New 24" iMac out!

[MovieCutter]

Go to the Apple Store main page and check it out!!!

EDIT: RELEASED!!!

http://www.apple.com/imac/

~!!!!!


24" starts at $1999 with custom options to 2.33 Ghz and nVidia 7600GT Graphics.

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Nice

[zign]

All iMacs go to core 2 duo plus a new 24" iMac. Lower prices as far as I can tell from he UK store.

New minis

[amin]

Holy ****! I thought this was a joke until I saw it for myself!!!

$899 Core 2 Duo 17" iMac for educational customers!!!!!!

http://i.pbase.com/o4/13/473213/1/66403707.S5CVf5A8.imac.jpg

[simontarr]

24" iMacs are out

[shecky]

http://www.apple.com/imac/

[Jimmieboy]

Look! I was looking at prices of macs and one the Australian education webist ethere are ads for the new imacs! The link goes to the old site with the 17" and 20" imac with the core due. Theres a new corde duo 2. I swear I have not photoshopped this.! It's awesome news! I'm so excited!

[Allotriophagy]

Holy crap. That 24" is better than anything I hoped for! Just got to check the UK prices now...

What excellent news!

[ITASOR]

Haha, sweet!

[Queso]

Nice price reduced model without Bluetooth or Superdrive too :)

[shecky]

US store links still to the old machines, but its on the splash page!

[simontarr]

Im so happy! I got an imac just last week so im still within my 14 day no question return period. roll on 24"!!
I was expecting them to released in a week, bby which time i would be out of the return period

[SuperSnake2012]

Check the "UK Store is down" thread on Buying Tips/Advice, there is a big discussion about this ;)

[skippy64]

Just seen it myself Whoooahhh !!

[zign]

Look! I was looking at prices of macs and one the Australian education webist ethere are ads for the new imacs! The link goes to the old site with the 17" and 20" imac with the core due. Theres a new corde duo 2. I swear I have not photoshopped this.! It's awesome news! I'm so excited!


The UK store is working and all iMacs plus the new 24" are now core 2 duo and te prices are reduced.

[MattyMac]

Holy Crap that is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just saw it!!!

[Xenesis]

Ack, they still haven't updated the Aussie Education store properly yet. It's on the splash, but no new macs showing.

That being said, the timing is nice. I DO hope they put the price either down, or the specs have been bumped noticably.

[wordmunger]

doesn't seem to be up in the store section, though. kind of weird.

[dan-o-mac]

When you go to purchase it only has the 17" and the 20" for the old price.:confused:

[pianoman]

very nice... i'm wondering why this wasn't on the front page of MR

maybe my parents will make the move from their PPC Mac mini to a new Intel iMac now :)

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

The 17" and 20" has become much cheaper, too... :)

But with 2 x 512 MB as the lowest RAM configuration (except for the 17" which also can be bought with 2 x 256) I foresee a lot of wasted RAM once people get their cheaper 3rd party RAM... why not an option to get 1 x 512 or even 1 x 1 GB? :(

[amin]

It's coming... I just hope I don;t have to wait until next Tuesday to buy it!

[AndyR]

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore.woa/6064041/wo/cF3ZQ7ndREAl3CZAz33VhXkUsXP/0.PSLID?mco=67D33823&nplm=MA473

Even a wall mount for it now! :D

[TheManOfSilver]

The prices are fantastic. I still want my chinless black model though:p

[sixstorm]

Well this sucks . . . I just bought my iMac back in April! Once I heard that the Core 2's were out, I knew Apple would upgrade ASAP. I just knew it. :(

[Queso]

That new 24 inch one must have an extra RAM slot. It goes up to 3GB max RAM.

[liquidh2o]

looks like the low end mac mini is now also a core duo

[Jimmieboy]

:( I can't see the price in Australian dollars yet. Makes my iMac seem so small.

[MattyMac]

When you go to purchase it only has the 17" and the 20" for the old price.:confused:
Yeah they haven't updated the prices in the education store yet...they have the advertisement, but only options for 17 and 20in.

