New iMacs Released (1GHz and 1.25GHz)

MacRumors · Sep 8, 2003, 08:56 AM

Apple updated the iMac today, bringing the top speed of the iMac up to 1.25GHz.

15" iMac
1GHz PowerPC g4
NVidia GeForce 4 MX
256MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Hard Drive
Bluetooth Option
USB 2.0
$1299

17" iMac
1.25GHz iMac
NVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
256MB DDR333 SDRAM
80GB Hard Drive
Bluetooth Option
USB 2.0
$1799

mvc · Sep 8, 2003, 08:57 AM

What, no "19"?

DanUk2003 · Sep 8, 2003, 08:58 AM

Woohoo!!!!!

Reasonable specs.... fantastic!!

gopher · Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM

And new iPods too. 20 GB and 40 GB.

mvc · Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM

Now the powerbooks MUST update or die a horrible death!

stefman · Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM

Nice update! The iMacs are looking good!!

Now, I really think we need PB updates next week in Paris (or else SJ will have nothing special to say).

Ti_Pousin · Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM

I would have tough they add the 1 Mb cache since the G5 is out to add some punch. And damn the GForce MX4 is still there what the heck!

Not impressive at all.

Sonofhaig · Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM

1.25 isn't terrible. I would consider.......

potato · Sep 8, 2003, 09:00 AM

New 20 and 40 gig iPods
"edit"
Someone beat me to the bunch. Sorry for the double post

gunb0y · Sep 8, 2003, 09:00 AM

hmmmm maybe i should convince my parents to upgrade...

moby1 · Sep 8, 2003, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sonofhaig
1.25 isn't terrible. I would consider.......

Gee, that makes it faster than my PowerBook...(*sigh*).

srobert · Sep 8, 2003, 09:03 AM

Could someone post last model's spec and new ones side by side?

CmdrLaForge · Sep 8, 2003, 09:06 AM

Finally,
- the update looks good.

AND: the new advertising !

iPod announcement really looks different !

LOZ23 · Sep 8, 2003, 09:07 AM

Ok, let me get this straight. The emacs are as fast as the powerbooks (pre school machine)and the imacs are now faster than the powerbooks....... Don't get it, can someone explain

CmdrLaForge · Sep 8, 2003, 09:08 AM

Hi,

anyone heart about taht audible before ? Is this new or ist it just me that I haven't recognized it before ?

Anyone who knows ?

chazmox · Sep 8, 2003, 09:10 AM

Yea, no powerbooks is driving me crazy too!!!!

This is nuts!

kjwebb · 09:20 AM

I must admit that Apple were a bit sneaky in releasing the new iMacs and iPods

BTW. Apple Australia haven't updated the site yet even though the Apple Store Australia went down aswell. Good thing I don't have the money or I would be complaining (maybe tomorrow the updated site will be there)

nickmcghie · Sep 8, 2003, 09:13 AM

hmm the image of the new imac on apple's main page seems to be broken..

MitjaP · Sep 8, 2003, 09:14 AM

It won't run faster that the PB. Do you wonder why?

It has no level 3 memory!!!! And PB does!

If I predict the new PB, I'll sey there will be 1 Ghz and 1,25 Ghz, just like the old iMacs and PowerBooks stil are.

cubist · Sep 8, 2003, 09:15 AM

The FX 5200 is pretty good... and the new base RAM at 256MB is a good move too. This is a good update.

srobert · Sep 8, 2003, 09:17 AM

With all the wireless mouse/keyboards rumors I was expecting that any updated products would come with built-in bluetooth. Only the custom-built iMac has it.

Sure, you can have it "custom-built" in the two lower ones too, but these orders often take longer to ship and are harder to find on shelf in non Apple mac stores.

Lanbrown · Sep 8, 2003, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ti_Pousin
I would have tough they add the 1 Mb cache since the G5 is out to add some punch. And damn the GForce MX4 is still there what the heck!

Not impressive at all.

