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Oefootball70 · Oefootball70 #1 (**permalink**)

04-29-2011, 06:18 PM

I am pretty sure that in the next two weeks I am going to be purchasing an Imac and I have a couple questions before I pull the trigger.

So my macbooks speakers suck, are the imacs speakers better?

and is there a huge difference between the i3 and core duo processors?

Oefootball70 · Oefootball70 #2 (**permalink**)

04-29-2011, 08:41 PM

Want to apologize for my language earlier, sorry about that everyone.

Migraine · Migraine #3 (**permalink**)

04-29-2011, 10:02 PM

I think you would be better served to purchase some after market speakers or head phones. This applies to any PC or Mac you buy.

As far as, i3 vs Core Duo checkout MacWorld.com for there benchmarks. From what I recall only a slight advantage on the newer i3 cpu.

Mini_mi · Mini_mi #4 (**permalink**)

04-29-2011, 10:15 PM

The I3 will be noticably faster.
The speakers on the imacs are ok, but like was mentioned by someone else, you will want to buy some external speakers for music.

Stretch · Stretch #5 (**permalink**)

04-29-2011, 11:15 PM

The iMac's speakers are hands down better than the MacBook's speakers. I just switched from an iMac to a MacBook Pro and was very disappointed in the speakers in the MBP.

rabbitjetta · rabbitjetta #6 (**permalink**)

04-30-2011, 12:07 AM

I really like the imacs speakers they are much better then all of the iBooks, Macbooks, and macbook pros that i have used. I really like the i3 is it noticably faster then the intel core 2 duo that is in my mbp.

Oefootball70 · Oefootball70 #7 (**permalink**)

04-30-2011, 01:40 PM

Okay thank you all for the responses, appreciate it. I will make sure to post feedback once I sell my macbook and get the iMac.

chscag · chscag #8 (**permalink**)

04-30-2011, 05:42 PM

The iMac line is due for a refresh real soon. Possibly in May, so it will be to your advantage to wait awhile before purchasing.

AppleRecords · AppleRecords #9 (**permalink**)

05-01-2011, 05:19 AM

Just traded my 2009 Macbook for a 2008 20.5 iMac. Right off the bat the speakers were so much louder and the screen was so much clearer. I have a 2011 MBP and your right Stretch, speakers are the worst out of the three Macs I've owned/traded over the last day. But craigslist worked for me, have the setup I wanted now. Good luck.

pedropete · pedropete #10 (**permalink**)

05-01-2011, 07:20 AM

I have 3 iMacs - new 21.5 with I3 / 2 yr. old iMac 24" and a 12 month old iMac 27 - as well as a 2 yr. old Mac Book Pro.
In my old Windows pc days-you obviously ALWAYS needed external speakers to play music and sounds etc
But - in the New and Wondrous World of Macs - you don't!
I use all of them for playing my vast Music libraries - and find them very good-the 24 is prob. the poorest, and the 27 better at handling bass etc while the newest 21.5 is prob. the Best for Music reproduction..
The Mac Book Pro is adequate considering it emanates from a small case !
Yes-the I3 on my new ImAC 21.5-IS FASSSST !
Am thinking of getting the similar new version of the iMac 27

thurstmw · thurstmw #11 (**permalink**)

05-01-2011, 12:41 PM

Literally like in the next people at expecting a new iMac so I would wait a bit to buy.

Oefootball70 · Oefootball70 #12 (**permalink**)

05-03-2011, 09:37 PM

So glad that I waited until today to get the new iMac. So freaking sick....

