New iMacs Shipping January 2009?

[MacRumors]

Digitimes relays news from Chinese-language Economic Daily News about Apple's new iMac.

According to supply chain sources, Apple is expected to launch a new iMac in the first quarter of 2009. Quanta Computer is said to be gearing up for monthly shipments of 800,000 units for Q1 2009. The new iMac will begin shipping in January of 2009.

The news confirms other hints that we've seen that Apple will be releasing a new iMac at Macworld San Francisco. Based on hidden configuration files, it's been revealed that the new iMac will be based on the NVIDIA chipset.

Article Link: New iMacs Shipping January 2009?

[naid]

We can only hope.

[iGuardian]

I'm really hoping for a redesign of the iMac, it's held that shape since the G5...

[JG271]

Originally Posted by iGuardian

I'm really hoping for a redesign of the iMac, it's held that shape since the G5...

Well, the powerbooks/macbook pros held the same design for a lot longer than that!
I agree i'd be nice, but i can't see it happening - the aluminium design came out not long ago and i don't know what they could change really.

iMacs seem likely... although it says new, does that mean just processor bumps or something else? Or don't we know?

[DaBrain]

Originally Posted by JG271

Well, the powerbooks/macbook pros held the same design for a lot longer than that!
I agree i'd be nice, but i can't see it happening - the aluminium design came out not long ago and i don't know what they could change really.

iMacs seem likely... although it says new, does that mean just processor bumps or something else? Or don't we know?

Hmmmm let me take a stab at this! Lets see.... Hey how about a Matte screen option?

[schneb]

Originally Posted by DaBrain

Hmmmm let me take a stab at this! Lets see.... Hey how about a Matte screen option?

If they keep Firewire, I may consider it, however, I am looking for a headless model that will do the job.

[schwartzki]

i think bluray will be around for as long as dvd's were, mainly because the US doesn't have the backbone for giving out customers HD 1080p on demand media over net connections, I mean trying to watch 720p HD on demand over the internet works but makes the internet almost unusable. Id rather have a disk and dedicated device. Im not saying its not going to happen, it will just i don't think it will happen for 4-5 years. Until then I want bluray in my next computer

[julianna1973]

Originally Posted by DaBrain

Hmmmm let me take a stab at this! Lets see.... Hey how about a Matte screen option?

Your wee creepy crawlie is sooooo....CREEPY. I thought i was on my laptop screen.

Gave me the heebie jeebies

[jholzner]

Originally Posted by JG271

Well, the powerbooks/macbook pros held the same design for a lot longer than that!
I agree i'd be nice, but i can't see it happening - the aluminium design came out not long ago and i don't know what they could change really.

iMacs seem likely... although it says new, does that mean just processor bumps or something else? Or don't we know?

The Alu design came out in August 07. Not sure they will replace the design so soon.

[Small White Car]

Originally Posted by iGuardian

I'm really hoping for a redesign of the iMac, it's held that shape since the G5...

Well, since you apparently don't regard the aluminum/glass changes as a redesign, I guess you're talking about something more major.

So I have to ask: What?

It's down to JUST a screen. There's nothing else to remove! So what are you suggesting? That they add extra parts back on to the iMac? Make it bigger?

I'm just guessing what you might have meant. What is it you're actually suggesting?

[Tallest Skil]

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Well, since you apparently don't regard the aluminum/glass changes as a redesign, I guess you're talking about something more major.

So I have to ask: What?

It's down to JUST a screen. There's nothing else to remove! So what are you suggesting? That they add extra parts back on to the iMac? Make it bigger?

I'm just guessing what you might have meant. What is it you're actually suggesting?

One word: Chin.

[Small White Car]

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

One word: Chin.

But where would they put the Apple logo on the front!?

Didn't think of that, did'ja?

[Saladinos]

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

One word: Chin.

Yup. They could make it look more like the LED cinema display. That thing is just stunning!

Remove the chin and make it look like the LED display (full black/glass front, thin aluminium bezel).

They could also offer an option to have an LED panel installed in to the iMac in place of the CCFL one.

[themoonisdown09]

Originally Posted by eltoko

any educated guesses on the likelihood of an 30 inch (+) iMac?

