Apple Fesses up to Freezing iMacs
Fri Oct 5, 2007 10:48AM EDT
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Yet another black eye for Apple—this time, concerning its new, much-heralded iMac line. According to MacRumors, Jobs & Co. have admitted that a bug is causing iMacs to freeze up; a fix is coming "later this month," an Apple spokesperson said.
Apple has told Macworld that a fix for the iMac freezes is on tap: "We are tracking down the root cause of this bug, and will issue a software update as soon as we can," the spokesperson said. "We apologize for the inconvenience." Let's hope the patch comes sooner rather than later.
Any iMac users out there having trouble with their systems?
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Apple Acknowledges iMac Freezing Issue, Fix In Works [MacRumors]
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2 Posted by dakotakg@sbcglobal.net on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:34PM EDT Report Abuse
i bought a black macbook a long time ago, in january it crashed hardcore. but they just gave me a new one. then my cousin bought a nice white one, one week later, it crashed hardcore, constantly lockin up for no reason , then just quit. they gave her a new one no problems though. apple is good about fixing your problem or just giving you a new one i will say.
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3 Posted by odatrobert on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:43PM EDT Report Abuse
I have been using the new iMac 24" since last Christmas and no crashes, but iPhoto "quits" on a regular basis, but it does not lose any work. Was using iWork 06, but now have 08 and "quits" have happened only twice in about a month. I like many of the new features, but iPhoto and iMovie needs several bugs fixed, as they do not always work like they should. Numbers has a steep learning curve (I think) and is not as user friendly as Apple would like you to believe. Would be nice if the tutorials would load completly and then play. Question... What is this "unbu" ? I have an old Mac 6500 and would like to get rid of it, but not until all of the personal things are deleted. I have all of the original install disks. Any advise will be appreciated.
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4 Posted by redconvt2004 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:33PM EDT Report Abuse
YEs i have a new imac it has locked up 2 times and using itunes.
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5 Posted by cfountain72 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:21PM EDT Report Abuse
I upgraded from a 700 mhz G4 to one of the new 20" iMacs. I expected to see a substantial speed boost and it is usually capable of running more programs at the same time. Still, the beach ball seems to pop up more than I would expect for a machine that should be so much better than the G4. I have also had a couple of instances where it just freezes, as described.
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6 Posted by odatrobert on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:43PM EDT Report Abuse
What is this "ubntu" ? I asked question several days ago, but still no answer. Anyone know what this software does and where can one get more information and possible downloads? Thanks.
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7 Posted by katseyevi on Thu Sep 3, 2009 4:47PM EDT Report Abuse
I love my mac. I use a pc at work and a mac at home. The way this article is written, it seems as if the author was just waiting for years for apple to have a blemish. At least they have identified the problem and are in the process of fixing it. My boss is still trying to figure out what's up with XP and now there's Vista which is screwing up the universe. So... one little patch on an imac, or six months of guesswork and security issues on a pc, only to have an upgrade available by the time you figure it all out. Apple service has always been impeccable and I would not trade my system for the world of pc problems.
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8 Posted by alorcriminal@rogers.com on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:51PM EDT Report Abuse
I was about to purchase a macpro notebook but will wait until these bugs have been fixed. Particularly the overheating of the mag. cord.
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9 Posted by cdpbrewer on Thu Sep 3, 2009 3:20PM EDT Report Abuse
At least Apple fesses up about the problem- although maybe a bit reluctantly. I can't say the same about that other corporation.... BTW, for odtrobert, "ubntu" info is at http://unbuinc.net. PS, On this MacBook/Leopard I'm pecking on (my first Apple- just got it 2 days ago), I just selected "ubntu" in odtrobert's post, right clicked it, then selected "Search in Google" from the cool menu and PRESTO, the Safari browser opened Google with results for "ubutu". Ditto for the Consumer Reports link above. This is GREAT! But it gets even better- the same exact thing works in *all* of the Mac apps I've played with. I'm impressed! Makes intelligent surfing much more efficient.
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10 Posted by tigrebengala2 on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:10PM EDT Report Abuse
by "unbu" do you mean "Ubuntu"? it's available by download or free CD at ubuntu.com.
1 Posted by rogueist on Thu Sep 3, 2009 8:49PM EDT Report Abuse
Dont have one of the newer macs yet - I would love to get one of those nice black macbooks though...