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Member Since: Oct 29, 2010 Posts: 44	04-29-2011, 06:18 PM I am pretty sure that in the next two weeks I am going to be purchasing an Imac and I have a couple questions before I pull the trigger. So my macbooks speakers suck, are the imacs speakers better? and is there a huge difference between the i3 and core duo processors? 16 GB iPhone 4GS w/Sprint unlimited data 16 GB iPod Nano Primary use is a watch 21.5 inch iMac ( I love my 32GB of RAM ) & 15 inch Macbook PRO 32 GB iPad Mini Needs to be Jailbroken Last edited by bobtomay; 04-29-2011 at 07:32 PM. Reason: language
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Member Since: Oct 29, 2010 Posts: 44	04-29-2011, 08:41 PM Want to apologize for my language earlier, sorry about that everyone. 16 GB iPhone 4GS w/Sprint unlimited data 16 GB iPod Nano Primary use is a watch 21.5 inch iMac ( I love my 32GB of RAM ) & 15 inch Macbook PRO 32 GB iPad Mini Needs to be Jailbroken
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Member Since: Jan 13, 2007 Location: Central New York Posts: 4,614 Mac Specs: 15in i7 MacBook Pro, 8GB RAM, 60GB SSD, 500GB HD	04-29-2011, 11:15 PM The iMac's speakers are hands down better than the MacBook's speakers. I just switched from an iMac to a MacBook Pro and was very disappointed in the speakers in the MBP. Blog and Photo Gallery: http://philolin.me/ Currently running OS X 10.8.2
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Member Since: Oct 29, 2010 Posts: 44	04-30-2011, 01:40 PM Okay thank you all for the responses, appreciate it. I will make sure to post feedback once I sell my macbook and get the iMac. 16 GB iPhone 4GS w/Sprint unlimited data 16 GB iPod Nano Primary use is a watch 21.5 inch iMac ( I love my 32GB of RAM ) & 15 inch Macbook PRO 32 GB iPad Mini Needs to be Jailbroken
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Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,998 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	04-30-2011, 05:42 PM The iMac line is due for a refresh real soon. Possibly in May, so it will be to your advantage to wait awhile before purchasing. Community Guidelines
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Mini_mi #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 224 Mac Specs: 2011 MacBook Air, i5 27" IMac, 2010 21.5" IMac, 2010 Mini, 2011 13" MBP, IPhone 4, Airport Extreme	04-29-2011, 10:15 PM The I3 will be noticably faster. The speakers on the imacs are ok, but like was mentioned by someone else, you will want to buy some external speakers for music.
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rabbitjetta #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 08, 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 879 Mac Specs: 13" Retina Pro, iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPod touch 3-5, iMac 27	04-30-2011, 12:07 AM I really like the imacs speakers they are much better then all of the iBooks, Macbooks, and macbook pros that i have used. I really like the i3 is it noticably faster then the intel core 2 duo that is in my mbp.
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AppleRecords #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 33 Mac Specs: 2011 Macbook Pro 15 2.0GHz quad core i7 2009 21.5 iMac iPhone 4S White 16g (AT&T)	05-01-2011, 05:19 AM Just traded my 2009 Macbook for a 2008 20.5 iMac. Right off the bat the speakers were so much louder and the screen was so much clearer. I have a 2011 MBP and your right Stretch, speakers are the worst out of the three Macs I've owned/traded over the last day. But craigslist worked for me, have the setup I wanted now. Good luck.
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pedropete #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 11, 2010 Location: Moved to Spain in 2000 after enforced early retirement and a bad divorce Posts: 154 Mac Specs: iMac24,iMac27,iMac21.5-i3,iPhone4-32gb,iTouch3.32gb,iPad1,Apple TV,iPodClassic160gbx2	05-01-2011, 07:20 AM I have 3 iMacs - new 21.5 with I3 / 2 yr. old iMac 24" and a 12 month old iMac 27 - as well as a 2 yr. old Mac Book Pro. In my old Windows pc days-you obviously ALWAYS needed external speakers to play music and sounds etc But - in the New and Wondrous World of Macs - you don't! I use all of them for playing my vast Music libraries - and find them very good-the 24 is prob. the poorest, and the 27 better at handling bass etc while the newest 21.5 is prob. the Best for Music reproduction.. The Mac Book Pro is adequate considering it emanates from a small case ! Yes-the I3 on my new ImAC 21.5-IS FASSSST ! Am thinking of getting the similar new version of the iMac 27
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thurstmw #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 29, 2010 Location: BoCo Posts: 295 Mac Specs: 13inch 2.3 i5 MBP 64gb SSD 320gb HD 8gb 1333	05-01-2011, 12:41 PM Literally like in the next people at expecting a new iMac so I would wait a bit to buy.
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Oefootball70 #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 29, 2010 Posts: 44	05-03-2011, 09:37 PM So glad that I waited until today to get the new iMac. So freaking sick.... 16 GB iPhone 4GS w/Sprint unlimited data 16 GB iPod Nano Primary use is a watch 21.5 inch iMac ( I love my 32GB of RAM ) & 15 inch Macbook PRO 32 GB iPad Mini Needs to be Jailbroken
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