Man I want one....ahhhhhhhhhhh!

This means that the product to be introduced next week at the media event has to be amazing if they got this out of the way.

[simontarr]

That new 24 inch one must have an extra RAM slot. It goes up to 3GB max RAM.

Yeah I noticed that. Good job too- you can never have enough RAM

[dcv]

OMG! The most exciting thing is that the VESA wall-mounting option is back :) This is why I've kept my G5s so far. And the 24" only weighs 11kg which is about the same as my old 20" one.


I am SO tempted to order one right now!

[MattyMac]

It's coming... I just hope I don;t have to wait until next Tuesday to buy it!
NO ITS HERE!!!

[aswitcher]

Are the stores no functioning properly? Weird.

[PilotWoo]

Nope 1 * 2GB plus 1 * 1GB.

New graphics cards too.

PilotWoo

[FadeToBlack]

Just went to the Apple website to check and see if the QuickTime plugin was working in Firefox Beta 2 and seen that and had to do a double take! Man, this is awesome.

24" iMac, speed-bumped Mac minis, too. 1.66 Core Duo is now only $549! 1.83 for $749!!

[artmonster]

WOW:eek:

just what I have been waiting for!

[zign]

NVIDIA GeForce 7300/7600 GT. Good news?

[nosen]

whoa, that's freakin sweet! :eek:

[Unorthodox]

Come on Arn, get out of bed!!!!!!

[PeeJee]

Cool,

the new 24" has FW800 :D

[FadeToBlack]

Ok, I just went back to the store again and the new Mac minis are gone. They must be updating it or something.

[shecky]

lets hope this is a precursor to a merom update in the macbook pro's later today or tomorrow :)

[mkaake]

The 24" display looks like a quality panel - 178 degrees up/down, left/right, 400cd/m, 700:1 contrast...

Need to see one in person now!

[shecky]

mini's have been updated to core duos.

[AnyKey]

What a nice thing to wake up to. :)

Hi everone! I just registered as a user here at macrumors, but I've been gong to the site constantly for the past year or so (and even more in the past two months due to the Merom in the Macbook Pro predictions). Thank you to all of you people who put in your two cents every day!

:D

[orangezorki]

Very decent price, especially with the 7600GT. Only thing, though - what's up with the only memory config that isn't dual channel being the most expensive?

[amin]

Site's fully functional now with option to buy, ship in 1-2 days.

Edit - My local store doesn't have 'em. I just placed my online order for the $1099 17" model (edu pricing). The $899 model was appealing, but I thought the graphics card, extra 512MB RAM, Bluetooth, Super drive, and processor bump were collectively worth the extra $200. Wonder if they will add the free iPod option later?

[Queso]

Well this sucks . . . I just bought my iMac back in April! Once I heard that the Core 2's were out, I knew Apple would upgrade ASAP. I just knew it. :(
But your iMac is just as good now as it was yesterday and still faster than my iMac G5. What's the problem? :)

[a456]

Cool,

the new 24" has FW800 :D

A pro-sumer I think they call this, very nice, very tasteful

[^squirrel^]

Holly cow 24"!!!!!!!!!! Must have asap!

[Chundles]

FW800 in the 24" iMac, up to 3GB of RAM with 1GB standard on all iMacs with dedicated graphics cards, "Merom" Core 2 Duo up to 2.33GHz, Geforce 7300GT 128MB standard in the 24" model with an option for the 7600GT with 256MB.

Mac mini bumped to 1.66/1.83GHz Core Duo, 160GB hard drive option.

[yankeefan24]

Also the mac mini has been bumped to 1.66/1.83 GHz Core Duo and the ability to get a 160 GB HDD.

[MattyMac]

What a nice thing to wake up to. :)

Hi everone! I just registered as a user here at macrumors, but I've been gong to the site constantly for the past year or so (and even more in the past two months due to the Merom in the Macbook Pro predictions). Thank you to all of you people who put in your two cents every day!

:D
Welcome...and enjoy this wonderful place!

