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Any problem with iMac 24 inch?
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I've just brought an iMac 24 inch few days ago. This computer is almost at the top of the range configuration, I have 2.33GHZ core 2 Duo, 1 GB ram, 500GB hard drive, and 256MB video card so on. However, it crashed at least 10 times in one day. I was really amazed with it, as a die hard Mac user, I am also a light user in the respect that I don't use it to do any graphic design, or music or anything really serve the purpose of the Mac. I don't even play games. I really only used the Mac for some of the simple things out there, yet these crash occurred. I really believe I have experienced less the 10 crashed on my old iMac in the past 3 years. By the way, I meant crash as the application just stopped moving and there is no reaction on that application. reliable operating system was something I felt only Mac have and I am willing to pay extra dollar for.
I don't felt Mac have such low quality, could this just be some isolated problem? Should I take my computer back to the service center to get it checked out? From the experience I have with the iBook my girl friend use, apple service can solve any problem. I am just not sure if this is a hard ware or software problem. I am not in the position to call my self an experienced Mac user, but I have used it over the past 3-4 years. I might know bit more on Mac then PC.
Please give some advice.
P.S, windows media player cannot be used on the intel version Macs right?
Cheers
Nathan
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iMac 24 Inch, 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 640 GB Hard drive, 256 MB NVIDIA
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I have no idea how/why apps have beachballed 10 times. but you might have faulty RAM. Yes WMP will work on intel macs
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Is it a certain app every time or just any app? And forget WMP forever, use Flip4Mac. Also check out Perian for other formats.
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Yes, the crash randomly occur on all the application include the very basic OS X application. Even the little game of Big Bang Board Games. Very strange. By the way, what is the app of flip4 Mac, how do you use that?
Cheers
Nathan
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iMac 24 Inch, 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 640 GB Hard drive, 256 MB NVIDIA
iPhone4 32GB Black
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Fip4Mac allows Windows media files to be played in Quicktime and it works great. You can get it here:
Windows Media® Components for QuickTime
This software was purchased by Microsoft several months ago -- it's that good, and it's totally seamless.
Todd
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It also sounds to me like you have some bad RAM or possibly a bad sector on your HD. I would take it in to your local Apple Store if you can. There's definitely something wrong with it.
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