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27-inch iMacs having performance issues?
engadget.com - 25 days ago
27-inch iMacs having performance issues?
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It's not at all clear what the root cause of the problem is, but we've noticed a big uptick in people complaining about performance issues on new 27-inch iMacs on Apple's support boards. The most common symptom seems to be incredibly slow Flash video playback, but people are also claiming ...

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27" Macs Having Issues?
I4U News — ... filtering in from the Apple support forums are anything to go by, Apple's latest Mac could have some problems. Engadget states that most of the complaints are due to a bug that causes the new Mac's hard drive to spin down, issues with slow Flash playback, and a possible corrupted build of Snow Leopard. There's been no official word from Apple about this yet, but new users continue to complain. This is far from an epidemic, but enough people have spoken up to make it noteworthy. There's even a video that shows the Flash issue occuring. Again, this could just be due to a few ...

Performance issues with new 27-inch Apple iMac
DV Hardware — Engadget reports quite a number of owners of the new 27-inch iMac systems from Apple are complaining about performance issues. ...

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