They took the original 17", added in a faster processor and put a 15" screen on it. There is the new low end. One rumor has said the iMac has had a USB 2.0 for sometime now. They added a new GPU to the 17" though.

Cache is expensive; they would have to raise the price.

hvfsl · Sep 8, 2003, 09:21 AM

The 17inch iMac is now capable of running Doom3 pretty well. Although the iMacs still can't compete with PCs (in terms of speed) at the price Apple is charging for them. What would have been better would be Radeon 9600 in 17in and Geforce FX5200 in the 15in.

Squire · Sep 8, 2003, 09:26 AM

Cool.

A modest update- pleasant but not groundbreaking. That's good for me. At least my current 1 GHz iMac isn't obsolete.

Someone touched on this earlier: Steve must be planning to introduce PowerBooks next week. I mean, Apple wouldn't release new products before a keynote and then not introduce anything during the keynote, would they?

Methinks there's something rotten in the state of Cupertino.

Squire

Abercrombieboy · 09:29 AM

With the update the 15" is a much better buy now. A little better video card, bigger hard drive, 1Ghz processor, 133Mhz bus, DDR ram, USB 2.0. The last 15" had none of this for the same price. The eMac 800 is the last desktop Mac under 1Ghz. I would expect in the next month of so we will see a simular eMac upgrade so we should not have any Mac desktops under a Ghz anymore. Wow that took a few years...

Sep 8, 2003, 08:56 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	New iMacs Released Apple updated the iMac today, bringing the top speed of the iMac up to 1.25GHz. 15" iMac 1GHz PowerPC g4 NVidia GeForce 4 MX 256MB DDR333 SDRAM 80GB Hard Drive Bluetooth Option USB 2.0 $1299 17" iMac 1.25GHz iMac NVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 256MB DDR333 SDRAM 80GB Hard Drive Bluetooth Option USB 2.0 $1799

Sep 8, 2003, 08:57 AM	#2
mvc macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Outer-Roa	What, no "19"? __________________ If Apple really wanted to secure their OS to their own hardware, they might have tried something stronger than limmericks

Sep 8, 2003, 08:58 AM	#3
DanUk2003 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Worthing, UK	At last!! Woohoo!!!!! Reasonable specs.... fantastic!!

Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM	#4
gopher macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Maryland, USA	And new iPods too. 20 GB and 40 GB. __________________ [url=http://www.macmaps.com/mac.html]http://www.macmaps.com/mac.html [url]

Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM	#5
mvc macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Outer-Roa	Now the powerbooks MUST update or die a horrible death! __________________ If Apple really wanted to secure their OS to their own hardware, they might have tried something stronger than limmericks

Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM	#6
stefman macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002	Nice update! The iMacs are looking good!! Now, I really think we need PB updates next week in Paris (or else SJ will have nothing special to say).

Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM	#7
Ti_Pousin macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canada	I would have tough they add the 1 Mb cache since the G5 is out to add some punch. And damn the GForce MX4 is still there what the heck! Not impressive at all. __________________ Check out this way, the bunch of flying beaver! Haa, Sorry it was just a squirrel.

Sep 8, 2003, 08:59 AM	#8
Sonofhaig macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Greenvale, NY	1.25 isn't terrible. I would consider....... __________________

Sep 8, 2003, 09:00 AM	#9
potato macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2003	New iPods as well... New 20 and 40 gig iPods "edit" Someone beat me to the bunch. Sorry for the double post

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Sep 8, 2003, 09:03 AM	#12
srobert macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada	Compared specs? Could someone post last model's spec and new ones side by side?

