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Apple Media Event Near April First?

i'm very interested to see what comes out. i suspect something groundbreaking, something no one's even expected, something that's been under wraps so well that even the people working on it don't know what it is.

something that's going to sell in the billions.

:rolleyes:
 
bigandy said:
i'm very interested to see what comes out. i suspect something groundbreaking, something no one's even expected, something that's been under wraps so well that even the people working on it don't know what it is.

something that's going to sell in the billions.

:rolleyes:
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iPod socks 2.0? :eek:
 
This just better be sooo good...30 years...OS X, iPod, Mac general success this has to be great....

I'm hoping for a new Mac's...touch screen iPod, but most of all....some nice little add on for my Mac ;) :D
 
30th Anniversary?

I'm not holding my breath for April 1 or 4 (more likely in my opinion than March 28).

Apple releases things on their own schedule or around major planned events. MacWorld, WWDC, MacWorld Paris?

So, yes, everybody knows that Apple will be coming out with new iBook replacements, new iPods, etc., we just don't know when. And based on Apple's history of celebrating their birthday or the birthday of the Mac, they have usually been no shows.
 
New TAM - Black iMac

I haven't seen much speculation about another TAM, like the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh:

spartacus-4518.jpg

http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=anniversary&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC

I'd wouldn't be surprised to see another limited edition, expensive, "collector's edition" computer.

My guess would be an iMacIntel in a black anodized brushed aluminum case, with better graphics, 4 GiB RAM, 500GB disk, and maybe some other surprises (like the CPU heat piped to the aluminum case so that it was much quieter).

Maybe even move the power supply to an external brick so that it could be fanless - and eliminate most of that ugly blank space below the screen.

Include a coupon for a free upgrade to a Merom in the fall.
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Come on, y'all. Think different for the 30th!
 
Stating the obvious

gee.. i can hardly believe that this article qualifies as being an article.

of course Apple will be doing something big for their birthday... It's their 30th afterall!!

- iPod AV; almost a certain for April 1.. just because iPod is the killer product right now, and what better way to celebrate such a big occasion than with a new killer product?

- Macbook. it's already overdue and Steve has already made a big point of saying that half of their product line became Intel inside within 60days of their original annoucement at Macworld. the emphasis on the speed at which this happened seems to suggest to me that the other half of their product line won't be far away.

- Mac Pro. probably won't be delivered at their 30th bash. i'd say that they're holding out for 64bit Core chips, which won't make the April 1 deadline. still, who knows how deep the jobs/otellini friendship runs.. maybe apple will be the first partner to launch a Merom-based desktop.
 
gkarris said:
Anyone know the feasability of putting the iPod hard drives in the new iBook? The new iBook is supposed to be even thinner and lighter and this would be achieved by using the iPod hard disks.
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I wonder about this possibility.... Might be interesting. Would it leave enough room to add in a dedicated graphics card? Anyone with tech know-how care to conjecture on this?
 
Do you think we possibly coiuld get a new inclosure for hte Ibooks? Colors would be a nice option, kinda like that sony.
 
AidenShaw said:
I haven't seen much speculation about another TAM, like the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh:

spartacus-4518.jpg

http://www.apple-history.com/?page=gallery&model=anniversary&performa=off&sort=date&order=ASC

I'd wouldn't be surprised to see another limited edition, expensive, "collector's edition" computer.

My guess would be an iMacIntel in a black anodized brushed aluminum case, with better graphics, 4 GiB RAM, 500GB disk, and maybe some other surprises (like the CPU heat piped to the aluminum case so that it was much quieter).

Maybe even move the power supply to an external brick so that it could be fanless - and eliminate most of that ugly blank space below the screen.

Include a coupon for a free upgrade to a Merom in the fall.
______________________________


Come on, y'all. Think different for the 30th!
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This would be great indeed...I don't think Apple should spare efforts or costs for the 30th Ann. Mac...let it cost 20,000 grand, no problem; it's a collector's item, for heaven's sake!!!!! ;)
 
gkarris said:
Anyone know the feasability of putting the iPod hard drives in the new iBook? The new iBook is supposed to be even thinner and lighter and this would be achieved by using the iPod hard disks.
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There have been ultralight ThinkPad and VAIO models that used those drives. They are still slower and more expensive than the more common 2.5" drives, and using them only starts to make sense when the machine is going for serious size and weight reduction (smaller keyboard and display, no internal optical drive, etc.)
Elrond39 said:
I wonder about this possibility.... Might be interesting. Would it leave enough room to add in a dedicated graphics card? Anyone with tech know-how care to conjecture on this?
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It's pretty much guaranteed that there won't be a separate graphics card, Apple didn't put one in the MacBook Pro.

