Apple Releases New iMacs

[iFizz]

So.....ummm...errrr..... [uncomfortable silence]

So did anyone order a new iMac?
Maybe someone would like to talk about the new iMacs on this thread (titled "Apple Releases New iMacs")????

 

[bluedoggiant]

So.....ummm...errrr..... [uncomfortable silence]

So did anyone order a new iMac?
Maybe someone would like to talk about the new iMacs on this thread (titled "Apple Releases New iMacs")????

well yeah, check out the iMac forums, lots of people bought the 3.06 as if the 2.8, 2.66, and 2.4 doesnt exist.

 

[Roadstar]

So did anyone order a new iMac?
Maybe someone would like to talk about the new iMacs on this thread (titled "Apple Releases New iMacs")????

I did, the base 24" beefed up with GF8800 GS and a 500GB hard disk. Got my shipment notification yesterday, and I've been busy refreshing the UPS tracker ever since

 

[D4F]

So.....ummm...errrr..... [uncomfortable silence]

So did anyone order a new iMac?
Maybe someone would like to talk about the new iMacs on this thread (titled "Apple Releases New iMacs")????

I did buy one on release day. I'm very happy with it even comparing it to the previous 24" that I had before.
nVidia gives you a very noticable difference in applications that use it. In games you'll be delighted. Very good frame rates.
Apart from that other there isn't any huge difference. The screen looks a bit better in my case, it's a bit faster and that's probably it

 

[Samdog]

Interesting.. according to this site the overall of the old 2.8 is slightly faster than the new one...

That's what Primate shows, but OWC's XBench results report the opposite.

As usual, tests from different sources yield different results. A few percentage points one way or the other are within sample and test tolerances (running benchmarks on your own machine several times will confirm the latter). They certainly shouldn't be the sole basis of a buying decision.

Here are a couple more new reviews, BTW:

CNET

PC Magazine

 

[alphaod]

1 - 99% of the users couldn't care LESS about replacing their HDs;
2 - 99% of the users have no damn idea about which GPU powers their machines;
3 - 99% of users don't even know how to open their CPUs, and have no interest in buying an extra nerd PCI card;
4 - ALL of the MacBook users I have met are MORE than satisfied with their laptops, even if we here at MR keep on babbling that the GMA sucks;
5 - Show me ONE report that puts a PC maker above Apple in terms of quality, design, customer service and reliability. Customer Satisfaction Reports have put Apple on TOP for years;
6 - Only a handful of geeky gamers strive to buy a monstrous AlienWare; most of us DON'T CARE about SLI, about expensive gigantic boxes, about ridiculous design, about a DAMN UNSTABLE AND VIRUS-RIDDEN operating system.

1-3: Do you really think 99% of the users are idiots? Seriously, half the darn people in Asian know how to do it and considering they're half the world's population, you're already wrong.
4: Well you obviously either don't know enough MB users, or worst, you have not enought friends; of the 3 closed MB users I know all of them hate the GMA.
5. Lenovo
6. A handful huh? And what's this unstable OS you are refering to? First you mention geeky, then you mention this OS; it better not be Linux you're talking about...
7. Where'd you get these figures? Come off the top of your head? Seriously, you can defend your point, but don't produce statistics unless you can back them up.

 

[mongoos150]

Seriously, half the darn people in Asian know how to do it and considering they're half the world's population, you're already wrong.

In your words, "Where'd you get these figures? Come off the top of your head? Seriously, you can defend your point, but don't produce statistics unless you can back them up."

 

[k2spitfire88]

1-3: Do you really think 99% of the users are idiots? Seriously, half the darn people in Asian know how to do it and considering they're half the world's population, you're already wrong.
4: Well you obviously either don't know enough MB users, or worst, you have not enought friends; of the 3 closed MB users I know all of them hate the GMA.
5. Lenovo
6. A handful huh? And what's this unstable OS you are refering to? First you mention geeky, then you mention this OS; it better not be Linux you're talking about...
7. Where'd you get these figures? Come off the top of your head? Seriously, you can defend your point, but don't produce statistics unless you can back them up.

In your words, "Where'd you get these figures? Come off the top of your head? Seriously, you can defend your point, but don't produce statistics unless you can back them up."

1-3: Where does he get his statistics though? How do you know that half the people in Asia know how to do it? I know many, many, computer users who either do not know how to swap out items on their computer, or they do not care...
4. Everyone who has a MB that I know (they're not really computer people though, they just use it) love their MB's!

