I have never actually hated a machine before now. I am unable to multi-task, I have no software available for development except for the xcode IDE which changes weekly, rendering all highly expensive books and classes obsolete and useless within a week of purchase.
Also, if you want to multi-task, I'm unable to load multiple tabs or browser windows without this machine halting to a crawl. I've spent at least a total of 20 hours on the phone with idiots who barely speak english to help me out. I've spent at least three full Saturdays at the so-called genius bar in town. I cannot load more than one application at a time and get decent performance. OMG, apple has set me back decades.
Many will say this is probably due to my ISP. NO. I have my trusty HP machine here and I can actually boot it up and load the browser (IE) in the time it takes for an already booted iMac with Safari with a linked clicked before. So the ISP is great. It's the iMac that *****.
One good thing that has come from this peice of sht though. It is a true test of my restraint and tolerance for crap.
I am actually now willing to give up apple development altogether because of the poor performance and lack of decent software for the same.
I am now able to say good riddence APPLE! This is NOT the direction I am headed.
That is all I have to say.

Refurbished iMac...anybody have experience with quality level?

I am considering buying a new machine and buying a refurbished product to save a few bucks. Has anybody out there had experience with the level of quality on these machines? Thanks!

Welcome to the discussions!
While I do not have a refurbished iMac, my BlackBook is a refurb and has been performing very well since I bought it back at the end of June.
It came in the plain brown box, but everything arrived in flaweless condition and it even smelled new.
Since it comes with the same one year warranty that a new unit does and you still have the option to extend that to three years with AppleCare, they are a great deal.
Bmer has a friend that received a bend MacBook Pro (or maybe it was a PowerBook) that Apple promptly arranged for a repalcement, but that is the exception rather than the rule. By and large you will receive a unit that is every bit as good as a new one, but save money.
Another thing to mention is that some users report receiving upgrades at no additional charge. Apple advertises the base configuaration and then ships out that they have in stock. That may mean extra RAM or a larger hard drive, but do not count on it. For that reason, I sugest waiting to receive your MB before ordering any upgrades.

I have a 2008 iMac 21.5" 10.6.8 Snow Leopard with 4.1.3 VMWare and windows 7.Mountain Lion initially refused to down load as I had back up on the HD. this was removed and installation was accepted but froze in the initial stages with 33 mins to go.

I have a 2008 iMac 21.5" using 10.6.8 Snow Leopard with VM Ware 4.1.3 supporting Windows 7. Initially ML OSX refused to install due to Back up on HD which I removed to trash.It then proceeded but froze up in the initial stages with 33 mins remaining. I was lucky enough to quit and restart using 10.6.8. With all the problems on this chat line, it appears it may be best to leave Mountain Lion well alone, and cut losses rather than tempt fate.Has anybody anything positive to say or help with?

Welcome to Apple Communities
1. Open Disk Utility and repair permissions
2. Open Finder, go to your user's folder > Library > Caches and delete everything
3. Verify disk
4. See if your apps are compatible with OS X 10.8 > http://www.roaringapps.com
You can also do a backup and create a DVD or USB drive to install OS X > http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/07/how-to-create-a-bootable-backup-mountain-li on-install-disk/ When you start in 10.8 installer, open Disk Utility, select your volume and erase the drive, and install

HT1577 how do a get a refund on a ridiculously slow downloading rented movie for my apple tv dispite a 5mb/sec down load speed? my first experience with appletv movie rental. no good. rented at 4:30pm. still waiting for standard def movie to finish at 8:1

how do a get a refund on a ridiculously slow downloading rented movie for my apple tv dispite a >5mb/sec down load speed? my first experience with appletv movie rental. no good. rented at 4:30pm. still waiting for standard def movie to finish at 8:10pm. Not good enough.

Thanks for the pointers folks. Yeah, 1.5GB is pretty poor isn't it? There are other suppliers, but you have to get a their phone line installed to access the internet so it's an £85 setup fee plus a day off work for a guy to come round and drill a hole in your wall before you even get to the monthly costs.
Don't get me wrong though - I'm certainly not an Apple basher, but am equally frustrated with both them and the ISP.
Virgin Media spend all kinds of money advertising their broadband as the fastest in the UK, but don't tell you (up front anyway) that you'll be cut off if you actually try and use it.
Apple on the other hand carry on with their 'it just works' mantra, but with Apple TV this only applies if you meet certain criteria (again, not mentioned up front).
I guess it aint a biggie, as i was gifted my Apple TV, and love all the other stuff it does, but from the number of posts on this forum can see that there's a lot of angry customers out there who want explanations as to why they're having similar problems to me.
Will be very interesting to see if Apple release any kind of software update that turns the flash drive from a buffer to permanent storage, to at least ease some of the pain...
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Any experience with refurb iMacs?

