IMac :: OWC Will Add A ESATA Port To A New 27 Inch IMac?
Jul 31, 2010[URL]For $170, you can finally have an eSATA port!
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IMac :: Apple Ever Gonna Include An ESata Port On The IMac?
Jun 24, 2007I've read some reviews of eSata external drives and it seems to be better than FW800. What are the odds Apple is gonna include an eSata port on its next-gen iMac?
IMac :: The New 27-inch IMac Uses Up To 365W Versus 280W For The Old 24-inch!
Oct 20, 2009The new 27-inch iMac uses up to 365W vs 280W for the old 24-inch! (going by Apple's published max. power consumption numbers. I doubt they would lie because it isn't exactly favourable for them to put in falsely high numbers in an environmental report).
That means there's some extra beef behind the extra components. Perhaps the ATI 4670 is a bit overclocked and the 4850 runs a bit faster than the old iMacs? Admittedly that 2.8 GHz i7 is going to suck a fair bit of power - the recent 2.8 GHz i7 860 model runs at a 95W TDP, however, the quad core iMac isn't available until November. So it won't be using the i7 860, and my guess it is using another custom processor, something a bit more power efficient, somewhere in between the 55W TDP of the old iMacs and the 95W TDP of the i7 860.
The difference between the power consumption of the two computers is 85W. The old iMac had a 24-watt digital amplifier, this new one has two 17-watt amplifiers. That brings the delta down to 75W. Say the iMac's i7 processor has an 80W TDP. That now brings the delta down to 50W. The new display likely wouldn't increase power consumption because of the LED backlight.
I'm not sure if I'm missing much (OK, two extra RAM chips may use another few watts), but there is still a fairly massive 50W unaccounted for.
Just a bit of fat to chew on
IMac :: Possible To Connect An Esata Device To An IMac?
Dec 10, 2007Does anyone have a clue if it is possible to connect an esata device to an iMac? I've seen usb to esata adapter but are they as fast? Is it worth it compared to firewire 800?I do hd video on my portable hdd, so i need something fast.
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Sep 16, 2009I recently read somewhere that I can actually change the graphics card on my mac. If so where can I buy the ATI Radeon 4850 graphics card? and how much will that set me back?And could I get this upgrade done by my local nextbyte retail store?If it is possible to have nextbyte upgrade my card would they send it off to apple?
I really just need this card so I can play aoe3 on all settings high and be able to handle games like cod4, quake and all those graphic hungry games.
IMac :: Mahogany Color Desk With The New IMac 27 Inch?
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Nov 4, 2009I have a new 27inch base model iMac that comes with 4GB ram and a 4670 256mb Radeon graphics card. I noticed that when I copy/paste images in photoshop cs4 and drag the images, the pasted image usually gets blocky and moves in slow motion when i drag it. My friend has a Mac with a 512mb video card and 4gb of ram and has no such issue. I'm wondering if the difference in VRAm is what is causing my sluggishness in Cs4
My question is: should I have opted for the 512 model graphics card? I have another week or so to return my iMac. Or is this a RAm issue, and should I upgrade to 8gb of ram? I guess I'm wondering how much of a difference video memory makes on system performance. Thanks!!
IMac :: Does 24" Alu IMac Have Regular Sata Port For Optical Super Drive?
Mar 1, 2010I have been reading and reading but I can't seem to find the answer. Im trying to figure out if the optical drive for the iMac has a slimline sata connector or a standart sata connector. Reason is I'd like to install an SSD and use an optibay adaptor.
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Jul 30, 2010Like the title says, OWC aka Macsales.com is offering to drill an eSATA in your 2010 27" iMac for $169.
Awesome but Apple should have done this for $1
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http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/turnkey/iMac_2010_27
IMac :: Is Esata Just As Fast As Internal Sata
Aug 1, 2010Does anyone know if esata is as fast as the Internal version? If so I would be very interested in replacing my optical drive with a ssd and adding a esata for an external optical drive or another ssd. Would this work?
