AMEN I'm with you on this one. All i want is to know when the damn things are going to be here. But Apple believes in surprises, and its killing me !!! Well at least the credit card is not here yet so i cant buy one
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AMEN I'm with you on this one. All i want is to know when the damn things are going to be here. But Apple believes in surprises, and its killing me !!! Well at least the credit card is not here yet so i cant buy one
California is pretty bad too. Don't let the movie stars fool you, we're all pretty bad when it comes to schools.
ON SUBJECT- Your wife doesn't want a notebook to replace her iBook? At the very least, one of you should have a notebook for some portability. Maybe a Macbook+iMac combo would work.
Brush Metal....Never
The next iMac will be white, not brush metal.
The white casing of the iMac has become a part of the branding of the product.
Yes, the case will change, but it will not have the industrial design of the ACD or the Mac Pros (thank God).
The next iMac will be white, not brush metal.
The white casing of the iMac has become a part of the branding of the product.
Yes, the case will change, but it will not have the industrial design of the ACD or the Mac Pros (thank God).
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??
Anyways, off the topic of my poor grammar.
iMacs. What would everyone think is going to be most value for money model? Has anyone bought a 20" and regretted the screen size? I don't know too much bout the specs so i'm a bit unsure bout what specs are appropriate for me? I will need it for Archicad and other 3D modeling programs and also photoshop...
Just a bit of advice is all i'm looking for.
Cheers
iMacs. What would everyone think is going to be most value for money model? Has anyone bought a 20" and regretted the screen size? I don't know too much bout the specs so i'm a bit unsure bout what specs are appropriate for me? I will need it for Archicad and other 3D modeling programs and also photoshop...
Just a bit of advice is all i'm looking for.
Cheers
Does anyone else think if they go with an aluminum enclosure and less chin (basically like a cinema display) with significantly bumped up specs, they might actually come up with a new NAME for iMacs? Maybe finally lose the "i"? After all, they dropped it from iBooks. So you would still have Mac PROS, and then you'd have this new type called.... um.... well... Mac BASIC is just wrong, and so is Mac CONSUMER...
Maybe just simply.... I don't know... MAC? (I know, I know... revolutionary!) Add a year to signify which version, or something.
Or maybe not.
As for the look of the new models, I think the aluminum rumor is kind of boring, actually. What's to differentiate it from a cinema display?
And the version that looked like an iPhone was just silly.
THIS version is wrong on so many levels:
A see-through screen? That would be a total lack of privacy. But at least this example is going in a whole new, unexpected direction. I'm HOPING a new model is as different as the current version was to the lamp version (which was in itself very different from the first iMac).
Maybe just simply.... I don't know... MAC? (I know, I know... revolutionary!) Add a year to signify which version, or something.
Or maybe not.
As for the look of the new models, I think the aluminum rumor is kind of boring, actually. What's to differentiate it from a cinema display?
And the version that looked like an iPhone was just silly.
THIS version is wrong on so many levels:
A see-through screen? That would be a total lack of privacy. But at least this example is going in a whole new, unexpected direction. I'm HOPING a new model is as different as the current version was to the lamp version (which was in itself very different from the first iMac).
Well, here is my 2c. I currently use a 20" G5 iMac (without iSight camera) and my main use is Apple's Aperture. Aside from the CPU JUST being able to handle Aperture, it's the screen size I long for. Given you'll be using Archicad/Photoshop, I'd think its screen real estate you should be lusting after as well. Therefore, it the 24" model for you and me. If they brought out a 30" model (nice dream) it would too close to call as to wether you jump for the Mac Pro models. I find I tend to lust for a new machine about every three years or so. Aperture was not even out when I bought my iMac, so this is a good case of what I ask my machine to do changes over its life. I bought a BTO with 400Gb HDD and maxed out the RAM (2Gb) and bought the extended Applecare warranty. Its been a good computer. I tend too look at my computer costs as a $$$'s per year thing. So I try to keep my new hardware purchases and expected usefull life to around the $100 - $120 per month, a figure I can afford. So to wrap up, my biggest motivation to considering a new model is the size/quality of the screen.
