Brushed Aluminum iMacs in August?

[whatever]

oh really??? i spose it would look a lot better. what do u think are the chances of a black case option in say the 24' inch are??

You will never see a Black iMac from Apple (yes, I know you get one today...).

The reason why can be summed up in one word: DUST.

A white iMac hides dust quite well (until you touch it), but black...

I remember the days of the black PC, boy did it look like crap after a week of dust.

I know this sounds really simple, but sometimes it's just that simple.

 

[Janskiproducer]

Finally!!

Finally a non-iphone related rumor! Phew!

 

[phalewhale]

I know absolutely nothing about the European Apple Expo, but is this the sort of event where Steve Jobs might take the stage and give a keynote? If so, is September 25 too late to see these new iMacs? I'm guessing yes, if back-to-school is the factor. Then again, I perceive that most BTS shoppers are picking up MacBooks -- at least that's what I saw at my local Apple store.

http://www.apple-expo.com/uk/index.php?home=gp

Not sure but they have a "Games Performance" special event scheduled so they must be either:

a) Gonna showcase the games on a Mac Pro (overkill for me)
b) Gonna showcase the games on a new gaming rig (very unlikely)
c) Gonna showcase the games on an updated iMac (most likely)
d) Gonna showcase the games on the current 24" iMac (possibly)
e) Gonna showcase the games on the MacBook Pro (likely?)

So you would hope that option c is the outcome.

Any other suggestions people?

 

[whatever]

Finally a non-iphone related rumor! Phew!

What's an iPhone?

 

[phalewhale]

You will never see a Black iMac from Apple (yes, I know you get one today...).

The reason why can be summed up in one word: DUST.

A white iMac hides dust quite well (until you touch it), but black...

I remember the days of the black PC, boy did it look like crap after a week of dust.

I know this sounds really simple, but sometimes it's just that simple.

Don't you dust weekly?
The OC's dust daily!!!

 

[immaculate]

woodentops

TS has got it wrong - the new case for the iMac is going to be wood. The models will come in various woods, and will be real solid wood, not veneer.

They have been ready for a while, but have been held up because Apple wants to release a top-end 24" model in Norwegian Wood, and is waiting for permission from the other Apple.

It is thought that the new woodentop iMacs will be released on the same day that The Beatles catalogue is made available on iTunes, with a special launch featuring SJ and Macca dueting in I wanna hold your hand.

Also available on the same day will be the customising kit (sandpaper, varnish, furniture polish etc), and with built to order models you can have your name carved into the chin (with or without heart and arrow).

There will also be an entry level model made of bamboo.

 

[alexandr]

30"?

these iMacs sound wonderful and i would love to replace my G5 iMac, but what are the chances of a 30" being added as the-top-of-the-line? that would only be the sweetest iMac ever! just add a 30" cinema to it and you're set!
realistic?

 

[snickelfritz]

my 2¢...

I expect that the keyboard and mouse will be updated with new designs that (finally) match the Mac Pro in some way, and the iMac to be similar to a new bead-blasted aluminum ACD design with iSight and softly rounded contours.
(rounded contours promote a thinner/sleeker visual profile than squared edges and boxy contours)

Aluminum makes sense for computer enclosures, and the FAB already exists for producing it.

I like the idea of a multitouch mouse. The current Mighty Mouse trackball is terrible; it clogs easily and malfunctions. Touch-sensitive scrolling surface would definitely be an improvement over any type of mechanical wheel or ball.

The white keyboard design has always been a poor design with regard to long-term use; it shows dirt and is a notorious crumb-catcher.
I can imagine a design that uses tightly spaced clear polycarb backlit keys and a rounded aluminum bezel.

One could take it a step farther and produce a complete keyboard based on a glass multitouch surface with no mechanical switches at all. (ie: the keyboard would essentially be an elongated iPhone and would be produced at the iPhone FAB)
This opens the possibility of a keyboard that can be modified in software to better support various applications and new Leopard features.
Imagine a keyboard with multitouch timeline and volume controls, for example.

 

[CJM]

Muahahaha, this sounds cool to me... My dad is looking at buying a new Mac, and as mine is only a year old (the last revision iMac), I may be able to swap mine for the new one with him. That'd be truly awesome. (for gaming purposes and stuff...)

