Please hurry on the new Mac Pro's...
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Apple Preparing to Launch 27-Inch LED Cinema Display, Mac Pro Update by June?
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After checking with my crystal ball, it says they will omit the 20", keep the 24", add the 27"....but wait! There's more. It also said that apple will revamp their 30", wait a minute....it is also saying apple will possibly add a 35" screen with a 120ppi display
/sarcasm
They WON'T play or burn Blu-ray, and such dated technology pleases His Most High Excellency.
I was referring to the 7 year lapse in their display line, easy champ
Steve-o's office at Apple is a windowless garrett where NO natural light EVER shines, and he keeps the electric lights off too, lighting his screen with a single candle placed BEHIND the screen. Yes it does happen to be a red candle, but that doesn't mean anything...
As Steve-o never sees ANY reflections on HIS jackass glossy screen, so you will not either, or else!
Paint your windows black!! Turn off all overhead lights to your rear, ye even the lights in front of you too, or throughout your entire office complex! Light your screen with a single red candle BEHIND it as Steve-o does, or banish thee yourself from Apple products, forevermore!!!
And Steve-o help and have mercy on you if you so much as bring a Blu-ray into the office or surf a website with flash in His holy presence...
I was one of the few who would agree the glass (not glossy) panels were a deal breaker. When my 24" monitor (non-Apple) blew after three years, I decided on the 24" LED LCD to sit beside my (still functioning perfectly) 2004 23" ACD, and I love it. I use the 23" for print work to compare to the glass front 24" and when doing online design as well. Further, I'm using this display now with the sun shining through the windows being me. No glare
.Although I am certain Apple will offer a non-glare model, especially for the "Pro" market.
Sadly too that's what they said about Blu-ray capability two YEARS ago.
Don't wait for Steve-o... biggest mistake you and your company can make.
Exactly, no way Apple prices near Dell, just out of general principle. Though the Dell is non-glossy... Apple is in a conundrum. Too high and it's basically on top of the 27" iMac which will have the exact same screen. Too low and they'll be priced reasonably where the Dell is and we can't have that.
I hope every single display they make from now on is glossy.
I love hearing that matte-only people moan.
You shouldn't use it where that's bothersome.
Yes, even in photography. No issue.
I love hearing that matte-only people moan.
You shouldn't use it where that's bothersome.
Yes, even in photography. No issue.
Maybe LightPeak on this soon to be released rev?
Honestly I think it is a possibility. If Apple is interested in LightPeak at all this year they would need to get the hardware into the Mac Pro with this coming release. Otherwise that would turn what is normally a mid cycle updat into a major release latter in the year.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised if one or more of the Mac Book Pros get LightPeak too. It won't be the super low power version expected late in the year but it would be good for early adopters.
For real Pro users there is more hoped for in this update than just shinny new processors.
Honestly I think it is a possibility. If Apple is interested in LightPeak at all this year they would need to get the hardware into the Mac Pro with this coming release. Otherwise that would turn what is normally a mid cycle updat into a major release latter in the year.
In fact I wouldn't be surprised if one or more of the Mac Book Pros get LightPeak too. It won't be the super low power version expected late in the year but it would be good for early adopters.
For real Pro users there is more hoped for in this update than just shinny new processors.
Xeon makes more sense than Core i7. Looks to be WWDC for both updates.
It looks like from past updates and Intel roadmaps that the Mac Pro is on a little over a 1 year update cycle.
It looks like from past updates and Intel roadmaps that the Mac Pro is on a little over a 1 year update cycle.
Correct. As xbjllb said, in a dark room lit only by a red candle. That might work for me.
That's great.
But this is not the solution if you are using two computers (Mac + PC) but just one Monitor... ?
When do we get to see a 21.5" display... I don't want a big display
I have the sense that we're not going to see anything smaller than a 24" LED LCD
This makes a lot of sense. The sooner the better.
They've got to reduce prices, too, right?
At the moment, the 27" iMac is such a better deal than the Mac Pro. You really, really have to have a need for the expandibiliy or 8/16 cores to justify the hugh cost increase.
They've got to reduce prices, too, right?
At the moment, the 27" iMac is such a better deal than the Mac Pro. You really, really have to have a need for the expandibiliy or 8/16 cores to justify the hugh cost increase.
Same as Dell?
Isn't the 27-inch iMac display exactly the same as the Dell U2711, meaning same manufacturer (LG, as I recall)?
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?sku=224-8284
The Dell even has a Mac-friendly DisplayPort connector. Not to mention a ton of other connections (hdmi, 2xdvi, component, bunch of USBs, card reader, speaker attachment, etc.). More than the Apple version is likely to have.
OK, it's plastic, not metal. And the Apple one will have a little camera. But Dell frequently lowers their prices, so this is likely to realistically sell for under $1000 very soon.
I can't see Apple pricing theirs at more than $1200, especially when for $1700 you can get a the same screen attached to a computer with $200 of RAM and a $140 wireless keyboard/mouse and $129 1TB hard drive and a $129 operating system and $79 iLife and a $99 printer to boot.
Isn't the 27-inch iMac display exactly the same as the Dell U2711, meaning same manufacturer (LG, as I recall)?
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?sku=224-8284
The Dell even has a Mac-friendly DisplayPort connector. Not to mention a ton of other connections (hdmi, 2xdvi, component, bunch of USBs, card reader, speaker attachment, etc.). More than the Apple version is likely to have.
OK, it's plastic, not metal. And the Apple one will have a little camera. But Dell frequently lowers their prices, so this is likely to realistically sell for under $1000 very soon.
I can't see Apple pricing theirs at more than $1200, especially when for $1700 you can get a the same screen attached to a computer with $200 of RAM and a $140 wireless keyboard/mouse and $129 1TB hard drive and a $129 operating system and $79 iLife and a $99 printer to boot.
I wonder how much the price gouging will be. My 5 year old Dell 24" LCD (Samsung just rebranded) with 3 year replacement warranty cost me $699 back in 2005 and still runs perfectly fine.
New 24" Samsungs and Dells and others today sell for $299-$599 depending exactly what you need which is still far cheaper than any of Apple's 24" monitors.
My guess is the price will be $1599 with, of course, a weak 1-year warranty. And no, I'm not trying to compare this single 27" Apple with any single 24-27" non-Apple so don't reply stating "but Apple's is LED!" or "but Apple's has a Firewire port!"
I like the Apple monitors...but the prices are way out there.
-Eric
New 24" Samsungs and Dells and others today sell for $299-$599 depending exactly what you need which is still far cheaper than any of Apple's 24" monitors.
My guess is the price will be $1599 with, of course, a weak 1-year warranty. And no, I'm not trying to compare this single 27" Apple with any single 24-27" non-Apple so don't reply stating "but Apple's is LED!" or "but Apple's has a Firewire port!"
I like the Apple monitors...but the prices are way out there.
-Eric
Another crappy mirror display and NO Mac Pro updates until June? Big fail if true. Just put the new Xeons in the Mac Pro and add the smallest possible hd together with the weakest possible dedicated gfx card and a laughable amount of ram and call it the new Mac Pro, like in the past years.