Howdy all...
Wondered if anyone here has any experience with purchasing refurbished units from the apple.com store site? There seem to be a few deals there, and they do offer applecare, just wondering if maybe that's where all the lemons end up?
Any experiences at all would be great to hear, and don't need to be limited to iMacs... just really interested in the refurb experience as a whole.
Thanks,
adam

I bought a refurbished BlackBook at the end of June and it arrived in absolutely perfect condition - it even smelled new.
Refurbs are a great value. You get a discount, the full one year warrantee, and the ability to extend that to three years with AppleCare. For all intents and purposes, Apple treats it like a new unit.
I have even read here about people getting "free" upgrades with refurbs. Apple advertises the base configurations and ships out whatever they have in stock. Sometimes that means a larger HD or more RAM, but do not count on it. I would hold off on ordering RAM or a larger HD until you actually receive it to see what it comes with.

Mavericks experiences (good or bad) with FCP X

Having updated to Mavericks today, I am happy to report that my mac now behaves soooo much better under heavy load.
As it has been often discussed in this forum, low free memory used to slow down everything, and in particular FCP X.
Memory management has been significantly overhauled in Mavericks and so far it seems this is a great improvement.
In my unscientific tests, even loading some big applications when free ram was already depleted resulted in no spinning beach balls at all. I was able to continue work with no significant slow down.
I would like to hear any reports of your experience with FCP X under the new OS.

… hmm, if THIS is reasoned by Mavericks, it is marvel:
The coach of my soccer-kids asked for a 'multi pip version' of our games - all 5 perspectives simultaneously in one 1080-video…
Only the material in window 'main' was optimized; all others were NOT imported to an FCPX-Event, just the original h.264 stuff; plus a time-code as 'title'.
I knew, this would need a lot of time on my under-powered MacMini/2.24/8GBs ...
pt.I took 14h for a 35min video …………… I'm in no hurry.-
pt.II was a lil' different: a) in my first attempt, for convenience, I 'compounded' each 'track'… in pt.II I sticked/synched the parts together manually; and, in pt.I I forgot to add a plain black as background, so, theoretically, the storyline was transparent.
Aaand, pt.II now with Mavericks
=> 6h! yepp, this is a six, not 14h!
this is pure anecdotical, I changed too many parameters btw I and II to call this a 'test' …
but I'm flabbergasted!

Does anybody have any experience with keyloggers and a good program to detect one on your mac? I think I may have one.

So yesterday I found out that my email address password had been changed. I don't remember doing this, but it is possible I changed it a while back and considering I keep my email constantly logged in. But at the same time, two of my apps were trying to access their "store". I play a game called League of Legends, which has an online store, and it randomly came up with the message "Could not connect to Maestro" (credit card). Then, Itunes (which I rarely use) came up with "sorry, we could not continue with your purchase". I think it's very strange that all of this happened at the same time, but hopefully it's a case of a forgotten password and two games bugging/crashing. I scanned my entire computer with iantivirus and it hasn't found anything, but I've heard keyloggers can be a bit hard to detect. Does anybody have any experience with keyloggers and if so, what program did you use to detect and destroy it?

If you think that a keylogger has been installed the only safe thing you can do is erase your drive and reinstall.
I don't think that is the case however.

