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iMac Revision and iLife on August 7th?

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Thomas2006 said:
The iMac is getting released before the Apple Expo so the new "headless" Mac can get the attention. I know the "headless" Mac discussions have been beaten into the ground, but with the 17" iMac not getting updated, the Mac mini left to stagnate (EOLed?), and games coming back to the Mac I see a model that can take the place of the 17" iMac. It will cost the same as the 2.0 GHz model but instead of having a built-in monitor it will be designed with updatability in mind.
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Keep dreaming on that.

The amount of idiocy in the thread is alarming. For all those wondering if they can get iLife for free if they do x,y, or z...you cannot! Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, software is just like everything else. If I buy the older version before the new version comes I am entitled to nothing unless I am still within the return period. THIS APPLIES TO EVERYTHING!
 
HAHAHA, are you kidding me? No way are the new ipods going to look like that. They will be exactly like the iPhone except with screen where the iphone has the ear speaker.
 
Ugly iPod

Loge said:
That iPod sure looked ugly - sort of Blackberry-like proportions. Here's hoping it's false, in favour of a full wide screen video iPod.
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DITTO...when I saw that 'new' iPod I wanted to burn out my eyes. If it is anywhere near that, Apple will have backtracked in design.
 
oxygen8 said:
levitynyc said:
I honestly don't see new iMacs or iPods until September....but thats just me.
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and lose the back to school market?
not a chance.
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Well that's a logical reaction, but unfortunately Apple doesn't seem to give a damn about the BTS market lately. Which is flippin' stupid, in my opinion. Take a look at the dates for recent releases in the Mac Buyer's Guide, including: Sept 2003, Aug 2004 (cutting it close), Oct 2005, July 2006 (good), and Sept 2006. Arrgh.
 
rubberduck007 said:
and for us true English speakers "ALUMINIUM" :p
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Actually, the English guy who discovered it (I forget his name) called it Aluminum and the Puritans who fled from the permissive society of England to live God's pure life in the New World kept the proper name, as they did with many words we think are un-English. He then revised Aluminum to Aluminium to fall in line with other elements like Helium etc.

So there ;-)

PS Edit - it was Humphrey Davy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphry_Davy
 
Loge said:
That iPod sure looked ugly - sort of Blackberry-like proportions. Here's hoping it's false, in favour of a full wide screen video iPod.
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I can almost guarantee it won't be that wide. They're pretty much "standardized" on the width of the full-sized iPods, which coincide with the width of the iPhones. If the iPod were that wide, they'd have to throw away their universal dock and create a new one. Doesn't mean they wouldn't do something that consumer-unfriendly, but I really don't think it's likely.
 
ebow said:
Well that's a logical reaction, but unfortunately Apple doesn't seem to give a damn about the BTS market lately. Which is flippin' stupid, in my opinion. Take a look at the dates for recent releases in the Mac Buyer's Guide, including: Sept 2003, Aug 2004 (cutting it close), Oct 2005, July 2006 (good), and Sept 2006. Arrgh.
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The last few iMac updates where great, with the C2D and CD, but I feel a new enclosure and more features (more RAM) and bigger screen, PLUS, how old the current ones are makes for a more likely case than the previous updates. Just my opinion. If there were a betting table, I'd put my money on the 7th.
 
Good thing I'm not the first one to say that that mockup of the iPod is fugly. If they release anything short of an iPhone-esque iPod, thousands of people will die a little inside.
 
AtHomeBoy_2000 said:
eww... what an ugly iPod. Plus, it renders a lot of equipment that relies on the thin width of the iPod obsolete.
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I agree. Aweful mockup. There's not even a tiny chance that Apple would release something that daft.

As for iMac. Meh, I'd rather a slightly bigger Mac Mini (midi?) that has similar specs and choose my own screen.

As for the spelling of Aluminum/Aluminium. I'm afraid the Americans are actually more correct with the name sadly (though we're not incorrect either).
 
ebow said:
I can almost guarantee it won't be that wide. They're pretty much "standardized" on the width of the full-sized iPods, which coincide with the width of the iPhones. If the iPod were that wide, they'd have to throw away their universal dock and create a new one. Doesn't mean they wouldn't do something that consumer-unfriendly, but I really don't think it's likely.
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Exactly. The "new" iPod mock-up on 9to5 is just a bad PS of the current iPod. There's no point in making the iPod wider; the hard drive fits snuggly inside the case as it is.
 
slffl said:
HAHAHA, are you kidding me? No way are the new ipods going to look like that. They will be exactly like the iPhone except with screen where the iphone has the ear speaker.
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Actually, that's the only way Apple could make it. The clickwheel is one of Apple's trademark input methods, it's here to stay. It will not be replaced by a touch screen anytime soon.
 
Is it me, or does the mock-up seem to indicate that the newer iPods will simply be shorter?

I'm not a fan of the smaller clickwheel on the 5G iPods, but certainly there is some space that could be saved in this supposed new design. Still holding out for an iPhone like iPod though... Still don't think it is going to happen for a long, long time.
 
AtHomeBoy_2000 said:
eww... what an ugly iPod. Plus, it renders a lot of equipment that relies on the thin width of the iPod obsolete.
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Oh boy, I do agree... :eek:

But regarding the form factor changes that render iPod equipment obsolete, I would not bet on that. I had to buy 3 different dock, 1 for each iPod I had (2 gen, 3 gen and now, 5 gen). Let alone all those FM transmitters, Remote control and FireWire cables that I bought... Even the Apple Earphone (with volume control)... all useless now... :(:(

They making money everywhere...
 
ATG said:
No, it's a DX9 and DX10 game. I'm pretty sure Crysis will run on a new iMac on medium quality (Core 2 + 8600? = hell yeah).

I'm waiting for the new iMacs to come out too. It seems pointless buying a current model ATM.
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So Macs run DirectX now? Unless you're running bootcamp I suppose, I'm still going to say it's going to run like garbage on the crippled 8600. You might as well buy a cheap gaming PC and a monster video card.
 
DaBrain said:
TunesRus90 said:
Well personally, I am looking forward to the new iPods most because I actually plan on getting one of those. My 15GB 3rd gen is getting a little outdated :p However, I really hope that this is not accurate because that would be the ugliest iPod ever. I doubt apple would make something that grotesque.

Really! I think that looks like crap! IM expecting a more iPhoneish look!
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totally. That thing is awful... they can at least TRY and make a mock of it with the way apple designs in mind. Thank god they dont design for apple.

No one is going to carry around an almost "square" mp3 player...

how can we believe the rest of their rumors, if they think the new ipods will look like that! hahahaha
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I was gonna get the new iMac but I'm gonna get the Black Macbook tricked out I think it will be more useful becuase I travel alot! If they look really good then I might get one but IDK right now most likely getting the macbook!
 
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