Brushed Aluminum iMacs in August?

[eroomdoc]

They could make the damned thing fuchsia-color with butterflies and dandylions painted on it and I'll buy it.

I think SJ/ Apple knows that.. they keep the mac fans in suspense, we buy anyway.

Folk that haven't ever seen a mac before that just happen upon the iMac or other mac in a store during a shopping trip THIS MONTH (please don't make me wait til August!) will likely say, "ooh pretty," and also buy! Win-win for them.

Apple is good at what they do..

::wonders how come Apple hasn't started a media relations/advertising firm yet::

 

[eroomdoc]

http://www.gizmowatch.com/images/future_imac1.jpg

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.

Dear Santa of the Summer, please mark me down for that one.

 

[Stridder44]

Awesome!! It sure seems everything is pointing to mid July - Mid August. I need a new Imac (currently have a G5) and am waiting for the new revision!

You have no room to talk. 17" iMac G4. 800Mhz. 512 RAM. Slow 80 GB HD. I've seen her make grown men cry. This is a most welcomed revision.


And for serious now, if it took them this long to develop an iMac thats gonna look pretty much like a Cinema Display (from the way it's being described) then they might want to think about getting a little more creative.

 

[dirtleg]

Gees, I'm glad most of the posters on this thread are not on the Apple design team for the new iMac. Some serious lack of imagination being shown here. From history the longer Apple waits to upgrade something, the more dramatic the changes are. 'Course I'm just speculating here, but I anticipate an upgrade that will surprise and dazzle the masses. Look at the last several generations of the iMac, and I am not talking about speed bumps or hardware upgrades. Each new generation has made a splash not only with computer (or Mac) enthusiasts, but have made newspaper, TV and periodical news as headlines for their ingenuity and vision, not to mention creative styling.
The 'aluminum' look is like announcing the color choices on a new model automobile. I am sure the 'guts' of the machine will leave most of us panting for a new iMac and many of us laying down the dollars to get one.
We have been waiting for six months or more for our upgrade from the venerable old G3 which has served us well, but has reached retirement age in our home. I can hang for a few more weeks. And the Leopard upgrade just gives me something to look forward to later in the fall.

It's all good.

 

[GFLPraxis]

Aw, I was hoping that the redesign was to allow it to handle cooling Conroe. Oh well!

I hope the performance difference between this and my 2 GHz Core Duo MacBook will be enough to justify me buying one. 0.4 GHz doesn't seem like a huge jump; just the much bigger graphics card. But we'll see.

 

[Synchro]

Where's the mini?

I don't really care about the iMac, I just want an update to the Mac Mini. It's about the world's most cost-effective, energy-efficient server.

 

[phalewhale]

Upgradability...

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.

Didn't the orignal G5 iMac have a removable back so you could access RAM/HD etc?

 

[Kwill]

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.

Touch-screen a' la iPhone would be sweet but not translucent; it would simply be impossible to color correct photos. Besides, the bar with baby iMac lamp version attachment is too ugly.

 

[Wie Gehts]

= too little technology for too much money

 

[CalBoy]

While this simply adds to what we have been expecting, I voted negative because of the reported 2" thin enclosure. I just think that making it that thin might cause problems later on. Why have the risk of laptop components breaking down in a desktop?
Also, an aluminum case sounds good, but I think the classic white has its good points too. Maybe an option for one or the other will be available.

 

[dual64bit]

I don't really care about the iMac, I just want an update to the Mac Mini. It's about the world's most cost-effective, energy-efficient server.

Good point.

 

[sushi]

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.

I realize that the PowerMac was a pro computer. I also remember the 840av was as well in it's time. To open an 840av was to chance making bloody knuckles. The PowerMac case was a nice departure from the old days.

Yes, the iMac is a consumer machine. No doubt about it.

But things evolve over time. Someday we may see an iMac version that has more upgradability by the end user. Not holding my breath, but would like to see it.

