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Eh, doubt it. A lot about ventilation is having a directed flow of air. With the iMac, cold air comes in through the bottom and it travels all the way up and out. Pretty much ideal. If you put a bunch of holes in the back, everything becomes much more complicated there's the possibility of the air flow being "short circuited" in certain areas, maybe some components wouldn't be cooled as effectively, etc.

It does bother me how hot the current iMacs get, especially the 27" under load. I'm sure Apple is trying to save money on heatsinks and trying to keep the computer quiet by running the fans slow but it is amusing to think of different potential cooling systems. Since the iMac is updated so infrequently (grr) it seems like they could make custom heat pipes that run to a big heatsink along the top of the case under the ventilation slot. It would be pretty neat...

iMac's designed to get hot. The aluminium works as a heatsink.
 
Maybe the 680m in the high-end iMac and those in the low-end/mid-range iMacs?
Maybe:
21 650m/Bto(?)660mx
27 660mx/Bto 675 mx
27 retina 680m

But i prefer to see something like this:
21 entry 650m-660mx BTO
27 entry 675 mx
27 top 680m
 
Maybe:
21 650m/Bto(?)660mx
27 660mx/Bto 675 mx
27 retina 680m

But i prefer to see something like this:
21 entry 650m-660mx BTO
27 entry 675 mx
27 top 680m

whats the best mobile GPU back to 2011 mid when the iMac is born?
will apple let us select the best GPU on BTO?
 
Oh dear lord. Please do let Apple launch iMacs now, I will obey the commandments of all your prophets and denounce all the non-believers. I will sit in a cave of shame and do nothing but worship your truly greatness for it is thee that have created the color of Apple "white". Lead me out of temptation to buy an iMac noe, and give me guidance to the apple store from which the iMacs will spawn.

Amen.
 
Mark these dates on your calendar, and don't expect anything sooner. Also, don't expect anything later in 2012.

October 26
October 29
October 30


Octover 26 is my best prediction. People saying it will come out after the earnings report are the most likely correct.

(I don't think the iMac will be released on Haloween)
 
Yeah, Kuo is always right... until he isnt.

Give me a break.

PS: anyone else remember the good old days when macrumors reported rumors about macs?

I know right I tried reaching Arnold Kim and he seems not to care about it at all. All they care about its the I devices effin a holes
 
Anyone here think Apple will announce 2012 iMacs at the iPad mini event with an immediate availability the same day, or will they be announced and slated for a later release? I see no reason in using the iPad mini event to announce new iMacs, even if they are redesigned, because they aren't touting new features such as retina, which the new iMacs probably won't have. I really would much prefer a silent refresh, a week before, or up to the day before the iPad mini event. If Apple waits until earning's call to announce new iMacs, I will be enraged!!!

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Kuo wasn't right. Anyone can ballpark product release estimates, and still be on the money. He based his assumptions on the probability, given what viable timeframes remain, for product launches this year. Anyone could've guessed what he did...he ain't no freaking prophet (roll my eyes).
 
Anyone here think Apple will announce 2012 iMacs at the iPad mini event with an immediate availability the same day, or will they be announced and slated for a later release? I see no reason in using the iPad mini event to announce new iMacs, even if they are redesigned, because they aren't touting new features such as retina, which the new iMacs probably won't have. I really would much prefer a silent refresh, a week before, or up to the day before the iPad mini event. If Apple waits until earning's call to announce new iMacs, I will be enraged!!!

The real question is: how are they going to fill a 90-minute event with the iPad mini alone? Aside from rehashing the "we have X stores with X million visitors" stuff, there's really not much to say. They can't even say that they came up with that size first either, since they are directly competing with the Kindle Fire and the plethora of similar tablets. Sure, they don't have the iOS ecosystem, but a smaller tablet is hardly news. And Cook, Schiller, Forstall and so on are not Jobs, when they try to 'wow' the audience it sounds fairly strained and exaggerated. (I'm not hailing Steve, just saying that he did have more of an ability to sell stuff from the stage than any of them.)
So either they do a short press conference rather than a full event, or they need some "filler". And that filler may very well be the new iMac, redesign or not, and the rMBP13. Fingers crossed.
 
Anyone here think Apple will announce 2012 iMacs at the iPad mini event with an immediate availability the same day, or will they be announced and slated for a later release? I see no reason in using the iPad mini event to announce new iMacs, even if they are redesigned, because they aren't touting new features such as retina, which the new iMacs probably won't have. I really would much prefer a silent refresh, a week before, or up to the day before the iPad mini event. If Apple waits until earning's call to announce new iMacs, I will be enraged!!!

I personally think that if we're gonna see an imac it be the October event with the iPad mini and its definitely going to be a new design. Availability will be at least in my opinion pre orders for the iPad the same day as announced the imac will be available to buy the same day the iPad will be out by the week after the announcement just like the iPhone, these are just my thoughts based on past history in other words same way they released the new MacBooks and iPhone.
 
Breaking the bank!!!

SHI*...in between picking up the new iPhone and possibly a new Mac at the end of October, I may have to apply for Welfare :(
 
The real question is: how are they going to fill a 90-minute event with the iPad mini alone?

How do you know it will be 90 minutes?

We all know how long Apple can really spend on demo'ing the likes of iPhoto and software.

Upcoming Keynote structure:

- How well the iphone 5 has sold so far
- How well the ipad is doing since launch
- How its making peoples lives magical
- Show a video to make the audience go "ooooo" and "aaaaa"
- Telling us how they seen a gap in the tablet market and BOOM - Mini iPad announced
- Spewl for 20 mins about the hardware (80% smaller, 80% thinner *yawn yawn*)
- Bring on Scott F and talk about how much of an arse hes made of Siri & Maps and how the mini ipad will change your life
- Bring on a large developer (EA?) to showcase dedicated iPad Mini app (#fragmentation)
- Phil Schiller comes back to announce release dates, pricing, availability
- Show the Mini iPad video ads
- Tim Cook comes on stage to conclude
- Music
- Goodbye.
 
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How do you know it will be 90 minutes?

We all know how long Apple can really spend on demo'ing the likes of iPhoto and software.

Upcoming Keynote structure:

- How well the iphone 5 has sold so far
- How well the ipad is doing since launch
- How its making peoples lives magical
- Show a video to make the audience go "ooooo" and "aaaaa"
- Telling us how they seen a gap in the tablet market and BOOM - Mini iPad announced
- Spewl for 20 mins about the hardware (80% smaller, 80% thinner *yawn yawn*)
- Bring on Scott F and talk about how much of an arse hes made of Siri & Maps and how the mini ipad will change your life
- Bring on a large developer (EA?) to showcase dedicated iPad Mini app (#fragmentation)
- Phil Schiller comes back to announce release dates, pricing, availability
- Show the Mini iPad video ads
- Tim Cook comes on stage to conclude
- Music
- Goodbye.

Totally disagree with you because right after that they are going to do the earnings call so they don't need too much time saying how much they sold iPhones and you say how we'll the iPad has been doing, didn't they mention this a month ago do they really need to repeat themselves? think about how many products were introduced in the past event, there's definitely something more than the iPad mini
 
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