[ZoomZoomZoom]

lets hope this is a precursor to a merom update in the macbook pro's later today or tomorrow :)

I half hope the MBP updates won't be this boring; the C2D iMacs don't seem to be improved apart from Merom. If this holds true for MBPs, I might just have to get a Rev A MBP, discounted...

... or maybe even a 24'' iMac...

[budugu]

Very decent price, especially with the 7600GT. Only thing, though - what's up with the only memory config that isn't dual channel being the most expensive?

7600GT or 7300GT?

[dsnort]

That $999 17" inch model has integrated graphics and no bluetooth.

[orangezorki]

7600GT or 7300GT?

The 7600 is a BTO - for not much, either!

[FF_productions]

So MANY OPTIONS!!

Holy ****!

[ZoomZoomZoom]

7600 GT can be BTO'd for $125 more.

At least there's the option, you know.

[Xenesis]

Come on! I wanna see Aussie Edu Store updates (So I can work out how much poorer I'm going to be...)

I have to say, my timing for needing a new mac is about as perfect as it gets. Not only is it being updated and (according to the US stores) reduced in price, but it's now got an improved Video Card option for the 17' iMac.

[Motley]

That $999 17" inch model has integrated graphics and no bluetooth.

Nor a remote (not a big deal imho) and missing Superdrive

[DavidLeblond]

The 20" can go up to 3GB as well.... and to 2.33GHz too, at least according to the BTO page.

I hope thats not a glitch, thats the model I plan on buying...

[FadeToBlack]

That $999 17" inch model has integrated graphics and no bluetooth.

Still a great deal for only $999.

Man, that 24" is soooo nice!

[rjphoto]

Thye are on the front page of the U.S. www.apple.com.

[dmw007]

New iMacs, YAY!!!!! :D


Now to decide whether to buy an iMac or get a Mac Pro.....decisions, decisions.... :)

[orangezorki]

The next question is - who is going to pay the rediculous $250 for the Processor bump? I mean, what is that - a 5% speed bump, and only for those few tasks that only use the processor?

Having said that, it's the 'best' and I'm mighty tempted...

David

[Dunepilot]

There's something a bit funny about that page - it has grey around the graphics for the different types of mac desktop lines at the top. Or is that just IE rendering it wierdly?

[MattyMac]

Thye are on the front page of the U.S. www.apple.com.
Yeah buddy...I want to know the education price for this 24 in.

And free nano????

Probably Not

[yankeefan24]

Apple is charging $750 to get 3GB of RAM :eek:

BTO page is working if you click on the iMacs down below and not the ad on top.

2.33 GHz processor is $250.

7600 GT is $125.

2GB of RAM is $175.

2-4 day shipping of base 24". 5-7 fully loaded.

1.83 GHz model ships within 24 hours.

17 and 20" ships 1-2.

[Midgetinabikini]

and now...the laptops.

im going to buy MBP at the end of the month and i want C2D.

[TDM21]

Whoah, wait a minute. Its not Tuesday. What a way to shock people Apple: wait a day then release.

Looking at the 24" I like how you have the option to upgrade the video card to a 7600GT. While not the best, it does have decent performance. Looks like Apple brought back the education model iMac for consumers. Its running integrated graphics, cd burner, wireless (no bluetooth) and only 2MB cache.

Also, I wonder if going with a 24" panel will mean the Cinema Displays get upgraded to 24". I know Dell uses the 24" panel as well as several other manufactures. I guess this means Apple is moving to more standard hardware (remember the changed to a different size panel for the 15" MacBook Pro).

[dan-o-mac]

Yeah buddy...I want to know the education price for this 24 in.

And free nano????

Probably Not

$1899 edu pricing on the 24"

[emptyCup]

Nope 1 * 2GB plus 1 * 1GB.

In that case why can't you do 2 * 2GB for a max of 4GB?

[Lollypop]

Cricky batman!!! Now thats a nice revamp!

Dont like the integrated graphics on the low end 17inch model, but the 24 inch model is simple devine! :cool: :eek: Glad to see the FW800 port making a appearance on the imac!

I Does the imac still use laptop memory? And if so, how do they get to 3gigs?

