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Apple To Host September 25th Special Event (Photokina)
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iGary said:Me too, when I said iMac would never get a Conroe chip.
Considering your use of the word 'never', you will 'never' be able to use this prediction as proof of your accuracy in your future predictions. The use of 'Rev A Core 2 Duo iMacs' would have been far more appropriate. I find the concept that iMacs will 'never' have Conroe chips very hard to believe. Forever is a long time for a prediction of the future to hold true.
Exscuse the ignorance here, but.... is Aperture set to be Apples answer to Photo Shop? it has been a few years since I used PS, and have not kept up to date at all since then. Just curious.
EagerDragon said:
Hmm... you know, I still think I was right in what I said - but I must admit I wasn't considering things like Wacom tablets at all.
When I've seen Tablet PCs used "on the go", the software interfaces being used always appear to have been designed as if the effective screen resolution was about 80x120 (just ballparking it for effect) - when you're walking around, you just can't be very accurate with the stylus at all.
Now if you used it like a graphics tablet, I'd think you could get comparable resolution. But that would mean using it on a table, and to my mind would defeat the purpose of having all that expense related to a tablet design.
Cowinacape said:
Definitely not. Photoshop and Aperture are both used for entirely different reasons. They're alike when it comes to editing/enhancing photos, but the rest is totally different.
I can just imagine the uproar if Apple introduces C2D MacBooks before C2D MacBook Pros. If that happens, I'm staying well away from Macrumors until after the 25th to avoid the falling debris and collateral damage.Mac Fly (film) said:
At first, I expected this, as well, but now I have a small grain of doubt in my mind about updated displays. Initially, I had thought that the new iMacs displays were brighter and had more contrast than the Cinema Displays, but I subsequently discovered that the specs for the iMac 24" monitor were identical to those of the 23" Cinema Display, with the exception of the 1" size difference. On the other hand, the price drop does suggest an attempt to clear inventory, and the Cinema Displays have frequently had better specs than the iMac displays (they are the pro models, after all). I guess I would have to list new Cinema Displays as a "probable" for release in the next month, and this pre-Photokina event would be as good a time as any to introduce them.Mac Fly (film) said:
Well, now that we know it's not so much of a special event, I bet it's just an Aperture update. Nothing more.
tekmoe said:
Since a prediction is, per se, prior to the event, temporally speaking, the best prediction, by definition is the most accurate, ie closest to what actually turns out to be the case.
Since it ain't happened yet, you cannot say the "best" prediction! Only that it accords most with want you want to see announced.
(Welcome to Pedant's Corner!
17" Macbook Pro Spec Predictions
This is what I predict you will be able to order for the 17" Macbook Pro, which I want:
- 1920X1200 Display
- 2GB Ram (Maybe up to 3 or 4gb if lucky!)
- 160GB 5400 RPM HD or 100GB 7200RPM HD
- ATI X1800 or the Nvidia 7600 GT 256mb Video Card
- 8X Dual Layer DVD Burner (OR Blue-Ray DVD burner, highly unlikely though)
~ $3000 - $3200 (for totally spec'd out computer) other wise base price would stay the same (or $100 cheaper would be nice :-D)
This is what I predict you will be able to order for the 17" Macbook Pro, which I want:
- 1920X1200 Display
- 2GB Ram (Maybe up to 3 or 4gb if lucky!)
- 160GB 5400 RPM HD or 100GB 7200RPM HD
- ATI X1800 or the Nvidia 7600 GT 256mb Video Card
- 8X Dual Layer DVD Burner (OR Blue-Ray DVD burner, highly unlikely though)
~ $3000 - $3200 (for totally spec'd out computer) other wise base price would stay the same (or $100 cheaper would be nice :-D)
Dr.Gargoyle said:
I agree
Check out the N93 - despite needing a crane to carry it around, the pic quality is comparable to a 3mp camera.
New Products?
I don't think Apple will release a co-branded camera or anything else like that, but you never know.
Leave that to companies that are good at it like Canon or Nikon.
There is already >iMovie >FCP Express and >FCP.
What about something to fill the void between >iPhoto ??and?? >Aperture?
I know, people will say "there is Photoshop Elements and Photoshop."
Perhaps Apple has a new photo software or hardware in the works that is different from what we have already seen?
I don't think Apple will release a co-branded camera or anything else like that, but you never know.
Leave that to companies that are good at it like Canon or Nikon.
There is already >iMovie >FCP Express and >FCP.
What about something to fill the void between >iPhoto ??and?? >Aperture?
I know, people will say "there is Photoshop Elements and Photoshop."
Perhaps Apple has a new photo software or hardware in the works that is different from what we have already seen?
starting to think that maybe there WILL be a new piece of software that leverages all the Core video/imaging software in the OS and could either be a plug-in to Aperture (which would avoid the "Photoshop killer" tag that has been bandied around for ages!) or maybe as a seperate app to complement Aperture. Dunno, either might make sense, but this is based merely on my wishes, rather than specific news/rumours.
Has to be said that opening up an app to a plug-in architecture makes sense, look what there is available for P'shop, Quark, etc!
Has to be said that opening up an app to a plug-in architecture makes sense, look what there is available for P'shop, Quark, etc!
No.Erasmus said:
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Hmm, I wonder if I should cancel my MacBook order and wait for an update?
Is it unlikely the MB will see an update?
Is it unlikely the MB will see an update?
With C2D laptops now shipping, and C2D chips priced the same as their CD counterparts, the MacBook will get C2D as soon as the current inventory of CD chips is used up...Machead III said:
Judging by the shpping forcasts I'd have thought they'd run out of CDs already. The bloody thing I ordered won't ship until the 22nd, and even now, over 48 hours after I ordered, I haven't had order confirmation
So close to cancelling, but others are saying that there'll be no MacBook updates until late this year. I don't want to wait longer than October 1st, as I lose big discounts I have.
EDIT: Order cancelled.
So close to cancelling, but others are saying that there'll be no MacBook updates until late this year. I don't want to wait longer than October 1st, as I lose big discounts I have.
EDIT: Order cancelled.
The current MacBook has only been out a couple of weeks less than the current MBP. Surely the updates would come together?
There are craploads of consumer laptops with C2D shipping already, so why would Apple delay? There's a good distinction between Pro and consumer now, when both are on the same chip, so why wouldn't there be if they bumped them both up?
tbh, the current MacBook line either needs a significant price cut or C2D updates to remain competative now the back-to-school frenzy is over.
There are craploads of consumer laptops with C2D shipping already, so why would Apple delay? There's a good distinction between Pro and consumer now, when both are on the same chip, so why wouldn't there be if they bumped them both up?
tbh, the current MacBook line either needs a significant price cut or C2D updates to remain competative now the back-to-school frenzy is over.
I'm not expecting much, but as nearly everything has been updated, like others, I cannot imagine Apple leaving their Pro notebooks lacking any longer.
I'm also trying to temper my hope though, but I'm in the market as my current notebook is already spoken for and classes for the new term start very soon.
I'm also trying to temper my hope though, but I'm in the market as my current notebook is already spoken for and classes for the new term start very soon.
phatspider said:
or the Sony Ericsson K800i 3.2mp, and suprisingly decent pic quality - its been developed with the Sony Cybershot team, so it brings tech from a proper digital camera line