 

[i, Podius]

I have a 24" iMac and even with the chin everyone already asks where the computer is. I practically have to take it apart to show them it is behind and below the screen.

Since I take my iMac back and forth between home and work (yes I think different) instead of a laptop I hope they make them lighter and easier to haul.

PS: I'll get a laptop when they have BUILT-IN 24" screens. Until then, I lug my iMac.

PSS: How about the top end of the iMacs being a 30" screen. Sounds good to me.

So... you want a new iMac that's "lighter and easier to haul.", with a 30" screen? Sure thing. Would you like it to be made of fairy floss and pixie dreams, as well?

I realize the touch display may be a tad pointless, but how about one of those accelerometers, and a rotating display?

An accelerometer? Are you planning on throwing your iMac around? Why would a desktop need an accelerometer?


Meanwhile, here are my thoughts: it's totally not going to be Aluminium, because that's like, totally only for pro machines... except for the mini... so, they're like, soooo gonna make it out of GLASS. And the touch screen? Well, I agree that using that for a long time will make your arms tired, that's why you'll use your nose, instead! Apple's even going to make an iNose accessory, which is a rod that you attach to your nose, which will make you look sorta like Pinocchio.

A 30" iMac would be nice, though. You know what would be even nicer? Releasing the damn things already!

 

[50548]

Same here. I currently have a 2.0Ghz G5, and although there is NOTHING wrong with it, I just want a new Mac!

Same here, NOTHING wrong with my G5 iMac, but I already feel like tapping the power of dual-core and more RAM...bring it on, APPLE!

 

[roland.g]

Brushed, anodized, just bring on new SR iMacs and soon. And yes, something that resembles a Cinema Display is EXACTLY what I have been waiting for.

 

[AlexisV]

Some pretty funky things happening on the UK shop at the moment concerning the iMac! I can't buy one! Perhaps this is jus a coincidence?

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObje...e/desktop/imac

US store is going mad too!!

http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObje...re?family=iMac

What are you talking about? I don't understand your post.

 

[50548]

They will absolutely NOT be brushed aluminum. I will bet my MacRumors password on that (street value US$.07 and a graham cracker).

Apple has never used brushed aluminum for any hardware. They have used a brushed look for textured metal windows, but never on physical products.

Many apple products are aluminum, and the new iMacs may well be aluminum too. But no Apple products are BRUSHED aluminum.

Brushing creates a distinctive linear texture... like a brush See Safari 2 for instance. Like this. There is no such linear texture on Apple's aluminum hardware. Someone posted that that fine texture Apple uses is called bead-blasted. I wouldn't know. But brushed is a very distinctive look and very different from what Apple uses.

Next week on Ranting With Uncle Nagromme: "Revision B" means the second REVISED version... which is the third release of the product! The first release is not revised at all, and Revision A is the second release.

The Apple displays ARE hardware AND brushed aluminum (irrelevant if they are made of anything else...they LOOK like brushed aluminum)...the iMacs will follow the same pattern...I await your password in due course.

 

[Nepenthe]

oi

This brushed metal thing has been done to death. I hope Apple would be a little more innovative (look at iPhone).

 

[eenu]

The Apple displays ARE hardware AND brushed aluminum (irrelevant if they are made of anything else...they LOOK like brushed aluminum)...the iMacs will follow the same pattern...I await your password in due course.

Why would apple move to a more expensive material that has been used as a PRO material for years? Yeah way to make the pro/consumer lines blurred. I'd be INCREDIBLY surprised if these imacs were aluminium.

I could see white cheap ones and then a pro to the imac line in aluminium though.

For those of you waiting for imacs having very old machines i hope you get what you want. For those of you with Intel iMacs already that want this machine your insane. There is so little noticeable performance difference between core duo and core 2 duo on Santa Rosa. It's amazing how people love to throw money at the latest toys and for what?

My current 24" iMac will not be replaced until 2010 (unless it breaks outside of the 3yr warranty) and i can say i am proud my mindset has changed from having the latest and greatest to using something for a good period of time and upgrading when there is a significant upgrade to be made!

