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Apple Event August 7th

I'm just getting excited about the release. I cannot wait to switch over to Apple and with the new top of the line machine to boot. Its been a tough long weekend here with no real news or rumours about the release. The antiticipation is killing me.

Does anyone know how long I can expect shipping to be if I make my purchase online and it is being shipped to Canada?
 
bonafide said:
I'm just getting excited about the release. I cannot wait to switch over to Apple and with the new top of the line machine to boot. Its been a tough long weekend here with no real news or rumours about the release. The antiticipation is killing me.

Does anyone know how long I can expect shipping to be if I make my purchase online and it is being shipped to Canada?
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Or U.S. Thks:)
 
Yeah!

Just came back from vacation yesterday. Just now I'm checking the rumous sites again, with this rumour flashing all over the web. Nice! Really, really looking forward to this event! Well, to what will be introduced, to be precise.

New iMacs, please!
 
Possible mac hint at gaming for this event?

Hey, check out this youtube vid of John Carmack talking about his new gaming engine for the mac. At around 1:55 he brings up how he would be previewing the engine in august and as well as a mac related announcement that he couldn't go into. So is there any possibility of this being that announcement in august?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhArACnKYys
 
Martin C said:
Does anybody know what timed this special event will be taking place? Is anyone going to have a live text/photo feed?
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I think that I heard that it was starting around 10:00 AM on the west coast, but I don't remember what thread I read that in. I don't think that MacRumors will have a feed for this event.

I haven't taken the time to read through this entire thread, so does anyone know if there has been a picture of the invitation to the event put out yet?
 
How is it possible to keep new Apple hardware under wraps so well?! I just can't imagine how hard that must be to do? I mean, if the rumours are true, this new iMac has probably knocking around Apple headquaters and production plants around the world for a good few months now! How on earth do they do it?
 
mrkramer said:
I think that I heard that it was starting around 10:00 AM on the west coast, but I don't remember what thread I read that in. I don't think that MacRumors will have a feed for this event.

I haven't taken the time to read through this entire thread, so does anyone know if there has been a picture of the invitation to the event put out yet?
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There is no invitation. Apple representatives phoned the invitees individually on July 31.
 
hi guys, need a new macbook for start of my session in september. is there any date out for release of the leopard, and are any updates expected 4 the macbook?
 
twoodcc said:
i see what you are saying, but you aren't seeing what i'm saying.

there is a difference here between a Dell and an Apple. let's say Intel is releasing new processors tomorrow. would you buy a Dell or an Apple now? no. but within the week, Dell will have the new computers out, and if they don't, then HP will, or someone else will. but Apple doesn't care about HP or Dell, or any other PC manufacturer.

you don't know when apple will put the new processors in their hardware, and you don't know when computers will use them, or any of this. but the main point is that apple has no competition. that's why you never know when they will use the new processors, or video cards, or whatever.[/URL]
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I've realized exactly what you've been saying since your first post. Dell products are easier to predict due to chipsets being released from Intel, competitors, etc... Doesn't change what I have been saying one bit. ;)

verniesgarden said:
as for mongoos150, i would never want to see you in the retail world.
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Don't worry, you won't. ;) A company's decision to swap a customer's recent "old" purchase for a new machine is at the discretion of that company. It's not up to you, no matter how much you "damn well expect" that company to swap your machine. You bought what you bought.


Much Ado said:
Look, Mongoos150 is saying that he's fed up with people whinging when their hardware quickly goes out of date, when they made the conscious decision to buy it. His point is fair, but he misses these key points:

1. Apple hardware updates are very rare and usually by the time they are released, the previous hardware has already been selling for loads of money when it's price no longer justifies it. For people who only use OS X, this means many people know they are paying a premium that no longer exists on a purchased Mac (e.g. No 2GB standard on Mac Pro).

2. Apple are extremely concerned about brand image

3. Apple want to shift as many of the new product as they can

I understand you have no real place to whinge, but going way back to the start of this debate, it is a falsehood to suggest that doing so will not get you a new iMac.

Ask for a return+upgrade, but if it doesn't work out, accept it.

We are agreed.

Much Ado.
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I haven't missed those points, they are valid, but my point remains. Good post, I wholeheartedly agree with it.

And now - back to the THREAD TOPIC! My iMac is already on eBay ;)
 
hatcher146 said:
they got some info from a source....

• New Macbooks: no cosmetic changes, will be getting Santa Rosa chips.
• Mac mini: total form change, all brushed aluminum and 15% smaller. Base model will have a 120GB HDD.
• The iMacs will be, as rumored, brushed aluminum.

And as a bonus, "the new ipods will be rolling around mid-September."
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I thought MBs already had SR, or was that only MBPs?
 
Just figured I'd add in a wishful prayer to apple if it hasn't been written yet...
Get a contract with Hitachi now for their new travelstar HD...plz this thing makes a 1.25 powerbook load os 10.4 faster than my 1.67 ghz with double its ram...*cry* I can't imagine how well it flows with the intel chips
 
mongoos150 said:
NO - they get the computer they bought. Why do people think that Apple (or any other company) will intrinsically "give up" the sale they made in order to swap a customer's machine for a newer model!? If Mr. Johnson bought an iMac on Monday, and new iMacs ship Tuesday, he was a day early. He should have waited. He got the machine he paid for. Apple's a business, and part of making a profit is selling model X all the way up to the DAY of model Y's release. Makes no economical sense to do otherwise. :rolleyes:
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Hm... Well hardware and software exchanges are two slightly different beasts, but I have heard of or experienced some companies (mostly software companies - not hardware) exchange product X for product Y if product X was released days before product Y. It happened to me when I bought Propellerheads Reason 2.0 a day or two before the release of Reason 2.5.
 
in stores tuesday?

I've asked this before but with no sufficient answer, can anybody guess if the apple store will start selling the new imacs on Tuesday in their brick and morter stores or on Wednesday? I live on the East Coast, I wonder how they do the transition?
 
harmonica01 said:
Just figured I'd add in a wishful prayer to apple if it hasn't been written yet...
Get a contract with Hitachi now for their new travelstar HD...plz this thing makes a 1.25 powerbook load os 10.4 faster than my 1.67 ghz with double its ram...*cry* I can't imagine how well it flows with the intel chips
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Yes, those drives are looking so sweet that I'm thinking of getting one of those 7200RPM/200GB/16MB cache numbers for my MacBook.
 
age1366 said:
I've asked this before but with no sufficient answer, can anybody guess if the apple store will start selling the new imacs on Tuesday in their brick and morter stores or on Wednesday? I live on the East Coast, I wonder how they do the transition?
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Most new models do not arrive for several days to several weeks, especially those with the best specs.
 
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