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iMac in Paris?

He already ruled that out ...*POOF* iMac gone 🙂

how_quare said:
I Assume the new iMac will be released in paris (I too think it will be a flat screen with the guts in the back (hangable screen/touch screen anyone?)

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It will not be a thick monstrosity.

It will basically not be there at all 🙂

minimally speaking ...

Here's what I mean:

The 23" HD Cinema display will have a stand similar to the new displays, but the foot of it will be less than 1 inch thick and house the
drives in a horizontal attitude.

The G5 chip and mobo will form the riser of the stand and be somewhat broader and still aluminum to facilitate cooling.

It will be nicknamed the

"Stealth Mac" by me (gooddog) first,

because it will seem as if the computer part actually disappeared from the form factor entirely, leaving only a stylish display on a classy stand with a keyboard and mouse on the desktop -- especially the black version.

Also, to reduce the acoustic signature, it wil have no fan ---
the riser will be a huge heat fin
in effect.


Keyboard will be bluetooth and backlit in violet with a
BT mouse ( 1 button ).

The display will be simply the new 23" HD Al display and -so- removable to hang on wall ---VESA

and one more thing ....

it will be wi-fi to the iMac body and
to other wi-fi sources ( like pic iPod with wi-fi built in and AP Express video sources ).

Colors : silver Al ano

and

BLACK OX ano -- the Stealth.

And that's why the Powerbooks were made so thin -- this will be a PowerBook, slightly morphed to taper down at the top of the riser.

Go ahead -- tell me I'm wrong ... 🙂

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BUT WHEN WILL KEYNOTE BE UPDATED ???? 🙁

--gooddogdisappeared
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It seems the iMac has to be released in Paris given Apples latest announcement but its good to get confirmation. I really onder how they are going to look, if only AI would post there artist impression. Now I just need to convince my gf to go to Paris in September 😀
 
I justed ordered my Paris Keynote Pass a few days ago. This is going to be one heck of an event. What a great 'first keynote' for me to choose to go to live!

I assume there will be other Macrumors users at the Paris Keynote as well?
 
Something tell's me the eMac may see an update soon as well, the Apple store seems to have short supplies of them, and there is a long wait for a new one to ship. hmmm maybe Apple is going to boost the entire bottom line.

Oh and of course all these rumors point to the imminent release of G5 PB's 😉
 
Mockups?!

Has anyone seen any mockups of the G5 iMac?
What do you think it will look like?
I hope Apple will do the unexpected [as usual…]!
/Freedom
 
Fall 2004 iMac

Try to remember that the traditional entry level iMac's cost less than the entry level desktop unit.

So, if you are expecting serious new features in an iMac that are optional to the entry level desktop, you should expect to pay serious more money than a traditional entry level desktop unit.

Wishing for BlueTooth this and BlueTooth that ... in an iMac ... better wish for an extra pile of money beyond the cost of an entry level desktop unit.

Today's entry level desktop unit is a G5-1.8 ghz duallie, at $1999 USD.
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Maybe the new iMac will be ... 😱
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JJ
 
Can't Wait

I can't wait until I see the new iMac G5. I will order a lab of 21 iMacs to replace the existing G4 400 Towers. I hope they drop the 15inch and start the bottom line at the 17inch with at least the 15inch price around $1000-$1200.
 
CrackedButter said:
RE: the post about new iPods, i also heard they would be released when Apple tops 100 million sales.
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But what about the "Cram and Jam" promotion? People who bought now would have the old iPod and the ones who bought later would have a newer iPod?

JOD8FY
 
gooddog said:
Go ahead -- tell me I'm wrong ... 🙂
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Wow gooddog, that sounds really cool.... Too bad I don't have my SolidWorks at work anymore or I'd render us up a preview... 😛

MrToast
 
erik1975 said:
I justed ordered my Paris Keynote Pass a few days ago. This is going to be one heck of an event. What a great 'first keynote' for me to choose to go to live!

I assume there will be other Macrumors users at the Paris Keynote as well?
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How do you order Keynote Passes, I've seen the expo passes but not the keynote ones, I thought it was just que up firsst come first served 😕

My gf has given me the go ahead to go to Paris! We were planning a trip to Paris so we have just decided the date and extended the trip one day.
 
JOD8FY said:
But what about the "Cram and Jam" promotion? People who bought now would have the old iPod and the ones who bought later would have a newer iPod?

JOD8FY
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O did i not mention that this would only apply OUTSIDE the states!
 
I can think of a million cool things Apple could do, and I'm 100% convinced of the value of an All-in-One iMac. And of a headless iMac. And of a really cheap low-end G4 iMac Mac... and of a new sub-PowerMac prosumer G5 iMac 🙂 So who knows WHAT might be coming!

I'll settle on a general prediction:

Simplicity AND flexibility.