[FadeToBlack]

Whoah, wait a minute. Its not Tuesday. What a way to shock people Apple: wait a day then release.


I know!! It certainly surprised me! I was NOT expecting this at all. I figured that new iMacs would be announced at the Special Event on the 12th.

[sigamy]

man, I really wish they got rid of the chin on the 24"...

I need someone to educate me on the video cards. I rarely play games. Almost never. But I do want to be somewhat future proof as far as Core Image, Core Video and application support, like with Apeture, etc.

Is the X1600 on the 20" a really outdated card these days?

Also, does it make sense to upgrade from the 7300 to 7600 on the 24"?

[asphalt-proof]

This is my almost-dream set up (my dream set up is a 30"iMac, but that's just crazy talk). Now to dust off the ol' credit card and spend the next week sweet-talking my wife. :D

[dmw007]

Also, does it make sense to upgrade from the 7300 to 7600 on the 24"?


I think that it does, check out the benchmarks on Apples website. :)

http://www.apple.com/imac/graphics.html

[Lollypop]

ok.. now that its semi sunk in.. the 24inch is obviously a completely new design, but have the rest of the line not also possibly seen a internal revamp? Sure the C2D wouldnt require it, but is there a chance apple made the new models a bit easier to upgrade, the last ones were apparenly a nightmare!!!

And isnt the lowend 17inch just the "emac" version of the imac?

[Xenesis]

There's two 17' models now. One's the standard iMac iMac, while they've let out the eMac iMac for general public buying. Better deal than a Mini, really.

[simontarr]

Hmmm...its not actually THAT much faster looking at the specs on apples site (http://www.apple.com/imac/intelcore2duo.html)

[dmw007]

Hmmm...its not actually THAT much faster looking at the specs on apples site (http://www.apple.com/imac/intelcore2duo.html)


No it is not THAT much faster- the big increase in speed was when the iMac went from the PowerPC G5 -> Core Duo. But still, up to 1.5X faster is a nice speed increase in my opinion. :)

[Queso]

That $999 17" inch model has integrated graphics and no bluetooth.
That config was previously only available for educational users. It's the eMac replacement in an iMac form factor.

[dan-o-mac]

man, I really wish they got rid of the chin on the 24"...

I wish they got rid of it on all models. What's up with the design team. Could it be that hard?

[ZoomZoomZoom]

Hmmm...its not actually THAT much faster looking at the specs on apples site (http://www.apple.com/imac/intelcore2duo.html)

Actually, the speed improvements are larger than I expected. I figured that the new Rev would be better because of other features such as GPU, but if my applications are going to load 30% faster... woohoo!

[simontarr]

No it is not THAT much faster- the big increase in speed was when the iMac went from the PowerPC G5 -> Core Duo. But still, up to 1.5X faster is a nice speed increase in my opinion. :)

No I agree- not to be sniffed at! I'll be sending back the 20" I got last week to get one of these babys (Costs £60 to do it though :() Maybe I was expecting too much though. I wont be returning it just for the speed increase though. The extra screen space, brightness, FW800 etc is worth it in my eyes. (And I can have 3GB RAM!)

[dmw007]

No I agree- not to be sniffed at! I'll be sending back the 20" I got last week to get one of these babys (Costs £60 to do it though :() Maybe I was expecting too much though. I wont be returning it just for the speed increase though. The extra screen space, brightness, FW800 etc is worth it in my eyes. (And I can have 3GB RAM!)


Good choice simontarr, the new iMacs are definitely worth sending your old (by one week :p ) 20" iMac back in for. I was going to buy a 2.66GHz Mac Pro, but a 24" 2.33GHz iMac would probably be more than suffice for my needs. :D :)

[simontarr]

Good choice simontarr, the new iMacs are definitely worth sending your old (by one week :p ) 20" iMac back in for. I was going to buy a 2.66GHz Mac Pro, but a 24" 2.33GHz iMac would probably be more than suffice for my needs. :D :)

Yeah i know! I hadn't checked the rumour forums for a while when I was ordering (it didnt cross my mind- maybe I was too excited with actually owning a mac:D )

