Comments on: iMac insanity http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/ Bits on the rampage: Eric Shepherd's blog. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:12:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: sheppy http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-35386 sheppy Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:35:48 +0000 http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/#comment-35386 It's one of the very first generation iMac G5s, which is why it's a lemon. The first batch they shipped were awful. The problem is that one time it'll be a hard drive failing, the next it's the logic board, and the next time it's the power supply. Because of that, it's been a separate incident each time. At any rate, Apple's agreed to replace the machine with a brand new iMac Core 2 Duo system, so we're satisfied. It’s one of the very first generation iMac G5s, which is why it’s a lemon. The first batch they shipped were awful.

The problem is that one time it’ll be a hard drive failing, the next it’s the logic board, and the next time it’s the power supply. Because of that, it’s been a separate incident each time.

At any rate, Apple’s agreed to replace the machine with a brand new iMac Core 2 Duo system, so we’re satisfied.

]]> By: Mactard http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-35364 Mactard Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:02:25 +0000 http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/#comment-35364 But... but... it runs OS X!!! But… but… it runs OS X!!!

]]> By: Hanspeter http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/comment-page-1/#comment-35288 Hanspeter Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:59:23 +0000 http://www.bitstampede.com/2007/07/26/imac-insanity/#comment-35288 I was under the impression that the AppleCare warranty worked for as long as a specific complaint was open: eg. if a hard drive fails on the last day of the warranty and it takes two days to diagnose it, it's still covered. I could be wrong, but that's how I understood it. Also, if this is one of the current set of iMacs (the all in one flat panels vs the R2-D2 models), I'm not surprised it's a lemon. We've had those iMacs in the last two labs I've worked at and in both cases had issues with them, primarily in bad power supplies and over heating leading to immediate shutdown. Though they were both fixed after the first service call. ps. the frame around your form fields is really hard to see, especially the first 3. I was under the impression that the AppleCare warranty worked for as long as a specific complaint was open: eg. if a hard drive fails on the last day of the warranty and it takes two days to diagnose it, it’s still covered. I could be wrong, but that’s how I understood it.

Also, if this is one of the current set of iMacs (the all in one flat panels vs the R2-D2 models), I’m not surprised it’s a lemon. We’ve had those iMacs in the last two labs I’ve worked at and in both cases had issues with them, primarily in bad power supplies and over heating leading to immediate shutdown. Though they were both fixed after the first service call.

ps. the frame around your form fields is really hard to see, especially the first 3.

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