 

[Franckzerq]

So.....ummm...errrr..... [uncomfortable silence]

So did anyone order a new iMac?
Maybe someone would like to talk about the new iMacs on this thread (titled "Apple Releases New iMacs")????

I did

My Macbook was mainly used like a normal desktop computer lately, and I have been waiting for a "real" desktop computer since the beginning of those "new iMacs" rumors back in January? February?

I bought mine at the Laval Apple Store in Quebec, Canada on Monday. I bought the top of the line 24" 3.06 GHz/8800GS with a 4GB RAM upgrade coupled with a 1TB Time Capsule.

As a freelance web designer this should suits me well for a couple of years!

So far so good, I was already in love with my Macbook, but I needed something a little "bigger". It's fast and I like it

I ran into problems with Time Machine tho, (maybe it was Parallels fault, i dunno, I have installed so many things when I got it, that I cannot know what broke my first backups). After spending many hours looking for a fix, I decided to format Time Capsule HD and start fresh (without Parallels). And know its running smoothly. Love it.

 

[rumcode]

I ordered one of the 3.06Ghz ones with no extras (except wireless kb + mouse) on Monday from the online store. Now it seems like it's going to take forever to ship! It had been estimated to ship yesterday, still waiting. Nevermind.

Anyway, since there seems to be quite a lot of whining about the updates, I thought I'd explain why I decided to buy one. This'll be my first Mac.

I'm just about to finish a 4 year computer science degree, and I'm hoping to do a PhD, so I consider myself an experienced and fairly demanding computer user, and my machines tend to get an awful lot of abuse. I have a full tower that actually houses a micro atx system after the old psu died, and a year old Vaio that rarely gets used on the move (I prefer working from home) but is still falling apart because it gets chucked around a lot. My laptops rarely last more than 18 months.

So, I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and get a system that didn't take up half of my tiny bedroom, but with a decent sized screen and a respectable GPU. Could I have bought a more powerful machine for less money? Yes, of course I could. However, the iMac met my needs for a compact, powerful desktop with a good quality screen, few wires, and that wouldn't break my back if I had to lug it up several flights of stairs.

 

[akidd]

Why?

I have year old Vaio that rarely gets used on the move (I prefer working from home) but is still falling apart because it gets chucked around a lot. My laptops rarely last more than 18 months.

If you rarely use the V outside home, how is it that it gets 'chucked around a lot'? And 18 month use of laptops... what are you doing?

 

[rumcode]

Oh it travels a bit, it goes in and out of my bag for the 2 hour trip to uni, but once there, I rarely use it. As for the rest of the chucking about... well it gets used on the sofa, and in bed, and I'm not particularly careful about putting it down.

Two things tend to go on my laptops. The touchpad tends to stop working, and although I could use a mouse I like to be able to use my laptop on my lap. Then some combination of the power supply and connector go, through using the cable at funny angles, and chucking it around.

Overall they tend to be replaced before they need to be. The laptop I replaced last year now works well with the second universal adapter I bought for it. I'm not very sensible with money. I just bought the top-end iMac, make of that what you will

 

[iFizz]

...well it gets used on the sofa, and in bed, and I'm not particularly careful about putting it down.

Two things tend to go on my laptops. The touchpad tends to stop working, and although I could use a mouse I like to be able to use my laptop on my lap. Then some combination of the power supply and connector go, through using the cable at funny angles, and chucking it around.

Maybe you should get one of those military-grade rugged notebook computers? Or what about an Eee PC?

 

[rumcode]

Or what about an Eee PC?

Fingers too big/Eee PC too small

 

[minik]

well yeah, check out the iMac forums, lots of people bought the 3.06 as if the 2.8, 2.66, and 2.4 doesnt exist.

Good call. I totally forgot the dedicated iMac section.

 

[macrumorino]

I ordered one of the 3.06Ghz ones with no extras (except wireless kb + mouse) on Monday from the online store. Now it seems like it's going to take forever to ship! It had been estimated to ship yesterday, still waiting. Nevermind.

Anyway, since there seems to be quite a lot of whining about the updates, I thought I'd explain why I decided to buy one. This'll be my first Mac.

I'm just about to finish a 4 year computer science degree, and I'm hoping to do a PhD, so I consider myself an experienced and fairly demanding computer user, and my machines tend to get an awful lot of abuse.

Hmmm... soooo... 4 years of CS courses, but you're not able to make a hackintosh for less money and better performance than an iMac?

You must be very theoretical. I know the feeling.

