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Analyst: iMac and MacBook Updates Coming Within Weeks?

Mr. Gates said:
I hope they bring back the Black Macbook.
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My guess is just make the plastic white MacBook silver in colour (plastic).

OLED in iMac? Puuuuull-eze! It's not even available in the iPhone and *it* has a much smaller screen. The PP who said a more energy efficient processor being an energy saver and thereby a money saver, is probably more right.

Now that said, it would be quite embarrassing for Apple if Microsoft releases a Windows 7 OLED (touch) screen. They already been have been spanked by the Zune HD with a OLED.
 
Burke said:
- Core i7 (whatever it's called) mobile
- Similar video options to current
- 4 GB standard
- 640 GB standard HDD, up to 2 TB option
- LED backlit IPS screen
- Backlit wired keyboard (black keys), maybe backlit wireless, too
- 2.1 speakers like LED cinema display
- Tweaked design, front looks like LED cinema display, but the body looks kinda like a sideways iPhone 3GS, much more rounded lines than current design
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I guess that Apple is going to use GT 240M (which is worse than GTS 160M), despite GTS 160M is suitable for 15 inch notebooks.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-240M.17654.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTS-160M.14561.0.html

Meanwhile, removal of ExpressCard slot was a big mistake.
 
What is needed is a LIGHT and SMALL MacBook:

- As light as possible (400 g or so would be great).
- As small as possible (pocketable would be great).
- Video-out to connect to videoprojector via VGA-adapter.
- USB 2 ports for remote control and pendrive support.

Not to work on it, but just for Keynote and PowerPoint presentations. Because even the MacBook Air is too heavy, too large and too port limited.

We need thousands for our University.
 
Thinking OUT of the box

The think differently design team appear to be going round in their own muck:
Thin, make it thinner! Ya, ya, ya!
Edges, make them narrower! Oh Ya.
Round corners, make them rounder! Ya, ya, ya, ya?
Chin on imac, put a high contrast badge on it to make it stick right out!
Glass it up, and polish it so the buyer can admire who actually paid for this!
Make it cheaper, blend 100% with mac book parts, makes sense after all!

I do hope they rebuild the design team from the top down.:rolleyes:
 
I could see the Imac getting very thin if apple totally redesigned the mobo into the base of the stand, then fed the wires & cables upto the screen
 
macshill said:
that said, it would be quite embarrassing for Apple if Microsoft releases a Windows 7 OLED (touch) screen. They already been have been spanked by the Zune HD with a OLED.
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Are you under the impression that Microsoft makes computers? And yes, they jumped in with an OLED screen on the Zune HD, just to say they have the latest technology. This is a decision they will come to regret.

The life of OLEDs is severely limited, and their color will change even over that short lifespan, since the blue pixels deteriorate the fastest. Once this problem is beaten, OLEDs will be great for TVs or monitors, but not for mobile devices like laptops or iPods/iPhones/Zunes. They use more power the brighter the screen is overall. Microsoft is trying to get around that by making the Zune's GUI white on a black background, but they can't control what people watch on it.

An ordinary, mostly white webpage like this one would actually force an OLED to draw more power than an LED-backlit LCD screen. The only ones Microsoft are spanking are themselves. (And their customers, but what else is new?)
 
California said:
Of course there are slot loading blu rays.
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There aren't, actually. I wanted one for an HTPC, and no dice.
How come my Mac won't play Blu ray? Or will it?
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Play a BD movie? There's no OS X software player. Apple has not licensed the necessary software and patents to do it, and no third party has stepped up to do so yet. Apple has also not implemented some of the necessary DRM and hardware control necessary to get a Blu-ray license (part of the infamous "bag of hurt"). You can easily connect a BD-R drive if all you want is storage, and presumably one day there will be a software player from Apple or a third party.
wdaleherring said:
If not, then they really need to sort out their priorities. It's not even the fact that I really want one, if they don't add one now they are going to be so far behind the ENTIRE REST of the industry.
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Still fewer than 5% of PCs ship with Blu-ray drives. It's not really taking off. 4/8GB on optical storage is sufficient for most people; the desire for watching the discs on computers just isn't there.

For the most part, it's a hollow complaint. There are people with legitimate needs for BD authoring, but clearly not enough to make it a serious problem for Apple.
Not to mention I'm not buying anything else until this feature is added.
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You just said you didn't really want one...
 
Well in regards to the imac please don't thin it anymore unless it has a practical use being so thin. The thing sits on your desk 24/7! In terms of a redesign id like to see the stand redesigned so that the imac sits more upright and less towards you. I mean so that you can push it further back if you have a small desk.

The no brainer for me would be make the hard drive as easy to access as the ram. I got the late 2007 version with 320 GB hard drive and that lasted me fine for almost 2 years, but im after a larger hard drive now and even though following the guides i know i can fit a new one myself, not everybody is as comfortable doing this. 320 GB was large back in 2007 for imac but as hard drives are getting bigger and faster all the time (not to mention uberfast SSD)it makes sense that if someone is going to keep a computer over 2-3 years that the hard drive would be something that they would look at replacing
:)
 
slipper said:
At $999, the Macbook is a bit overpriced for its market segment. Although i would still pay a premium for an Apple product, a price drop is very welcome.
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i said about 3 months ago with palm pre and flash soon, win 6.5 that looks more like osx then win 7 does, and with I.T. Raving about upgradingbto windows 7 that apple wold have it's hand forced. This time they actually might release something non crippleware ie MacBook better graphics then no FireWire then MacBook pros but no express slot. They need to get to their roots and focus on the enthusiast PROsumer market, this market share makes more money including gaming then the pro market share like avid and final cut pro. Time to start releasing powerful machines that offer the users all the things they need to edit, use FireWire audio devices and express ports for external FX and esata cards without having to spend $2700. Ironically msft/palm and others are doing to apple what amd did to intel one time and intel had to cut cut cut prices instead of charging $800 for an extra 200megahertz. It's about time. But then again it's apple so I'll believe when I see it.

