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New Visitor
Posts: 5
Registered: ‎07-30-2003

New iMacs 3Mbps

Apple said that their new iMac speed goes up to 3Mbps so with the Comcast speed Bump up to 4 Mbps does that mean when you buy the new iMac you want get the 4Mpbs that Comcast has or will their be a way to exceed the speed of 3 Mbps that apple say that the new iMac has.
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Registered: ‎07-23-2003

Re: New iMacs 3Mbps

I think you may be confusing the actual speed of the computer (measured in gigahertz) with connection speed (measured in Kbps or Mbps). I have an older 1GHz iMac, and I am routinely getting downloads at 3900 Mbps, which is extremely close to the 4 Mbps I am paying for. When the upgrade goes to 6 Mbps for the Gold Tier, I will receive the higher speed.
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Joel
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Registered: ‎12-01-2003

Re: New iMacs 3Mbps

All Macs come with 10/100 ethernet. When Comcast gets speeds over 100Mbps, then you can start to worry.
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Posts: 874
Registered: ‎07-03-2003

Re: New iMacs 3Mbps

> All Macs come with 10/100 ethernet...

That should probably read "at least 10/100". PowerMac G5s and current 15 and 17 in. PowerBooks ship with gigabit ethernet.
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Registered: ‎07-27-2003

Re: New iMacs 3Mbps

Yep....even my 3 yr old G4 Quicksilver tower came std with gigabit ethernet.