Experience with Aperture to share

After using Aperture for some time and pushing it to its extreme I would like to share my experience with other users:
Over *150,000 photos in one library:* no problem at all! This is very impressive and makes working with such a number of photos very easy. The size of the *library is about 360 GB*, using a 500 GB harddisk or the internal disk on a 1 TB iMac (3.06 Ghz) with 4 GB memory.
Sure, the technical demand is high, but nevertheless, it is such a great way to work with the total library, that I chose to go this way instead of building several smaller libraries. Backup by Vault is also very comfortable: the total needs several hours once, but from then on it is quite easy and quick. (the vault is much smaller, than the original library as it seems to omit previews and thumbnails).
The _*strategy to organize*_ your library via projects, folders and albums is very important. But the good thing is: you can change it later, if your initial approach does not fit your needs. Projects in my case are mostly "Years" but also special fields of work. It can be used well with each other: "normal stuff" by years, some (about 10) topics with its own project.
The other big thing strategically is the use of keywords. This is ideal in Aperture, as the checkbox filter for a keyword lists only those keywords, which are used in the chosen set of photos, say: you choose all the photos of 2004: the only the keywords used in 2004 project are listed. This is very handy and makes filtering very easy.
*One thing I am missing:* you can not tell, in which album a photo is included (often it is in a couple of albums). To find duplicates, it would be much better to have a list of albums of this specific photo. (I was used to iView for many years - this was one of their good features).
*The Calendar filter should have a list version*, instead of or in addition to the real calendar: just a list of all the dates included in the chosen set: with a checkbox to select these dates.
Question: I would be happy to hear other peoples experience with large libraries and "how far can you go". I will have to increase the library by at least some 100,000 photos and see how this behaves.
Remark: I am using mostly Canon SLRs, right now Canon 1Ds MKIII, using jpg and raw (up to 20 MB per photo). But my oldest digital photos date back to 1997 with the Kodak DC 210 and DC 260. And some QuickTake100 in 1994 - with (unfortunately) an uncommon format of file.
My photo libraries before Aperture were kept in iView-libraries, but each project in its own. The advantages of Aperture to iView a substantial.
Herwig Niggemann
(Germany)
Side effect of having all your photos in one library: you find a lot of photos which you did not know you still have them! Big surprises.

nigbo wrote:
*One thing I am missing:* you can not tell, in which album a photo is included (often it is in a couple of albums). To find duplicates, it would be much better to have a list of albums of this specific photo. (I was used to iView for many years - this was one of their good features).
Aperture Assistant will give you a list of every Album that a Version appears in, apart from Smart Albums (http://aperture-assistant.com)*. If you're using Aperture 2.1 or above, the list will be made of clickable links to reveal that Album in Aperture.
*The Calendar filter should have a list version*, instead of or in addition to the real calendar: just a list of all the dates included in the chosen set: with a checkbox to select these dates.
Agreed. Have you submitted this to Apple?
Question: I would be happy to hear other peoples experience with large libraries and "how far can you go". I will have to increase the library by at least some 100,000 photos and see how this behaves.
I'm only on 53,000 as I've not been shooting much recently.
Side effect of having all your photos in one library: you find a lot of photos which you did not know you still have them! Big surprises.
Yes. I've come across a few images I'd forgotten about by putting everything into one big Library.
Ian
*“I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.”

Does your iSight iMac 20" case close precisely??

I just found out my iSight iMac 20"'s case doesn't close precisely. The upper part of the case kind of sticks out for about 2mm. I wonder if it's normal, as my friend's 17" iSight iMac's case closes perfectly.
Might it be the reason of buzzing sound? I don't know...

I got my 20" iMac G5 iSight last evening and have spent a lot of time with an issue (and Apple Chat and telephone Support) where most CDs/DVDs don't eject, or better say don't eject completely and are automatically sucked in by the iMac and redisplay on the desktop.
The CD/DVD drive seems to be functioning correctly in reads/writes etc... but after reading this thread I observed the same gap differences... the right side edge (where the CD/DVD drive is) sticks out, where the left is flush. I think the fact that the right side is not flush, causes a mis-alignment between the CD/DVD slit or opening on the bezel and the drive. In return, this provoques the Cds/DVDs to touch the inside of the bezel (you can the bezel bulge when you eject the CD, as it pushes against it) and the bezel pushes them back in the drive.
I am saying this as perhaps some of you may experience this to one degree or another and you may have not noticed it. I suggest that you try inserting/ejecting at least a dozen different DVDs and Cds and see if you experience the same issue. ( I hope not!). To me this happened with the very first DVD i inserted which was the brand new Mac OS X Install 2 DVD that came with iMac iSight.
Unfortunately Apple told me that the CD/DVD drive is not a DIY (do it yourself ) anymore on the iSight iMac and I have to take it to my local service provider; their wait time is 3-days...bummer
Definetely not a good start and does not give me confidence in the manufacturing quality one would assume from Apple.
iMac G5 (iSight) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Share my experiences with the B520 Model

