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10-22-2007 1:23 PM

GuyHui
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Hello,

Time has come to me to switch for the Mac world.

After 14 years with a PC, I came to my mind and made a purchase yersterday from the Apple Store :

IMAC 24' /SD
- 2.4GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO
- 2GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
- 320GB Serial ATA Drive
- SuperDrive 8X(DVD+R DL/DVD+RW)
- Apple wireless Mighty Mouse
- Apple wireless Keyboard & MAC OS X-FRA
COUNTRY KIT-FRA

I am just waiting for the upcoming Leopard OS X coming the 26th of this month. For less than 10 euros (update).
It should be at my doorstep before the end of this week (it was shipped today...).

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-22-2007 2:19 PM In reply to

PhilLondon
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Congratulation!

beautiful product. You'll enjoy it almost as much as you enjoy your B&O.

Mac, iPad & iPhone Apps: Beoworld, LinkPlayer, LinkRemote, Story Mouse, The Emperor's New Clothes

10-22-2007 2:52 PM In reply to

Emmanuel92
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Congratulations Guy !!! Smile

It's a wonderful product, and I hope I will have one soon...

Quoi de mieux qu'un BeoLab 2 ? 2 BeoLab 2 !

10-23-2007 10:20 AM In reply to

Tom
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Congratulations, Guy!

I made the same choice as you (but in 20") a month ago and I haven't regretted it for a single moment since.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach

10-23-2007 1:58 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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Thanks for your reply all.

Great that you enjoy your new iMac.
Mine will just compliment my current B&O A/V installation.

BTW, no condensation on the bottom right side of your iMac's glass panel ?

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-23-2007 5:05 PM In reply to

Tom
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GuyHui :
BTW, no condensation on the bottom right side of your iMac's glass panel ?

not yet...

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach

10-23-2007 5:54 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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Fine. I think it won't come for you Wink

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-23-2007 6:14 PM In reply to

Sal
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GuyHui, Welcome to the club... of Mac ownership, that is. My father got me into Apple, as he was a fine artist who had to "relearn" his "old world" ways to compete in a new environment. He started with the old Apple beige boxes, believe me, you'll quickly come to love your iMac.

-Sal

Love B&O, but no longer addicted.

10-26-2007 6:03 PM In reply to

Alex
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On my wish list! My MacBook Pro is great, but I'm finding it's an absolute pain to try and use it as a desktop machine and on the go. Not enough drive space for my iTunes music, but awkward to use with external HDDs (can't bring them with me).

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10-26-2007 7:32 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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Finally, I got it today. Drinks

I will unpack this package tomorrow :

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/1791120754_89b9714276.jpg?v=0

BTW, on my wish list for the MacBook Pro Stick out tongue

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-28-2007 7:20 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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It's there .. on my desk....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/1791126890_4c855250f8.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2287/1790288121_e2aee56ed4.jpg?v=0

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-28-2007 7:29 PM In reply to

9 LEE
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Beautiful !! On my wish list too - but i'll need to save for a while longer..

It takes about an hour to get used to Mac, and then you'll feel like you've used one all your life. You'll also notice that everything just works - no nonsense, no messing. Oh, and say goodbye to crashes, freezes and viruses.

Lee

BeoWorld - Everything Bang & Olufsen

10-29-2007 3:22 AM In reply to

GuyHui
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Hi Lee, Thanks for comments.

I agree, with Mac, no hassle, no pain, no virus. It's just easy going even for a newbie to get use to it.

It's a real pleasure as it compliments any B&O installation.

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-29-2007 3:44 AM In reply to

soundproof
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Complements both in function and aesthetics!

I had fun last night creating a line-up for some visiting friends:

A Beosystem 6500, the MCP6500, Beolink 5000, BV8, iMac 24", my daughter's Macbook (Black casing), my iPod Touch. And adding the Edge Dinovo keyboard from Logitech, which looks as if it was designed to fit with the above.
All appear to be in the same family -- and you really can't get it into your head that there are nearly 20 years separating the Beosystem from the BeoVision/iMac.

If only my Mac mini came in black ...

10-29-2007 3:40 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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soundproof:
Complements both in function and aesthetics!
I had fun last night creating a line-up for some visiting friends:
A Beosystem 6500, the MCP6500, Beolink 5000, BV8, iMac 24", my daughter's Macbook (Black casing), my iPod Touch. And adding the Edge Dinovo keyboard from Logitech, which looks as if it was designed to fit with the above.
All appear to be in the same family -- and you really can't get it into your head that there are nearly 20 years separating the Beosystem from the BeoVision/iMac.
If only my Mac mini came in black ...

Hi,

Do you have a picture ?

I thought the same as you regarding the new Di Novo set.

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-29-2007 4:49 PM In reply to

Jandyt
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Great pictures Guy.
Your Mac looks like it belongs on the lovely glass table.
I see your Swiss cheese plant has flowered, how did you make it do that? We had one for about ten years and it grew taller than me but never flowered!

Andy T.

Poor me, never win owt!

10-29-2007 5:08 PM In reply to

Tom
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Andy, what did you feed it with? I hope not with swiss cheese! Laughing

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach

10-29-2007 5:15 PM In reply to

Jandyt
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A tin of Guiness every week Indifferent

Poor me, never win owt!

10-29-2007 5:27 PM In reply to

Tom
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jandyt:
A tin of Guiness every week

No wonder it did not flower. Who can survive with one tin a week?

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach

10-29-2007 5:58 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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Hi Jandyt & Tom,

In fact they are false flowers that look like the real thing.

They are made by the world reputated designer Emilio Robba.

Please have a look : http://www.emiliorobba.com/emilio_robba_corporate_en.html

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-29-2007 6:09 PM In reply to

soundproof
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GuyHui :
Hi,
Do you have a picture ?
I thought the same as you regarding the nex Di Novo set.
Cheers,
Guy

I'll take one tomorrow, in daylight. Which units do you want to see?

10-29-2007 7:07 PM In reply to

GuyHui
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Hi,

I wish to see your complete line-up if possible :-)

Cheers in advance.

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-29-2007 7:29 PM In reply to

Peter
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Just upgraded to Leopard! Impressed so far - and no problems installing!

10-30-2007 3:35 AM In reply to

GuyHui
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Hi Peter,

VERY good news. i am dyin' to have Leopard installed in my iMac.

It should come at the end of this week.

I have seen some demo on the Apple's website, it really looks impressive with lot's of new features.

GREAT.

Cheers,

Guy

--= "Everything gets done with Patience" =-- --= "Less is More" - Mies Van der Rohe"

--= BV10 46", BL8K, BL4K, BL2, BS Ouverture, BC6000 (Mk3), BT1100, Beo4 , A8 and ...the Atomic Floyd "Airjax+Mic" earphones =--

10-30-2007 3:53 AM In reply to

soundproof
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GuyHui :
Hi,
I wish to see your complete line-up if possible :-)
Cheers in advance.
Guy

Big Smile
I had help carrying when my friends were here!
Will put them together to show the design coherence, though. Remotes in one shot; iMac, BV8 and a Beomaster in another.
Should be able to post them this evening.

The Edge Dinovo keyboard is perfect with its integrated mousepad. It also has media controls. You just have to swallow hard and accept that the Apple-Command key equivalent carries a Windoze logo, and is where the alt-key is on a Mac keyboard.

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