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Limited iMac Availability Suggests Possible Refresh
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I agree that it's a logical conclusion. Either that or Snow Leopard will have a few flashy features just so people would upgrade.
One of the widespread pieces of speculation, fueled by several rumors, is the possibility of at least some of the iMacs using the just-released 65 W desktop quad-cores, whose TDP may be low enough to fit in the iMacs.
Why the attitude? Sorry I didn't specifiy 'CORE i7 quad' specifically aren't due until the end of this year. (Since they haven't put Penryn quads in the iMac line yet I don't see why they would now but wait until Core i7 are available to make the switch) Plus the Penryn quad upgrades cost an extra $600-900 as an option on sites like dell etc and would make the iMac as expensive as a crippled Mac Pro and that wouldn't make any sense.
Right now the only way to make it profitable at their current price point is to put a desktop quad chip in there until the overall price of mobile quads come down to a level on par with higher end dual cores.
I agree with you completely because the price of the mobile quads puts that as a luxury upgrade right now for most companies and I doubt apple wants to cut their profit margin by swapping a $110 processor for a $400-500 (bulk I have no idea I admit it) but keep the same price point.
I swear I could shoot myself for not being more specific, doh! I meant specifically the new core i7 mobile that don't exist yet.
I've smoked 25 cigarettes and drank several vodkas with orange over the last 5 hours and just did the happy dance after reading this news. I've been waiting since December for the new iMacs.
This has to be good news, right?
This has to be good news, right?
Meh, I remember there was a 'limited availability' with Mac Minis, we all know how that turned out, this might mean a possible refresh, but it might not mean anything at all.
i7 in a Mac? Hahahah...
We can only hope for a Gainestown Mac Pro within the next six months at best.
There are no Nehalem mobile chips out yet but there are Penryn quad-cores.
Edit: Oops, sorry, you already responded to that.
Sigh.
All I want is an Apple mini-tower with a recent desktop processor, expansion bays for a few internal drives and a decent graphics card. I would gladly pay $1500 for it just like I did my Power Mac G3 (B/W) and Power Mac G4.
I don't want a $2500 workstation, an all-in-one or a small form-factor PC that hasn't been updated in two years. I want a freaking consumer mini-tower that every other manufacturer sells. Are they trying to push "enthusiasts" to the Hackintosh community?
Dell's XPS Studio is now $949 for a quad-core 2.66Ghz Core i7 processor, 6GB of ram and even comes with a 23" monitor! You can chant "Mac OS X" all you want, but at some point that advantage tends to subside.
All I want is an Apple mini-tower with a recent desktop processor, expansion bays for a few internal drives and a decent graphics card. I would gladly pay $1500 for it just like I did my Power Mac G3 (B/W) and Power Mac G4.
I don't want a $2500 workstation, an all-in-one or a small form-factor PC that hasn't been updated in two years. I want a freaking consumer mini-tower that every other manufacturer sells. Are they trying to push "enthusiasts" to the Hackintosh community?
Dell's XPS Studio is now $949 for a quad-core 2.66Ghz Core i7 processor, 6GB of ram and even comes with a 23" monitor! You can chant "Mac OS X" all you want, but at some point that advantage tends to subside.
Out with the old, in with the new.
I don't want to sound defeatist but I think we consumers of old that were the loudest supporters aren't exactly 'needed' anymore with their recent success in the mainstream consumer markets.
It hurts I know (I would love what you suggested and have seriously considered going the build a pc route) but the future for them seems to be driveless (macbook air) mobile devices with touchscreen support (iphone) and cloud computing (iwork.com) because that is what the future is to them.
Plus they can push macbooks + LED Cinema making the iMac seem unnecessary because the iMacs are basically those two products smashed into one. (Heresy I know!) But it would be an easier sell "Why buy two computers when you can have one?"
They will keep the Mac Pro around as long as the high end 3D/Video/Science research markets are willing to pay the premium for server components, expandability and massive amounts of available ram.
Am I crazy? Probably but it seems to be heading in that direction to me.
I don't want to sound defeatist but I think we consumers of old that were the loudest supporters aren't exactly 'needed' anymore with their recent success in the mainstream consumer markets.
It hurts I know (I would love what you suggested and have seriously considered going the build a pc route) but the future for them seems to be driveless (macbook air) mobile devices with touchscreen support (iphone) and cloud computing (iwork.com) because that is what the future is to them.
Plus they can push macbooks + LED Cinema making the iMac seem unnecessary because the iMacs are basically those two products smashed into one. (Heresy I know!) But it would be an easier sell "Why buy two computers when you can have one?"
They will keep the Mac Pro around as long as the high end 3D/Video/Science research markets are willing to pay the premium for server components, expandability and massive amounts of available ram.
Am I crazy? Probably but it seems to be heading in that direction to me.
No way Mac Minis next tuesday
Would they actually do both on the same day quietly? Seems a bit much for a non-keynote release.
Noooooooooooooooo......
For the first time in my life I've had the current top-of-the-line iMac, since last May.
I don't want the smug feeling to be stripped away and replaced with the black pit of despair of having an old model.
For the first time in my life I've had the current top-of-the-line iMac, since last May.
I don't want the smug feeling to be stripped away and replaced with the black pit of despair of having an old model.
Noooooooooooooooo......
For the first time in my life I've had the current top-of-the-line iMac, since last May.
I don't want the smug feeling to be stripped away and replaced with the black pit of despair of having an old model.
I have a Mid-2007 iMac. It looks exactly the same as the last revision of iMacs and probably will look exactly the same as whatever comes out. It's still a very fast machine and whatever they change won't make much difference. More expensive RAM, faster CPU/FSB, and better GPU? Big deal. I'm waiting on the Mac Minis.
mac mini with a read graphic card plz!
im willing to pay 8-900 cad for it:]
side question: mac is known for its good graphics compared to other comps. so i want to know is it the monitor that apple is using (ex. the mons on the laptops) that cause this or the hardware (ex. if i use a mini, will i still have better colors than other comps?) thx!
im willing to pay 8-900 cad for it:]
side question: mac is known for its good graphics compared to other comps. so i want to know is it the monitor that apple is using (ex. the mons on the laptops) that cause this or the hardware (ex. if i use a mini, will i still have better colors than other comps?) thx!
Apple should concede the tower and rack server market to OEMs. Give DELL and others the license to make workstations and servers with OSX Server installed on them. Leave the consumer models (Mac Mine, iMac, and laptops) out of the cloning game.
That would
A) make sense
and
B) require Apple (read Jobs) to admit they were wrong iMac isn't the perfect one size fits all solution their narrow black and white view of the computer industry thinks it is.
Really, I thought you were either just doing basic tasks and need an iMac or are making a hollywood blockbuster that requires a MacPro. You mean there are users in between.
You're jumping the gun on this one. Still his company until he officially resigns, is overthrown for a second time, or passes.