On Mar 13, 9:17 am, dw4 <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to buy the fastest 24-inch iMac made with a matte > display. > Any comments or warnings about this model would also be welcome.
I had one of these and loved it. It ran perfectly for about two years, and then started to get cranky. Over the final six months I owned it, Apple replaced the optical drive, all the fans, and the video card (Hooray for AppleCare!). Finally they threw up their hands and gave me me a new aluminum iMac. I used it for substantial periods with 2GB, 3GB, and 4GB installed. I strongly recommend at least 3GB; it seemed to make a difference. The tiny extra amount of addressable memory you get from the 4th GB did not make any difference that I could notice. Likewise, the upgrade from the 7300 GT video to the 7600 GT was not noticeable for any of the work I did (surfing, office productivity, watching HDTV through an Elgato Hybrid). My early 2.9GHz 2009 iMac is so much faster and in every way better than the 2006 model that in spite of the damned glossy screen, I would never want to go backwards. If you need a matte screen, buy a standalone monitor and connect it to a new iMac. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