 

[pieman02]

Why would Apple announce that brushed metal is dead in Leopard, then release new brushed-metal iMacs

 

[nopenone]

Why would Apple announce that brushed metal is dead in Leopard, then release new brushed-metal iMacs

iphone == the new white.

The old imac g5 was obviously designed to resemble the iPod. the new ones'll prolly have rounded edges in front and a black plastic bottom. with an apple logo power button where the home button goes.

 

[MacFly123]

Thin?

... brushed alu... maybe...
but i would not be surprised if it is even thinner than 2". i mean, how muh volume does one even need? it could even taper down to almos nothing on the edges of the screens is so wanted.

I'm a little confused. I just measured my CoreDuo iMac and its only 1.5" so they are gunna make it .5" fatter??? That would suck 2" is pretty thick.

 

[flopticalcube]

Perhaps Apple will be extra nice and give us the chance to upgrade to the X7800 or X7900 CPU.

iMac Xtreme

 

[billystlyes]

I don't really care about the iMac, I just want an update to the Mac Mini. It's about the world's most cost-effective, energy-efficient server.

I would like to see some movement on the headless front. I'm no longer interested in the AIO form factor. The term "niche product" comes to mind.

 

[aliquis-]

very dissappointed if true on a personal level, as I can hold out till july (which is pushing it big time) but not august!!!

still have some hope we will see them late this month

It would be soo retarded to buy one now so close to an update and for a redicilous high price for what you get. Wait!

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

Why? What's wrong with a 2GHz G5? That would work very fine for me.

Imagine they make the GPU, HD and RAM easily replaceable.

Rich.

Replacable graphics? Won't happen.

Hopefully they will retain the practice of using desktop video chips.

I don't see what's so great with that if they aren't much cheaper or faster, but is the 8600M GT really so much slower than a real 8600 GT? Amount of stream processors and clock rates seems similair.

If the price of the 24" model drops low enough, I may consider getting one of those instead of the 20". But either way, it's all going to depend on what the internals look like in terms of hardware. I know a lot of people are very eager to see what they do with the video card given Apple's recent announcements at WWDC '07.

I really doubt it will be anything special, it's not like Apple is after or even care about gamers

Just Jobs hyping a lame not-even-a-port of some games.

And when you're done with it (i.e. the internals are not powerful enough), it will make a great display...

That's the WORST part with iMacs, you can't use them as displays (can you? Even if you can they are huge and ugly as displays) and if the display die they will look real ****** connected to another one...

 

[Keebler]

No other manufacturer can spend this long updating a machine...this new iMac better be awesome! I need something to play with at the Apple Store...

psycho...you are right. it's been a long time. let's hope they bust our balls in a good way with this one.

i was looking at buying a G5 imac to mount on my kitchen wall, but if the 20" can be mounted...oh boy. i was hoping for an older machine, but screw it....i might get a new one

 

[Multimedia]

Probably Something Like This

My best guess is one of these renderings.

 

[MacFly123]

Fw800

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.

The 24" has had FireWire 800 for a while

 

[zedsdead]

I'm a little confused. I just measured my CoreDuo iMac and its only 1.5" so they are gunna make it .5" fatter??? That would suck 2" is pretty thick.

If it is going to be thicker, maybe they will finally be using the Intel Core 2 Quad or Extreme Processors. That would be nice then.

 

[dontwalkhand]

Imagine they make the GPU, HD and RAM easily replaceable.

Rich.

The HDD and RAM are not that hard to get to in a current gen iMac. GPU on the other hand...

= too little technology for too much money

I do not agree, Apple has the most technology of all the computer manufacturers out there. Sure it may not be the fastest beast out there, but nothing can beat Mac OS.

 

[chris?]

dear god i've been waiting for 4 like a year to switch and now another month??? frick...

my pc is literally falling apart and its defiantly time to switch

24" or 20"?

if i get the 20" i can upgrade the processor to 2.33 and 2gb ram...but the 24" display is crazy cool and i know i will love it...

 

[BKKbill]

All I know is that I'm still waiting and a 24" iMac is starting to the one guess I will just have to pay extra when the new OP comes out. Life is tough.