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Re: Finally got my new iMac!

From Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Date 2015-03-29 02:20 -0700
Message-ID <2015032902205721683-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMme.com> (permalink)
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Subject Re: Finally got my new iMac!

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On 2015-03-29 05:01:25 +0000, David Empson said:

> sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> wrote:
>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2015 12:27:59 +1300, David Empson wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> That is wrong for the computer in question.
>> 
>> Perhaps, because the model that I bought was sold only to educational
>> institutions?  Maybe that is why it only sold for $800?
> 
> The only question should be whether iLife even came with the computer. I
> haven't seen an education-only iMac in its original packaging so don't
> know if Apple handles it differently. If it was included, the licence
> terms should be the same.
> 
> The bundled software was unlikely to make a difference to the price. Its
> original price was low partly because of lower pricing on educational
> sales, but mostly due to being lower hardware specifications than the
> contemporary retail model.
> 
> Assuming your education model was introduced before July 2010, then the
> contemporary retail model was the entry level 21.5-inch Late 2009 iMac.
> 
> Both had Core 2 Duo processors, but the education model was slower (2.26
> GHz vs 3.06 GHz) and from one earlier generation (Penryn vs Wolfdale).
> Hard drive was 160 GB vs 500 GB. Possibly older mouse (Mighty vs Magic).
> Maximum memory is 8 GB vs 16 GB (2 slots vs 4). Lower resolution display
> (1680x1050 vs 1920x1080). The education model had a TFT display vs IPS
> for the retail model. Same graphics controller. The education model was
> missing Bluetooth, IR receiver and SD card slot.
> 
> If the 2.26 GHz education model came after July 2010 then it is even
> further behind the 21.5-inch Mid 2010 iMac, which had a Core i3
> processor, more L3 cache, faster system bus, faster memory, and an SDXC
> card slot.
> 
> Incidentally, if you want to know when your iMac was manufactured, for a
> Mac of that age with a 12-character serial number, look at the first
> five characters of its serial number. Skip the first two. The third
> character is the last digit of the year of manufacture, which should be
> a 0 for yours. The next two are the week of manufacture.
> 
> Later 13-character serial numbers are harder to decode but I have the
> details at least for the manufacture date.

OK! that deals with 12 & 13 character seriel numbers for 2010 Macs.
What about 11 character serial numbers?
Here are the specs for my  Mid-2010 21.5 inch.

Model Name:					iMac
Model Identifier:				iMac11,2
Processor Name:			Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:			3.6 GHz
Number of Processors:		1
Total Number of Cores:		2
L2 Cache (per core):		256 KB
L3 Cache:					4 MB
Memory:						16 GB 1333MHz DDR3
Storage:						3 TB Toshiba
Processor Interconnect Speed:  6.4 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:			IM112.0057.B01
SMC Version (system):		1.64f5
Serial Number (system):	QP0330WYDNN
Hardware UUID:		28D25F86-113B-5CD6-A78E-79C027BABE37


-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-27 23:57 +0000
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    Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-28 00:25 +0000
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    Re: Finally got my new iMac! Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-03-28 09:01 -0400
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    Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-28 03:05 +0000
      Re: Finally got my new iMac! Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-03-28 18:12 +1200
        Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-28 20:43 +0000
      Re: Finally got my new iMac! nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2015-03-28 02:04 -0600
        Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-28 20:37 +0000
          Re: Finally got my new iMac! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-03-28 16:51 -0400
            Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-28 21:30 +0000
              Re: Finally got my new iMac! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-29 12:42 +1300
                Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-29 03:29 +0000
          Re: Finally got my new iMac! Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-03-28 21:10 +0000
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                Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-29 04:27 +0000
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  Re: Finally got my new iMac! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-28 22:03 +1300
    Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-28 20:32 +0000
      Re: Finally got my new iMac! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-29 12:27 +1300
        Re: Finally got my new iMac! sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-03-29 02:55 +0000
          Re: Finally got my new iMac! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-29 18:01 +1300
            Re: Finally got my new iMac! Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-03-29 02:20 -0700
              Re: Finally got my new iMac! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-29 23:41 +1300
                Re: Finally got my new iMac! dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-03-29 23:43 +1300
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