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Apple Releases Updated iMac Models With 21.5- and 27-Inch LED Screens

jmpage2 said:
And? They make Mac Pro for people who want alternatives. I would also expect some seriously heavy hitting Mac Pro refreshes early next year. Dual CPU Gulftown with the latest ATI cards should move a ways towards shutting up all the complainers. Oh, forgot, costs money. Never Mind. :rolleyes:

The desktop, like it or not, is a dying breed. For those who want a desktop Apple makes the Pro. For regular consumers the iMac is extremely appealing. I used to want an X-Tower too, but I'm over it.
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The Mac Pro quite frankly doesn't have a much greater upgrade path than the iMac really. 3 more HDDs, upgradable graphics slot (As long as the manufacturers make a worthy card), almost impossible to upgrade the CPUs, for certain uses the RAM ceiling is somewhat limiting. Compared to workstations offered by Lenovo, Dell, HP or even custom builds for specific tasks, it makes the Mac Pro an incredibly expensive piece of hardware for the features it offers in my opinion.

Why people have to slate those who are asking, with good reason, for an affordable upgradeable box is beyond me. It makes economic sense for the consumer to want such a computer... Apple however want total control so I doubt we will ever see one.
 
I still would like to see DESKTOP processors in the imac. not fairly high end mobile ones.

Blu ray would be real nice, but its not a must for me. If it was something like only offered for the 27 inch then it would push me over the fence to get the 27 inch instead of getting the higher end 21"
 
ccuk said:
The Mac Pro quite frankly doesn't have a much greater upgrade path than the iMac really. 3 more HDDs, upgradable graphics slot (As long as the manufacturers make a worthy card), almost impossible to upgrade the CPUs, for certain uses the RAM ceiling is somewhat limiting. Compared to workstations offered by Lenovo, Dell, HP or even custom builds for specific tasks, it makes the Mac Pro an incredibly expensive piece of hardware for the features it offers in my opinion.

Why people have to slate those who are asking, with good reason, for an affordable upgradeable box is beyond me. It makes economic sense for the consumer to want such a computer... Apple however want total control so I doubt we will ever see one.
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The reason we will probably never see one probably has more to do with market trends in the desktop space than Apple wanting to deny something to their customers.
 
A 1920x1280 or 2560 x 1440 display but:

* No bluray so you can't watch 1920 x 1280 HD movies
* only itunes 720p movies with a really crappy bitrate
* or DVD resulution

Doesn't make much sense at all.
 
If i had the money to waste, id use the low end 27" as my main TV and stream all of my media content from my network into the living room.
 
Anyone else notice the fact that there are now four RAM slots on the iMac for up to 16 GB RAM? Sweet! :D

Not positive, but these may even be desktop-size slots, considering the (relatively small) price they're asking for the RAM.
 
Why is everyone so bothered about blu ray? Its not that big of deal today
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Nice looking but it's disappointing they didn't drop the base price of any system, they didn't update to quad core, no input in on the 22 inch models.. really too bad a missed opportunity.
 
jmpage2 said:
Besides, holding off on Blu-ray gives them something to get an additional round of buying to happen early next year.
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Oh yeah, I forgot.

Steve: "This is great guys, but how are we screwing the MacTards with this new HD 27" Blu-ray Quad-core iMac?"

Phil: "Simple. We DROP the Blu-ray!"

Steve: "Brilliant! Meeting over, I've got options to back-date!"
 
Can someone pleeeease answer this question for me. I will be eternally grateful and promise to (maybe) raise my kids according to your beliefs, whatever those are. :)

Will it be possible for me to use the 27" iMac as an external monitor (extended desktop) to my MBP (17", santa rosa, June 2007)? Will it be possible to also do this running windows under bootcamp?

Next question: Are you sure?

Thanks!
 
Do you guys think the iMac quad cores will be able to boot on Leopard, or they'll only boot on snow leopard?

My father wants to buy an iMac but he still uses Freehand, which doesn't work on Snow Leopard with the localized keyboard.
 
PrismaticRealms said:
I agree. Toronto's major carrier Rogers Cable has already implemented a bandwidth cap on all of their cable internet service tiers. This translates to 4 HD movie rentals PER MONTH! I am not happy about this as I love to rent Apple TV movies in HiDef. I believe San Antonio's Time Warner has also already tested a cap in Austin, TX. I think we'll be seeing more and more of this as more and more data is being transferred back and forth. The infrastructure to distribute so much data by an ever-growing online community is simply not here yet.
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...or, the companies that own the those pipes make most of their money by selling television programming subscriptions. If they allow video on demand to take off via sources other than themselves, they risk the masses deciding they can do just fine with ONLY a broadband subscription. A person can do quite a lot with a next-gen :apple:TV (or similar) and an over-the-air antenna for live sports & local news.
 
Best resolution for HD films?

I wonder how well the 27" iMac (2560x1440) will show HD content (1920x1080)? It will have to scale it up by a factor of 4/3= 1.33333 ... to fill the screen.

Du you think HD films will look better and sharper on the 21.5" iMac where it is mapping 1:1?

Sorry, but I think the good old 24" with 1920x1200 had nearly the ideal resolution and size for 1080 HD movies. I don't want smaller pixels.

And no BR - I don't get it.

But the design is great. Wish they had matte option though.
 
richlin71 said:
the only downside to the video input is that it uses the same external display port. :( so you'd have to unplug your external display before connecting a video source.

aside from little nits like that - fantastic update!!
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I don't understand your point. The iMac 27" has a display that can be used by the built-in computer as well as an external video source. So, you basically have a dual monitor setup and you can switch back and forth. That way if you buy a PC or a second machine, you can still use the 27" display for that machine. Or may be you can hook up your bluray player to it. Just get a HDMI to display port adapter - I am sure http://www.monoprice.com sells one.
 
eltoko said:
Can someone pleeeease answer this question for me. I will be eternally grateful and promise to (maybe) raise my kids according to your beliefs, whatever those are. :)

Will it be possible for me to use the 27" iMac as an external monitor (extended desktop) to my MBP (17", santa rosa, June 2007)? Will it be possible to also do this running windows under bootcamp?

Next question: Are you sure?

Thanks!
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Yes... the new imacs have a display port input on the 27in model.... can't wait to test this out!
 
jmpage2 said:
The reason we will probably never see one probably has more to do with market trends in the desktop space than Apple wanting to deny something to their customers.
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I am not sure I agree with that statement. Apple make a large chunk of money off the continual upgraded hardware sales. By selling an upgradeable Mac at a somewhat affordable price, end users would stop buying full systems from Apple in the volumes they currently do, and buy parts from 3rd parties which would slow down Apples' sales. Something they don't want. Apple make money on high value, large margin items.

Apple deny plenty from their customers in order to facilitate sales later.
 
Clark Gable said:
I still would like to see DESKTOP processors in the imac. not fairly high end mobile ones.

Blu ray would be real nice, but its not a must for me. If it was something like only offered for the 27 inch then it would push me over the fence to get the 27 inch instead of getting the higher end 21"
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Desktop processors are in the 27" iMac.
 
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