At the end of last year, customers who bought 27″ iMacs reported screen flickering. Apple acknowledged the problem and released a firmware update<\/a> intended to fix it back in December. Unfortunately, the problem persists.<\/p>\n According to Ars Technica<\/a>, Apple’s internal support system is aware of the continuing problem and working on a fix. Customers who complain about the issue are to be told that their faulty display can be replaced “…in about three weeks.” Note that the units currently for sale have a 3-week shipping time, so you might want to wait a month before making a purchase Ars suggests, and we agree.<\/p>\n The shipping delays began in December<\/a> when Apple declined to comment on why<\/a>, but discussion threads pointed to the display<\/a>. The delay was pushed ahead even further in January<\/a>, which is how we got to the present 3-week wait.<\/p>\n Here’s hoping this gets fixed soon and all you owners can enjoy your 27″ iMacs in all their non-flickering glory.<\/p>\n TUAW<\/a>Apple acknowledges continuing 27″ iMac screen issues<\/a> originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)<\/a> on Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/c9f97_imacnotshippingquickly.png\")
Update<\/strong><\/em>: MacNN <\/em>reports<\/em><\/a> that a “reliable source” (read: rumor) has told them that Apple has ceased production of Core i5- and i7-based iMacs until they’ve fixed this issue for good.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n