Gee... reminds me of when I was 8 my mother promised me and my brother new bikes in a month when the tax refund came in. My brother Jimmy couldnt wait.. he hated to wait.. had no patience that boy... had to have it now now now... So Mom went to the used bike shop and got him this 2 year old 5 speed. Man was that a cool bike.. best one in the whole nieghborhood. Jimmy rode that bike all over.. thought he was the kind of the block... That was until Mom came home with the one that she promised me... Man did I hate waiting but good god was it worth it.. A brand new Schwinn Supersport with alloy wheels and an aluminum frame... Jimmy looked at it and looked at Mom and said, "but.. but.. I didnt know you were going to get me a bike like this... this isnt fair.. I want a bike like that one"... All summer long all we heard was how Jimmy got cheated out of a bike but he didnt care cuz his bike was still a good one.. even though it had only 5 speeds and was 30 pounds heavier.. and a wee bit slower... but he didnt care.. nope.. not one bit... not one little byte... or so he kept telling us...
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Gee... reminds me of when I was 8 my mother promised me and my brother new bikes in a month when the tax refund came in. My brother Jimmy couldnt wait.. he hated to wait.. had no patience that boy... had to have it now now now... So Mom went to the used bike shop and got him this 2 year old 5 speed. Man was that a cool bike.. best one in the whole nieghborhood. Jimmy rode that bike all over.. thought he was the kind of the block... That was until Mom came home with the one that she promised me... Man did I hate waiting but good god was it worth it.. A brand new Schwinn Supersport with alloy wheels and an aluminum frame... Jimmy looked at it and looked at Mom and said, "but.. but.. I didnt know you were going to get me a bike like this... this isnt fair.. I want a bike like that one"... All summer long all we heard was how Jimmy got cheated out of a bike but he didnt care cuz his bike was still a good one.. even though it had only 5 speeds and was 30 pounds heavier.. and a wee bit slower... but he didnt care.. nope.. not one bit... not one little byte... or so he kept telling us...
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Looking at it from the perspective of an Apple Development Engineer, I can totally understand the length of their product lifecycles.
Patience, grasshoppers.
Looking at it from the perspective of an Apple Development Engineer, I can totally understand the length of their product lifecycles.
Patience, grasshoppers.
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Nice job, it looks really hot. I just don't know how i feel about that hinge from the front view and where are the speakers, slot drive, iSight, etc.?
I'd like to eventually look something like this...
Nice job, it looks really hot. I just don't know how i feel about that hinge from the front view and where are the speakers, slot drive, iSight, etc.?
apples promos for the printer and .Mac end on the 23rd of July which is a monday, right before tuesday
that tuesday is late july, which is mid-late summer
that is when i think that apple will update the imacs
but earlier is always better for me!!
i am stuck on an iBook G3 700 till thay upgrade
then i am getting a 24 imac
that tuesday is late july, which is mid-late summer
that is when i think that apple will update the imacs
but earlier is always better for me!!
i am stuck on an iBook G3 700 till thay upgrade
then i am getting a 24 imac
Touch screen? No, not gonna happen. Apple will debut the "think screen" where you don't even have to touch anything but instead THINK about what you want to do...this takes voice activation to a new level.
Touch screen will be so June 29th by the time these come out that there will be no contest.
Touch screen will be so June 29th by the time these come out that there will be no contest.
ME!!!!!!!!!! And a millions of other people
Ironically the Rev As I've own have been rock solid. The late revision G3 iBook has been the one with the problems.
with the 17inchers and the mac mini's getting cut, the only logical solution would be the mini-tower. it could be slow as ass, but upgradable to the current 17" specs, maybe a tiny bit faster. core2duo, single hdd, maybe 2gb ram max. this would cover the price gap. maybe a consumer line of displays too, in 17" and 20" to go with it.
No it doesn't. The current iMac uses the Radeon x1600. The former MacBook Pro used the Mobility Radeon x1600.
It certainly bothers me that Apple seems to be neglecting it's computer user base. What I am reading is a lot of people wanting a midtower for gaming. Funnily enough, gaming on OS X isn't it's strong point. Sure you can run bootcamp but who wants to do that when they bought the Mac for OS X? On the other hand, Apple seems to want gaming on the Mac (see WWDC EA announcement) so we may be looking at a mid tower Mac.
The most interesting thing about all of this is that both camps seem to have unrealistic expectations. No company can please everyone and yet it seems Apple could do more to please even just their current customers.
Stop whining all of you. It makes knowledgeable computer users look aweful.
ps. Who gives a crap if the iMac is running on laptop parts? Desktops are all but obsolete in my opinion. Everyone I know is buying laptops because they exceed their purposes. Also, my fathers 24" iMac is far from slow. What kind of power do you people need to surf the web, IM and send emails? Expandability? Firewire, USB2 drives are more than enough and now that draft 802.11n is being implemented that's not even an issue. The only thing that isn't expandable via external box is the video card. There are a lot more casual computer users than gamers folks. That's where the money is right now. People who don't normal want a computer but get on because their grandson/son showed them OS X.