If what you mean is a dedicated graphics processor, it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be one. Even the new Mac mini has one of those (few people seem to understand that the GMA950 is a dedicated GPU, that's why so many were surprised when the graphics performance turned out to be okay).

The question people really want to be asking is what GPU is used, and whether or not it has separate memory. Yes, that would fit, we know that because the MacBook Pro has an ATI processor with separate memory. No, the next iBook probably won't get that, because it costs more and GMA950 is good enough for a low end machine.
 
mackeeper said:
At the Special 30th Aniversary Event I want to see fireworks, literally.

I also want to see:

1. iPod AV 299
2. iBook AMD 1,000
3. iCar 20,000
4. MacCar Pro 60,000
5. iHouse 3,000,000 (w/Apple displays hanging from the ceilings in every room) (all white interior) (and the finest appliances ever)
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:rolleyes:
 
I am too lazy to go and find the quote because I really don't know which page it was on but someone said that the MBP was pretty packed inside and they were speculating that maybe they would not be able to fit a dedicated video card in the MB. Well I was just surfing the ultraportable offerings from some other people and I found this:

http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/se...1&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&productId=1002354

This is a pretty sick computer... I think that many of us here would kill for a MBP with these exact specs (well maybe not kill but maim for sure ;) )

Anyways... if you are in the market for a PC laptop ;)
 
I want to see them take out the modem and use the space for dedicated graphics or digital audio out, in the new new iBook that is. Dedicated meaning a video processor with its own memory.
 
ScottB said:
I want to see them take out the modem and use the space for dedicated graphics or digital audio out, in the new new iBook that is.
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Amen brother!!
I just hope that it's not two 13.3", because many people will want either 12 or 14". I would like widescreen though. Perhaps they could fit in branded speakers, like HP has done. My friend has a HP, and his JBL speakers in it are kick-ass!:cool:
 
How about a 17" Macbook with FW800 and expresscard/54?

and this.

yeah, that concludes my wishlist...not that much really. but i would appreciate 4 slots for ram. yeah...that would alter my physiology.
 
Surreal said:
How about a 17" Macbook with FW800 and expresscard/54?

and this.

yeah, that concludes my wishlist...not that much really. but i would appreciate 4 slots for ram. yeah...that would alter my physiology.
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Agreed... that would be pimp :cool: ...

Oh and 2.16GHz standard of course...
 
iMeowbot said:
If what you mean is a dedicated graphics processor, it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be one. Even the new Mac mini has one of those (few people seem to understand that the GMA950 is a dedicated GPU, that's why so many were surprised when the graphics performance turned out to be okay).
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Woops... :eek: that's what I meant.
 
cablecartman said:
Mac Pro. probably won't be delivered at their 30th bash. i'd say that they're holding out for 64bit Core chips, which won't make the April 1 deadline. still, who knows how deep the jobs/otellini friendship runs.. maybe apple will be the first partner to launch a Merom-based desktop.
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Merom is a laptop chip. The only reason Yonah is in the iMac, is because of heat-issues. The Power Mac/Mac Pro will use Conroe, likely to be clocked at Dual 2.4Ghz+
 
I expect good things at this event (once it is officially announced of course). I am also hoping for a stock boost seeing how the past few weeks havent been all that good for us stock holders.

I would like the new iPod AV just for having;)
 
godbout said:
I am too lazy to go and find the quote because I really don't know which page it was on but someone said that the MBP was pretty packed inside and they were speculating that maybe they would not be able to fit a dedicated video card in the MB.
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Apple could fit everything in there if they really wanted. It would be easier in an iBook model, since those generally have thicker cases. iBook will probably also omit things like the ExpressCard slot, which should free up a fair amount of space.

Still, I wouldn't expect to see separate video RAM; it's not as important as it was with the G4's slow bus, and Apple won't make their low end machine rival the specs of the high end unless there is no choice (the last little PowerBooks ended up so close to the iBooks because Apple were running out of options).
 
Great, one more computer I want and won't get;).

but really, I think this has something more to do than releasing new iBooks, or at least it will in the future. I don't like that the pro laptop and the consumer desktop are on the same specs. I think the time is coming for a realign of each brands focus. Get the iMac and iBook on the same page again, and when Conroe/Merom each come out, get the MacBook Pro switched to Merom and the Power Mac switched to Conroe(those are just notebook/desktop variants of essentially one processor, correct?). Then Apple should release an all-new notebook to match up with the Mac mini. A'course, an iBook may not need iMac specs, but realigning would make it sound a bit better to prospective switchers, at least. Think: If you were thinking about switching to Macs, wouldn't you think it a bit odd that the consumer desktop and the pro laptop are specced awfully similarly to each other? Plus, that would just make me happy.:)
 
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