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Nov 18, 2010I got a MacBook Pro back in April, my first Mac.
I love it so much. I'm really into video editing and HD video, but the problem is that my MBP is running out of harddrive space, and I'm longing for a bigger display and a better processor. (I have the 13" C2D). I'm going to pick up an iMac this Spring. But I wanted to know if I should stick to the Core i3 21.5, or spend more and go for the 27 inch.
IMac :: Tried But Failed To Connect External HDisk To The 7 Via Esata?
Mar 26, 2010I have taken out the optical drive of my imac 7 and use its sata port on the motherboard to connect with the sata-esata cable. And then I connected the external hard disk to the esata.But neither the OS nor the Disk Utility saw the external harddisk. anyone here successfully done this before? Have I missed something?
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Some time ago I read somewhere here that RocketRAID cards alter drives attached to them in a way that makes the drives not recogniseable to other SATA chipsets/ports. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find that thread again.is that (still) true?I'm asking because I'm planning on some drive juggling in the near future and don't want to be negatively surprised.
IMac :: HP Display Port To IMac Mini Display Port?
Nov 9, 2010My employer is giving me a new HP (nope, no macs there ). I am thinking of getting the 12" 2540P Notebook for portability. Question is if I can connect that to my iMac 27" and use the iMac as a monitor?
There is a Displayport on the HP - can a simple cable like this do the job?
IMac :: 27 Inch 3.06 Core 2 Duo Model Versus The 27 Inch 3.2 Ghz I3 Model?
Jul 29, 2010I am trying to decide which of these two 27 inch imacs I should buy:
27 inch 3.06 core 2 duo model
27 inch 3.2 I3 model
Is the 27 inch 3.2 ghz I3 model a better value in terms of increased computer and graphics performance and is it better to get the 2nd generation model because of prior issues (i.e. yellow tinge)?
OS X :: Imac 27 Inch Has Gotten Really Hot?
Sep 29, 2010currently my imac 27 inch has gotten really hot , around 76 celsius or so only in 15 min of use. And he GPU would sometimes hit 57. I would expect the fans to be on high, but Im not really hearing much. Does anyone have a solution to this?
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Nov 18, 2010Over the past few months of research on the iMac I have noticed that the HDD's are anything from a Seagate, Western Digital or an Hitachi. Are there any other brands found in the iMac? Which one is the best? (as in silent)
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Jun 21, 2010In the current high end Imac 21.5 inch a ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256 MB does the GPU work. When i am looking at the new macbook pro a NVIDIA GeForce 320M for the cheap ones and a NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 512 MB for the high end does the GPU work. What GPU will the new iMac have? the same as the macbook pro line or a better one?
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Nov 17, 2010i need to know whether its a hard drive issue for not. My mac started to switch itself off completely with no warning. Recently it will literally come on for a few minutes and go off again. I then have to wait some time (and i usually n plug it and re plug it in) before it works again. I wonder whether something has been dislodged perhaps. Im poised to go and buy a new hard drive but if you think its something more serious then i wont bother.
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Jan 11, 2011I was wondering if anyone here has the 27inch i3 iMac? From most of the posts on the forum, it seems most 27inch owners have the i5 or i7.
The reason I ask is this; I am planning on selling my mid/late 07 24inch iMac and purchasing one of the newer ones. I realise that the best value for money is the base 21.5" i3, however I do want the better graphics card.
The difference in price between the two 21" models is 256GBP here in the UK. However, the difference between the 21" and the i3 27" then becomes only 153GBP, which seems relatively small for the huge increase in screen size.
My uses can be considered quite average; my profession is not in the video/photo industry and hence I don't do anything that can be considered extremely heavy.
What are peoples' experiences with the 27" i3? Further, what are peoples' experiences with such a huge screen size in general? Is it 'too' big?
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