I have purchased the Lenovo All-In-One desktop computer model B520 on Nov 15th. It arrived in my office on Nov 21st. It’s been a month now after using it, I would like to share my thoughts about it.
Pros:
Saves space, this is the biggest advantage of AIO desktop; this is the primary reason that why I have switched. Computers with a case and a separated monitor is a big issue for me. I never liked these cables for mouse, keyboard, speakers, …etc. it causes a huge mess under the desk. Now, with the All-in-one style, everything is simplified. The only cable I need for this B520 Lenovo desktop is for the power source. It’s designed with different wireless technologies. Mouse and Keyboard are connected through Bluetooth; The system has build-in with the latest 802.11b.g.n WiFi wireless technology. It also has the enhanced integrated 5.0 speakers system that supports SRS Premium Sound Audio.
High Performance, out of all the All-In-One desktop models out there in the market, this machine has the highest hardware specifications. Quad Core Intel 2nd Generation CPU i72600 with Hyper Thread Technology. This is a really powerful CPU, it gives its best performance when it comes with Video Rendering and image processing. Word processing and gaming is a piece of cake for the it to handle. I do a lot of video editing so I will only chose this model of CPU.
The B520 model also comes wit a Nvidia Geforce GT555M. This is a middle class close to a high end video card. It handles most of the 3D games in an acceptable setting, but will not be able to run games like BF3 or Crysis kind of games in high settings. This machine is not for serious gamers, because All-in-one desktops has the performance bottleneck with the video card. Computer manufacturing have to keep down the power it consumes to prevent the machine from over heating. High end video cards all have a very high demand for powers, at same time produces huge amount of heat. This is why there are a lot of people start to customize their own computer cases with water cooling system. It is more sophisticated and comes with a lot of trouble. If you want to have something easy, well organized, and just simply works, go for All-In-One. You will love it.
The Lenovo B520 comes with a Touch Screen, which I don’t usually use that often. If there are kids in the family, it will be a fun toy for them to play with. What I like better, is the Bluetooth mouse. The unique part about this mouse is that it has a build in gravitational sensor, means, this mouse is functional in the middle of nowhere, even hanging in the air. You can imagine using it like a Wii game controller.Just move the mouse and wave it in the air and you will see the cursor on the screen goes where ever you are pointing. How accurate is it? very accurate!! it’s is more sensitive and feels better than using a Wii controller. Lenovo has pre-install some games that can be played interactively with the mouse. The screen is 23″, so it would be a fun experience. I don’t have any kids in the house, so I uninstalled them all to save some disk spaces and speed up the system a little bit.
The keyboard and mouse are both connected by Bluetooth; I also noticed that every time when I start the computer, it takes about 2-3 seconds for them to become effective. I assume Lenovo has designed it with a “sleep feature” for this two devices; it helps to save battery and extend the replacement cycle.
The computer also comes with a 3D glasses. The touch screen has a very high refreshing rate(120Mhz) which is better for the eyes. The screen works interactively with the 3D glasses. When the computer is playing a movie in 3D format, when I wear the 3D glasses and facing the screen, it automatically turns on and I am in 3D mode!!! It supports a lot of 3D games too!! The feeling in a racing car 3D game is UNBELIEVABLY REAL!! I love it so much! It’s a TOTALLY NEW LEVEL of gaming experience!
Also, Lenovo has designed 4 slots for memory modules. they have installed 8GB onto two slots and there are another 2 slots available to use. This is very useful for people like me demands for more rams. It also provides four USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 port; more than any other All-in-one desktops on the market. The 5 in-one card reader is convenient for uploading photos from cameras. two HDMI ports, I can also connect my PS3 or Xbox360 to it if I want to use it’s 3D touch screen. It has a building TV tuner, so watching TV on it is another feature.
Cons:
Even the computer is very well designed, as a high end user I found there are still a couple places that Lenovo can improve.
1. Lenovo has researched and developed this RapidDrive technology; I see this is an option on the Spec-sheet for the product, but I never had the chance to upgrade it. I demand for a high disk performance; I was a little disappointed when I found out that I wasn’t able to install another SSD high performance disk into the computer. I had to take out the 2TB standard disk drive and replace it with the SSD. It would be really nice if I can have the high performance SSD installed as the system drive, and the HD installed as the storage drive. The RapidDrive technology may become failing out now, because it was from those years that SSD weren’t popularly used. Compare to the present, SSD is getting more and more popular, the SSD is improving it’s performance and lowering it’s cost. In the next one or two years, the RapidDrive technology will likely become a history.
2. I have opened the B520 model to see the inside modules. I see there are still plenty of spaces that Lenovo engineer can use to expand the upgrade capacities. I can use some simple tools to modify the inside body a little bit to fit another hard drive, but it stopped me from doing it because there is not another power cord connector. Those extra mSata connectors are sitting there and watching me could do anything about it; = (
3. Lenovo technical support did not have a most updated tech sheet for their system. Again, I am a tech kind of guy. I was looking for a manual to better understanding the B520 motherboard.(so I can modify it and add some extra hardware to it) I have called their technical support, talked to people, went through their online data base, they weren’t able to provide me this manual. The lastest information they have is for the previous model. The B520 Model I have a the newest I believe. Lenovo should keep up with their technical support, and be prepare for experienced users.
Conclusion:
I am satisfied with it. I feel I have made a great purchase. Would be nice it I can install an additional SSD in there. Would nice if they can put a high end video card in there. Good for home offices, and home entertainments. Not recommended for hardcore gamer.
Price: 4.5 / 5
Performance: 4.5 / 5
Exterior Design: 5 / 5
Interior Design: 3.5 / 5
Customer Service: 4.5 / 5
Time from order to receive the product: QUICKLY
Other thoughts:
When I was doing my research on All-In-One, here are the reasons that why I have chosen Lenovo:
1.Sony has a well designed for their product, but the price is high. Most importantly, the video card they have is Nvidia Geforce 540M GT, and it only supports 8GB of ram, not 16 GB.
2. Toshiba has terrible customer services for technical support. I had a very bad experience with them. I believe they have out sourced it to India base companies. When the computer is out of warranty after 1 year, they charge a $35(or $30)dollars troubleshooting fee. I think this is ridiculous to charge the consumer to talk over the phone to find what is the problem with their product.
3. Dell has better customer service than Toshiba; They do not charge for talking and providing the technical support after warranty, but when it comes with parts replacement, that is something we have to pay which is understandable. However, one thing I really don’t like Dell computers is that they install a LOT of junks onto your machine when you buy it. It’s fully loaded with all these third party softwares who pays Dell for more users. It not only slows down the system, but also generate a lot of garbage uses a lot of disk space. I will reconsider to buy Dell if they give me a clean & Junk-free windows.
4. iMac is also a good choice because it’s well designed too. but I did not chose it because it has very limited expansion ports and they charge insanely more for hard-wares upgrade. They have extreme control over their product from customer modification. They don’t even allow the consumer to replace the hard drive themselves.
5. HP also has wonderful All-In-Ones, but their hardware specs seems weak. Never dealt with HP customer service before, so I will not say anything about their customer services. Hopefully it’s better than Toshiba. = )
also been posted on my personal blog

