27-Inch LED Cinema Display Coming Tomorrow Alongside iMacs and Mac Pros?

[FaluFluff]

Sweden Is Down Toooo! :d

 

[thirumalkumaran]

These are rumors. And let me create another one for you: iPod shuffle with tiny Retina Display.




Same from Germany and the rest of EU. I'm really excited, how much the Trackpad will cost.

No you are not first...
I have stated about shuffle first.. (in this thread BTW)
roll a couple of pages back..

 

[milo]

It's happened before. You weren't there when every Tuesday was "MBP refresh coming!" and everytime the store was down, it was Heart Attack fest '10 and then it would come back up with... Aperture 3.0.

The lulz were great.

You're saying they'd take down the USA online store so they could add iPhone 4 preordering to the overseas stores? Meaning the USA store goes back up with absolutely nothing new?

Think about that for a minute, how much sense does it make?

Some new product is going up today, the likely possibilities are monitors, imacs, or mac pros. If it's not at least one of those three I'll be very surprised.

 

[bent2013]

American Apple Store is down!!!

Refreshes coming soon!!!

 

[Giuly]

im ready to see a new macpro and to see what this magic trackpad is all about. hope to see it. (credit card ready)

I had the same with the Mini in June. Hopefully, you don't have a shipping time of 3 weeks for the Trackpad, drove me nuts and I ended up picking it up myself at the UPS depository at 9PM because I was shopping for food as the delivery guy came. Does anyone remember the shipping time of the Magic Mouse or aluminum Keyboard when they came out?

 

[KnightWRX]

No, Gruber is never wrong.

Except :

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/19/tomorrow

Notice the date, then read this :

Multi-Touch Trackpad Gadget for Desktop Macs That Apple Is Set to Release Tomorrow Morning

He is wrong sometimes.

 

[Baklava]

I have stated about shuffle first.. (in this thread BTW)

Saw it but missed the Retina Display.

 

[KnightWRX]

You're saying they'd take down the USA online store so they could add iPhone 4 preordering to the overseas stores? Meaning the USA store goes back up with absolutely nothing new?

Think about that for a minute, how much sense does it make?

As much as when the Canadian store went down for iPhone 4 pre-orders in early june.

 

[milo]

As much as when the Canadian store went down for iPhone 4 pre-orders in early june.

And did every apple store in the world go down that morning?

 

[KnightWRX]

And did every apple store in the world go down that morning?

Yes, they did. Not saying we're not seeing new products, just saying Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

You're less disapointed if you expected iPhone 4 pre-orders and got new Macs than if you were salivating for a new Mac and got pre-orders in another country for some product you don't care about.

 

[xbjllb]

I already bet that Apple will only play catchup with these

Matte screen or no, my first Dell 30" arrives tomorrow.

As for the rest of the line, we'll see. Blu-ray is still the dealkiller.

 

[314631]

Except :

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2009/10/19/tomorrow

Notice the date, then read this :



He is wrong sometimes.

You failed to quote the maybe part.

 

[maz-o]

Finland is down too. Interesting

 

[KnightWRX]

You failed to quote the maybe part.

I'm sorry you feel so strongly about this. I will refrain from doubting your deity in the future.

Oh btw, yesterday's news had it's own "maybe" :

might hypothetically

So that's how you can never be wrong, just say everything is conditional to it really happening.

 

[Madhawk]

This is it boys and girls. The time we have all be waiting for...

 

[314631]

I'm sorry you feel so strongly about this. I will refrain from doubting your deity in the future.

Thanks, or just learn to quote properly in future.

 

[quicksilver77]

Just bought a new iMac C2D last week. I will be returning it to Staples if they update the line. Guess I may get lucky. Not looking forward to reloading everything though.

 

[BobHail]

No more 30" 2560x1600?

 

[314631]

So that's how you can never be wrong, just say everything is conditional to it really happening.

He said the iMacs and Mac Pros are definitely happening. I imagine his sources at Apple haven't confirmed the cinema displays or new trackpad will definitely be released today. But he has reason to believe they might. We'll see. He does a good job regardless.

I haven't said he's always perfect at predicting rumours, but he has an impeccable record when he reports something as fact. So the new iMac and Mac Pro is a certainty today.

 

[MacsRgr8]

This is it boys and girls. The time we have all be waiting for...

Yeah... if it ISN'T a new Mac Pro AND new iMac... well.... let the wars commence

 

[xbjllb]

New Mac Pro without a media event?
Must mean they'll keep the same enclosure and just upgrade processor, gpu, maybe usb3 and new FW.

Yep, I'd be pretty ashamed too.

 

[xbjllb]

Yes. Timeless design.

And one heckuva cheese grater in a pinch.

 

[MacsRgr8]

Yep, I'd be pretty ashamed too.

Same goes for the Magical Trackpad.
I can't imaging Steve not wanting to show off the cool stuff, then only allowing pre-orders and several weeks later we all can get hold of it.

 

[milo]

Yep, I'd be pretty ashamed too.

Some people just don't get it. Faster FW and USB, CPU and video card equals "ashamed"? Ridiculous.

And the current case is fantastic, no reason to pander to a handful of fanboys who aren't in the market for it anyway.

 

[xbjllb]

Apple's current 24" ACD's have a poor to fair Adobe RGB gamut rating and do not compare as well (color gamut wise, and color calibration) against the cheaper ($550 vs $899) HP LP2475w 24″ Monitor.

http://blog.david-kennedy.com/2009/10/15/apple-cinema-24-versus-hp-lp2475w-24/

As a photographer who relies upon having the best color accuracy possible, none of Apple's cinema displays have been up to the task for quite awhile now - even the 30" is woefully lacking in color accuracy for color critical work.

NEC, Eizo, LaCie, HP, and a couple of the Dell's (2707 & 2408 and 3008WFP's) have bypassed Apple in this very important area quite awhile ago. Apple use to rule with their LCD displays when they were the first to introduce a high resolution (1920x1200) 23" ACD way back in 1999 - over a decade ago. Since then, Apple has continued to produce well designed and very respectable LCD monitors that compare favorably to similar LCD offerings by other companies - except in the area of cost. And more recently, with the release of their 24" LED Display, Apple seems to have notched downward in providing a higher-end, professional grade LCD option when it comes to not only color accuracy, but in overall features (limited connectivity options - along with proprietary mini-display port interface), and having only a "glossy" panel option - which is a definite no-go for many design, video and imaging professionals.

Apple will at least have to match - if not exceed Dell's very well received newest 27" LCD monitor: the U2711.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&sku=224-8284

And Apple won't be able to charge much more than Dell's newest 27" ($999-1099) and they will also have to at least offer an option for a matte screen version of it if they want to be taken more seriously as a viable option with higher-end imaging and design professionals.

If they just offer another 27" LED sporting a proprietary mini-display port, glossy screen and less than 90% Adobe RGB gamut for more than $1400, then except for a few Mac only diehards - it's not going to turn many heads, or entice non-mac folks to buy one.

I currently have the great pleasure of working with one of the very best LCD monitors available right now: the LaCie 730 30" LED 14-bit monitor with BlueEye PE. I purchased one for $1500 Refurbished. If Apple were to ever offer anything on this level in a 30" format - then they might be back in the game of professional, high-end imaging.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! My 3008WFP arrives tomorrow!