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Apple Releases New Sandy Bridge Quad-Core iMacs with Thunderbolt

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Is it confirmed these beauties have SATA III?
 
good to see the high end iMac has a more respectable GPU this time. thunder bolt this, thunder bolt that. If I got it, I probably won't put it to use for a long while. My 2010 i5 Quad is still kickin' speedily so I'll just wait for another 2 years till there's a freshly designed iMac. I'm most impressed with the GPU upgrade this time around. 256bit/1 or 2 gig DDR5. That's pretty sweet.
 
GyroFX said:
good to see the high end iMac has a more respectable GPU this time. thunder bolt this, thunder bolt that. If I got it, I probably won't put it to use for a long while. My 2010 i5 Quad is still kickin' speedily so I'll just wait for another 2 years till there's a freshly designed iMac. I'm most impressed with the GPU upgrade this time around. 256bit/1 or 2 gig DDR5. That's pretty sweet.
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just to compare i configured a dell xps desktop and the iMac beats it on price and performance
 
Awesome upgrade, glad to see they're hitting up the GPU for once.

But now my iMac is out dated, which obviously means its useless.



Now Apple, please upgrade the Mac Mini Server, with thunderbolt.
 
WTF!
The top 3.1 Ghz 27" iMac has a cheaper i5-2400 CPU, than the low-end 27" and high-end 21.5", with both have i5-2500S processors!
(The i5-2400 is 184$ and the i5-2500S is 216$)
:confused:

+ the 2500S can do 3.7 Ghz in turbo, and the 2400 can only 3.4 Ghz in Turbo Mode!!!??? :eek::confused:
 
Devie said:
Awesome upgrade, glad to see they're hitting up the GPU for once.

But now my iMac is out dated, which obviously means its useless.



Now Apple, please upgrade the Mac Mini Server, with thunderbolt.
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oh noes, it's useless. If you're gonna throw away your useless iMac, please ship it to me. I'll pay for shipping. Deal? DEAL!:D
 
simonsimon said:
And yet prices in the Australian Apple Store are still 25% higher than the USA Store. How rude, Apple.

Top end 27" iMac = US$1999, or in the Australian Store, AUD$2299 which at the current exchange rate is about US$2500. Why should we pay more, Apple? If anything, we're closer to China so should pay less on shipping!

Whilst it's slightly better than yesterdays prices, I'm still seriously not happy.
I'd buy one if we got the USA prices.
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*sigh* Every time someone makes this mistake...

Bear in mind that the US prices do not include sales tax of any kind. In your case Australian prices include GST which I believe currently runs at 10%? If you're anything like the UK there may be additional import taxes to pay and the cost of doing business is likely to be higher (everything from shipping costs to salaries affect the price you pay at the checkout). Add in a margain that Apple will calculate to protect themselves from changes in the exchange rate and you'll probably be very close to price parity. Just as in the UK you're paying extra for the product because of the country, not because of Apple.

That's not to say Apple DON'T screw up on exchange rates and gouge the heck out of us non-Americans of course. The Mac Mini being the most recent, and painful, example. But you need to make sure you compare like for like before complaining.
 
wating for ivy bridge

Waiting for ivy bridge (2012) which will come with USB3 standard unless Apple somehow purposefully downgrades to USB2. Then you won't have to get a Thunderbolt to USB3 hub (if one will ever come out) to use the more standard peripherals. I already have a USB3 external hard drive which works on my Mac at USB2 speeds... :(

USB3 is really going to remain the standard, unfortunately... at least for a few years. There are just too many USB peripherals around.
 
Does anyone know where to find the specs for the iMac that will list whether or not the new models have SATA III connections internally? Not interested if they didn't upgrade to 6gbps. (SATA II is 3gbps).

If SATA III, then I'll order with just 2TB and add a Vertex 3 SSD later, but if they're still SATA II, then may be a deal buster.
 
3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
Apple Magic Mouse
Apple Wireless Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
Microsoft Office Mac 2011 - Home and Student Edition
AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac/eMac
Apple Remote
HP Photosmart Wireless e-All-in-One Printer

Will Update RAM to 12GB by buying 8GB RAM from Crucial
SORTED!

CAN'T BELIEVE 2GB GRAPHICS ..SWEET


Question - Do I get the same ram from crucial as for the 2010 model? crucial doesn't show 2011 imac option yet. wait?
 
manu chao said:
You need some strong suction cups to remove the screen (the whole back chassis is one piece, the only access is via the screen) and more importantly a dust-free environment, otherwise when you put the screen back on (or rather the glass pane in front of the actual screen) you can easily trap dust between the glass and the monitor.
The difficult thing is the dust-free environment.
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So, no, it isn't possible for the "non-geek" OP. ;)
 
16gb is only available for the 27" model...

Not sure if anyone noticed this but while trying to price one, I noticed that the 21" model can't be maxed to 16gb as their page says.... :mad:
 
no 16GB ram option for the 21.5 that's a typo

just confirmed with Apple...hopefully they'll remove that.

Anyway, looking forward to the spec bumps for the Mini, the Air and the Pro.

And really hope that everyone's iMacs will behave and be okay this time around.
 
@acidfast7

acidfast7 said:
Excellent news!

I'm looking to spend some grant money and 4 x 27" iMacs and a couple 2 TB Time Capsules sounds like a great idea!
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Do you want to buy 4 iMac 27''? Really nice :rolleyes:, but why??

And also, a couple of Time Capsules? What are you planning to do with a computer?
 
smiddlehurst said:
*sigh* Every time someone makes this mistake...

Bear in mind that the US prices do not include sales tax of any kind. In your case Australian prices include GST which I believe currently runs at 10%? If you're anything like the UK there may be additional import taxes to pay and the cost of doing business is likely to be higher (everything from shipping costs to salaries affect the price you pay at the checkout). Add in a margain that Apple will calculate to protect themselves from changes in the exchange rate and you'll probably be very close to price parity. Just as in the UK you're paying extra for the product because of the country, not because of Apple.

That's not to say Apple DON'T screw up on exchange rates and gouge the heck out of us non-Americans of course. The Mac Mini being the most recent, and painful, example. But you need to make sure you compare like for like before complaining.
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UK VAT is a total Bi#ch
 
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