My new iMac

[Fazi27]

Hi guys!

Just got my brand new 27" i3 iMac few days ago.

As I don't have Internet connection at my home at the moment, I wanted to download some trial software at work. Can someone tell me what is my operating system (32 or 64 bit), or how to check it, as lot of software is asking for it?

Thanks

 

[lawrenceots]

You'll be on Snow Leopard. If you go to the top left on the screen, and click 'about this mac' that gives you all the info.

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[Slaphead]

iMacs with Snow Leopard currently default to booting the kernel in 32 bit mode. However that does not prevent you from running 64 bit applications, so go ahead and download the 64 bit versions (most apps should be capable of running in either 64 bit or 32 mode). You can force the mac to boot into 64 bit mode by holding the "6" and "4" keys down at startup, but to be honest for stabilities sake you really want the kernel to be booted in 32 bit mode for the time being.

The next version of Mac OS X (Lion) will start to boot the kernel in 64 bit mode as default (if the beta is anything to go by), but only on those machines that have a 64 EFI. As a general rule of thumb this means all Macs introduced in 2008 or later.

HTH

Oh, and by the way, you might want to consider getting an external monitor for photo editing. I have an iMac myself, and quite frankly the shiny glass front of the iMac made photo editing a very hit and miss affair - not to mention it was giving me headaches on long sessions.

 

[ptholt]

Oh, and by the way, you might want to consider getting an external monitor for photo editing. I have an iMac myself, and quite frankly the shiny glass front of the iMac made photo editing a very hit and miss affair - not to mention it was giving me headaches on long sessions.

That seem's a shame and pretty excessive, i like the thin space saving nature so popping on another monitor is not fun
What did the glass do to effect the pictures out of interest? (am assuming it wasnt a colour calibration thing).

 

[Slaphead]

It's basically the reflections from the glass panel that I found difficult to deal with. Even in low light and full screen brightness they were still very visible to me.

Also the LCD panels themselves vary in colour and contrast from top to bottom, because of the change in viewpoint angle. This made photo editing very imprecise for me. I found myself constantly raising and lowering my viewpoint to see if I'd missed anything. The LCDs on the newer iMacs (21.5 and 27 inch) are better but still not what I would consider a suitable screen for PP.

This is just my opinion, as usual your milage may vary.

 

[Fazi27]

Also the LCD panels themselves vary in colour and contrast from top to bottom, because of the change in viewpoint angle. This made photo editing very imprecise for me. I found myself constantly raising and lowering my viewpoint to see if I'd missed anything. The LCDs on the newer iMacs (21.5 and 27 inch) are better but still not what I would consider a suitable screen for PP.

This is just my opinion, as usual your milage may vary.

So, my imac is i3 27"... i do not seem to have that problem, unless it's hard to notice, and i haven't yet.

As far as reflections goes, i think, it's up to the office/room set up and available light sources. I have set up mine, so there are hardly any.

Anyway, i haven't used Mac OS, before, but it looks like there's no going back to Windows for me

 

[Chappers]

I have a 27" iMac, and I don't have a problem with the glossy screen. Like you it's just a case of positioning. As far as Mac OS is concerned, it's fairly intuitive to use. probably take you a couple of minutes to figure it out. If you haven't already get an external hard drive set up for time machine. May never need it but if you do it can be a life saver if you loose the main hard drive.

 

[Creaxel_photo]

I have a 27" iMac too and had it for more than a year never had problem with the screen, I do agree about the reflecting glass but as long as your light sources are positioned well there shouldn't be a problem. I also have a Dell 24" monitor and I should say editing on the iMac is more precise and much better.

Anyway, i haven't used Mac OS, before, but it looks like there's no going back to Windows for me

oh ya before getting my mac I was on windows for 12 years but since the mac OS I can't imagine going back. It's just so satisfying. By the way enjoy your new iMac

 

[neil_g]

on a related slightly amusing note.. one of my colleagues has our video conferencing/skype iMac on his desk at the moment while he does some work on it. thing is its at an angle that means i can see right out into another department and can see in great detail the back of some girls head in the reflection..