 

[Roadstar]

Hmmm... soooo... 4 years of CS courses, but you're not able to make a hackintosh for less money and better performance than an iMac?

Well, you left out the part where he acknowledged that he could've got a more powerful machine for less money, but the iMac just better fits his needs. I can relate to that feeling, as I do possess the skills to build and maintain a hackintosh. Why did I order an iMac then? Because nowadays I prefer to avoid unnecessary tinkering, that's why.

It's not that I wouldn't like to tinker with my machines and software in them every now and then, but nowadays I prefer to pick a time and target for that. That's one of the reasons I switched my desktop from Linux to Mac OS X in 2004 (my home server is running Debian, though). In OS X running on genuine Apple hardware I like the fact that the general use is problem-free and I don't have to scroll though heaps of websites to find information about how to get a certain piece of hardware to work, but when I do feel like tinkering, I can dive right into the command line (although I do have Terminal running all the time, but that's mostly for IRC and doesn't count for tinkering ) and have fun with the Unix underpinnings. On the other hand, having to spend additional time to get my system back up and running again after an unsuccessful update is something I prefer to avoid. It's not that I couldn't fix the problem, it's just that I have better use for my time.

 

[runningman1228]

How soon till the next ones come out?

How soon till the next ones come out?
Is the next update spose to be a big one?
Basically should I wait another half a year or more for the next update?
Thanks

 

[Eidorian]

How soon till the next ones come out?
Is the next update spose to be a big one?
Basically should I wait another half a year or more for the next update?
Thanks

MacRumors does have a convenient Buyer's Guide in the upper right tabs.

An update twice a year with one in Spring and a later Fall update are typical from Apple.

 

[bluedoggiant]

How soon till the next ones come out?
Is the next update spose to be a big one?
Basically should I wait another half a year or more for the next update?
Thanks

...


uhm


idk really, but its clear that its the best idea to get an iMac now and be happy with it, they are becoming increasingly powerful

 

[CWallace]

How soon till the next ones come out?
Is the next update spose to be a big one? Basically should I wait another half a year or more for the next update?

As Eidorian noted, semi-annual updates are not uncommon for Apple products. If Apple chooses not to change the form factor of the iMac, the next update might be in late fall with the release of a quad-core model (assuming Intel can get Fab 28 in Israel online by the end of June) and perhaps the formal move to the Montevina platform for the systemboard (should they burn through their supply of "Santa Rosa Specials").

Otherwise, the next likely update would be around this time next year with the move to Nehalem. Assuming Apple continues with using mobile processors in the iMac, this would likely be Clarksfield / Auburndale.

So if you don't care when you get an iMac, might as well wait. But if you would like one and can use one, there is no reason to not buy now.

 

[macrumorino]

Well, you left out the part where he acknowledged that he could've got a more powerful machine for less money, but the iMac just better fits his needs. I can relate to that feeling, as I do possess the skills to build and maintain a hackintosh. Why did I order an iMac then? Because nowadays I prefer to avoid unnecessary tinkering, that's why.

...

Like I said, I know the feeling. But you're not just avoiding unnecessary tinkering, you're also avoiding unplanned reflections off that glossy screen.

If you actually prefer the glossy screen to something else, then you're set. If you kinda despise them, though...

This time around, I got a Mac Pro, for the reasons you listed. But if Apple does not mend its ways, and cultivates more and more an image such as,

Apple, for those of us who can always end a sentence by saying "That's OK, I'm rich."

then unfortunately it's going to get harder and harder to peer with others, since I have no expectation that they'll buy into that line of thought.

So in any case, I think we're all better off if Apple starts to offer some good choices in the sub-Mac-Pro level, instead of the current "take it or leave it" approach.

 

[mreg376]

How soon till the next ones come out?
Is the next update spose to be a big one?
Basically should I wait another half a year or more for the next update?
Thanks

Yes, keep waiting! There's going to be a 48" 40GHz Core 20 Quadro 15000FSB in March, 2011...

 

[bluedoggiant]

Yes, keep waiting! There's going to be a 48" 40GHz Core 20 Quado 15000FSB in March, 2011...

Yeah, its also gonna come with a standad 200GB of ram, with an option to go 4500GB!!

the internal drive will be about 56.4905345TB!!!!!!!


I'm waiting!


LOL

good one.

 

[akidd]

So in any case, I think we're all better off if Apple starts to offer some good choices in the sub-Mac-Pro level, instead of the current "take it or leave it" approach.

One of the best comments I've read in years. But will Apple think so?