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The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 5: The Moment of Truth [Broken]
The iMac's notorious flickering problem has been solved through a firmware update. And after a few weeks' hiatus, Apple has continued shipping 27-inch iMacs. This may be it.Can You Safely Buy a New iMac Yet? Nope, but you…
February 10 2010, 8:20pm | Comments
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This 27-Inch Dell U2711 Monitor Looks Eerily Familiar... [Monitors]
Dell's U2711, on sale for $1,100 today, seems like the monitor dreams are made of, with 2560x1440 resolution, 100 percent representation of the sRGB color space, 6ms response and a window-friendly matte finish. There's just one, tiny catch.…
February 10 2010, 6:03pm | Comments
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iMac 27 Shipping Again [Apple]
After the rumored iMac 27 global shipment halt, reader Adam Pattee has sent us confirmation that his unit—purchased on January 29—is now shipping. Apple says his iMac will arrive on February 16. Did you get a notification too?…
February 9 2010, 4:19pm | Comments
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Apple Paying Out 15% On Broken 27-Inch iMacs [Broken]
Still think that the widespread iMac problems don't exist? After we reported Apple giving UK customers 15% refund bonuses with 27-inch iMac returns, we've heard from quite a few readers that Apple is doing the same thing in…
February 4 2010, 5:27pm | Comments
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The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 4: Apple Buying Out Customers [Broken]
In this week's iMac update, we talk to an Apple Authorized Service Provider/Reseller from the UK. And what does he tell us? Apple is so short on 27-inch displays that they're paying customers 15% to simply return faulty…
February 3 2010, 9:00pm | Comments
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Apple releases another 27-inch iMac firmware update
Filed under: iMac, Software UpdateAmid rumors that Apple has halted production of the 27-inch iMac do to display issues, Apple has released a second firmware update. The update, which is for iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) only: Updates the…
February 2 2010, 6:30am | Comments
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27-inch iMac gets another display firmware update, everyone else gets minor iTunes update
Still plagued by the annoying screen flicker on your precious 27-inch iMac, even after the previous update? Try this second attempt by Apple. While you're at it, there's also a minor update for iTunes which makes sure it…
February 2 2010, 2:34am | Comments
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Apple acknowledges continuing 27" iMac screen issues
Filed under: Hardware, iMacUpdate: MacNN reports that a "reliable source" (read: rumor) has told them that Apple has ceased production of Core i5- and i7-based iMacs until they've fixed this issue for good. At the end of last…
February 1 2010, 5:30pm | Comments
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The Faulty iMac Saga, Chapter 3: We Have Your Internal Memo, Apple [Broken]
While Apple released the iPad this week, we scored their internal work order admitting the iMac's yellow screen problem, and one of our readers may have figured out how to fix it.Can You Safely Buy a New iMac…
January 29 2010, 5:00pm | Comments
