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New eMac Tomorrow?
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MacFan25863 said:
Remember the eMac is still the 'educational' unit and a requirement of that is to be sturdy in a classroom full of elementary age kids. Not sure the old iMac flat would be suitable plus the built in speaker are key. I suppose they could put a LCD in eMac style emclosure and keep the speakers but I would assume that would drive the price up. A spped bump alone would be appropriate and if they could trim $100 off the price then even better.
what I don't understand is the 'New' flag is next to the eMacs on the Apple store, yet they're no different....anyone have an idea what's going on?
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MacFan25863 said:
I totally agree. Why not move the eMac into a better design. Though there were significant cooling issues with the last iMac design.
Mr. Anderson said:
Pretty much everything has "new" next to it. Even the powerbooks, which haven't been updated for almost as long. Even the xServes, now almost a year old, spout "all new features". Just typical adspeak, I think.
I sure hope that this is true. I'd be happy with either a better GPU or a G5 and a better GPU; if they would do this then there would be no need for ANY price drop. Just my opinion. I've been waiting for a real improvement in the iBook before I buy. But, if this does happen then I'd get the eMac now and wait six months or so on the iBook.
Mr. Anderson said:
I think in a new cost-cutting strategy, Apple has decided that instead of actually updating the eMacs, they will simply put a "NEW" tag beside them, making people think they are new. This new strategy of "psychological updates" will definitely help Apple's bottom line!
~Shard~ said:I think in a new cost-cutting strategy, Apple has decided that instead of actually updating the eMacs, they will simply put a "NEW" tag beside them, making people think they are new. This new strategy of "psychological updates" will definitely help Apple's bottom line!
Well, truth in advertising, you know....
Apple probably thinks it will help sell them, and they are honest, since there 'Old' eMacs.....one time.
Makes me wonder what they're going to do when the new ones actually come out
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Mr. Anderson said:Well, truth in advertising, you know....
Apple probably thinks it will help sell them, and they are honest, since there 'Old' eMacs.....one time.
Makes me wonder what they're going to do when the new ones actually come out
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Maybe Apple will re-brand them as "nEwMacs"....
I may have seen the new one (if there is a new one)
OK, so im at this morenet conference in Osage Beach, MO and there was an apple booth. They had an eMac set up there, but the speaker grills looked very weird. I have a pic on my cell, but i cant send emails from it right now if someone wants to post the pic here, i could send it to them via MMS on a cell phone and they could email it to me or my moblog. Just a thought. BTW I didnt know about the eMac rumors until apple had shut down the booth, so i didnt get to go into system profiler or about this mac at all.
OK, so im at this morenet conference in Osage Beach, MO and there was an apple booth. They had an eMac set up there, but the speaker grills looked very weird. I have a pic on my cell, but i cant send emails from it right now if someone wants to post the pic here, i could send it to them via MMS on a cell phone and they could email it to me or my moblog. Just a thought. BTW I didnt know about the eMac rumors until apple had shut down the booth, so i didnt get to go into system profiler or about this mac at all.
They have plastic grills you can put on them - friend of mine got one and we were setting it up looking at the grills....guess its to keep kids from poking the speakers and messing them up.
Is that what you're talking about?
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Is that what you're talking about?
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maybe, these had grills on the speakers, but you could see through them and see some silver poking through
Educase
Apple has been releasing products during trade shows lately. Maybe not at them specifically but at the same time as they were going on. Soooo, I'm betting that if they are going to release new eMacs or iBooks they will do so at Educase in Denver, which takes place Oct. 19-22.
Apple has been releasing products during trade shows lately. Maybe not at them specifically but at the same time as they were going on. Soooo, I'm betting that if they are going to release new eMacs or iBooks they will do so at Educase in Denver, which takes place Oct. 19-22.
Well, once we see a pic, we'll know. If you can't get anyone to help you how long will it be before you can upload it yourself?
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Yes, new eMacs, and then new PowerBooks/iBooks would fit in nicely with that little MacWorld thing in London on November 20th time - to coincide with the launch of the Apple Store Londonjholzner said:
johnnyjibbs said:Yes, new eMacs, and then new PowerBooks/iBooks would fit in nicely with that little MacWorld thing in London on November 20th time - to coincide with the launch of the Apple Store London
Yeah, that'd be great. All three of them, both 'Books and eMac are up for an upgrade soon. If they update the eMac they can't make the eMac as fast as the PB they need to update the PB as well. Xserves need a refresh too.
I don't think that the eMac will go G5 shortly, but it might help make it cheaper, as some already said that G5's are cheaper. But that would make it even more difficult to get desktop Macs because IBM couldn't keep up on producing the processors. If this rumor is at all true, then I'm expecting a minor update. If this is major, let's pretend I said nothing.
As for MacWorld...dude it'd be great to attend some Apple expo. But first...I just might consider getting myself into an Apple reseller store!!! The new Helsinki Officeline AppleCenter looks great. And they've received a handful of iMacs too!
Lancetx said:
Yeah well other than speed or anything, a big difference between eMac and say iMac is the noise. You really can notice when the eMac is on. Things are a bit different with the G5 machines (PM+iMac).
yes, grilles changed at some point
Apple has, at some point, changed the eMac speaker grilles from ones with large (5mm?) holes to ones with smaller (half that?) holes. The white front changed too--I saw an old and new eMac side by side a few months ago and both looked like pure white alone, but together one was a warmer white and one was cooler. I wondered if they might have given up on the "white under clear" look like they did with the iBooks but I didn't look close enough to tell.
But underneath the grilles are the same silver speakers--and the grilles are optional/removable. It depends if you want protection, or slightly better sound (and looks).
Apple has, at some point, changed the eMac speaker grilles from ones with large (5mm?) holes to ones with smaller (half that?) holes. The white front changed too--I saw an old and new eMac side by side a few months ago and both looked like pure white alone, but together one was a warmer white and one was cooler. I wondered if they might have given up on the "white under clear" look like they did with the iBooks but I didn't look close enough to tell.
But underneath the grilles are the same silver speakers--and the grilles are optional/removable. It depends if you want protection, or slightly better sound (and looks).
I wont be able to upload a pic until about 6 this evening, and its not great quality, it came from my camera phone.
nagromme said:
That's the difference between the first and second generation eMacs. Current eMacs have white speakers with white plastic grilles perforated with ~1mm holes. These grilles are not "supposed" to be removable, but a bent paperclip "hook" and a strong yank popped them right out without breaking anything.
I believe the ones with the silver speakers had some sort of internal baffles to improve the sound as well ("Harmon-Kardon sound system") where the current ones do not.
I kinda like how the white speakers look, though.
-vga4life