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Apple Event Confirmed for September 9th: 'Let's Rock'

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Exciting. Can't wait to see the latest ipod touch. And the macbooks in October too. Just bought my macbook a few months back but its still interesting to see how everything is going to evolve.
 
Im just hoping theres a 16gb nano, my small-ish music collection currently spans about 9gb so the 8gb nano is just too small, and i dont want a touch/classic as i need it for fitness stuff - sweaty fingers on a touch = no, big classic whilst jogging = no.

so a nice 16gb nano please :D which would be awesome. AS LONG as they dont make it butt ugly - not impressed with case designs/mock ups so far but i felt the same way with the fatty and now love that.

A price drop would be nice too :D
 
Every Keynote is an absolute highlight for me. Doesn't matter if it's about new iPods and not the by me wished mac updates.
But I can imagine to get the expected facelift of the mac notebooks in this event, too. The main trouble will be about the iPods, ok, but I guess we can also hope for new MacBook/Pro Stuff!
 
it was going to happen..

I'm not suprised at the news of an upcoming ipod event, with Apple, releasing refreshed ipod is just business... I don't need one, my 1G iPhone is still perfect for me. However what I do need to do is replace my aging Powerbook G4 soon, and they have to release the uber MBP I've been waiting on soon!
My friend just sent this to me

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-6920G-Hard-drive-Integrated/dp/tech-data/B0017MCIPA/ref=de_a_smtd

And it has me worried, this laptop is only £679 with BluRay, 4Gig RAM decent Core2Duo and 512 Graphics. Now besides the BluRay, the latest MBP beats this system hands down, but the price difference is so extreme!
I will never switch back, I will pay the extra money for having OSX, better build quality, the Apps and don't mind one bit. But If I see a new MBP come out that doesn't have BluRay and HDMI output while this bargain basement laptop does I'll probably scream.
The worst part, my best friend is getting his first personal computer after sharing with the family for years, he loves my mac and loves OSX so also awaits the new MBP but when he sees this Acer doing all he needs minus £500 ish, what can I say?

Please be careful apple...
 
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i wonder what they can add or change about iTunes, maybe a new design? i would like a diff colour and not just the simple grey and less system resources r always welcome
 
Like AIM, they should release an iTunes Lite. It's the same as iTunes except without all the extra baggage that most people don't use. It'll be stripped down, small, and fast (and without ads, if iTunes has ads...I don't know).

Just my thoughts.
 
surroundfan said:
Re point 2, it's unlikely they would move to mini-USB because they make lots of money licensing the dock connector to third parties.
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I actually think Apple will stay with the iPod dock connector on the 4G nano, mostly due to the huge number of third party hardware that use these connectors (speakers, stereo clock radios, and even car stereos). Apple would throw away too much of the market if the 4G nano goes to the Mini USB connector.
 
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Apples and Oranges....

uni said:
I'm not suprised at the news of an upcoming ipod event, with Apple, releasing refreshed ipod is just business... I don't need one, my 1G iPhone is still perfect for me. However what I do need to do is replace my aging Powerbook G4 soon, and they have to release the uber MBP I've been waiting on soon!
My friend just sent this to me

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-6920G-Hard-drive-Integrated/dp/tech-data/B0017MCIPA/ref=de_a_smtd

And it has me worried, this laptop is only £679 with BluRay, 4Gig RAM decent Core2Duo and 512 Graphics. Now besides the BluRay, the latest MBP beats this system hands down, but the price difference is so extreme!
I will never switch back, I will pay the extra money for having OSX, better build quality, the Apps and don't mind one bit. But If I see a new MBP come out that doesn't have BluRay and HDMI output while this bargain basement laptop does I'll probably scream.
The worst part, my best friend is getting his first personal computer after sharing with the family for years, he loves my mac and loves OSX so also awaits the new MBP but when he sees this Acer doing all he needs minus £500 ish, what can I say?