Peace fam.
 
Agreed. Just like taking out FireWire on the MacBooks when it got better gpu. All to cripple the pro. Again. Apple needs yonrealizs thee is more $$$$$ in prosumers than the pros.

Let's just hope msft and palm pre flash and the peoplemleaving AT&T , which i also predicted, really forces apple hands. Folish that all they offer are mobile parts for andesktop or cripple the MacBooks somehow. One should be able to do promwork or PROcumer work for less than $2700 for a machine. And bring back matte for graphic users. Again. Apple forces pros to get pricey mac pro server desktops when the iMac could be more capable. It could add an inch and run i7 and sell for good money but that would eat into macpro line n hopefully their hands are tied thisntime. I'm guessing still crippleware.


Peace fam.
Leo72 said:
I guess that Apple is going to use GT 240M (which is worse than GTS 160M), despite GTS 160M is suitable for 15 inch notebooks.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-240M.17654.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTS-160M.14561.0.html

Meanwhile, removal of ExpressCard slot was a big mistake.
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Ramashalanka said:
The 2GHz version (920XM) is 55W. I don't see it as likely in an Apple laptop. I would love to be wrong.
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How about Core i7-820QM 1.8Ghz Quad and half the price?

Hey with Turbo boost went needed and if it has the room to move in temperature and other requirements it can up the pace right?

So would the 45W in a 55W Cooling system be about to run as fast or faster than the 55W the 55W Cooling system?
The 45W going to give better battery in day to day use right?

I can't see a Quad in the macbook before the macbookpros
Still iMac has been known to handle 65W CPU and that needed a 10W NorthBridge on top of that.

A complete mobo redesign in the same case to put a quad like that would fit with the cycle. Not sure about Case redesign though. Maybe they'll split iMac along the same lines as previous iMac/eMac Split. The iMac(pro?) would have quad cores that start at a lower clock number but with a design that can handle higher heat so the quad would run turbo mode when ever required. Plus other features like eSata still seen as design house workhorse.

The lower end could be thinner Dual core only a small bump on todays low end. Both could then have same screen size range. the lower end even maybe marketed as MacTV, a hybrid TV and Mac.

Both could be 24" and 30" but MacTV would use a cheaper TV screen. the iMac would use real computer screens.
 
Not to mention OLED are not ready for such production - at least as far as i understand - i know there are probably radical new designs out there somewhere but ... seeing as alot of Mac screen-savers are blue - thats gonna kick those fragile OLEDs in the cock :p

And they arnt as bright :/ - but i guess that doesnt matter sat indoors with your big shiny iMac :p

New redesign could only be based on the LED screen right?
 
what i expect in a new imac...

new corei7 processor
Duel video cards much like the higher end macpro's
Blues ray
(Maybe usb3) -more likely next year

and because of the usb3 i might wait on a new home desktop till its out because its going to be a game changer!
 
Hey guy's,

This also lines up with my expectations.
Anyway, here follows my wishlist.

iMac:
- Quad Core (in high end iMac)
- LED-Backlit screen
- Blu-Ray
- Design change so it's easy to replace harddrive yourself.
- Eventually a touch screen?

MacBook:
- No wishes here, but any change is welcome.
 
I have been using a 24" iMac 3,06 GHz for 1.5 years. Mainly working on photos and a few videos.

The design is still modern and functional. All I really ask for is easy access to the HDD, but Steve will not allow any hatch to mess up the smooth design :(

Realistic and desired updates for me are:

- Quad Core
- LED-Backlit screen

I also wish for more RAM slots as prices for the 4GB Chips are still astronomically and have not really decreased in month! Maybe 3 Slots like the MacPro (2+2+2 GB) would help me out until 4GB prices drop significantlly. Althoug I don't think Apple will go this route to keep their Mac Pros at the top end.

OLED is completely out of the question! This technology is just not ready for heavy use and 20"+ sizes! And prices....

BluRay - Not a big issue for me until they add it to the MacMini (or Apple TV update) which is connected to my LCD TV

We shall see what happens :)
 
macshill said:
Storage. The Blu-ray Group needs to boost awareness of blank discs for high capacity storage. Also a video out would solve the problem of watching on a 30" screen or smaller. ;)
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Optical discs are a poor storage solution. Chips are the way ahead as the prices fall, as is the cloud as bandwidth grows and falls in price.

Thumb drives in 5 years are going to have huge capacity and be cheap as chips (so to speak). BluRay is a dead end. Apple is right to ignore it.
 
A few things to ponder on the iMac refresh...

Id love to see an LED display with a choice of matte or gloss, (30 inch? LOL). OLED would be a dream but we all know its not happening in any size due to price. A touch screen would be kick ass but unlikely.

Blue Ray as a drive upgrade, the cost of licensing would be paid in part by the upgrade. TV Tuner?

MULTI TOUCH MIGHTY MOUSE!!! - goodbye trackball, hello infinite amount of gestures to control everything! Someone at apple had to be working on this since the patent was submitted, its time has come. The current mighty mouse blows. Oh and its got to get with the times! White is so 4 years ago, lets see it go aluminum to match everything else.

As an aside, the 3GS and iPod Touch should have had an OLED, it would have done wonders for battery life. The issues of durability over time are a moot point, everyone knows they'd be buying a new one every few years anyways for the addition of other features, faster processors, and larger storage.
 
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