"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 11/29/2013 9:00 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
Decided to brave the crowds today and visit a nearby Apple store to check
out the iMac that I was thinking of getting for Mrs.E.

This was my first time in an Apple store and despite the number of people
there, I was really impressed with how efficiently it was run.

As I entered and saw the place packed with people (day after Thanksgiving
shoppers), I almost left figuring it would be impossible to get a
salesperson to ask questions of. But then I realized there were at
least 30 of them walking around with iPads and iPhones ready to help
anyone who needed help. Not pushy either. They wait until you *want* some help.

Long story short, after discussing how and for what my wife uses a
computer, the salesperson told me the entry level, 21.5" iMac would be
more than she needs. The salesman told me that for watching Netflix
movies, etc, there really would not be any difference between the base
model and the bigger 27" model that has more Ram, a faster CPU and the
upgraded video card, but in the end it all comes down to screen size.
Mrs.E. wanted a "BIG" screen.

So, I went for the 27".

Took it home and decided to give it to her now rather than wait until
Christmas. She wasn't home, so I set it up to surprise her. Took me 10
minutes just to find the on/off button. She's on her own now.

The store also gave me a $150 gift certificate to apply towards any
training or accessories she may want.

Have to admit, it is impressive. I just don't have a clue how to use it.
We will have our lawyer friend who is also a major MacNut over to help
her get it all setup.

Best advice I can give you is to look at the system settings and set up the
mouse. Comes as a left click only. You can set it up as rt and left click
and finger scroll on the top. Son in law showed me that when I complained
about left click only.


You can get it with either a mouse or what they call a "touch pad". It's
not like the little pads I am use to on PCs that drive me crazy. It's
bigger and sorta feels like using a mouse except there is no mouse. For
example, it has a distinctive physical click when you select something
instead of just a "tap" on a PC pad or having extra buttons. I tried it
at the Apple store and I thought it was pretty cool, so I got it instead
of the mouse. The Apple dude said if Mrs.E. didn't like it, she could
return it and swap it for a mouse. Right now she is still playing with
it, so we'll see what she wants to do. This is one of the reasons I
bought the computer at an Apple store instead of Best Buy or something.
I've heard that the Apple stores are much more accommodating in terms of
making sure you like what you bought. She has 14 days to return it and swap it.

Friend of my daughter from high school is an Apple Engineer. I picked mine
up at the Apple store, but bought it though the friend as is a 20%
discount. New Fusion drive.