so the imac now has an 8800 gs eh?

Sorry to bring up a few weeks old thread but since I'm interested in buying the iMac with the 8800gs, I found this news about the card:

"The GT and GS cards sit in the middle of NVIDIA's 8-series range, and feature slightly different clock speeds (600MHz on the GT, 550MHz on the GS.)

However, both of the cards used by Apple possess 512MB of RAM, which has raised a few eyebrows because NVIDIA's 8800 GS card is only supposed to have 384MB of RAM (you can see the full spec list at ).

It actually transpires that the 8800 GS in the iMac isn't actually an 8800 GS at all, but the same 8800 GT card from the Mac Pro that has been clocked down to match the 8800 GS speed. This is great news because it means the Memory Interface is 256-bit, rather than 192-bit; plus you get the extra memory itself. On the whole it should sit somewhere between the 8800 GT and a regular 8800 GS. We assume that the card had to be restricted because it would overheat in the small form-factor of the iMac. The 8800 card itself is fairly large (hence it's absence from the 20-inch iMac models) and runs at considerable temperature.

It may even be possible to overclock the card in the iMac to match the full speed of the Mac Pro card, although we wouldn't recommend it because the excessive heat would almost certainly cause your iMac to crash. "

source: http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=2599

sorry if this has already been discussed.

 

i've recently had the chance to sit down and play with the iMac a bit. its got such a nice screen. Any laptop have a screen this nice!? :O

 

no other LCD computer on the world is as nice in my opinion, it is an actual Glass Panel screen, I really like glossy screens so much more than matte displays, the new iMacs make the Apple Cinema Display look silly by comparison in my opinion.

 

Depends on what size. The 24" is brilliant. The 20" is pure crap.

 

The 24-inch screen is absolutely gorgeous. The glass panel really makes it look more sleek, but if you're in bright areas it can also be a little annoying.

 

What's the difference between the 24" and 20" that makes it so different?

 

I don't know, to be honest, but for sure the 24-inch iMac has the much better screen.

 

The 24" uses a H-IPS, probably the best types of LCD panel. The 20" uses a TN-panel (the worst kind). And not a good one, at that.

Basicly, apple cheaped out on the 20" aluminium imac

 

Oh, does the 24-inch use IPS? I didn't know that!

 

Yup. The old (white) intel 20" was a PVA screen I think. Or S-IPS. Either way, the old 20" has a much better screen.