The first thing that you are going to notice about the new iMac is the screen, and it is a beauty. I cannot compare it to the previous generation iMac’s screen, but from what I have read, the new iMac’s screen is similar to the Apple Cinema Display. So far the computer has been performing great. The 3.06 GHz processer is a welcomed improvement over my 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro. I did not order the Quad Core version because I was planning on getting the 2.8 GHz iMac before Apple announced their new product line, so this was a nice upgrade to my original choice. I just do not need the power that the Quad Core iMac provides, so after talking with an Apple associate, I decided the 3.06 GHz was just fine for my youtube editing needs.
I’m sure many of you have heard about the flash problems in the new iMac’s. The first day I received my iMac, I did not experience any lag with flash. The next day, however, was a different story. I woke up my iMac from sleep, went to play a youtube video, and the video was stuttering as well as the sound. I went to Apple’s support forums and found a possible fix. I uninstalled the flash player plug-in, and then downloaded and re-installed the plug-in. I am happy to report that I have not had the problem since, but I might be jinxing myself right now, as I have only had the iMac for a week. Unfortunately, this fix does not seem to work for everybody. Members of the forums are still reporting flash lag, after re-installing the plug-in. Hopefully Apple will address this issue soon.
The new iMac’s come standard with a wireless keyboard, and the new magic mouse. The wireless keyboard has been around for some time, but this was my first experience with it. The battery seems to last a long time, one week and two days later, I still have 89% battery left. The only thing I do not like about the wireless keyboard is the missing USB ports, which the wired keyboard provides. I will most likely be ordering a wired keyboard, because it can sometimes be difficult getting to the back of my iMac to plug in USB devices.
The magic mouse definitely takes some getting use to. At first I did not like the mouse. It felt uncomfortable in my hand and the speed of the mouse seemed a little sluggish. After a week of use, I do not even notice any of these problems. The touch sensitive part of the mouse works great, but do not expect it to feel like a MacBook track pad. The surfaces feel different; the magic mouse is a little more “sticky” than the smooth track pad on the MacBooks. I hope apple adds more functionality to the touch sensors on the mouse, I would love to activate expose using the mouse. Apple claims that the magic mouse gets four months of battery life. I am skeptical, as of this review I have 77% battery left. It is only natural for the mouse battery to drain quickly, because it is used all the time. The mouse does have a switch to turn it off, but it takes 35 seconds to be discovered by the iMac once it is turned back on. You can imagine how frustrating that can be, when you just want to get on and use your computer quickly.
The new iMac’s are great. The only problem I ran into was the flash lag, but thankfully it was easily fixed (knock on wood). I will have another update on the iMac in about a month. If you want to see my unboxing, you can check that out at the end of this post. I am also looking forward to reading some Quad Core iMac reviews, hopefully they will ship soon. Anyone order a quad core? Or planning on picking one up? Thanks for reading guys.
-Bill Savage
Unboxing:
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