Evidence that Next iMacs and Mac Minis to use NVIDIA Chipsets

[igazza]

I think therfore imac

This is the imac i want

24inch
2.83GHz core 2 quad
NVIDIA GeForce 9600
8GB of ram
250GB Solid state

i can dream right

 

[iDave]

Yeah. I know an artist who switched from a matte to a glossy display earlier this year and her workload has doubled since then because the company she works for has liked her work that much better since she switched to glossy.

I know one who tripled his workload because he dumped his glossy iMac and got a mini and a matte display.

 

[NT1440]

Guys, this is one of the few times I'm going to defend mosx's post. He wasnt giving a reason in favor of or against, merely anecdotal evidence. Why switching to a glossy display doubles someones productivity however, ill never know....

 

[iDave]

Guys, this is one of the few times I'm going to defend mosx's post. He wasnt giving a reason in favor of or against, merely anecdotal evidence. Why switching to a glossy display doubles someones productivity however, ill never know....

I don't know what's funnier, the original tall tale, or the fact that you believe such a thing would happen because of a glossy display.

The designer had a streak of good luck and creativity and that is all.

 

[NT1440]

I don't know what's funnier, the original tall tale, or the fact that you believe such a thing would happen because of a glossy display.

The designer had a streak of good luck and creativity and that is all.

Hopefully my post didn't give off the impression that I actually believed that.

 

[iDave]

Hopefully my post didn't give off the impression that I actually believed that.

Sorry that I jumped to the conclusion that you did. Rereading your post, I see differently.

Look, the glossy vs. matte debate has gone on since Apple switched to glossy in the MacBooks. It will probably go on forever. Some people really like glossy displays and maybe even think glossy inspires creativity or that their work is better. Some may actually do better work on glossy displays, and others enjoy brighter colors on them, etc., etc.

The fact is, glossy displays are reflective. In many enviroments it creates a distraction that's hard to overlook. I bought a MacBook and hate that when I sit down to use it, I have to adjust lights, close blinds or tilt the screen at a certain angle so that I'm not annoyed by reflections.

Therefore, I'll vote with my wallet and not buy any glossy display or another Mac portable that has one. And I will laugh when I hear silly stories about how great they are. Sorry if I speak up now and then. I'll try to resist the temptation.

...back on topic now.

 

[MattInOz]

I used to think those rumors about the Mac Mini and the AppleTV being merged were bunk but the more I think about it, the more it seems like the logical move to make and the fact that we're seeing evidence for only one model of the Mini with a real graphics card is a nod in that direction.

Apple could eliminate the AppleTV and incorporate its features into a "high-end" Mac Mini. You could have 2 models of Mini that could replace the existing lines. There would be the low-end, entry-level Mini at $300-400 with integrated graphics, and then the "media center" (hate that phrase) Mini with a real graphics cards and a DVD slot (please... Apple if you go this route, please include a @#$%& DVD slot) at $400-500.

At this point, you have a lot of Mac owners out there who I think have no interest in the Mini and no interest in the AppleTV because of the shortcomings of each, but put them together and I think you'd gain a lot of interest. I have no interest in either but if Apple were to put out a machine that allowed me to replace my DVD player, stream, store and download videos, pics and music and also offered a full computing experience (i.e., being able to stream Netflix and Hulu to the TV screen) then you could count me in.

More likely is that both will use nVidia integrated graphic like the macbook
the MacMini with upgraded Core2Duo the Apple TV with an Atom, unless Apple has an ARM in mind for the next AppleTV update.

 

[NT1440]

Yea i see Apples acquisition of that chipmaker coming into play later this year. In what, remains to see.

 

[xbjllb]

Anyway your right about one thing, connections in this country are a joke compared to the rest of the world, thank god we have a soon to be president that at least wants to do something about it.

Is that BEFORE or AFTER the 30,000 troops to Afghanistan?

Or BEFORE or AFTER saving the worlds' economy?

Ridiculous* expectations: bad for Apple and worse for Presidents.



*Ridiculous meaning, in this case, doing anything they said they were going to do.

 

[NT1440]

Is that BEFORE or AFTER the 30,000 troops to Afghanistan?

Or BEFORE or AFTER saving the worlds' economy?

Ridiculous expectations: bad for Apple and worse for Presidents.

Hey hey hey, i said WANTS to do something about it. Not will get it done. Don't forget that washington is still washington, just a new figurehead in town.

Anyway, even without a stevenote, im still looking forward to macworld and hopefully something about this will be mentioned.

 

[mosx]

Sorry that I jumped to the conclusion that you did. Rereading your post, I see differently.

Look, the glossy vs. matte debate has gone on since Apple switched to glossy in the MacBooks. It will probably go on forever. Some people really like glossy displays and maybe even think glossy inspires creativity or that their work is better. Some may actually do better work on glossy displays, and others enjoy brighter colors on them, etc., etc.

The fact is, glossy displays are reflective. In many enviroments it creates a distraction that's hard to overlook. I bought a MacBook and hate that when I sit down to use it, I have to adjust lights, close blinds or tilt the screen at a certain angle so that I'm not annoyed by reflections.

Therefore, I'll vote with my wallet and not buy any glossy display or another Mac portable that has one. And I will laugh when I hear silly stories about how great they are. Sorry if I speak up now and then. I'll try to resist the temptation.

...back on topic now.

Well, you're in an overly vocal yet incredibly small minority that doesn't like glossy displays.

Apple offered both giving the consumers the choice between the two. Obviously the people chose glossy.

HP, Dell, Gateway, and every other PC manufacturer also offered both glossy and matte displays. Guess which one the people chose?

