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Brushed Aluminum iMac at WWDC?
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Thank you... Enough of this "brushed aluminum" nonsense.
When was the last time we saw an "Aqua" or brushed metal GUI element in a new apple application? Look at iTunes 7.2, FCP, iPhone, etc... new apps that seem to reflect a noted GUI change. Even the "X" on the WWDC leopard banners show that Apple obviously has something else in mind.
I am seeing lots of black nowadays in apple ads (aside from mac/pc guy) and on the apple website. I just hope the iMac does not look like the new "piano black" glossy HDTVs.
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Introducing the new iMac. Faster. Bigger. Metal.
Yes it was done in Microsoft Paint.
I could see something like this ... still a chin (unless everyone wants a 5" thick iMac?) but a nice metal look ....
OR the black/chrome look like the iPhone ... vey stylish!
Good move if they go metal - but I do find it a bit surprising. Should sell well because metal always seems more valuable than plastic.
What this says to me - new Desktop Mac to sit between Mini and iMac, especially now space has been created by dropping the 17 as well (if rumours are true).
Think headless about 10" square and 4-5" tall with real Mac parts for a home server Mac.
What this says to me - new Desktop Mac to sit between Mini and iMac, especially now space has been created by dropping the 17 as well (if rumours are true).
Think headless about 10" square and 4-5" tall with real Mac parts for a home server Mac.
That's called an Apple Cinema Display.
Actually in recent runs Intel has gotten 90w TDP out of Q6600 samples.
Hopefully the switch to larger internal sizes, limited by screen size and now 20/24", will allow more higher end parts and maybe and even more accessible interior. You can still keep it all-in-one while making it easy to get into. Remember the original iMac G5?
Remember Bondi Blue?
I don't know if Steve is willing to deviate from the simplified product quadrant which has been so succesful though. Apple used to have a million different conflicting/redundant/useless product lines and when Jobs came back, I think simplifying it to iBook/PowerBook and iMac/Power Mac was one fo the best things he could have done. Yes, the G4 cube and mini have been thrown into the mix since then, but I quesiton whether the mini is about to see the same fate as the cube... Regardless, I have often thought there could be room for something between the iMac and the Mac Pro, but I just don't know if Apple would move in this direciton or not.
All that being said, if Apple is removing the 17" iMac from the lineup and presumably not moving the 20" model to the 17"'s price point, then that could create a gap as well between the mini and the iMac... hmm, guess we'll see what Apple does...
brushed aluminum makes perfect sense
The mac pro is aluminum
the macbook pro is aluminum
the mini is aluminum
the AppleTV is aluminim
the cinima displays are aluminum
so..............why not the iMac???
also, I highly doubt the mini will go away, I predict the mini remains with bumped specs and a 17in. iMac for Education.
trout
The mac pro is aluminum
the macbook pro is aluminum
the mini is aluminum
the AppleTV is aluminim
the cinima displays are aluminum
so..............why not the iMac???
also, I highly doubt the mini will go away, I predict the mini remains with bumped specs and a 17in. iMac for Education.
trout
yeah that would be cool.
maybe something like this....
yes its a crappy cut and paste. but you get the idea
Personally, I hope the whole line doesn't change to brushed aluminum. I much prefer the distinction of Aluminum = Pro and Acrylic Plastic = Consumer. I kind of overlook the nanos because the colours of the cases make it more consumer friendly also I think it was a smart move to make the sides of the Mac Mini aluminum but the top traditional consumer plastic so it isn't confused with the Airport Extreme Base at a glance ( I have both products sitting beside each other so I know what I mean). Upgrades are fantastic, style change is also good (apple makes a habit of changing the iMac design whenever the masses feel comfortable which is a smart thing imho) and I'm even not totally against a high-end iMac being aluminum (it would be cool if they add a DVI connector to it so it could sit side by side with an apple display and actually match), but changing the whole line material wise I think would be a mistake. The white plastic is a signature to consumers, like the earbuds on an iPod.
very interesting. i'm kinda surprised at this. but it would be nice. if this is true, then i don't see them getting rid of the mac mini. they have to have a lower-end offering
yeah that would be cool.
maybe something like this....
yes its a crappy cut and paste. but you get the idea
mine looks better lawl https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/3723061/
I'd be happy if they went back to 1999 when they sold a PowerMac for $1500. Today that price category could be filled with a "one half Mac Pro". That's a machine that was one processor (but double or quad core) up to 8MB RAM and room for two drives. Just about 1/2 of the Mac Pro specs and $1000 lower price.
The "lamp" design was iconic, but not replicated throughout the product line. After the G3 iMac went "Snow" summer of 2001 (a few months before the iPod was released), they new they had a hit. It rippled throughout the product line effecting everything from power bricks to remotes and iBooks. It's difficult to compare the "lamp" design to the "white" signature.
Thanks for the history lesson
Point is, Apple doesn't care if it's iconic or whatever, they're eventually going to redesign it. If anyone thinks differently, they're being dim. You could say the MacPro design is iconic (hey, they kept the G5 design and everything!) But eventually, it will change. As simple as that.