Just saying that Displayport has advantages on DVI or HDMI. It's suppose to be the future I guess
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Just saying that Displayport has advantages on DVI or HDMI. It's suppose to be the future I guess
-Kevin
every one goes crazy but when apple has another child they focus on it for a while. they will shift their focus from the iphone to something different soon whether that be a new product or refocus on a current one.
for instance the ipod is now only accounting for about 10 - 15% of their profit think that was on appleinsider
This is what I would like to see. A fully portable MacMini with a keyboard and CD/DVD that u can take anywhere where there is an HDTV...
80's computing should be back forever, now in HD!
I don't think this is practical today.
80s computers (like C64 etc) were designed to be used with a TV, they used very large fonts to be readable from a distance, like you see on an Apple TV or a game console these days.
Today TVs are often 40 inches or larger, if you sit in front of them they are too big to give you an overview. Most people will not have a table in a distance to the TV suitable for computer use. The typical position of the seat you sit on when you are watching TV on a large screen is too far away to read the text if the software is not designed for this scenario and you would need very long cables.
There are still many bad HDTVs out there that are not capable of giving you a pixel exact display of a computer image. A lot of them have an overscan that cannot be switched of, so the image will be blury even if the computer supplies the exact resolution of the display.This may be acceptable if you only want to consume media or play games, but such a display is not suitable for any more serious computer use.
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For Apple the winner is DisplayPort. HDMI does not support resolutions over 1920x1200. So yes, you need adapters to hook up your TV (via HDMI) or a Monitor with DVI or VGA, but this way even the MacBook Air is able to drive a 30'' Cinema Display at full resolution - while a lot of other Notebooks still only have the outdated analog VGA...
Christian
Hence, folks like Psystar will continue to make pop-up, continue to make news (ie free global ads), continue to have extremely busy Web sites, and will elude any Apple lawyers. This may be a move by Apple, but I doubt it will be the best one. Remember, they got their clocks cleaned in the 80s with just sort of an attitude.
I misread an article. So I will change my point to "I hope Apple uses this Psystar phenomena to wake up to the reality of what gap Psystar seems to be filling. If Apple were covering their bases properly (hardware-wise) then Psystar would not be a threat.
I'd say we'll see new product(s) at MWSF. Tablet, mini-tablet, Snow Leopard preview (with a few visual features), and iLife '09 and iWork '09.
Oh yeah, and the iPhone.
I think the October and November updates are for Apple to update their existing products before MWSF and release new ones at MWSF. And I'm not sure if the 17" MacBook Pro is significant enough for a MWSF release, maybe end of January/February?
And wasn't there a report that Gainestown would be delayed to Q1 2009? If so, then I don't think a WWDC 2009 Mac Pro (or a few months earlier) major update is out of the question. Apple might also do a small interim update with the new 3.4 GHz Harpertown. From what I've seen with Gainestown prices, they're more expensive per GHz than Harpertown (unlike Bloomfield and Yorkfield). So Nehalem's speed improvements may not be as big as what we've heard after price is factored in.
1 cpu system boards cost a lot less then 2 cpu ones about $200 - $300 less. Add higher cost ram ECC ram costs more then non ECC ram. 4gb of good ddr2 ram kits 2x2gb is under $100.
2+ link and higher cpus cost more then 1 link cpus also.
apple can cut about $200 - $300 for the board + $100 - $150 in a smaller case + $80 - $50 for a psu with less power + $50 - $100 in ram per gb.
Apple can start the Nehalem's system at $2500 for 2 cpus and drop the older mac pro down to $1200 - $2200. To days mac pro at $1200 with a video card bump will fill the gap and put a dent in Psystar.I'd say we'll see new product(s) at MWSF. Tablet, mini-tablet, Snow Leopard preview (with a few visual features), and iLife '09 and iWork '09.
Oh yeah, and the iPhone.
I think the October and November updates are for Apple to update their existing products before MWSF and release new ones at MWSF. And I'm not sure if the 17" MacBook Pro is significant enough for a MWSF release, maybe end of January/February?
And wasn't there a report that Gainestown would be delayed to Q1 2009? If so, then I don't think a WWDC 2009 Mac Pro (or a few months earlier) major update is out of the question. Apple might also do a small interim update with the new 3.4 GHz Harpertown. From what I've seen with Gainestown prices, they're more expensive per GHz than Harpertown (unlike Bloomfield and Yorkfield). So Nehalem's speed improvements may not be as big as what we've heard after price is factored in.
