Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/05/imac_refunds/
Apple offers hush money for dodgy iMacs
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Posted in Hardware, 5th February 2010 09:25 GMT
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Apple is offering cash payments to customers still having grief with their 27-inch iMacs, which have been plagued with various screen problems.
In the UK there are no 27-inch LCDs screens available to fix the iMacs so instead Apple is offering full refunds plus 15 per cent, Gizmodo reports. [1]
Some of the machines have suffered from flickering screens, now fixable with a firmware update. But others have developed a strange yellow tint on the screens.
Despite the saga of problems Apple claims the current shortages are not due to stopped production but the overwhelming popularity of the machines. [2]
A UK reseller told the site there was a backlog of 230 orders for the unavailable screens with no date for expected delivery.
This is the latest in a long line of glitches for the top desktop model - early versions refused to boot up and suffered from cracked cases.
The machine is still listed as available on Apple's UK online store - but with a shipping date of three weeks. ®