The most interesting thing about all of this is that both camps seem to have unrealistic expectations. No company can please everyone and yet it seems Apple could do more to please even just their current customers.
Stop whining all of you. It makes knowledgeable computer users look aweful.
ps. Who gives a crap if the iMac is running on laptop parts? Desktops are all but obsolete in my opinion. Everyone I know is buying laptops because they exceed their purposes. Also, my fathers 24" iMac is far from slow. What kind of power do you people need to surf the web, IM and send emails? Expandability? Firewire, USB2 drives are more than enough and now that draft 802.11n is being implemented that's not even an issue. The only thing that isn't expandable via external box is the video card. There are a lot more casual computer users than gamers folks. That's where the money is right now. People who don't normal want a computer but get on because their grandson/son showed them OS X.
I'm beginning to despair that it will be a full calendar year between future refreshes of the consumer Macs.
If Penryn comes out early 2008, then Apple waits for end of summer 2008 Intel price cuts to introduce Penryn-based models (hopefully with LED backlights by then)
If Penryn comes out early 2008, then Apple waits for end of summer 2008 Intel price cuts to introduce Penryn-based models (hopefully with LED backlights by then)
we're at 286 days since a refresh, and now the news is another 1-2 months, and this is getting overwhelmingly positive votes?
Excellent find, Diehard! Wouldn't be the first time we've seen this. July 24th is probably the release date targeted right now, and if the iMac is not ready by then, they will release it later.
The cool thing is this will not be an announcement but these new iMacs should be available for immediate shipping. I just hope Amazon puts them in the cue quickly and offers their beautiful $100 rebate.
As for Leopard, the best business move for Apple is to release the iMac in July then 3 months later release the updated operating system for all the new iMac owners to shell out another $130. Costly for consumers, but profit for Apple.
Actually I bet they're dropping the "i" in iMac. That it will be just called the Mac. So we'd have the full line. Mac mini, MacBook, Mac, Macbok Pro, and the Mac Pro.
I would like to see either brushed metal look, like the rest of the macs and monitors. Or better yet, a black Mac, like the ipod..
Awesome.. Where did u get this from?
I would like to see either brushed metal look, like the rest of the macs and monitors. Or better yet, a black Mac, like the ipod..
Awesome.. Where did u get this from?
This is true but I'm still using a 12" PowerBook and I can do anything I like on it speedily. Of course I'm not trying to edit a lot of video but that's what they make the Mac Pro for. Like I said, there is a glaring hole for a mid tower but Apple doesn't and can't work miracles like a lot of people seem to think.
I highly doubt that. The "i" is simply too ingrained. If they change the "i" in iMac they might as well change the "i" in iPod and iTMS - in other words, not going to happen. That being said they did get rid of the "i" in iBook. But the iBook is simply not as iconic as the iMac. Plus, the term "Mac" is used to refer to any computer in the line-up - it would probably cause too much confusion.
"I bought a Mac."
"Which Mac?"
"The Mac"
"Yes, but which Mac, the Mac Pro, MacBook, which one?"
"I said, a Mac!"
humm... small start up businesses in imaging/film, web design, software/game developing, scientific research all could use a better video card... my point is that not everyone who owns an iMac bought it to play Halo or go on YouTube, and not everyone can/are willing to pay for a Mac Pro...
Good examples - it is not only the gamers that perhaps require better graphics cards and the ability to upgrade them.
For most of the areas you mention the current 24" iMac or even the 20" will do just fine. The only ones who needs a better GPU are the ones who work with GPU accelerated applications, and even a fair share of those get by just fine on it.
Not saying that it doesn't need an update, but it's not all that bad actually.
However, if you start to compare price/performace you'll realize it's not the best hardware for the money right now. Let's hope that will change soon.
But it is in a fact a fast machine.
"I bought a Mac."
"Which Mac?"
"The Mac"
"Yes, but which Mac, the Mac Pro, MacBook, which one?"
"I said, a Mac!"
Good point, but i think those kinda conversations happen already.
I bought an Apple IIE that way, and a few months later, the store swapped in a Rev B for free. (They wanted to charge, but since I was a techie-type and asked about it at purchase, they promised a freebie. Thankfully the promise came from the owner otherwise the snotty business manager would never have allowed it.)
I agree and its running like a champ. I know I'm going to cringe when I see the new ones but hey, thats technology. Bought myself a new professional camcorder, ready to see if the iMac is up to par. It's been snappy so far.
Good point, but i think those kinda conversations happen already.
Oh, I'm sure they do.