[dmw007]

Yeah i know! I hadn't checked the rumour forums for a while when I was ordering (it didnt cross my mind- maybe I was too excited with actually owning a mac:D )


I know all about that feeling. :o :D Either way you go (your current 20" iMac or one of the new ones), you will still have a great machine. :)

[simontarr]

I know all about that feeling. :o :D Either way you go (your current 20" iMac or one of the new ones), you will still have a great machine. :)

Yeah, it's a lot of hassle to change this over and another 2-3 weeks of waiting for it to be delivered (i dont think i can go through that again :o ) I upgrade my computers every 18 months or so, so I may just wait for the next revision and in the meantime ask apple for 'compensation' seeing as theres been a nice price drop. I like the look of the porsche external HDs. My current machine still does everything I want it to- fast

[Xenesis]

Huzzah! Australian Education Store has been updated with the new iMacs.

Price drop of about $150. Good good. Then I can get the 17" video card model, and get a HD upgrade for what I would have paid. ^_^

[FadeToBlack]

When you configure a Mac mini with a 160GB HD, the ship time goes up to 3-5 weeks! :eek:

[NATO]

Seems the 24" is designed to sit squarely between Consumer and Pro, the 24" not only has an LCD with an 'HD' resolution, it also features FireWire 800.

[Fuzzy Orange]

I feel awful. The 24'' iMac seems to have everything I wanted, but I couldn't wait that long and bought a Mac Pro.:(

[simontarr]

I feel awful. The 24'' iMac seems to have everything I wanted, but I couldn't wait that long and bought a Mac Pro.:(

Apple has those tendancies :(

[ZoomZoomZoom]

I wish they got rid of it on all models. What's up with the design team. Could it be that hard?

Yeah, I agree. I hate the chin. If they made the case thicker and just complete did away with the chin, I'd be happy.

[simontarr]

Yeah, I agree. I hate the chin. If they made the case thicker and just complete did away with the chin, I'd be happy.

I've noticed a lot of people arent happy with the chins. I dont mind them tbh. I like the apple logo being there. Anyhoo, apple can even make white plastic look good, and in my opinion its not that bad.

[L int.]

I wonder why the 24" model only offers 3 GB RAM (1x2GB plus 1x1GB)
any reason why it can't take 2x2GB?

[radiantm3]

What a disappointment. They didn't even release the 30" iMac. :mad:




















Someone had to say it. :p (sarcasm for those who don't get it)

[hadleydb]

Now I feel kind of bad for the guy I just sold my 17" Core Duo to for $1200.00. :rolleyes:

[savar]

Go to the Apple Store main page and check it out!!!

EDIT: RELEASED!!!

http://www.apple.com/imac/

~!!!!!


24" starts at $1999 with custom options to 2.33 Ghz and nVidia 7600GT Graphics.

Wow, I expected this to be a joke. Dude, you scooped MR and apparently every other news organization in the world.

[savar]

No it is not THAT much faster- the big increase in speed was when the iMac went from the PowerPC G5 -> Core Duo. But still, up to 1.5X faster is a nice speed increase in my opinion. :)

40-50% Are we looking at the same numbers? That sounds like a huge increase to me, especially for the same # of cores at only a slightly higher clock speed (15%).

[freebooter]

Well this sucks . . . I just bought my iMac back in April! Once I heard that the Core 2's were out, I knew Apple would upgrade ASAP. I just knew it. :(

4 or 5 months isn't a "just" situation, I don't think. Suck it up.

[Josias]

I'm only dissapointed that the $999 don't come with BT. That's such a little cool feature that even the Mini comes with. It already has sower CPU (with 1/2 the cache), a Combo Drive, and slower graphics. Plus, it doesn't ship with an Apple Remote, though that is an option. I just think BT should be standard on all.:(

Otherwise, this is perfect! I had hoped for FW800 on all models, but have you guys heard? 24 watt amped speakers in 24" and 12 W in other models? Awesome! :D

[Fadl]

Is it be possible that Apple has changed the hdd acces on the 24" iMac?
Maybe someone has a technical document....;)

[mattcube64]

I just got my 2GHz MB a couple months ago to get me through my last year of highschool and through college. I was pretty sure I'd want to get a desktop at the end of the school year so I'd have it for college. The Mac Pro was a near perfect candidate, but the price was just too much for the lack of the monitor.

