PhatBoyG
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The baselines are different when you click the different models. The 6970M is most definitely faster than the 6750M.
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2011 iMac Notes: Magic Trackpad Option, Display Connectivity, Boot Camp Update
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The baselines are different when you click the different models. The 6970M is most definitely faster than the 6750M.
I'd love to have a trackpad but I do really like the Magic Mouse. It's not super ergonomic, of course, but I like it more than most other traditional mice.
You can hook 3+3 displays from some AMD 6000-series PCIe cards. I am not sure if it also works for 4+2 or 5+1, which would allow for different screen configurations (eg: 4x24"+2x30" or 5xSmaller+1x30"3D).
puckhead193
macrumors G3
wow what an update. Seems like a fast computer for the average user.
One thing i noticed was the SDD option takes 4-6. Is there a shortage of SSDs?
One thing i noticed was the SDD option takes 4-6. Is there a shortage of SSDs?
Number of Displays?
This from Intel's Technology Brief on Thunderbolt Technology:
So does this mean 3 external monitors once we can daisy chain? (I'm assuming one is the internal display.)
This from Intel's Technology Brief on Thunderbolt Technology:
So does this mean 3 external monitors once we can daisy chain? (I'm assuming one is the internal display.)
Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
Daisy chaining displays over the Display Port connector and/or the/a monitor or cabling that supports it not just Eyefinity.
Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
I understand that Eyefinity offers a single display per connector. The best example being the 5/6 Mini DisplayPort video cards on the market.
What I have not seen are daisy chaining multiple displays from a single DisplayPort connector (via proper cabling) or from a passthrough based on a display to an additional monitor.
You can see the multiple monitor setups for those cards in the usual hardware sites.
Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
BeSweeet
macrumors 68000
I wouldn't consider it as being "free", since I'm sure they put it into the actual price of the iMac.
Be careful! Those RAM modules from Amazon are full size DIMM modules. The iMac needs the smaller SO-DIMM modules though - they won't fit.
If the monitors cannot daisy chain, you need a hub for the port(s) to which you connect multiple such displays.
I just called three local Apple Stores in the Seattle area and not a single one has the new iMacs in stock. Is this happening to everyone else? I really wanted to pick mine up today!
Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
So why doesn't Apple's main screen lead with the new iMac? 😕 It still shows white iPhone. Kind of telling, eh? It's almost like they're ashamed to let people know that a phone/tablet maker also churns out computers on the side. 😱
Get 'em while you can folks before they get of the business. 😀
Get 'em while you can folks before they get of the business. 😀
Lesser Evets
macrumors 68040
We were discussing this a few threads down the front page.
Doubt the MacPro will be dead, but the market for it will shrivel up very badly unless some universal need for extreme processing is manufactured. With current processing speeds and ThunderBolt accessories, an iMac can become a full pro machine for all sorts of jobs that don't need to work titanic piles of data.
This Pro I purchased in early 2007 is still excellent. It will last until 2014 or beyond, and by that point I will probably go with an iMac. Today's iMacs are already faster than this tower in most ways.
Daghis
macrumors member
I stopped by my local Apple store and had a similar experience. Actually, it was a bit worse... they still had the old iMacs out and when I asked about the new ones, I was told "What new iMacs?"
TB has two 10 Gbps channels. A display takes up one of them. To power a second display, you could use the other channel, but you'd need some kind of breakout box that housed a video card.