Please be careful apple...
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It's an Acer.....If you want to take a chance on the Acer quality record and on a notebook that will not run MacOS X, then by all means have a look at it. It's really not much different than other lowend PClone notebooks, and as far as power goes, it's similar to a MacBook, current generation. As to HDMI connections, you do know there are DVI to HDMI adapters to be had for about $6, right?? That said, it would be nice to know if a refresh is coming for the Mac notebooks.:cool:
 
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jcrowe said:
It's an Acer.....If you want to take a chance on the Acer quality record and on a notebook that will not run MacOS X, then by all means have a look at it. It's really not much different than other lowend PClone notebooks, and as far as power goes, it's similar to a MacBook, current generation. As to HDMI connections, you do know there are DVI to HDMI adapters to be had for about $6, right?? That said, it would be nice to know if a refresh is coming for the Mac notebooks.:cool:
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Oh I know Acer aren't going to give the build quality of a mac, and I have no intention of getting one. I have defended macs to the bitter end with my windows pals, but the spec of this laptop has made me sit upright and think Apple needs to start adding basic specs to the laptop range that now even an Acer has!
I know of the DVI adapter, but that's not the point, DVI isn't the future anymore, HDMI is, In fact most TV's and monitors have skipped DVI, moving from VGA straight to HDMI.
 
rcha101 said:
October WTF??

I need 15 inch MBP with an updated hi resolution LCD, blu ray and lots of RAM NOW
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You'll be waiting a long time for blue-ray. Horrible power consumption, large physical size, and a CEO who believes (wrongly IMHO) that physical media is dead.
 
HDMI includes video AND audio, while DVI includes only video. That's why HDMI is superior, for example when connecting a computer to HDTV. Apple should replace DVI with HDMI, and sell customers a HDMI>DVI adapters if some people need it.
 
Here is what I see happening:

iPod Shuffle: 2GB & 4GB, new colours

iPod Nano: 8GB & 16GB, redesign, slight change of interface, price drop

iPod Touch: 16GB & 32GB, slight redesign, possibly new feature(s) (GPS?), price drop

iPod Classic: 120GB & 240GB, slight change of interface

iTunes 8: change of interface, less computer resources, new features
 
Here are my opinions regarding the rumors that are coming out about this year's iPod releases...

iPod Nano:
I really hope that Apple doesn't stick with the design that Kevin Rose claims to be the case. It seems like a huge mistake and something that is definitely not Apple. I think that if they can make a Nano with the current design characteristics (just tall and not fat) then they may have a winner...also if the make the click wheel controls dynamic (OLED backlit controls + accelerometer). I think that it will use the normal iPod interface. The iPhone OS is touch based and Apple isn't going to create a third development platform.

iPod Touch:
I don't believe Apple will do too much to this model. I would love to see it get exterior volume controls and a speaker for game play. Also (and I know this is probably not a popular position) I would love to see it get a plastic back like the iPhone simply for WiFi reception reasons. Other than that, all new features will be part of iPhone OS 2.1 (available for all iPod Touch and iPhone users).

iTunes 8.0:
It has been 2 years since the release of iTunes 7 (funny, when iTunes 5 and 6 were released a month apart). I do believe that Apple will release iTunes 8 on Tuesday. Now I am not sure what will be in it. I really hope that Apple DOES NOT decide to release iTunes Unlimited. Jobs has gone on record numerous times stating that a subscription service for music is a brain dead idea. Also since they are trying to make their music DRM free, it would be a complete step back to attempt this type of business model.

Other Items:
I don't believe that Apple will use this to release new Macbooks and Macbook Pros. I think they will get their own stage (perhaps sharing it with iLife '09 like last year).

I think maybe we will see new Apple TV features. Although it will probably never will happen I would love to see what a DVR would look and act like if Apple made it and the hard drives in those devices are big enough that it could work. People would buy that device if it had a DVR in it (I think).

Anyways, those are my thoughts on this device.
 
bigmc6000 said:
Nah, it'll have TWO 9800GT's as well as dual quad cores, 10 hour battery life, an OLED display that actually emits "carbon credits" when turned on, and 8 GB of RAM standard as well as a standard 500GB flash drive! ;)
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I can get behind all of that except the OLED screen :D

And honestly I'd sooner have a single 9800GTX than the dual 9800GT-s, since SLI is such a hassle, even more so on a notebook for driver related reasons, and if it dosen't work, the single GTX will be more powerful (and is plenty good for me).

Dual quad cores, that's not a bad idea :D
 
iLounge: iPod nano 4G, touch 2G dimensions revealed?

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