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It IS a core 2 duo, not just a core duo as I thought. So, I am even more pleased with my $750 purchase!! And even though I got a 17" I am still thrilled because it is a bigger screen than my eMac anyway (16").
Aside from that, I just didn't think each extra inch was worth 100 bucks, which is essentially what it would have been to get a 20".
I am in Mac heaven tonight!!
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Congrats! I just set a 17" refurb iMac for a family member as well.
If you bought the 1.83 699.00 Apple store refurb, here is a bit of info you might find useful.
Even though it is a core 2 duo, the max ram is NOT 3 gigs as listed on most sites. The non-superdrive/non-bluetooth model is an EDU model, with specs that will NOT allow it to boot with 3 gigs.
Through trial and error, I was able to get it to boot with 2.5 gigs. (one 2 gig stick, one 512 stick)
Ram takes about 2 minutes to add.
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Leader!
And just for reference: 17" to 20" is an extra 3". 20-17 doesn't equal 1.
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[quote tahoedrew]Leader!
And just for reference: 17" to 20" is an extra 3". 20-17 doesn't equal 1.
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all that snow coming your way scaring you?
it was $300 more the 20" = $100 X 3" =)
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Yeah, I said $100 PER inch...
This one has 2 gigs of ram now. That's 4 times what my eMac had at 512, so I'm really pleased and will be thrilled to have that much! It has 160gb hard drive too, which is plenty bigger than I had before.
Now to move all my iTunes and iPhoto stuff over, and load the Office software...
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You're going to love it! Leader!
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[quote jdc]
all that snow coming your way scaring you?
Are you kidding me?! Bring it on. The Subaru will get me up the hill just fine, which is where I'll be all weekend!
Sugar Bowl - Here I come!
Oh, and sorry ssledoux, you did say, and I quote: "I just didn't think each extra inch was worth 100 bucks..." which reads as one extra inch for 100 bucks.
I'm sure you'll LOVE it!
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