HP has been offering glass screens for half a year now, before Apple did. They offer the choice of glossy plastic versus glossy glass and you can guess which people are choosing.

You can go ahead and "speak with your wallet" but Apple knows what the majority of people want.

What they "lose" in sales from people who still want matte screens they gain probably 10x more in people who like the new glossy glass screens, the same way HP is selling more systems with glass screens.

It's the same with the nonsensical Firewire debate as well. What they lose in a very very small number of sales there, they make up many times over in the way they advertise the MacBook as a machine designed for your digital photography and syncing your iPod and iPhone.

 

[Umbongo]

This is the imac i want

24inch
2.83GHz core 2 quad
NVIDIA GeForce 9600
8GB of ram
250GB Solid state

i can dream right

There is a decent possibility of such a system. Though if Apple still required SODIMMs you'd be looking at over $2000 + tax just for the memory and SSD making the Mac Pro a better choice, unless you really wanted an all in one.

 

[NT1440]

Well, you're in an overly vocal yet incredibly small minority that doesn't like glossy displays.

Apple offered both giving the consumers the choice between the two. Obviously the people chose glossy.

HP, Dell, Gateway, and every other PC manufacturer also offered both glossy and matte displays. Guess which one the people chose?

HP has been offering glass screens for half a year now, before Apple did. They offer the choice of glossy plastic versus glossy glass and you can guess which people are choosing.

You can go ahead and "speak with your wallet" but Apple knows what the majority of people want.

What they "lose" in sales from people who still want matte screens they gain probably 10x more in people who like the new glossy glass screens, the same way HP is selling more systems with glass screens.

It's the same with the nonsensical Firewire debate as well. What they lose in a very very small number of sales there, they make up many times over in the way they advertise the MacBook as a machine designed for your digital photography and syncing your iPod and iPhone.

That is one of the most straightforward and true posts ive ever seen from you, kudos man.

 

[mdriftmeyer]

This happens every time I mention Pentium Dual-Core. You do know they make mobile versions of them, right?

Unless they plan on crippling the Mac Mini by keeping the Front-side bus at 667Mhz [they won't] then they are moving most likely to the 1066Mhz.

http://compare.intel.com/pcc/showchart.aspx?mmID=965315,36463,60130&familyID=1

Centrino Line:
http://www.intel.com/products/centrino/compare.htm

The MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and the iMac are ALL 1066Mhz Front-side Bus systems.

The Mac Mini is the last one to get that minimum standard.

The AppleTV is a consumer electronics product for Television: the Mac Mini isn't interdependent upon what the AppleTV becomes.

They are two different channels in hardware development.

Mac Mini [if it continues] will come with a 1066Mhz Front-side Bus.

 

[powers74]

iMac

This is a little off topic I guess, but I just thought of something. iMac has to be updated to LED backlighting anyway doesn't it? Apple wouldn't let that be the only new feature. I don't think...

 

[Eric S.]

Well, you're in an overly vocal yet incredibly small minority that doesn't like glossy displays.

Apple offered both giving the consumers the choice between the two. Obviously the people chose glossy.

HP, Dell, Gateway, and every other PC manufacturer also offered both glossy and matte displays. Guess which one the people chose?

HP has been offering glass screens for half a year now, before Apple did. They offer the choice of glossy plastic versus glossy glass and you can guess which people are choosing.

You can go ahead and "speak with your wallet" but Apple knows what the majority of people want.

What they "lose" in sales from people who still want matte screens they gain probably 10x more in people who like the new glossy glass screens, the same way HP is selling more systems with glass screens.

It's the same with the nonsensical Firewire debate as well. What they lose in a very very small number of sales there, they make up many times over in the way they advertise the MacBook as a machine designed for your digital photography and syncing your iPod and iPhone.

Do you have a source for any of these statements?

 

[shivi2004]

Mac Mini!

Apple the Mac Mini is the ONLY Apple product that doesn't come in an aluminum body, so that should be expected at MacWorld.

 

[NT1440]

The mini is aluminum right?

 

[iDave]

The mini is aluminum right?

Yeah, since 2005.

 

[NT1440]

Yeah, since 2005.

Funny how ive never actually been near one in nearly 4 years

 

[AidenShaw]

There is a decent possibility of such a system. Though if Apple still required SODIMMs you'd be looking at over $2000 + tax just for the memory and SSD making the Mac Pro a better choice, unless you really wanted an all in one.

Interesting that so many needs would be met by a mini-tower that used desktop chips - rather than an anorexic "thin" system with laptop parts...

 

[Vivaldi]

I'm quite excited with this news — in my opinion, the Mac Mini should contain basic hardware, but nothing to the extent of the subpar GM945. It's good to see this!

 

[sighlent]

Glossy is more realistic and outperforms matte in every way. Plus, didn't you notice? Apple is moving their cinema displays to glossy as well.

I wish we could start referring to Apple's displays now as Glassy, not Glossy because they are way different than the Glossy film coated LCDs.

 

[h0mi]

I'm curious as to how the case will change. Can we safely assume no more putty knives to update ram/hdds? I'd also like to see if the apple tv gets any updates. Regardless, this bit of news will make it very likely that I'll snag a mac mini in the next few months.

 

[alexbates]

I'm curious as to how the case will change. Can we safely assume no more putty knives to update ram/hdds? I'd also like to see if the apple tv gets any updates. Regardless, this bit of news will make it very likely that I'll snag a mac mini in the next few months.

Apple TV definitely will get an update if some sort. Some people have been installing that 3rd party software on their Apple TV's. I'm sure that Apple wants to find a way to stop this before it gets as bad as jailbreaking iPhones has gotten.