 

[powerbook911]

Why would apple move to a more expensive material that has been used as a PRO material for years? Yeah way to make the pro/consumer lines blurred. I'd be INCREDIBLY surprised if these imacs were aluminium.

I could see white cheap ones and then a pro to the imac line in aluminium though.

For those of you waiting for imacs having very old machines i hope you get what you want. For those of you with Intel iMacs already that want this machine your insane. There is so little noticeable performance difference between core duo and core 2 duo on Santa Rosa. It's amazing how people love to throw money at the latest toys and for what?

My current 24" iMac will not be replaced until 2010 (unless it breaks outside of the 3yr warranty) and i can say i am proud my mindset has changed from having the latest and greatest to using something for a good period of time and upgrading when there is a significant upgrade to be made!

Thing is upgrading does not cost a lot, when you sell your old machine. It adds up to about the same if you have to get a new computer in 2-3x the wait and have nothing to sell to go towards it.

 

[swindmill]

I hope these come soon, but having had no discipline and charging an iPhone, I won't be able to buy my first desktop on the day they are released, as I had planned. But I do love my iPhone.

 

[martianrobot]

Noam Chomsky... what a guy.

Halfway through 'Hegemony or Survival' right now. I would say it's a great book, if it didn't make me feel so sick and angry.

P.S. don't you just love the smell of a new iMac/MacBook? Fresh polycarbonate. Lovely. That's one thing I'll miss if the new iMacs go Aluminium

Mmmmm.... I love the smell of a freshly baked Apple. Glad to hear I'm not the only one. It's probably highly noxious but smells so gooooood.

Remember kids: iMac abuse can kill. Instantly.

(or rather, get you addicted to overpriced consumer electronics)

 

[eenu]

Thing is upgrading does not cost a lot, when you sell your old machine. It adds up to about the same if you have to get a new computer in 2-3x the wait and have nothing to sell to go towards it.

Yeah but do the maths..... if you keep the rapid upgrade path up your losing just as much money in the long run if not more (dependent on upgrade frequency).

I can still sell my G4 mini for £200. Macs retain their value well.

 

[msprice]

I would like to get a 24 inch when they become available. Given that screen size, I would like to also use it as a second TV in my home.

I believe this is do-able through additional hardware. What type of resolution should I expect in watching TV on the iMac? Can you get HD TV?

Thanks in advance.

 

[iMichael72]

I love to use the "chin" to put post it notes on.

I see I'm not the only one! I don't need a new iMac. I currently have the intel iMac, but my tune might change once I see the new iMacs!!

 

[50548]

Why would apple move to a more expensive material that has been used as a PRO material for years? Yeah way to make the pro/consumer lines blurred. I'd be INCREDIBLY surprised if these imacs were aluminium.

I could see white cheap ones and then a pro to the imac line in aluminium though.

For those of you waiting for imacs having very old machines i hope you get what you want. For those of you with Intel iMacs already that want this machine your insane. There is so little noticeable performance difference between core duo and core 2 duo on Santa Rosa. It's amazing how people love to throw money at the latest toys and for what?

My current 24" iMac will not be replaced until 2010 (unless it breaks outside of the 3yr warranty) and i can say i am proud my mindset has changed from having the latest and greatest to using something for a good period of time and upgrading when there is a significant upgrade to be made!

Perhaps because they WANT to streamline the line and make everything prosumer/pro at Apple...no prob with that.

As for upgrading, I fully agree...Intel Mac owners would feel little difference...but for us with single core G5s, 1Gb RAM and no access to BootCamp, it's worth proceeding..!

 

[azentropy]

I don't really care what components are in the machine, is a 2ghz desktop chip faster than a 2Ghz mobile version of the same processor, and if yes, by how much?

It isn't a matter of speed, it is a matter of COST.
The mobile 2.4Ghz Merom processor (known as the T7700) goes for about $550 retail. The equivalent desktop model 2.4Ghz Conroe (E6600) goes for $220 retail (and will see a big cut July 22nd).

 

[Cloudsurfer]

Hey, this would be a nice oppertunity to update the startup chime, too. We've been with the current one for over ten years, I think.