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Brushed Aluminum iMacs in August?

This sounds great, if it's true I bet that the new design will be awesome. Can't wait to see it. I would love to see a black anodized aluminum option, though, I bet that would look really cool.
 
MrCrowbar said:
Backlighted would be cool tho.
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Before I stuck with wanting an iMac, I was debating between MB and MBP... I admit that it was the idea of the Backlighted keyboard that made me prefer MBP, and nothing else...

Anyway, I really want this iMac update and soon! I'm hopefully buying in October/November if I have enough, and knowing that new iMacs had been out for a few months before buying would make me feel better because I could read reviews and reports of problems, etc.
 
MrCrowbar said:
An aluminum keyboard sure would make a refreshingly different sound when typing. Not sure it's better than aluminum. Backlighted would be cool tho. I want the Macbook keyboard with a light upward curve and a number pad with the additional F-Keys.

Aluminum mouse... hmmm... errrr... why not?
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Backlit... that would be really fantastic for my late night computer forays... Still not convinced on Aluminium though. I say black but in current styling. Maybe a few tweaks here and there but no bi changes. I think the current iMac is still fantastic style wise.

However, wasn't there a rumor that the next iMacs would have a "striking new industrial design"? so maybe it will change a lot.
 
I have a 12" PB that is beggin me to get an iMac and plus i've been waiting for apple to update the iMacs too! So i am hoping to get one with my tax returns or around when leopard is unleashed.
 
eizzumdm said:
Only 2 inches thick? That would...uh...place it at the exact same thickness as the currently shipping 20-inch iMac.
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My Intel 24" is 1.5" thick-exactly-well at least on the sides. It expands a bit in the back.You know they will do the brushed aluminum with beveled edges to emulate the iPhone...I bet!
 
Sounds to me like a good time to wait and buy one of the white iMacs with a chin for a signifigant discount. Walk into the Apple store and talk the day the new form factor are announced.

Seriously--aren't the SR benefits are more for battery life? Would speed be that noticable (FSB?)?

Of course more features as requested above such as card reader, better GPU, etc would make it a more difficult choice.

Pricing will also be interesting on the new model.

Hmm...

-HG
 
phakebrill said:
Sounds like getting rid of the "chin" is gonna make the new iMac half an inch thicker than it already is! To be honest, I'm not that keen on anodized/brushed whatever you want to call it aluminium. I'd actually be happy with a speed bump, double the memory, and a black option so long as you don't have to pay crazy money for black.

Oh, and a decent graphics card to play these new games we heard about at WWDC
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Somehow I was under the impression that the current iMac was 2 inches think already.
 
I really was hoping for a black iMac. If the new ones do not have more than one hard drive, the maybe then fabled "mac pro mini tower" might make its appearance.
 
It was exactly 10 months ago today that Apple introduced the current iMac—which in and of itself represented only a minor speed bump from the first-generation Intel iMac
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They're obviously up to somethin. Touch display's??
 
Hoping for a base $1099 20" model (so there's still a $999 price point for edu users)

A price point that low would entail some compromises, e.g. integrated graphics, combo optical drive, maybe even a 160GB hard drive.
 
This is kinda "meh" to me. Good that it'll get a speed bump. Hope it's more than a MBP in a cinema screen. Should be a bit more powerful. IMO, the cinema screens are cool looking. All they need is higher res and built in iSight. I agree w/ those that say the chin needs to go. Kinda sad about the 17" going. It's a good size for those who don't need a huge screen, plus less expensive. I work in an elementary school that has all Macs and we're getting new computers this year. Right now, there's a $500 difference between the lowest price 17" iMac & the 20". That's a lot of money. Even w/ an educational bulk discount, that's still a lot.
 
I thought that these were supposed to be "radical" new industrial designs that would make other manufacturer's jealous. Making the chin smaller seems kind of obvious. :rolleyes: I'm hoping for something else. Perhaps a small element of perforated aluminum a la G5 and Apple's current pro line of notebooks.
 
MacTheSpoon said:
This sounds great, if it's true I bet that the new design will be awesome. Can't wait to see it. I would love to see a black anodized aluminum option, though, I bet that would look really cool.
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i agree with the black, the iphone was hopefully a start in that direction. why wouldnt this be a good time to start including blu ray drives/burners? according to rumors its long over due, is it not?
 
Gosh said:
Please don't let it look like a prosaic screen that people walk by and say "nice screen where's the real computer gear"!

Please have - "a certain somthing" as the French say!

A chin! Lord let it have a chinny chin chin! Show the world that you're not just a display but a whole!

I think it will suprise!:)
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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.
 
sushi said:
I was just thinking back when the PowerMacs came out -- especially the Quicksilver (G4) versions -- and how easy it was to open them up.

What if the new iMac would pop open somehow like that so you could have easy access to the internals for user upgradable RAM, HD & whatnot? Sweet!
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This is not going to happen.

Remember that the PowerMac was a pro machine. Pro users pay for that expandability, whereas Apple hopes 'consumers' simply 'consume' the iMac then replace it entirely. Sort of like Swatch watches.

For what it's worth, I hope they keep the white ipod-style look and simply change the form factor to something sleeker and funkier... maybe borrow design elements from the G4 iMac "iLamp". And offer black/tangerine/aqua/snot coloured versions. :rolleyes:
 
FoxyKaye said:
And while they're at it, would it kill them to include a card-reader and eSATA, or at the very least FW800? After almost 20 months with no significant improvement in the iMac lineup other than adding C2D and a little speed, and almost a year since even this was added, the new iMacs better damn well massage my feet and make me a margarita as well.
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My 24" iMac DOES have FW800.
 
Am I the only one that could give a damn what the new iMac looks like? I just want a new one! Give me a 24" with 2GB RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and a decent graphic card standard, with maybe a slight price drop, and that's all I care about.

They could make the damned thing fuchsia-color with butterflies and dandylions painted on it and I'll buy it.
 
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Keep it under your hats guys, but this is the new 24" iMac complete with HK T-Bliss wireless speakers and Apple's new Clear-Touch keyboard.
 
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