It is here at last! Our first Apple Thunderbolt Display (27-inch) we snapped a few photos for your unboxing enjoyment before we sent this along for testing.
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OWC Turnkey Program for 2011 iMacs Announced.
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 | Author: OWC Grant
You know that feeling of accomplishment when you’ve overcome a huge obstacle and you can’t wait to tell the entire world about it? Well, we’ve got it; we’ve overcome the whole “fan/drive sensor” problem found when installing a non-factory drive in the 2011 iMacs. That means we can now officially announce the OWC Turnkey Program for the 2011 iMacs.
We’re also going to one-up the 2010 program by including upgrade options for both the 21.5″ and the 27″ 2011 iMac models.
That drive sensor thing was a big hurdle. Apple uses a custom firmware that sends temperature info in a non-standard fashion. Unfortunately, unless the drive has this special firmware, the fans spin at full speed. We wanted a solution that would be a long-term solution that wasn’t dependent on a software patch or hack. Though those sorts of fixes can be temporarily effective, we didn’t want to rely on them for two reasons:
- they put overhead on the bus which can reduce performance
- a software solution can can fail or be rendered non-functional by a wide variety of actions (software updates, system reinstalls, etc.) which could risk the hard drive and the data contained on it.
So, we went another route and developed a hardware solution that interfaces accurately and properly with what can be viewed as a frustratingly unique temperature data monitoring method by Apple. While our solution adds a little bit to the cost of upgrading the iMac’s hard drives, we feel that cost is more than offset by the advantages it has over software solutions. Article Continues…
Category: New @ OWC, Product Spotlight
OWC Turnkey Upgrade Program For 2010 Apple iMac 27″ Now Offers 3.0TB Hard Drive Option For 50% More Storage Capacity Than Factory Option
Friday, December 3rd, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing announced today its OWC Turnkey Upgrade Installation Program for the Mid 2010 Apple iMac 27″ now offers iMac owners the option to upgrade the hard drive to a 3.0TB model…a 50% storage capacity increase over the 2.0TB factory option. This new storage capacity option joins existing upgrade program choices: adding up to three OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSDs for up to a total of 1.44TB capacity – up to 5.5X higher than the factory SSD option – ; adding the first offered eSATA port option for an iMac, and/or adding up to 16GB RAM with savings up to 81% versus factory options. The turnkey professional installation service program offers multiple configuration options starting at $169 with a 48 business hours or less installation turnaround and includes complete shipping options along with OWC’s renowned warranty coverage.
OWC Makes Upgrading iMac An Easy Four Step Process: Article Continues…
Category: Press Releases
OWC Turnkey Upgrade Program For 2010 Apple iMac 27″ Now Offers Ability To Add Up To Three Solid State Drives Or Additional Combinations Of HD, SSD, & eSATA
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Now the self-contained iMac can truly have it all and provide unrivaled capability without comparison in the ‘all in one’ desktop computer space.
Other World Computing announced today its OWC Turnkey Upgrade Installation Program for the Mid 2010 Apple iMac 27″ now offers the ability to have OWC professionally install up to three award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro Solid State Drives for up to a total of 1.44TB SSD highest performance capacity while retaining use of the internal optical drive, adding a larger capacity 2TB hard drive, and/or adding the first offered eSATA port option for an iMac.
The turnkey professional installation service program offers multiple configuration options starting at $169 with a 48 business hours or less installation turnaround and includes complete shipping options along with OWC’s renowned warranty coverage. Article Continues…
Category: Press Releases
“Sneak Peek” Video Reveals How 2010 iMac 27″ Owners Can Overcome Upgrade Complexity With OWC’s Turnkey Upgrade Program
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 | Author: OWC NewsFeed
Other World Computing announced today it has released a “sneak peek” video of its Turnkey Upgrade Installation Program for the Mid 2010 Apple iMac 27″ which shows end users how they can increase performance while overcoming the iMac’s notoriously high difficult upgrade level. The video highlights the intricate skills OWC’s professional installers employ to add the first eSATA port option offered for an Apple iMac computer, up to three award-winning OWC Mercury Extreme Pro Solid State Drives up to 480GB each, a larger capacity hard drive up to 2TB, and/or OWC Memory Upgrades up to 16GB. The new professional installation service program offers multiple configuration options starting at $169 with a 48 business hours or less installation turnaround and includes complete shipping options along with OWC’s renowned warranty coverage. Article Continues…
Category: Press Releases
Some New 27″ iMacs missing key features, such as power.
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 | Author: OWC Chris S.
Many people who ordered one of the new 27″ iMacs (including many with the fancy-schmancy i5 or i7 processors) are turning on their brand new machines, only to find… that they don’t turn on!
Apparently, a number of the i7 iMacs (including one purchased by Engadget) are just flat out not booting. Apple’s support forums have quite a few complaints about 27″ iMacs either arriving DOA, having intermittent video problems, or having odd software glitches. This is, of course, in addition to the large number of people receiving their new 27″ iMacs with the lower left corner of the glass broken.
When we benchmarked the new iMacs, we didn’t have any of these problems, but judging by the number of reports on these, it’s a good chance that we were just lucky.
This brings to mind an old rule of thumb about hardware from Apple – you may want to wait until the second or third revision to make sure all the kinks are worked out. While it’s fun to have the latest and greatest, sometimes it’s easier (not to mention less expensive) to just upgrade the memory and hard drive in your current machine, rather than buy a whole new one.
Free iMac inner view desktop background from OWC
Friday, November 20th, 2009 | Author: OWC Michael
For those of you who want to let your inner geek show, have we got the desktop background for you!
While we’ve been exploring potential ways to upgrade the hard drive in the new iMacs, our own OWC Jamie took these photos of the new machines with their screens removed to expose the electronic goodness found inside. They make quite unique desktop pictures.
Or, you could use this as a static screensaver to discourage others from using your precious computer making them think your machine is down for maintenance.
The desktops are custom sized to the resolutions of the respective monitors:
21.5″ iMac : 1920 x 1080
27″ iMac : 2560 x 1440
To download, right-click on the links above and Choose “Save Linked File”
To install your desktop background, go to System Preferences (on the Apple menu) and choose Desktop & Screen Saver (in Personal): Desktop (control-clicking the desktop and choosing Change Desktop Background… from the pop-up menu will also get you there), then click Folder… (in the left panel) and select the folder in which you saved the picture. If the folder is not in the list, click the “+” in the lower left and navigate to the correct folder to add it. Click the picture in the right panel to display it as your desktop background.
