Surely that's more suitable for a mobile device? Quieter, more durable and less power? Why do you need that in a desktop machine?
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Surely that's more suitable for a mobile device? Quieter, more durable and less power? Why do you need that in a desktop machine?
AnDy
well, everybody is saying "OMG IMACS NEED QUAD CORE!!!!" but really the biggest bottleneck in modern computing is the hard drive. SSD's basically solve that age old problem. well thats my opinion anyways.
They are seriously fast, off the top of my head the random access time is about 100 times faster than a hard drive (0.1ms?) meaning all those tiny OS files that need to be loaded do so in seriously fast. Also the read/wrie performance is far better than hard dive. I think SATAII bus speeds are going to be easily saturated by SSD drive.
Finally they are silent. Always good to have a quieter computer. Imagine eventually no moving parts!
Thanks
Matches AppleInsider's rumors.
Speed bumped "special" Penryns probably. Nehalem if we're lucky.
The iMac desperately needs a redesign to deal with the screen issues on the 24" due to dust and overheating. So I hope they will :
Reduce heat :
* LED screen, affixed to front glass plate laptop-like
* External power brick, maybe same as macbook pro due to power savings of LED
De-chinning & redesign :
* Removal of internal speakers (cfr. G4 iMac) + powersupply to create room so chin is reduced and screen is centered vertically
* Slightly rounded, comes in black&gray and black&white (iphone like)
Controversial:
* Removal of DVD. Software delivered over internet, OS updates through built-in SD reader. Network Shareable blueray in nextgen AppleTV.
* 2 x 2,5" drives instead of 3,5" used in JBOD, RAID or Time machine configuration.
Reduce heat :
* LED screen, affixed to front glass plate laptop-like
* External power brick, maybe same as macbook pro due to power savings of LED
De-chinning & redesign :
* Removal of internal speakers (cfr. G4 iMac) + powersupply to create room so chin is reduced and screen is centered vertically
* Slightly rounded, comes in black&gray and black&white (iphone like)
Controversial:
* Removal of DVD. Software delivered over internet, OS updates through built-in SD reader. Network Shareable blueray in nextgen AppleTV.
* 2 x 2,5" drives instead of 3,5" used in JBOD, RAID or Time machine configuration.
Not for us. But a lot of iMacs were sold on the basis of "you mean that's the entire computer! Wow!"
If you are sitting on the fence between a Mac and a PC, good design can sway your opinion quite easily.
Probably because the other things they do are much more useful. For example, most people wouldn't think to go out and find an ExpressCard SD card reader, but if there's one already there, they'll use it and remark on how convenient it is.
Considering that the vast majority of users never upgrade their computers, why would Apple do that? That's only catering to the build-your-own computer geek types - they a very small segment of market.
Until they come in at least 500GB sizes for a reasonable price, no thanks.
If you really want one, buy one and have a service tech install it for you. It doesn't have to be a build-to-order option.
No Macs for poor people. They shouldn't be using computers anyway. And we don't want them in our stylish, hip stores. They would ruin the ambience with their Walmart wardrobes and annoying behavior. Let eat cake and use emachines.
Apart from the design aspect of the glasss screen, Apple have seen a massive reduction in the amount of screen replacements since the introduction of the glass fronted Macs.
The reason for this is the Glass protects the LCD panel underneath it and stops customers scratch touching and applying pressure to the delicate panel underneath. I doubt very much Apple will change this only option a CTO to not have glass
The MacBook Pro's did all receive a price drop in July following the speed bumps, new batteries and 13" aluminum MacBook rebranding to Pro.
with Dell when you build to order on the website you have an option of 3-5 different GPU's. And you don't have to pick the more expensive computer most times. With Apple if you want a nicer GPU you first have to pick the $2000 iMac or MBP and then upgrade.
Makes me think that Apple is Intel's best friend since most times it's a waste of money buying the faster CPU. YOu get much better value by sticking with the slowest CPU and getting better I/O and graphics and more RAM
Uh, "MacRumors".
Besides there hasn't been any exciting Apple computer hardware in a couple of years.
dell and HP have been selling PC's with a blu-ray option for years now. I think it's less than $100 now for a BD drive that's also a DVD-RW
I'd say he was bang-on to call you an ignorant fanboy based on your earlier comments. Aside from latching on to an article from such a biased hack (heck, why don't you praise David Pogue and John Gruber) like you have done, you're totally ignoring the fact that all big businesses tell porkies to make sales and Apple's track record is way off clean.
Pop a Xanax and chill, man.
How does the iMac being an inch thicker preclude it from still being an all in one ? Does it stop being a good design ? It looks the same while you're using it.
I cant wait to see the new macbook! I hope its not a upgrade for the macbook pro though cuz i just bought one about a month ago! I deffinetly want to see the macbook with a new body. it would be sweet. Hopefully they make the imac much more amazing. and a lower macbook price would be nice too... im just waiting for the MBA upgrade
Sadly, I get the sense that every iMac revision makes it harder and harder to upgrade. And that is the main reason why I haven't gotten one.