Sep 8, 2003, 09:06 AM	#13
CmdrLaForge macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: around the world	Well finally Finally, - the update looks good. AND: the new advertising ! iPod announcement really looks different ! __________________ Macbook Pro 17" 2.8 GHz ; Cinema Display 23"; iPhone 3G 16GB; TimeCapsule Final Cut Pro 2; Aperture 2

Sep 8, 2003, 09:07 AM	#14
LOZ23 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2003	POWERBOOKS? Ok, let me get this straight. The emacs are as fast as the powerbooks (pre school machine)and the imacs are now faster than the powerbooks....... Don't get it, can someone explain

Sep 8, 2003, 09:08 AM	#15
CmdrLaForge macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: around the world	Audible Hi, anyone heart about taht audible before ? Is this new or ist it just me that I haven't recognized it before ? Anyone who knows ? __________________ Macbook Pro 17" 2.8 GHz ; Cinema Display 23"; iPhone 3G 16GB; TimeCapsule Final Cut Pro 2; Aperture 2

Sep 8, 2003, 09:10 AM	#16
chazmox macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2003	Yea, no powerbooks is driving me crazy too!!!! This is nuts! __________________ We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Elliot

Sep 8, 2003, 09:10 AM	#17
kjwebb macrumors regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia	I must admit that Apple were a bit sneaky in releasing the new iMacs and iPods BTW. Apple Australia haven't updated the site yet even though the Apple Store Australia went down aswell. Good thing I don't have the money or I would be complaining (maybe tomorrow the updated site will be there) __________________ Kenneth Powermac 7600/132 w/ Mac OS 8 iBook G4 12" Rev.A 1GHz G4, 1.25GB RAM, 30GB HDD w/ Mac OS 10.4 iMac 20" Core 2 Duo Last edited by kjwebb : Sep 8, 2003 at 09:20 AM.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:13 AM	#18
nickmcghie macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UCLA	hmm the image of the new imac on apple's main page seems to be broken..

Sep 8, 2003, 09:14 AM	#19
MitjaP macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2003	It won't run faster that the PB It won't run faster that the PB. Do you wonder why? It has no level 3 memory!!!! And PB does! If I predict the new PB, I'll sey there will be 1 Ghz and 1,25 Ghz, just like the old iMacs and PowerBooks stil are.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:15 AM	#20
cubist macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Muncie, Indiana	The FX 5200 is pretty good... and the new base RAM at 256MB is a good move too. This is a good update.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:17 AM	#21
srobert macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada	Bluetooth still only an option on lower 2? With all the wireless mouse/keyboards rumors I was expecting that any updated products would come with built-in bluetooth. Only the custom-built iMac has it. Sure, you can have it "custom-built" in the two lower ones too, but these orders often take longer to ship and are harder to find on shelf in non Apple mac stores.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:21 AM	#23
hvfsl macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: London, UK	The 17inch iMac is now capable of running Doom3 pretty well. Although the iMacs still can't compete with PCs (in terms of speed) at the price Apple is charging for them. What would have been better would be Radeon 9600 in 17in and Geforce FX5200 in the 15in.

Sep 8, 2003, 09:26 AM	#24
Squire macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada	Cool. A modest update- pleasant but not groundbreaking. That's good for me. At least my current 1 GHz iMac isn't obsolete. Someone touched on this earlier: Steve must be planning to introduce PowerBooks next week. I mean, Apple wouldn't release new products before a keynote and then not introduce anything during the keynote, would they? Methinks there's something rotten in the state of Cupertino. Squire __________________ "Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer." - Oscar Wilde

Sep 8, 2003, 09:26 AM	#25
Abercrombieboy macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Dakota, USA	With the update the 15" is a much better buy now. A little better video card, bigger hard drive, 1Ghz processor, 133Mhz bus, DDR ram, USB 2.0. The last 15" had none of this for the same price. The eMac 800 is the last desktop Mac under 1Ghz. I would expect in the next month of so we will see a simular eMac upgrade so we should not have any Mac desktops under a Ghz anymore. Wow that took a few years... __________________ Mac: 20" Aluminum iMac Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz, Mac OSX 10.6.1 iPod Touch 32 GB iPod Classic 80GB Silver Motorola Droid A855 Last edited by Abercrombieboy : Sep 8, 2003 at 09:29 AM.

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