Thank you for replying.
Where I can buy a seperate RapidDrive?
I couldn't find it on the marcket, or on shop.lenovo.com / http://www.lenovospareparts.com/
With the mSata power splitter, there is a problem.
The data portion and the power portion shares the same connector I belive. I have thought of it but don't know how to make it possible. any suggestions?
the only thing I can find is this : http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0317944
but I still need to convert the power connector because it's 4 pin molex;. I guess it should work if I use another 6" Molex to SATA Power Cable Adapter.
Also, I couldn't find which is the SATA 3.0 and Which is the SATA 6.0 connector. SSD will have a huge difference in performace with a SATA 6.0 connector. This is confusing because on the B520 Spec sheet it stated both. I was looking for it's manual to identify, but no one can provides it. Last time when I called, they forwarded my call to Intel. LOL! I was like, **bleep**? It's a board you used and you dont have a manual for it?
Anyways,
Thanks again!

A little story of getting my isight imac to share

Hello all,
I just want to share my story with you future imac users.
I ordered my iSight iMac 20" with wireless keyboard and mouse online on 10/24 and its estimated shipping time was 11/7. Just like some of you, I couldn't really wait for such a long time. I called my Apple stores every single day to check if they have got any 20"s.
My school's bookstore surprisingly displayed the 20" iMac even earlier than Apple stores. However, it will still take bookstore about 2 weeks to get the wireless keyboard and mouse. I started thinking if I should give up getting wireless set and just go for the wired ones.....
Finally, I cancelled the online order today and went to the bookstore and pick up the iMac with wired keyboard and mouse, and also purchased a wireless keyboard. This way, I can eBay my wired keyboard and enjoy my wireless keyboard & mighty mouse. I am still waiting for bluetooth version of the mighty mouse. hope it's coming soon.
I think it is a good deal to get the wireless keyboard and ebay the wired one while you can also enjoy using the mighty mouse.
I have been using it for several hours. I use msn messenger, browse internet and took some pics on photobooth with my family. (it was fun:-)
I also updated the OSX to 10.4.3 w/o a problem.
Also, it is very QUIET, QUIET, and QUIET. I had the Rev B, so I know how loud the Rev B was and I am very pleased that I sold the Rev B to get this new iMac.
I hope everything works fine and will always work fine like now.
Enjoy Your All of Your iMacs!