However, for only $2000 after education discount, I can get a smokin' processor, a gig of RAM, a 7600GT (More than enough for decent gaming through Windows), better sound, and a freakin' 24" LCD!

I think I may just have to cut the PS3 out of my budget, and try to save for this before my birthday comes in January!

I think this is the best deal Apple has, period. Too bad the iPod deal is defunct now. :(

[thedude110]

What disgusting temptation, and with a paycheck but a week away ...

[Chone]

40-50% Are we looking at the same numbers? That sounds like a huge increase to me, especially for the same # of cores at only a slightly higher clock speed (15%).

Well... and we all know clockspeed is the most important thing... I thought Apple themselves broke the megahertz myth :mad:

The iMacs are a lot nicer now, especially the 24 inch one which offers a lot for the money, the 999$ base iMac is a dissapointment, I can't see anyone losing 170mhz, half the l2 cache (which is very important in Core 2), half the memory, integrated graphics (which means even less system memory), cd/dvd burner, apple remote and bluetooth just to save 200$ over the 1199$ iMac... I mean would you?

Other than that the iMac 24 inch sounds attractive, especially with a 2.33 processor and a 7600GT but I still wouldn't buy an iMac... at that configuration I'd rather get a Mac Pro and use a smaller monitor... now a lower end headless machine in a Mac Pro enclosure priced from 1000 to 2000$... now we're talking... too bad it doesn't seem like it'll happen.

[lcseds]

I can't see anyone losing 170mhz, half the l2 cache (which is very important in Core 2), half the memory, integrated graphics (which means even less system memory), cd/dvd burner, apple remote and bluetooth just to save 200$ over the 1199$ iMac... I mean would you?

Well, I think the low end is for classrooms and school purchases. None of those features you mentioned will be missed by students in computer labs. Inexpensive is the key here. When you have to buy 50-60 machines for school kids to bang on, you don't need alot of features.
It's also a nice machine to buy for Grandma who will not be running Photoshop, DOOM, or ripping DVD's from blockbuster. Great little web surfer/email grabber.

[Chone]

Well, I think the low end is for classrooms and school purchases. None of those features you mentioned will be missed by students in computer labs. Inexpensive is the key here. When you have to buy 50-60 machines for school kids to bang on, you don't need alot of features.
It's also a nice machine to buy for Grandma who will not be running Photoshop, DOOM, or ripping DVD's from blockbuster. Great little web surfer/email grabber.

Well you make a good point there... I don't see much (if any) people outside THAT market considering a 999$ iMac though, its still nice, but for 200$ extra you get a much sweeter deal

[wonga1127]

She must be a beaut in real person.

[dmw007]

40-50% Are we looking at the same numbers? That sounds like a huge increase to me, especially for the same # of cores at only a slightly higher clock speed (15%).

Taken from Apple's website- :)

[Lollypop]

40-50% Are we looking at the same numbers? That sounds like a huge increase to me, especially for the same # of cores at only a slightly higher clock speed (15%).


I remember when 15% was almost half a megahert! LOL

Im more impressed by the performance of Final cut pro, iphoto and safari! (But I suspect Safari is more disk related actually)

[Cooknn]

I was admiring my 23-inch Cinema HD last night and thinking to myself how HUGE the new 24-inch iMac will be. Nice :p

[dmw007]

I was admiring my 23-inch Cinema HD last night and thinking to myself how HUGE the new 24-inch iMac will be. Nice :p


I think the same thing when I sit here and use my MacBook Pro connected to an external 19" widescreen LCD. :D :)

[Ryan Williams]

Do the iMacs (excluding the 17") use a specially produced kind of GeForce, or could you theoretically swap the included 7*00 with a different GeForce purchased from a generic hardware shop?