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Apple Releases New iMacs with Upgraded ATI Radeon HD Graphics Cards
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Lack of USB 3.0 is a deal breaker.
I knew intel wouldn't support it until '11 but there was always hope Apple got in early.
Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 I/O? Jesus, it's a long way to October '11 Apple.
I knew intel wouldn't support it until '11 but there was always hope Apple got in early.
Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 I/O? Jesus, it's a long way to October '11 Apple.
How are these prices steep? Apple always has the best AIOs money can buy. For $2100 you can get a core i7 @2.8 GHz (Not intel Core 2 Quad!) 4GB DDR3 RAM (not DDR2, DDR3!) and a 500 series ATi with 1GB (over a older gen Nvidia 1GB)
I don't see other companies offering this just yet in AIOs. People need to quit comparing Desktop Tower prices to AIO desktop prices. It doesn't work. Okay, so the sony has a 21 inch TOUCHSCREEN for the same price as the high end iMac but it's 24 inches NOT 27.
I guess nobody will ever be happy =/
I don't see other companies offering this just yet in AIOs. People need to quit comparing Desktop Tower prices to AIO desktop prices. It doesn't work. Okay, so the sony has a 21 inch TOUCHSCREEN for the same price as the high end iMac but it's 24 inches NOT 27.
I guess nobody will ever be happy =/
The SSD + hard drive option is tempting, but Id only want an Intel X-25 80GB in there for OS and apps, and keep my home folder on the HDD. Too bad Apples only option is a $600 256GB SSD. I wonder if the 2.5 bay will be user-accessible after the fact. I dont like the idea of opening up and operating on an iMac (dust, screen, etc.), but to save $600? I might be convinced.
LOL!
Why would Apple change the all in one design that windows pc manufacturers are all just now starting to copy? Sony, Gateway, Acer, MSI, etc.
HP TouchSmart has been out for a couple of years now but is still relatively new compared to the original G5 iMac design from 5+ years ago.
oh man. 2.93GHz Westmere processors. I love you apple. standard at 6gb RAM. And the new iMacs getting the whole Core iX treatment. I can't wait to start playing Starcraft II on one of these bad boys and hopefully The Old Republic
A lot of us iMac 27" owners are already using SSD drives behind that big pane.
For me, my thing was ram. I'm four gigs beyond my G5's 8 gigs now:
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I still have 4 gigs to go...
I guess for me the things I'll feel a little whiny about is the faster CPU and the better graphics card but I've had this thing for almost a month now so I think it's beyond the point of taking it back and it's been far more Mac than I expected it to be. No problem.
What kind of daily work are you doing with that iMac? Just wondering, that's a lot of RAM.
Apple really doesn't want to use Intel graphics at all. That's why they're all ATI.
I just don't know how I feel about the iMac having i3s across the line except for the top.
I just don't know how I feel about the iMac having i3s across the line except for the top.
I am dissapoint 
Apple needs to get it's act together with the iMac GPUs. It pisses me off I have to get a bohemeth 27 inch monster just to get the ATI 5750, which is still a mediocre card. If I want a 21.5' I'm stuck with a 5670 at best.
Really wanted to drop the cash on a 21.5" to play SC 2, but the 5670 just won't run that game at 1080P with Ultra settings.
Apple needs to get it's act together with the iMac GPUs. It pisses me off I have to get a bohemeth 27 inch monster just to get the ATI 5750, which is still a mediocre card. If I want a 21.5' I'm stuck with a 5670 at best.
Really wanted to drop the cash on a 21.5" to play SC 2, but the 5670 just won't run that game at 1080P with Ultra settings.
The 5670 is ATI's midrange offering. It will play anything you throw at it, just not on the highest settings.
1. Yes new MacPro. Try reading.
2. It's an iMac. Who cares.
3. No idea what you're talking about. It's speculated to be released Aug. 7th. is that today?
4. Never any indication otherwise.
5. Get it from crucial like the rest of world.
What is SC 2 and how old are you?
iMacs, despite being good at most games, are not for little kids playing mind-wasting computer games.
Uh ? MacPro coming August. New LED Display coming soon, iLife was speculated for August and the 6 cores are Xeon processors, not something you want in a consumer machine.
Because
The 6-core processor is the 32 nanometer Corei7 extreme.
That's a thousand dollar chip right there.
Local Microcenter sells them for $999 a pop.
My machine geekbenches close to the entry level Mac Pro as it is.
Apple will not cannabalize sales on the Mac Pros even if the i7 mac is darn capable.
An i7 extreme iMac 27 would be a wrecking machine.
As it is I often am running with 8-faux cores on the i7 since so much software is multithreaded.
An i7 extreme Imac 27 would be 6 real cores and 6 virtual - amazing performance for a "consumer desktop."
If in the future that chip were to become available cheaply I'd give it a shot in this machine once it goes out of warranty. Why not?
Yes, they are LED displays, they all have been since the last refresh.
Don't buy Apple memory. I expanded my iMac to 12 gigs for around $200 USD.
The 6-core processor is the 32 nanometer Corei7 extreme.
That's a thousand dollar chip right there.
Local Microcenter sells them for $999 a pop.
My machine geekbenches close to the entry level Mac Pro as it is.
Apple will not cannabalize sales on the Mac Pros even if the i7 mac is darn capable.
An i7 extreme iMac 27 would be a wrecking machine.
As it is I often am running with 8-faux cores on the i7 since so much software is multithreaded.
An i7 extreme Imac 27 would be 6 real cores and 6 virtual - amazing performance for a "consumer desktop."
If in the future that chip were to become available cheaply I'd give it a shot in this machine once it goes out of warranty. Why not?
Yes, they are LED displays, they all have been since the last refresh.
Don't buy Apple memory. I expanded my iMac to 12 gigs for around $200 USD.