That is what I was thinking as well. I might wait to see if Snow Leopard will be doable, seeing that I am still seeing interface bugs in Leopard's OS. I will wait as long a January, then make a move.
Apple, do you want me to buy YOUR hardware or not?
Bump the last 3 to 6gb as they will have 3 ram channels per cpu but also come with ECC ram so maybe 6x512mb?
Apple have always shipped the minimum memory with Mac Pros and Power Macs. I would expect to see two 1GB DIMMs, one for each processor.
But it does at $2800? Apple have always shipped the minimum amount, they don't need to offer more than the minimum because no one is going to not buy an Apple workstation over how much memory it comes with. Taking the Macbook Pro having 4GB in to consideration they may offer 2x2GB, but I would expect 2GB and be pleased if you get more.
If you can do without the optical drive completely, a nettop is about the same size as the Mac mini, but the graphics suck. Otherwise, I can think only of Dell's Studio Hybrid.
Mac World 2009 Seeing is Believing - It's all about the Display
Well there's a few inconsistencies that Apple obviously will address in the coming months.
1. The Macbook Pro line still has a 17 inch model in the old design, this will be updated soon, maybe they were waiting for a faster processor from Intel, or they had a lot of old stock that they wanted to shift?
2. Strange that they only released 1 new cinema display compatible with the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. I expect that whole line of cinema displays will appear once Apple's remaining computers feature a new display port.
So hopefully we'll see the completion of the MacBook Pro range soon, hopefully by Mac World. It's largely rumored that a new iMac is on the way, possibly with the newer LED screen, which would go brilliantly with the new Apple display as a duel monitor option!
I think we may see the Mac Pro and Mac Mini updates at mac world, both computer would benefit greatly with the new displays, especially as they have built in speakers, mic and iSight camera. I now a lot of people that have missed the stand alone iSight camera.
So with all Apple computers, soon to be having access to an iSight camera, (with speakers and Mic) will there be a big update to iChat? Maybe something a bit more like Skype with a windows option, without the need to rely on AIM?
If so would it come to the iPhone and Apple TV? Could the new displays work with the Apple TV allowing you to chat on your coach? If the new displays work with the Apple TV, then can we expect a large 42 inch Apple display, or an even better name for it, the Apple HDTV.
Okay all this talk about displays, I might as well through in the tablet!
Pure speculation mixed with logic and a bit of a wish list, anyways thanks for reading
Well there's a few inconsistencies that Apple obviously will address in the coming months.
1. The Macbook Pro line still has a 17 inch model in the old design, this will be updated soon, maybe they were waiting for a faster processor from Intel, or they had a lot of old stock that they wanted to shift?
2. Strange that they only released 1 new cinema display compatible with the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. I expect that whole line of cinema displays will appear once Apple's remaining computers feature a new display port.
So hopefully we'll see the completion of the MacBook Pro range soon, hopefully by Mac World. It's largely rumored that a new iMac is on the way, possibly with the newer LED screen, which would go brilliantly with the new Apple display as a duel monitor option!
I think we may see the Mac Pro and Mac Mini updates at mac world, both computer would benefit greatly with the new displays, especially as they have built in speakers, mic and iSight camera. I now a lot of people that have missed the stand alone iSight camera.
So with all Apple computers, soon to be having access to an iSight camera, (with speakers and Mic) will there be a big update to iChat? Maybe something a bit more like Skype with a windows option, without the need to rely on AIM?
If so would it come to the iPhone and Apple TV? Could the new displays work with the Apple TV allowing you to chat on your coach? If the new displays work with the Apple TV, then can we expect a large 42 inch Apple display, or an even better name for it, the Apple HDTV.
Okay all this talk about displays, I might as well through in the tablet!
Pure speculation mixed with logic and a bit of a wish list, anyways thanks for reading
Too bad there will be enough people willing to buy their hardware for them to make money.
Stock MacBook Pros have had more RAM than Stock Mac Pros / Power Macs on more than one occasion. I suppose that would hold true with the Nehalem Mac Pros. I expect 3 GB (for the triple-channel RAM) and no more. The 2009 MacBook Pro update is likely or at least plausible to have all 4 GB though.
I'm certainly interested to see how they approach it. I figure it will be one of:
2x1GB
1x2GB
3x1GB
2x2GB
I'd put my money on 1x2GB or 3x1GB.
I want to buy a Mac Pro, but the prices are extremely high right now and the mini just doesn't cut it. An iMac would do, but I'd much rather have an actual tower, not a laptop bottom. attached to a display. As said by just about everyone on MacRumors, ditch the mini and give us a $700 tower.