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iMac Joins Mac Pro in Running Low for In-Store Reservations
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This is a very good sign! My parents have been waiting to get a new iMac, but have been holding out until the new ones come out. They've been using their 17" Rev A Core Duo iMac for far too long 
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I am simply implying that SDXC is indeed new on the scene and Blu-Ray has been on the market for a good 3+ years now if not longer if you consider the early adopters. SDXC will follow the same path. Agreed and I never claimed that SDXC will replace BD in the next 3-5 years, however its already included in the MacMini and will be adopted by the rest of the Mac lineup that already have an SDHC slot.
I did mention that price at the moment is steep, then again so is SSD and that has been coming down in price due to competition and the markets demand for it. Thus SDXC will follow down the same path.
Remember when BD-R discs used to cost upwards of $50+ for one disc.
I agree the SDXC cards are going down the same path. But why skip over Blu Ray for something that is maybe 3 years behind? I'm not really arguing for one or the other, but I do not understand why SJ would skip over Blu Ray, its just more options, its still a cd/dvd burner, and the cost is not that much higher. The only way to skip over a Blu Ray, in my opinion, is to completely eliminate disk drives, which won't happen for a few more years, like you said earlier.
Mac Pros are starting to go unavailable at some stores here in Las Vegas. Several (not just high end) iMacs are out too.
Here are some screen shots from the Town Square and Summit Sierra Apple Stores in Las Vegas.
Tuesday?
Here are some screen shots from the Town Square and Summit Sierra Apple Stores in Las Vegas.
Tuesday?
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I am still scratching my head over why the iPad could not include an SD slot. It would have made it that much more expandable. Then again who knows what SJ is thinking. On that note why no SD slot on the MB, seems
has not changed trying to milk its customers since the G3/G4/G5 days. Sony pissed off SJ.
I wonder what that means in terms of graphics and processors. The core i7 while a great chip is certainly not at the cutting edge of intel's line up at the moment.
I do hope prices come down for those chips. They are way too high at the moment.
I do hope prices come down for those chips. They are way too high at the moment.
I am still scratching my head over why the iPad could not include an SD slot. It would have made it that much more expandable. Then again who knows what SJ is thinking. On that note why no SD slot on the MB, seems
Sony pissed off SJ.
I can understand no slot in the iPad, although unfortunate it does make some sense.. you would lose the overall form factor, less space for other parts, etc. But the MB, I have no clue. Just another way to make people buy the more expensive one.
To 300D: Not fake, but they are all available at my stores nearby as well, I guess its not instant
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HDMI? Doubt it. Yes it was on the MacMini, but that was because many users, myself included, hook up the MM to our TV's. On these units, HDMI makes sense. On the iMac, not so much.
Though its still early in the game, Blu-Ray will be phased out by SDXC. I do not really see the point of BD anyhow. Sure you can watch HD movies, however
As far as
Much have the option of a 2nd empty HDD bay to upgrade my iMac and a SDXC slot. Perfection for the moment.
I think Apple will make few bucks more by adding an option of iMac without ODD with that extra space reserved for second HDD. I have a feeling that a lot of Mac users don't use super drives anymore.
I am still scratching my head over why the iPad could not include an SD slot. It would have made it that much more expandable. Then again who knows what SJ is thinking. On that note why no SD slot on the MB, seems
Sony pissed off SJ.
Looking at iPad insides it looks like it has plenty of space for all kinds of things. Some moves SJ makes just can't be explained.
I see I'm not the only one who loves a cup of morning coffee and a page full of Mac updates.
Here's hoping for tomorrow.
I am a PC User who has seen the light.... I am sitting here looking through the MacRumors website, cash in hand, wanting to buy a MacPro...
So any guesstimates on how long before this Update and when it reaches the stores????
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When Mac Hardware is announced w/o a special event, it is typically available that day. The only exception to this that I can recall was the release of the i5 and i7 iMacs a few weeks after the C2D model was released.
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I can't wait. If they improve the Mac Pro the same percentage they did to the Mac Mini, I will be all over that. I would love blue ray, but if it's not there, it's not there. I would really like to see the Airport extreme card and Bluetooth as an included feature, as well as an esata connector.
I can't wait. If they improve the Mac Pro the same percentage they did to the Mac Mini, I will be all over that. I would love blue ray, but if it's not there, it's not there. I would really like to see the Airport extreme card and Bluetooth as an included feature, as well as an esata connector.
Maybe they're performing maintenance and this entire thing has been a glitch.
It wouldn't surprise me.
Maybe they're performing maintenance and this entire thing has been a glitch.
That's what I think it is. By the end of the day today all these unavailables will probably be gone. Just like the Mac Pro story on Friday.
I for one really hope it's a redesign. I always looked forward to Apple's amazing iMac designs for the first generations, first the colourful bubble then the "lamp" then the sleek G5...but that's where it stopped. Since the G5 all we've gotten is different case material, slightly thinner, and the screen border extending all the way to the edge. What happened!? I want another creative design