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

0-0.01%.

I'm beginning to think that Tallest Skil works at Apple. You sure seem to know a whole lot that others don't.

[Tallest Skil]

Originally Posted by themoonisdown09

I'm beginning to think that Tallest Skil works at Apple. You sure seem to know a whole lot that others don't.

Hmm...

Darn it, the last post of mine that I can easily find only goes back to December 8th.

I was going to link to one of my posts where I got the specs of the new MacBook Pro correct with only one difference (no 500GB hard drive option).

And then where I got the specs of the current iMacs correct with only one difference.

And then where I got the specs of the Early 2008 MacBook Pro correct, with two differences.

I may not work for Apple, but I'm pretty darn good at figuring specs.

When I'm off, I'm off optimistically, which is really a shame for everyone wanting incredible specs...

A 30" iMac would be incredible, but when they're that big, you start to get into Mac Pro territory, price-wise. A 30" iMac would be purchased by professionals instead of the Mac Pro.

Also, with the new iMacs getting LED backlighting, the price would be particularly prohibitive, since the standalone 30" Cinema Display, when updated, will remain at its current price point.

[iGuardian]

Originally Posted by Small White Car

Well, since you apparently don't regard the aluminum/glass changes as a redesign, I guess you're talking about something more major.

So I have to ask: What?

It's down to JUST a screen. There's nothing else to remove! So what are you suggesting? That they add extra parts back on to the iMac? Make it bigger?

I'm just guessing what you might have meant. What is it you're actually suggesting?

What I mean by 'redesign' is a change in the shape of the computer (I wasn't really clear, sorry) The iMac's had the same Screen + Leg design for quite a while, since the G5. I don't know if there's much that should be, or even could be changed to give a refreshing change (Kind of like the change from the G4 iMac to the G5) but I'd like something more drastic than just a new paint job. But then again, Apple know's best, eh?

[ltcol266845]

Needs Quad-Core real bad, prolly not the Core i7's since those are so new.. but would be nice! And I would like an impressive video card, ala nVidia 260 Core 216 with 864MB of RAM or a slightly more practical ATI/AMD 4870 with 1GB of RAM. I likes me video games!

But yeah, if it had a Core i7 Quad and an impressive Video Card, it might halt my plans to build a Hackintosh. I'll get the 24" model with my 24" connected as a second monitor... MMMMMMMMMMM

[OriginalMacRat]

Originally Posted by Small White Car

It's down to JUST a screen. There's nothing else to remove! So what are you suggesting? That they add extra parts back on to the iMac? Make it bigger?

Dual screens!

Round screens?

[edgew8]

Originally Posted by iGuardian

I'm really hoping for a redesign of the iMac, it's held that shape since the G5...

Check out this leaked design of the new iMac I found online that I am showing everyone

[philipxz]

Originally Posted by iGuardian

I'm really hoping for a redesign of the iMac, it's held that shape since the G5...

What are you looking for? It's already the perfect design. There's really nothing to change except maybe making it thinner.

[Eidorian]

It was something like 49W @ 2.0Ghz for the venerable PowerPC 970FX.

I don't expect anything beyond 55-65W processors in the iMac. That's the cooling suggestion and not the power draw.

Surprisingly enough the iMac keeps getting a boost in the power supplies since the switch over to Intel. Remember the Core Duo models being called super, green? We're almost at 300W today.

[Bubba Satori]

Originally Posted by philipxz

What are you looking for? It's already the perfect design. There's really nothing to change except maybe making it thinner.

Perfect ? You're kidding, aren't you ? Seriously.

Why thinner ? Good grief, is anorexia contagious ? It would be helpful if it was an inch thicker so that it could offer better access to it's components for complete upgrades and better heat dissipation.

[Kwill]

Originally Posted by iGuardian

I'm really hoping for a redesign of the iMac, it's held that shape since the G5...

It was redesigned 15 months ago. Perhaps you didn't notice with all the glare.

[xhambonex]

they could do this extensive redesign where they remove that glass and give us a matte screen

[BTW]

Unibody enclosure and NVIDIA chipset will make it impressive enough. Make it easier to change-out the memory, hard disks, and video card and that would be even sweeter. It should also get Apple's mini-port.