Congratulation for your new imac!
My story is just the opposite
I ordered the 20" imac without the wireless mouse/keyboard from apple online store and they schduled to ship on 11/08/05. Yesterday after I ran some errand, I stopped by the local apple store on Bay street at Emeryville. They told me that I have only one imac left but I'll need to buy it with the wireless mouse and keyboard. I actually wanted to use the mighty mouse and didn't really care having wires around, but I decided to pay $60 more.
I had a problem with activating frontrow but got it solved. Now it's running very well with a fast, reliable g5 processor. And yes, it's quiet like a stone.

New Customer - Have had MISERABLE experience with Verizon service and Customer service

I am a brand new customer of Verizon Fios and so far I have zero good things to say about it. If it wasn't for the aggrevation of switching cable companies, I most definitely would go back to Comcast.
I moved into a new home in the middle of April. The previous owner had Verizon Fios in this house, so there was minimal installation that had to be done when I initially set up my cable. My house was pretty much empty at the time, so we had the TV's set up where we had a place to put it (upstairs, kitchen, and living room). We recently bought bedroom furniture, so we could now move the TV to where we initially wanted it, in our bedroom. However when we tried to hook it up to an outlet, no picture came though. This is when my awful experience with verizon customer service (or lack there of) began.
I took time out of my work day to call Verizon about this problem. I was on hold for about 30 mins until I actually heard a human's voice. He was unable to help me since I was not at home to unplug and plug things back in.
I called again when I was home, this time I was on hold for about 20 mins (wow)... the first person could not help me, so she transferred me to another department... put on hold for 35 mins.... this perosn couldnt help me either and they transferred me back to the SAME DEPARTMENT I WAS INITIALLY TRANSFERRED FROM.... put on hold for about 45 mins... finally i speak with someone that knows what they are talking about. Of course I have to go through all the same steps that I did the first time which did not work. As this person decides I need a technician, he begins to look up available dates... and then after an hour and 35 mins on the phone, it gets disconnected! I wait for 5 minutes to get a call back but I get NOTHING. I spent now 2 hours trying to deal with this and verizon doesnt even call me back when its their phone that gets disconnected? Thats terrible.
I call back after 10 mins and am put on hold right away (obviously).... after 25 mins of being on hold, shocker - the call is disconnected again.
That was enough for one day
I call back again the next day... same old thing... put on hold for 30 mins, talk to one person who cant help me, transferred to another department and put on hold for 20 more mins.
Finally with the tech department who says they are going to schedule a tech to come out to fix the problem but also mentioned they are going to charge me $55 for this! Are you kidding me?????? Verizon wastes about 4 hours of my life and busy day and then has the nerve to say they are going to charge me for it? I asked the person several times if I could speak with a manager or supervisor, they never let me. I asked multiple times and she just said that they wouldnt be able to help me and that the charge would stick.
I can't imagine that anyone would treat a brand new customer like this. I will not recommend Verizon to any one until I see some kind of help or REAL customer service from them.

I did call them this morning, and still on the phone.
I will say this - the reps are very friendly and do try to help in earnest. That's been my experience overall with Verizon. So in terms of the actual people, I give them an A+.
In terms of their system and how they process things, they get a big fat F. The very idea that I sent back a phone with accessories and their warehouse only registered the return of the phone pretty much says that there is something fishy going on there at the warehouse. And it took an hour to sort this out so far and counting.
The thing that bugs me about Verizon is how complicated it is to get everything straightened out.
Right now, they are trying to sort out the activation fee - I already have been charged one and now they are trying to figure out if i have to pay another one. Another 15 minutes just on that.
Everything has been resolved. Thankfully, Verizon's saving grace is that their reps are nice people.

Good initial experiences with 20" (iSight)iMac

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