Look at the new pro displays to see that trend 🙂 The iMac has always had simplicity. Flexibility could become part of the new hardware design, or it could be done by offering more different models (like G4 AND G5 iMacs, or iMacs AND some new line altogether).
 
gooddog said:
The display will be simply the new 23" HD Al display and -so- removable to hang on wall ---VESA

and one more thing ....

it will be wi-fi to the iMac body and
to other wi-fi sources ( like pic iPod with wi-fi built in and AP Express video sources ).

Colors : silver Al ano

[...]

Go ahead -- tell me I'm wrong ... 🙂
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OK -- you're wrong. 🙂

Seriously speaking, a) the $2000 23" display is way too expensive to go in a low-end consumer machine, b) WiFi is too low bandwidth to drive the video for a 2.3 million pixel display, and c) aluminum is the look for the pro line -- white has been the standard for the consumer line.
 
Macmaniac said:
Oh and of course all these rumors point to the imminent release of G5 PB's 😉
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mmm its easier to make a G5 i/eMac compatible than PB... just because there are more possibilities to cool an i/eMac... than there are for a PB... or does anyone know of a small & effective liquid cooling system for notebooks??

I hope they get the fanless design from the last G3 iMac's back into the i/eMac... eMac's are more noisy than my G5... and I have more fans inside...

I think consumer mac's schould be as silent as posible... Pro Macs can be louder... except for people who are in recording studio's (thread found on this forum)

J

PS: Power=AL e/i=Plastic or Steve is thinking about a makeover... than we will see a difference...
 
I hope the new iMac will life up to the hype. I held off buying a dual 2Ghz to wait for the new iMac. It would be nice if the new iMac is at least 2Ghz or has a 2GHz model, the LCD is HD or I wouldn't mind if it was headless so I could buy the new LCD's.

crossing fingers.
 
Colours ?

Maybe they'll bring back colours again. A la iPod mini... Plain brushed alu for the pro line, anodised colours for the consumer line.. Could be neat!
 
erik1975 said:
I justed ordered my Paris Keynote Pass a few days ago. This is going to be one heck of an event. What a great 'first keynote' for me to choose to go to live!

I assume there will be other Macrumors users at the Paris Keynote as well?
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< sad 🙁 >

Like I said before.... won't be able to make it... can't be there.. left out.. been there.. wanne be there this time..

< snnniiirrrffffff > 🙁 🙁
 
good catch w/ the Spotlight foreshadowing. i never got around to watching the whole keynote, did he do any job postings while he was up there forshadowing the soon-to-be-available positions to backfill the people that caused the iMac date to slip? that would have been a nice touch.

a new,slicker, cheaper iMac would be nice. Apple has gotten a lot of good press lately, but the casual PC user that's on the fence about switching will always fall back over the fence to PC's b/c of the price. you have to already know that Macs don't suck like Windows before you shell out that extra cash.

but i'm just hoping for a new iPod Maxi (iPod Classic, iPod Sr., iPod Royale, whatever you want to call the original iPod) that will blow everyone out of the water again. the water is getting kind of crowded right now.
 
Whatever. I buy one the next day.

Now I can leave my iBook locked up at school (1/4in thick steel cabinet), and just carry a CD of my keynote presentation.

There is joy in mudville.
 
I CAN'T WAIT

I was just checking out the Paris Expo today and realised that it is on at the exact time that I am in Paris during my 3 month world trip. I couldn't believe it! So my friend and I registered for the Keynote. Is it seriously free? I thought I would have to pay! Can someone confirm that all I had to do was register, and then show up? It just seems too good to be true.

I really can't wait!
 
how_quare said:
I Assume the new iMac will be released in paris (I too think it will be a flat screen with the guts in the back (hangable screen/touch screen anyone?)

However thinksecret is predicting a 15th september release... however a local apple reseller states:

"iMac G4 - Out of Stock
New models of the iMac G4 are due to be released on September 5th.

Ring us to reserve yours now!"

http://www.campusit.co.nz/index.cfm...duleid=100000012&s=779,781,100000728&single=1

So is this the date of the release and shipping or just shipping or just relase?

(appleinsider has also received this from me but cld not be bothgered joining two boards so emailed them details...)
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It was established a long time ago that resellers generally have no idea about Apple's relase dates, especially this far in advance and for this big a product.
 
svenas1 said:
Maybe they'll bring back colours again. A la iPod mini... Plain brushed alu for the pro line, anodised colours for the consumer line.. Could be neat!
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I agree. A big part of the original iMac was all the color it introduced into a world full of dull-beige PCs. I think that's one of the things the G4 iMac lost in its all-white incarnation. Don't get me wrong, the G4 iMac is stunning, but it's not "cute/fun", it's sleek and modern.

I had the same thought a while back. The G5 iMac will probably bring back the colors, but in a brushed aluminum "mini" style. I think the whole consumer line (iMac, eMac, iBook) will eventually move to this. The iPod Mini is flying off the shelves, thanks in part to the color variety.
 
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