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New iMac, FrontRow and PhotoBooth Apps
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ksz said:
Yes. By going to PCI-E on the iMac means that Apple can get the economies of scale that helps them to move PowerBook and PowerMac to the PCI-E as well.
Of course, Apple could have sticked to AGP until the Intel-transition. They could have upgraded the vid-card on the iMac to best AGP has to offer. But at that point it would have had the same vid-card than the PowerMac would have had. And that would eat in to sales of PowerMac. The vid-cards available for AGP don't go much further than the vid-cards Apple is currently using. By switching to PCI-E, they expand their choices. Their current top-end vid-cards are suddenly low-end vid-cards. They can give a modest upgrade to the iMac (x600), and give the PowerMac a huge update (GF7800 GTX for example, with optional SLI-configuration), ensuring proper product-segmentation. They couldn't do that with AGP, since they are quickly running out of vid-cards.
You need to think of the big picture here.
Now Apple needs to update to dual-core Powermacs
put the low power G5 in the Powerbooks and iBooks, and maybe introduce a 23" 2.3 GHZ Dual-core iMac. Any chance that they can do all of this by the end of October ?
put the low power G5 in the Powerbooks and iBooks, and maybe introduce a 23" 2.3 GHZ Dual-core iMac. Any chance that they can do all of this by the end of October ?
RichardCarletta said:
Between "slim" and "none". Low-power G5 would not offer any benefit over 7448 G4 (with 200Mhz bus and 1MB of L2-cache). In fact, 7448 would propably outperform it, while being easier to upgrade to, while consuming less power (low-power G5 consumes 16w, 7448 consumes about 10w)
duffyb said:
You obviously want to do it, so just do it. The restocking fee sucks, but you'll just have to swallow that. As for your files, you could just burn it all to DVD's or better yet, find a friend who's willing to loan you a firewire drive for a while.
As for your decision to buy, you can't really blame apple or the rumor sites. That's the nature of computers... they get updated... and within a short time you will always be out of date. Usually not within a week... but always within 3-6 months. As a rule of thumb though, I would never buy a new mac in late summer or late fall as historically, it seems that Apple often intros new hardware in September and the new year.
What do you think my odds are...
... at getting a Rev. C 20" iMac? Let me explain. I bought a Rev. A the first week of November last year. I have since suffered my 4th major failure of a component (screen, mid-plane, PSU, screen, in that order
). Apple kindly told me to box it up and send it back to them. They are giving me a brand new machine. It just so happens that I dropped it off at FedEX last night.
So what do you think my odds are that I'll get the Rev. C machine? I don't see anywhere on their site to buy a Rev. B other then refurbs. Do you think they change their inventory that fast? Do you think they keep a few thousand of the the B type for situations like mine?
I'm just curious. I'm very happy that they even considered doing this.
They are truely the finest technical company I've ever dealt with.
Thanks.
... at getting a Rev. C 20" iMac? Let me explain. I bought a Rev. A the first week of November last year. I have since suffered my 4th major failure of a component (screen, mid-plane, PSU, screen, in that order
). Apple kindly told me to box it up and send it back to them. They are giving me a brand new machine. It just so happens that I dropped it off at FedEX last night.So what do you think my odds are that I'll get the Rev. C machine?
I don't see anywhere on their site to buy a Rev. B other then refurbs. Do you think they change their inventory that fast? Do you think they keep a few thousand of the the B type for situations like mine?I'm just curious. I'm very happy that they even considered doing this.
They are truely the finest technical company I've ever dealt with.
Thanks.
iReilly said:... at getting a Rev. C 20" iMac? Let me explain. I bought a Rev. A the first week of November last year. I have since suffered my 4th major failure of a component (screen, mid-plane, PSU, screen, in that order
So what do you think my odds are that I'll get the Rev. C machine?
I'm just curious. I'm very happy that they even considered doing this.
They are truely the finest technical company I've ever dealt with.
Thanks.
I'd say your chances are probably 60/40. I honestly don't know how long they keep old stock in their warehouse. Here's why I think they might give you a new one. I have a 40GB monochrome 4G iPod and should it need replacement, they have told me that it would be replaced with a 60GB iPod color when I asked them a few weeks ago. This was an Applecare rep mind you, not a store clerk. I think it would now be replaced with a 60GB iPod video if it broke. I know Apple takes care of their customers so I hope that you get the new one. I have a rev B myself and I'm hoping it needs replacement soon.
GO FOR IT
I actually bought the sawtooth G4 back in 199 too, and just got the education discount on the 20 inch model, I didn't add the ram, because you can get 2GBs of RAM at pricewatch.com for like $70 and if you know what you are doing, can install it yourself
aftk2 said:
I actually bought the sawtooth G4 back in 199 too, and just got the education discount on the 20 inch model, I didn't add the ram, because you can get 2GBs of RAM at pricewatch.com for like $70 and if you know what you are doing, can install it yourself
So where's my PhotoBooth?
It might be a Mickey Mouse bit of software but having shelled out 150 Euros only last weekend for an iSight I think I should be allowed a copy of the software that's being rolled out as part of the 'new' iSight deal. Especially when there's nothing more in the box than the camera, some plastic and a cable and anyone who then intends to use it for any standard webcam type usage has to then dig deep for a copy of some third party software to do the job Apple couldn't be arsed to finish.
C'mon, Jobs, grow a heart and reward the regular punters. I think it's only fair.
It might be a Mickey Mouse bit of software but having shelled out 150 Euros only last weekend for an iSight I think I should be allowed a copy of the software that's being rolled out as part of the 'new' iSight deal. Especially when there's nothing more in the box than the camera, some plastic and a cable and anyone who then intends to use it for any standard webcam type usage has to then dig deep for a copy of some third party software to do the job Apple couldn't be arsed to finish.
C'mon, Jobs, grow a heart and reward the regular punters. I think it's only fair.
Inquiring minds want to know useless trivia
Any confirmation yet on where the IR receiver is on the iMac? Is it really in the logo? (My other guesses would be at a corner of the screen, or next to the iSight, or in the bottom, using some weird refection of the thick case.)
And does the remote stick magnetically onto the side of the iMac? Some pictures show it stored there, and other pictures show no kind of mount or attachments. Magnetically would be cool... just don't get it too close to your iPod!
Any confirmation yet on where the IR receiver is on the iMac? Is it really in the logo? (My other guesses would be at a corner of the screen, or next to the iSight, or in the bottom, using some weird refection of the thick case.)
And does the remote stick magnetically onto the side of the iMac? Some pictures show it stored there, and other pictures show no kind of mount or attachments. Magnetically would be cool... just don't get it too close to your iPod!
devman said:
They built iSight into the new iMac and bundled software with it. It's clearly being referred to as "built-in iSight" and not "iMacSight" or as just "iMac with a camera built in" so that implies that iSight *the product* now has some software available for it called PhotoBooth. So, as the proud owner of a new iSight, where's my software?
Mr Maui said:Magnets?!?!? With hard drives inside? -1 point on design for Apple.
yeah, like no-one that designs and builds computers at Apple would have realised...
how strong a magnet do you think that is to hold what is a slightly oversized ipod shuffle (the remote)...
Wow. I went to Berlin last night, and been working until now. Thought I drop by MR to see what "one more thing was".
Very impressed, especialy as I´m about to by an iMac 20". I just decided to wait, just in case. I have to say I never thought they´ll throw in this much.
Very impressed, especialy as I´m about to by an iMac 20". I just decided to wait, just in case. I have to say I never thought they´ll throw in this much.