Very likely. I think after this much time, Apple better give us something really, really good.
At least with the mock-ups we know what the new iMac will NOT look like.
As for me, I'm waiting for the next AppleInsider rumor on the iMacs. TS is the only one so far to say new enclosure will be AL. I'll believe it when I see it.
As for me, I'm waiting for the next AppleInsider rumor on the iMacs. TS is the only one so far to say new enclosure will be AL. I'll believe it when I see it.
Hmm. Who actually cares?
Correct me if i'm wrong. The point of this thread is to discuss the upcoming iMac update? Take a chill pill and maybe your head out of your ass?
Also. I'm Australian, does everyone here know where A-U-S-T-R-A-L-I-A is?
Shouldn't that be Adelaide, Australia.
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.I really doubt it will be anything special, it's not like Apple is after or even care about gamers
The 8600GTS is nearly twice as fast as the M GT. It would make a HUGE difference.
Mobility 3dmark06: 3566
Desktop 3dmark06: 5320.
32 vs 16 stream processors even for the GT.
My 2 cents
I think we all need to get ready for a radically different approach to personal computing in this next revision of the iMac. I suspect that the reason iMacs have been delayed are for these reasons:
1-iPhone and the introduction of new technologies built around OS X (10.5), touch screen and gestures. If you think the iPhone is cool, wait till you see it on the desktop
2-the release of 10.5 in October which will likely include iPhone technologies not demoed at WWDC (again, gestures)
3-iLife is rumored to have gone golden master. Expect major changes to most if not all applications to support gestures
4-Apples latest web site update screams gestures
5-rumors of a gestural mouse and track pads (in future laptop systems)
6-scale the iPhone screen technolgies up and build that into iMacs and Laptops. The next version of these systems will have virtual, but full sized keyboards. Remember that rumor not too long ago? (Can some one find that post?)
7-Persistant rumors of an iMac case remodel. It is time for the plastic white casing of the iMac to go away (IMO). Look to the iPhone for styling and materials ideas. I think, brushed aluminum back casing, black (or white) inner front shell casing with built in isight and impact resistant glass touch screen.
8-rumors of 3 finger gestural commands in iPhone OS may hint at two handed controls and other UI innovations.
9-I wouldn't be at all surprised if this next version of the iMac could be made to lay flat or at a slight angle on the desktop.
10-Expect Video iPods to be released, using iPhone technologies, ahead of any iMac. I suspect iPods will still be HD based with capacities of upwards to 160GB.
11-300 plus days and counting since the last iMac Rev. Apple could have easily had an incremental revision in this time. To do so now, in my mind, wouldn't make much sense. Again, leads me to suspect a much bigger product announcement once the iPhone hooplah dies down a bit.
12-New version of Safari supports adjustable fields for entering information. Again, pinch or 2 finger resizing gestural support?
I really think that a lot of these rumors are converging to something very different than we might expect. Whether it comes this August or September or at MacWorld in January is open to speculation too. If it is announced and ready to ship this year, and if it ships ahead of Leopard, and if I am right about the screen and gestural support then I would expect they would ship with coupons for free (not including shipping charges) upgrades to 10.5.
This is my 2 cents based on what I've read into the disparate rumors and the connections I've made that seem to converge to something like this.
But then again, it could be a heck of a lot of wishful thinking on my part and It is so darn hard to be patient and wait with the rest of you!
I think we all need to get ready for a radically different approach to personal computing in this next revision of the iMac. I suspect that the reason iMacs have been delayed are for these reasons:
1-iPhone and the introduction of new technologies built around OS X (10.5), touch screen and gestures. If you think the iPhone is cool, wait till you see it on the desktop
2-the release of 10.5 in October which will likely include iPhone technologies not demoed at WWDC (again, gestures)
3-iLife is rumored to have gone golden master. Expect major changes to most if not all applications to support gestures
4-Apples latest web site update screams gestures
5-rumors of a gestural mouse and track pads (in future laptop systems)
6-scale the iPhone screen technolgies up and build that into iMacs and Laptops. The next version of these systems will have virtual, but full sized keyboards. Remember that rumor not too long ago? (Can some one find that post?)
