When I bought my iMac mailorder, it was sent to me via Fed Ex. It was in the original box, with the picture of the iMac on the outside. I have also ordered a scanner and printer an…

I could never recommend using FedEX. Three times recently, the local service sent out drivers who didn't even bother knocking on the door...one time I discovered the driver hopping…

Oh, and one more frightening thing. Someone sent me a cashier's check once through FedEX that I was going to use for a down payment on a car. The driver never knocked, assumed that…

Please bear in mind that the electricity supply is different in the UK. 240v as opposed to 120v. However, you can buy US to UK converters from Maplin for about �17. Although i cann…

FYI, I had to send my very first iMac back to Apple and they used FEDEX as the return shipper. Also when my replacement iMac arrived they sent it FEDEX. You might want to read s…

Thanks to everyone for the replies. Apparantly FEDEX isn't as good as one could hope. Well, I won't have a problem with power since in my home country they use the same power ratin…

To anyone wondering about shipping their iMac: Fed Ex and DHL are both extremely high in price for international orders. I just got off the phone with them after being quoted the l…

$90 one way? That seems a bit pricey to me... if I were you I'd take it to the airport and try to get it on for free. Just check it in with regular luggage (or tell them that it's …

The hub should indicate two colors, amber for used ports and red for open ports. Most of the time the red lights fail causing the computer to bypass the usb attachments. Only aft…

I am running an iMac333 with 8.6 OS. I had an initial problem with the Lacie Hard Disk as it was formatted for PC based system . . . and no silverlining software. (Silverlining 6.…

This is in regard to formating the USB Hard Drive on an iMac. I have a Rev D iMac and a 10Gig LaCie USB HD. I have tried all of the suggestions about how to format the drive and …

Has anyone had any experience running a PC emulator in an iMac333? Any recommendations? I have some PC software that is only available in that environment. ------------------ Tom…

I have Virtual PC running on my Rev. B (233 MHz) and it's okay. The speed is acceptable considering the fact that it's emulating a PC.

I have Virtual PC on my iMac333, and it works great. It's scary, actually, to be able to push "Command-M" and have a Windows desktop filling my screen! (You can also have that desk…

Oh! I forgot to mention one important thing: VPC takes up a LOT of RAM. You'll need more than 32MB - go up to 64 (or more, you'll be glad you did in six months) if you haven't alre…

Somewhat stupidly, I bought Phantom Menace and tried to run it with Virtual PC on iMac 333. On running it, big time error came up saying it could not initialize graphics hardware. …

Can one play DVD disks on any iMac? Does anyone know where there is any 'official' info on this topic? ------------------

Sorry, Paradise no DVD for iMac. To use DVD-ROMS a special DVD drive is needed and to play DVD Movies and a special Decorder Card is needed because the algorithm that DVD Movies u…

Not true the imac is expected to possibly gain DVD capabilities in the near future the so called mystery slot is rumored to house a dvd processor this info was obtained from imacwo…

What is the low-down about iMac's ability to import video, edit it, and then send it back out to VHS video tape? I have an iMac v.-D. I have alot of video I want to edit and then…

Wow, it's like you're reading my mind. I've contemplated all those thoughts you posted, but so far haven't been able to find the answers either. Please let me know if you find an…

I did a lot of investigating and even talked to an Apple Tech. Here is the solution: Video-In: - Buy a USB video input device. The best on the market in Avid for the iMac. It i…

Cool. Thanks for the update. What do you think the chances of getting a decent quality video onto a CD-R via Avid Cinema and a USB CD-RW like the Que!? Would the transfer rate b…

I have a Rev. B iMac bought last December. Occasionally the computer does not receive the input from the keyboard when typing or using the mouse. The machine is not locked up, the…

8.6 solved this problem for me. I believe it is a problem with the USB driver. 8.6 will probably not be available until next week, so in the mean time you can fix the problem by re…