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Apple Releases New iMacs with Upgraded ATI Radeon HD Graphics Cards
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How on earth did they manage to fit the new MacPro into an all in one casing..... oh hang on a minute they didn't 
Where's my new MacPro Steve?!!!!
Where's my new MacPro Steve?!!!!
Again, Check the Mac Pro Page, it says they updated it with 6/12 cores, they just didnt post it on MR yet
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All that comes to mind reading this post is TROLL. Good god, could you be any more typical?
"That's It?! Gawsh, I was expecting so much more.."
You can even configure the 27-inch models with a 1TB or 2TB hard drive AND a 256 GB SSD since there's tons of room behind that massive screen. That's pretty sweet.
Add an ultrafast solid-state drive.
To give your iMac a real performance boost, configure your 27-inch iMac on the Apple Online Store with an optional 256GB solid-state drive. You can choose it as your only drive or have it installed in addition to the built-in hard drive, allowing you to store the operating system, critical applications, and important files on the solid-state drive and your other files on the hard drive. Because solid-state drives have no moving parts, the computer can access data at over twice the speed of hard drives. Which makes starting up your iMac and launching applications faster than you ever thought possible.
I wonder if there's a small bay in there for 2.5inch drives or something? Be interesting to see the tear downs to find out.
so where is my 99.00 apple TV update????
... sorry, couldn't resist.
A very good news day from Apple!! Nice updates to all of their Mac desktop class computers
... sorry, couldn't resist.
A very good news day from Apple!! Nice updates to all of their Mac desktop class computers
BTO iMac options :
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse + Trackpad [add 69$]
Apple mouse
Where's the trackpad only option ?
Magic Mouse
Magic Mouse + Trackpad [add 69$]
Apple mouse
Where's the trackpad only option ?
nice! how do the core i3 iMacs have ATI graphics? or dont these i3s have integrated graphics?
and haha Apple new the Mac Pro is way overdue
and haha Apple new the Mac Pro is way overdue
These iMacs look good for the average consumer - for example, they'll know what 3ghz is, not what an i3 is, but I suspect they're not going to be much faster than a midrange Core 2 Duo from last year's model.
And no, the graphic cards are still typical Apple anemic. They're not bad, but they're not great either. I think the 56xx series came out 6 months ago.
No USB 3.0 or Blu-ray either. This update just reeks of Apple taking the leftover or bargain bin components and putting them into a shiny enclosure and calling it a day, especially the CPU's.
EDIT: The 4670, which comes in the base model, is no good. The card's about 18 months old, but probably more than good enough if all you try to do is play crappy console ports through cider. The 5670 is better and more usable, but it's still a low end graphics card that goes for < $100 right now. The 5750 is a reasonable card for a new higher end computer, but this card belongs in a $1200 machine, not a $2000 machine.
This is Apple making older macs less usable by hindering something about them, to convince people to buy new models instead of a used mac. In a year, no one will mind a 3ghz machine, but no one will want a 4670 graphics card.
Yes
A lot of us iMac 27" owners are already using SSD drives behind that big pane.
For me, my thing was ram. I'm four gigs beyond my G5's 8 gigs now:
I still have 4 gigs to go...
I guess for me the things I'll feel a little whiny about is the faster CPU and the better graphics card but I've had this thing for almost a month now so I think it's beyond the point of taking it back and it's been far more Mac than I expected it to be. No problem.
A lot of us iMac 27" owners are already using SSD drives behind that big pane.
For me, my thing was ram. I'm four gigs beyond my G5's 8 gigs now:
I still have 4 gigs to go...
I guess for me the things I'll feel a little whiny about is the faster CPU and the better graphics card but I've had this thing for almost a month now so I think it's beyond the point of taking it back and it's been far more Mac than I expected it to be. No problem.
The iPhone 4 is above and beyond Apple's most popular product. By leaps and bounds. You expect it to get bumped off the front page after one month of existence? For what? a trackpad? Get a grip.
When computers get physically redesigned, and they aren't released the same time as the most popular product, then they'll be on the splash page.
For now, try to come up with something else, actually worth posting.
Good question. I didn't even realize they had ATI until your post and I looked at the tech specs -- just assumed i3, therefore Intel graphics.
Not too sure if this is new, but....
Apple Battery Charger
£25 for charger and 6 AA's
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Base iMac up £30 in the UK
Apple Battery Charger
£25 for charger and 6 AA's
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Base iMac up £30 in the UK