Hi Reg I believe in the end they claimed the ATI Radeon graphics card Wasn't up to scratch
Kyle On 5/2/08, Reg Whitely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Rob for this info. It's interesting reading. Did they ever resolve > why the Halo gaming scores were so low? I don't game but know others who do > and these results are significantly lower than the previous (to the last > model) iMac performance, across the board. E.g. 32 fps v 126 fps. > > Reg > > > On 2 May 2008, at 3:50pm, Robert Howells wrote: > > > > > > On 29/04/2008, at 6:34 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: > > > > > > > Dear WAMUGgers > > > > > > If I was *tempted* to buy a new iMac 24" 3.06GB at Apple Ed price of > $2787, would it be good value to upsize to 4GHz RAM instead of 2GHz (2 x 2 > GHz v 2 x 1GHz) for an extra $269.50, and to upsize the HDD from its 500GB > to 750GB [Plus A$ 135.30] or to 1TB [Plus A$ 333.30]? I'm not really worried > about upgrading to wireless mouse and keyboard at this time. > > > > > > The specs look Ok to me out of the box for what we currently need, but > I've always subscribed to the good advice of getting the highest specs we > can at purchase. > > > > > > > > > AND here is a URL to benchmarks that say extra RAM equals faster Mac > > > > > <http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Memory_Benchmark/Apple_iMac/> > > > > > > Bob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Would it be better to update later, if needed, with Apple or non-Apple > hardware? > > > > > > Daniel, other? Just dreaming but Elaine's Ruby iMac is getting very slow > with Tigger and all her digital pics and rellie's PPTs on board. We'll need > a new baby to do it all on one day soon. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Reg > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > > Archives - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > > Guidelines - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > Guidelines - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
