Hi all! I just joined this group, because I'm pondering about getting an used Intel iMac (replacing a PM G5 DP 2.7), and I need your expertise. :-)
I am interested in the 24" models, but I did a little Googling and it seems the 24" models were problematic: - Googling "imac 24 problems" gives almost 32M results - Typing "20" instead of "24", it gives 61M results - With "21.5" it gives a little over 1M - With "27", 14M. Does it mean the 24" iMacs were quite troublesome? Basing on these figures, the 24" seems the worst model, besides the 20" model (but the 20" could have been sold way more); and the 21.5" seems the less troublesome (or the least sold, but It doesn't seem likely). The 21.5" model would be my second choice, if the 24" isn't much realiable (processor speed would always be more than my G5, so it's not an issue). Since I'm going to buy a relatively old machine, I would like to know in advance if I'm getting into likely trouble. I'm somehow good with hardware and troubleshooting, but opening the iMacs is no piece of cake, so I try to avoid it as much as I can. I heard several times about bad capacitors' fault in iMacs, but I don't know if they happen in every iMac model or just in some. Any info about reliability would be welcome. Thanks in advance, Valter -- 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
