My iMac is dead and I killed it
What a twit. About 6 months ago I had to remove the screen to clean the dust, did nothing about the cause and now it's dead, I'm sad. Graphics card swap isn't all that difficult but I can get a working one cheaper than fixing it. It's an 08 and was due to be replaced next year anyhow.
I was tempted to go a bit mental and chuck £3,000 at a new one but want other toys more so got this. Cheapest on the refurb list, beyond my needs. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...234c68491d.jpg Ebay models offered not much more and some seemed shady. |
Reassessed my needs and went mid range.
27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display with IPS technology; 5120‑by‑2880 resolution 8GB memory 1TB Fusion Drive1 AMD Radeon R9 M390 Built-in FaceTime HD camera https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...52aeba98af.jpg |
So if youd had anything other than an apple you could simply replaced the screen ?
Can you only see fellow apples on that camera ? |
Almost 2 year old tech , thought you were loyal supporter !
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Cool story Bro . . .
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£1500 for that limited spec! :cuckoo:
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Originally Posted by dpb
(Post 11951109)
So if youd had anything other than an apple you could simply replaced the screen ?
Can you only see fellow apples on that camera ? |
Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 11951160)
£1500 for that limited spec! :cuckoo:
I really want the iMac Pro but use this spec often and know it works for me. |
Our designer bod has the i7 version.
If it's not too late I'd swap out the fusion drive (which is a bit less **** than a standard drive) for a full SSD. The display is stunning, otherwise a fairly meh pc. |
Originally Posted by BlkKnight
(Post 11951299)
Our designer bod has the i7 version.
If it's not too late I'd swap out the fusion drive (which is a bit less **** than a standard drive) for a full SSD. The display is stunning, otherwise a fairly meh pc. The display is a large chunk of the money and I can't wait to see my images on it, 1 hour left copying data, quite excited. Delivery in under 24 hours was excellent. Keyboard is very nice and I'll have a mouse again for the first time in years. |
Originally Posted by JackClark
(Post 11951055)
Reassessed my needs and went mid range.
27-inch (diagonal) Retina 5K display with IPS technology; 5120‑by‑2880 resolution 8GB memory 1TB Fusion Drive1 AMD Radeon R9 M390 Built-in FaceTime HD camera https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...52aeba98af.jpg I just bought a nice 1080ti for my pc :D |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 11951370)
aww, porper spec.
I just bought a nice 1080ti for my pc :D |
Once you have the OS installed, is it easy enough to create install media & upgrade your disk to a Samsung EVO or similar and reinstall?
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Originally Posted by BlkKnight
(Post 11951382)
Once you have the OS installed, is it easy enough to create install media & upgrade your disk to a Samsung EVO or similar and reinstall?
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Originally Posted by BlkKnight
(Post 11951382)
Once you have the OS installed, is it easy enough to create install media & upgrade your disk to a Samsung EVO or similar and reinstall?
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Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 11951384)
You don't even have to do that, the Sammy evo ssd drives usually come with cloning software, dunno if its compatible on a mac mind.
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Scoobynet looks a bit ****. Everything else is pretty bloody good.
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Originally Posted by scoobypaul_temp
(Post 11951381)
Yeah, but even a 'porper' spec Mac comes with a spell checker :lol1:
:lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1: |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 11951489)
if its that slow you have time to read what you typed then carry on :thumb:
:lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1::lol1: Loving the new keyboard, not so keen on using a mouse so back on my old trackpad. |
Originally Posted by JackClark
(Post 11951633)
The only slow with this machine is me moving my head to see both sides of this massive screen.
Loving the new keyboard, not so keen on using a mouse so back on my old trackpad. |
What core i5 family is the cpu? better be at least skylake, or its poo.
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Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 11951683)
What core i5 family is the cpu? better be at least skylake, or its poo.
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So its not sky or kabylake then :lol1:
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Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 11951743)
So its not sky or kabylake then :lol1:
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Which one? bet it's a 6500, so still poo (ish) :)
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You can't swap the drives out which is what has stopped me buying one. The ones with 3TB are ridiculous money even on the refurb store.
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Originally Posted by An0n0m0us
(Post 11951838)
You can't swap the drives out which is what has stopped me buying one. The ones with 3TB are ridiculous money even on the refurb store.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+In...lacement/30522 It's not a hot swap but it's not rocket science either. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.sco...9f71fdc00.jpeg |
Originally Posted by bioforger
(Post 11951787)
Which one? bet it's a 6500, so still poo (ish) :)
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Wow that's a serious ball ache to swap out the disk
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Originally Posted by BlkKnight
(Post 11951924)
Wow that's a serious ball ache to swap out the disk
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