7-Persistant rumors of an iMac case remodel. It is time for the plastic white casing of the iMac to go away (IMO). Look to the iPhone for styling and materials ideas. I think, brushed aluminum back casing, black (or white) inner front shell casing with built in isight and impact resistant glass touch screen.
8-rumors of 3 finger gestural commands in iPhone OS may hint at two handed controls and other UI innovations.
9-I wouldn't be at all surprised if this next version of the iMac could be made to lay flat or at a slight angle on the desktop.
10-Expect Video iPods to be released, using iPhone technologies, ahead of any iMac. I suspect iPods will still be HD based with capacities of upwards to 160GB.
11-300 plus days and counting since the last iMac Rev. Apple could have easily had an incremental revision in this time. To do so now, in my mind, wouldn't make much sense. Again, leads me to suspect a much bigger product announcement once the iPhone hooplah dies down a bit.
12-New version of Safari supports adjustable fields for entering information. Again, pinch or 2 finger resizing gestural support?
I really think that a lot of these rumors are converging to something very different than we might expect. Whether it comes this August or September or at MacWorld in January is open to speculation too. If it is announced and ready to ship this year, and if it ships ahead of Leopard, and if I am right about the screen and gestural support then I would expect they would ship with coupons for free (not including shipping charges) upgrades to 10.5.
This is my 2 cents based on what I've read into the disparate rumors and the connections I've made that seem to converge to something like this.
But then again, it could be a heck of a lot of wishful thinking on my part and It is so darn hard to be patient and wait with the rest of you!
8800 GTS 320MB !!!! hahahahahahaha...
ok my dreaming is over
has apple like signed a deal with nvidia or nething? do we kno for sure that they are going to use nvidia, or are ati still a possibility?
i think that black one could be summin. suits the ifone
ok my dreaming is over
has apple like signed a deal with nvidia or nething? do we kno for sure that they are going to use nvidia, or are ati still a possibility?
i think that black one could be summin. suits the ifone
Given that they ditched ATI on the MBP, I would say that nVidia is going to be the one. Particularly now that AMD owns ATI. I would love to see an 8800anything as an option.
Most of that will happen, just not in the next few months. Those things will be rolled out over a few years, not in one update. I also still fail to see the amazing thing about touchscreen computers. The iPhone makes sense, but my computer? No thank you. I'd like that to stay finger-print free. The virtual keyboard does sound intersting though...maybe we can finally get that 11 or 12" mbp then
Most of that will happen, just not in the next few months. Those things will be rolled out over a few years, not in one update. I also still fail to see the amazing thing about touchscreen computers. The iPhone makes sense, but my computer? No thank you. I'd like that to stay finger-print free. The virtual keyboard does sound intersting though...maybe we can finally get that 11 or 12" mbp then
imo touchscreen computers, especially desktops will not be all that popular nor wanted. imagine having to sit right up at your computer with your hand raised all the time.. unelss apple brings out something innovative. which they do! maybe one of those touch pads that connects to you computer. like those whiteboard markers.
an 11 or 12' mbp with touchscreen would be quite good. not sure on how the power of it would be, but v v nice.
laser keyboards anyone???
That innovation was one of the reasons I made the switch. I think now that the iPhone has been launched, most of Apple's talent can be put back into R&D for computers. Don't get me wrong, the iPhone is amazing, I just can't afford one at this time
The next year is going to be even more amazing than this one (mostly because this one was all iPhone).
That innovation was one of the reasons I made the switch. I think now that the iPhone has been launched, most of Apple's talent can be put back into R&D for computers. Don't get me wrong, the iPhone is amazing, I just can't afford one at this time
The next year is going to be even more amazing than this one (mostly because this one was all iPhone).
yea i hear ya not having money sucks!
for the ifone apple didnt really revv it up any more than what they do for normal products, people just went crazy over it and still are.
304 days is an amazing amount of time for an update. it is going to be BIG
about time too