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Apple Releases New iMacs

Also wondering about the TN /S-IPS display panel issue

About to return to the fold* from PC wilderness with this iMac, but does anyone know if the new 20" have the same 8-bit display panels as the 24". I recall earlier discussions about 6-bit display in 20" and 8-bit in 24". Thanks

*last Apple: 2e
 
This is an odd Monday release.

Nice to see some good bumps to the iMac line.

I'm not going to complain about seeing new updates to the MBP and whatnot...

...where's the 3G iPhone, though? :D
 
Mr. Quiet said:
kaa-ching!!
Just about to order a 24", 2.8 Ghz machine but the Crucial website doesn't show these babies yet. It shows various PC2-6400 800Mhz DDR2 modules, which should I go with (or do I get a BTO with 4Gb)?
Also, I pretty much only run Logic Pro (but with lots of plug-ins), which graphics card option is best?
Any thoughts welcome:D
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I just ordered a 4GB set at Tiger Direct. Its made by OCZ:
OCZ 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz SODIMM Memory (2 x 2048MB)

They even have a $20 rebate available now.
 
Well.

And still no Dual Link external display port.

Apple does all it can to force users which need good gfx and 30" display to Mac Pro.

I would have bought top of the line imac instantly if it could drive my 30" ACD.
 
gloss said:
Assuming it's an actual 8800GS, it thrashes the hell out of the ATI 2xxx and 3xxx series. I'll wait for benchmarks, but it's potentially a huge, huge GPU upgrade.
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It thrashes the hell out of the 2600Pro I'm saddled with at least. Should be neck and neck with the similar 3850.
 
Stimulus

Excuse my European ignorance, but what is everyone talking about with "stimulus money", is the US government handing out cash to everyone?

And you right away spend it on gadgets, not saving it for bad times? Ohoho...

Ok, here speaks the owner of 2 windows laptop, a Macbook Pro, a desktop PC and iPhone ;)

Would like to have my government stimulate me...
 
lamina said:
Hardware update on a Monday?

The AAPL employees must be taking tomorrow off for GTA4.
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Psh, Apple doesn't care about games. If they did the 8800 GS would be standard across the board.

Does anybody know how well the GS compares with the GT?
 
i just noticed the new 3.06GHz/NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS (top end $2299.00 CND) iMac is now $85 less than the previous 2.8GHz/ATI Radeon HD 2600 (top end $2384.00 CND) iMac in Canada...

but what's even more hot, is that the previous top end iMac ($2384.00 CND) is now the middle-high-end model ($1899.00 CND)... same exact stats... but for $485 cheaper!! i don't even think the refurbs were a better deal! tasty!
 
Cougarcat said:
Psh, Apple doesn't care about games. If they did the 8800 GS would be standard across the board.

Does anybody know how well the GS compares with the GT?
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I think the comparison is irrelevant, since it will most likely be an underclocked (crippled) version of an 8800GS that won't perform nearly as well as the "real thing", in order to keep the heat down. And maybe four months down the road when Apple releases a driver update for it the performance will raise up just ever so slightly. :eek:
 
Enuratique said:
Long time lurker on this forum... I've been eagerly awaiting since the 2008 MacWorld for the iMac refresh... The only thing I was waiting on from Apple was a graphics card bump and my wishes were answered :D. That being said, I must temper my technolust with some hard facts before plunking down the cash.

1) There seems to be some confusion about whether this is a Montevina chipset or simply the old Santa Rosa chipset with some tricked out new Penryn processors from Intel. Having read these forums pretty consistently for the past months, it would seem unlikely that Apple somehow got their mitts on the Montevina platform ahead of Intel's publicized schedule. I'm fine with it not being Montevina, regardless, but knowing definitively would help.

2) The whole FSB discrepancy is throwing me for a loop too. I wish Apple's site would have more technical specs than it currently does. Does only the top end 3.06 GHz chip have the 1066 FSB and the others on down only have 800 FSB? The RAM upgrade to 4 GB is an extra $180 which at first glance seems somewhat reasonable considering a) Apple has earned a reputation for gouging its customers on RAM before and b) similarly spec'd out RAM at crucial.com sells for between $150-$300 and c) you'd be throwing out the RAM that came with the computer. I guess my question is does this iMac's chipset support RAM clocked at 1066? A previous poster was mentioning that the bottleneck isn't in the memory but rather the FSB - I was wondering if there could be any more insight to this.

Anyways, thanks for any replies... Eagerly awaiting to be a Mac convert.
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The first batch of Penryns had a 800mhz bus. The may batch, which the iMac uses, are 1066. You can't use 1066mhz So-Dimms because they don't yet exist.
 
It is a good update, but I am glad I didn't wait - my 2.4GHz 24" one is doing really well for me.

For those who waited, I am sure they will enjoy this update, go enjoy!
 
jonnos said:
WHY DIDNT THEY UPDATE THE MBP FIRST WITH THESE BABIES!!!
consumer computer better than my new pro laptop :(
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This has often been the case. With the "new" thin iMacs using laptop chips, it doesn't have to be. However, the computer grid gets too messed up if both Pro machines are better than any of the consumer machines. Remember Apple is a master at marketing/pricing.
 
Wild-Bill said:
I think the comparison is irrelevant, since it will most likely be an underclocked (crippled) version of an 8800GS that won't perform nearly as well as the "real thing", in order to keep the heat down. And maybe four months down the road when Apple releases a driver update for it the performance will raise up just ever so slightly. :eek:
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We'll see what we'll see as soon as Barefeats and Macworld get their hands on it. However, underclocked or not, its a substantial upgrade over the 2600Pro.
 
Prometheus2000 said:
Excuse my European ignorance, but what is everyone talking about with "stimulus money", is the US government handing out cash to everyone?
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Yeah, the Government is handing out $600 to stimulate the economy. Trouble is, they hope everyone is too dumb to realize that they will be taxed on it next year, so dumb people will receive $600 from government this year, spend all of it thinking it is free money, and then next year be taxed (say 25%) on it and so owe the government $150 or so.

Personally, I hate the "stimulus payments". Just lower the tax rate for heavens sake!
 
Prometheus2000 said:
Excuse my European ignorance, but what is everyone talking about with "stimulus money", is the US government handing out cash to everyone?

And you right away spend it on gadgets, not saving it for bad times? Ohoho...

Ok, here speaks the owner of 2 windows laptop, a Macbook Pro, a desktop PC and iPhone ;)

Would like to have my government stimulate me...
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Yeah b/c our economy is going downhill, they are giving $600 to most individuals who earn less than a certain amount (I think around $80k/yr). However, the idea was that everyone is SUPPOSED to spend it to get the economy going again (not likely to happen even if they do spend it). But I think most ppl are going to just save the money or apply it to debt.
 
well it still seems says "Millions of colours at all resolutions" in the all imacs tech description
 
First Post

Hi everyone. I have been checking this site almost daily for about a year now and decided I should probably start posting. These updates look good. It makes me want to replace my iMac G5 with isight.
 
kerryn said:
Yeah, the Government is handing out $600 to stimulate the economy. Trouble is, they hope everyone is too dumb to realize that they will be taxed on it next year, so dumb people will receive $600 from government this year, spend all of it thinking it is free money, and then next year be taxed (say 25%) on it and so owe the government $150 or so.

Personally, I hate the "stimulus payments". Just lower the tax rate for heavens sake!
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That's incorrect. This payment is not like the one a couple years ago - it will not affect your 2008 tax filing...
 
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