Apple Releases Core 2 Duo iMac, Adds 24" Model

[daneoni]

As much as im not a fan of the iMacs, the price/performance value is impressive. The 24" on an iMac is a little impractical for me...on a standard display yes ...on an iMac no. If i were to buy one (which i'm tempted to) i'd get the 20" model and max it out. Still i prefer the MacPro. Maybe the family will get one for the new desk in the living area as a central system. Good job Apple, while i knew you'd pick meroms i was hoping you'd go with Conroe especially with a 24" version. Oh well.....

 

[~Shard~]

Now you got it.

All hail Steve Jobs!

Yeah, you keep drinking that Kool-aid buddy.

Don't get me wrong, I think the new iMac is awesome. I currently use a G4 iMac myself. I'm just making a case for the Conroe minitower, that's all.

 

[Chef Medeski]

Yeah, you keep drinking that Kool-aid buddy.

Don't get me wrong, I think the new iMac is awesome. I currently use a G4 iMac myself. I'm just making a case for the Conroe minitower, that's all.

No I completely understand. I think it would be a good idea. I just don't see it happening from an Apple point of view.

Love that Kool-aid.....

 

[~Shard~]

No I completely understand. I think it would be a good idea. I just don't see it happening from an Apple point of view.

Love that Kool-aid.....

And I agree - let's just say I would be pleasantly surprised if Apple did indeed release a Conroe mini-tower, emphasis on surprised.

 

[iGary]

Well, don't put back your camera just yet. If I recall it correct, you never set any time limit when you made your bold statement about Conroe in iMac. My guess is that Conroe eventually will arrive in iMacs...and when it does... we do (sort of) look forward to your promised homemovie.

Technicalities.

I did blow it with saying that Wodcrests would not go into MP's, though.

 

[Manic Mouse]

I will leave your personally offensive remarks aside, suggesting instead that you get a transvestite, oops, Dell PC, dude. I am sure you can find a better desktop in their highly confusing webshop. As for Gisele Buendchen, she stays on our side, thanks a lot...

Just calling a spade a spade, Mr Lawyer. You made a comment that was a lie. The iMac is NOT the "most powerful desktop in the world". Not by a long shot.

If you don't want people to say you're full of crap then don't talk crap. Simple as.

Where else would you sit your iMac?

You know what I mean!

What do people buy if they want desktop performance? Apple currently offer NOTHING with desktop performance, it's either mobile or workstation.

 

[jwa276]

UGH why haven't they updated the MBP's yet?? Apple has totally dropped the ball on this year's college students for sure (at least those looking for apple laptops). My girlfriend is required to buy a MacBook Pro for interior design, and I keep telling her to wait because Merom has got to be right around the corner.

What about the laptops???? MBP's haven't been updated once and iMacs have been getting all the love. Count it!

 

[wildmac]

Hmmm... positive, but looking for a MacBook bump...

me too. Credit Card firmly in wallet until MB update comes around.

 

[2nyRiggz]

Apples whole line-up is impressive....All carrying high performance processers and add ons...I'm not in a hurry for the MBP,MB bumps beacause they are already powerful...now the imac and minis get a little bit more....good time to be interested in OSX.



Bless

 

[Chef Medeski]

me too. Credit Card firmly in wallet until MB update comes around.

Glued to a sticker saying.... only peel off in case of MB update. FOR EMERGENCY APPLE PURCHASES ONLY!

 

[iGary]

me too. Credit Card firmly in wallet until MB update comes around.

I'm pretty much thinking MB's won't get a bump until January, but that's me. they are next to last in the revision cycle as it currently has been unfolding.

 

[APPLENEWBIE]

Next week

All this makes next week ALL ABOUT IPOD and MOVIES only...

 

[stephenmckeague]

What do people buy if they want desktop performance?

An Imac.

 

[Collin973]

MBP's on September 12th are sounding even better and better. Now there's no big iMac to introduce, but there is a macbook pro update that I need to be introduced to!

24" iMac SWEET! If I needed a new desktop, I don't think I'd get one though. I've got a perfectly good 20" FP at home. I guess I'd have to get the MacPro. Darn it

 

[Chundles]

MBP's on September 12th are sounding even better and better. Now there's no big iMac to introduce, but there is a macbook pro update that I need to be introduced to!

24" iMac SWEET! If I needed a new desktop, I don't think I'd get one though. I've got a perfectly good 20" FP at home. I guess I'd have to get the MacPro. Darn it

Get the 24" iMac and span with your 20" screen - two monitor goodness!!

 

[jodders]

This is fantastic, fantastic news! It is so so so cool, and its really made my day. I have been waiting for the imac update and glad that it came around this time. I have been waiting since March and it has been agonising.

Congratulations for those who have been waiting for one. The time has come. Im sure all apple revisions will come in due course,perhaps in time for leopard when it comes out.

Bring on the ipods next week.

Macrumours have been spot on!

 

[swiftaw]

iMac not eligible for Mac+ipod educational promo

Not sure if anyone noticed this, but the new Imac does not qualify you for a free ipod using the current educational promo.

 

[JimNoble]

The system uses some of the 4 GiB of physical address space to map I/O busses and devices.

x86 has had a 64Gb physical address space available for quite a while.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension

Mac OS X on x86 requires PAE AIUI.

I have a 4 GiB Dell D620, but Windows and Linux only see about 3.1 GiB of that due to the I/O space issues. I expect that OSX86 has the same restrictions - since it's a hardware issue.

Don't know about Windows, but Linux can't see all 4Gb because some of it is reserved for the kernel.

http://www.spack.org/wiki/LinuxRamLimits

You can build your own kernel with a custom user/kernel split, eg. I've used one with the reserved kernel space reduced to <0.5Gb...

Jim

 

[sushi]

An Imac.

What's an Imac?

FWIW, it's an iMac.

 

[jacg]

Anyone notice that you can configure a Mac Mini with a 160 GB hard drive. They're 2.5" aren't they? So that suggests 160 GB will be an option in Apple notebooks soon.

I guess that's not really an unexpected move. I only hope that we get a real 2nd Gen MBP with goodies that have developed since the first (rushed out?) attempt. I'd like one right now, but the longer we have to wait, the more optimistic I get.

Things I'd like in a 15" MBP: Easy-change drive/RAM, faster superdrive, FW800, Macbook-style latch & keyboard.

 

[nungesser]

As a MBP owner who bought a rev1 model right when they came out -- and has been sending it in to fix its many, many problems constantly, and is now seeing it lag behind the iMacs in speed and power -- I feel like I bought a lemon. Thanks, Apple, for pissing in my face.

 

[MattDell]

Forgive me if this isn't new, but I just noticed that you can order the BT keyboard and mighty mouse as a package for $60 ($54 edu discount). Given that the BT MM alone is $69, this is a great deal.

Where do you see this?

 

[akadmon]

why does it say 50% faster. i thought merom was only 20% faster than yonah?

The comparison is between a 2.00GHz CD and a 2.33 GHx C2D.

1.4 x faster *(2.00/2.33) = 1.2 x faster at the same clock rating

 

[Manic Mouse]

An Imac.

With a mobile CPU and GPU. Like I said, what do you buy if you want desktop performance (ie:2.4+Ghz C2D, 4 RAM slots, real GPU, 2+HDD bays)?

The only option is a Mac Pro.

 

[psyconut713]

Superdrive

i wanted to get a mac mini 1.5 with a superdrive (open it up and mod the Sh.... out of it) but now the low end model does not allow for superdrive upgrade! WTF!