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I am not saying that this should be the end all, but a starting point..,..
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I am not saying that this should be the end all, but a starting point..,..
I think all whining aside this is a great update - particularly if you are a struggling musician like myself who doesn't have the $ for the full blown g5 tower.
I got an emac 1ghz at xmas and have been looking either for a g5 pbook or something reasonable to bridge the gap betw/n my old sawtooth tower and the dual 2.0/2.5 towers that are out now.
Speaking as someone who paid $2500 way back in the day for my pmac7500 I find it hilarious about all the grumbling over features apple has left on out on this model, or the new emac etc. If you're in the market to buy a mac then that's what you're going to do, if you're not go buy a wintel machine. Buy what you like, you can get the job done with either - it's just personal preference.
PCI slots would be nice, but I've recently made the move to mostly firewire/usb interfaces for audio work so that doesn't phase me too much.
The real limitation on this machine for me (audio wise) is the 2 gb max of ram. I'm sure space has something to do with that. 4gb would have been perfect, but with that sleek space saving some features have to be sacrificed. Price point is a definite plus I think
I got an emac 1ghz at xmas and have been looking either for a g5 pbook or something reasonable to bridge the gap betw/n my old sawtooth tower and the dual 2.0/2.5 towers that are out now.
Speaking as someone who paid $2500 way back in the day for my pmac7500 I find it hilarious about all the grumbling over features apple has left on out on this model, or the new emac etc. If you're in the market to buy a mac then that's what you're going to do, if you're not go buy a wintel machine. Buy what you like, you can get the job done with either - it's just personal preference.
PCI slots would be nice, but I've recently made the move to mostly firewire/usb interfaces for audio work so that doesn't phase me too much.
The real limitation on this machine for me (audio wise) is the 2 gb max of ram. I'm sure space has something to do with that. 4gb would have been perfect, but with that sleek space saving some features have to be sacrificed. Price point is a definite plus I think
Dang.... And wow!
Geeeez... I think we might have set a record on this post... How long has it been up? And the posts are in the 900's? That's crazy! As for the iMac, I think it's a REALLY good idea. Who buys an iMac for gaming? Seriously people, spend $500 and build a PC that'll whoop ass. For EVERYTHING else, though, and even a bit of casual gaming, this computer is perfect. I'm actually planning on buying one. What games won't this run smoothly? Doom 3 when it finally ports? I'm not complaining. Plus it looks suh-WEET!!
Geeeez... I think we might have set a record on this post... How long has it been up? And the posts are in the 900's? That's crazy! As for the iMac, I think it's a REALLY good idea. Who buys an iMac for gaming? Seriously people, spend $500 and build a PC that'll whoop ass. For EVERYTHING else, though, and even a bit of casual gaming, this computer is perfect. I'm actually planning on buying one. What games won't this run smoothly? Doom 3 when it finally ports? I'm not complaining. Plus it looks suh-WEET!!
Sooooo Looong!!!
The PM now shipping thread is the longest, but it is old. This thread is less than a day old and almost 1000 posts 40 pages!!
Littleodie914 said:Geeeez... I think we might have set a record on this post... How long has it been up? And the posts are in the 900's? That's crazy! As for the iMac, I think it's a REALLY good idea. Who buys an iMac for gaming? Seriously people, spend $500 and build a PC that'll whoop ass. For EVERYTHING else, though, and even a bit of casual gaming, this computer is perfect. I'm actually planning on buying one. What games won't this run smoothly? Doom 3 when it finally ports? I'm not complaining. Plus it looks suh-WEET!!
The PM now shipping thread is the longest, but it is old. This thread is less than a day old and almost 1000 posts 40 pages!!
emw said:
I run Adobe CS suite on a 533MHz G4 tower with 1.12GB RAM and it runs without a problem! Dual monitors are very helpful
Not sure if anyone posted this yet:
http://www.apple.com/imac/video/
they're really pushing the ipod halo effect. i hope it works.
those black eyed peas love to sell out though... take it when you can get it!
nice production value on the video. i bet all that compositing was done in motion.
http://www.apple.com/imac/video/
they're really pushing the ipod halo effect. i hope it works.
those black eyed peas love to sell out though... take it when you can get it!
nice production value on the video. i bet all that compositing was done in motion.
It allows only mirroring. However, a new version of the "old iMac" monitor-spanning hack should probably be out right...about...now.WebbDogg said:
CAREFUL ON THAT VESA MOUNT ...
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I was a little disappointed to find , in their website , that the 17" iMac is already pushing the weight limit of that arm and
the 20" iMac ( MY iMac ) tips the scales at 25.2 lbs and is way over the 18 lb. arm's limit.
Is this a special "for-iMac" version that handles the 25.2 lbs ???
That company makes "HD" ( heavy duty ) arms too, but very ugly and les articulated.
Their computer carts with arms look like they might chase you around the yard a few times before attempting to reproduce with you.
Trying desperately to get used to this,
---gooddog
zwida said:Glorious. And I think that seals the deal for me.
Now if I could just hide the laptop I'm typing on from my wife...
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I was a little disappointed to find , in their website , that the 17" iMac is already pushing the weight limit of that arm and
the 20" iMac ( MY iMac
) tips the scales at 25.2 lbs and is way over the 18 lb. arm's limit.Is this a special "for-iMac" version that handles the 25.2 lbs ???
That company makes "HD" ( heavy duty ) arms too, but very ugly and les articulated.
Their computer carts with arms look like they might chase you around the yard a few times before attempting to reproduce with you.
Trying desperately to get used to this,
---gooddog
Gotta keep the "i" and "Power" lines visually distinct....wdlove said:
Of course, $3 buys you aluminum foil and contact cement....
I think this is somewhat of a step back from the previous iMac. It's as if Apple failed at designing a Tablet Mac and then salvaged the plans to make this. There's no advantage to it being only 2 inches thick unless you have extremely limited desktop space and although the stand comes off, it's not self powered and the screen can't be used for data entry. Making things smaller is an advantage to mobility... The port placement also isn't the best since they're on the back which makes them less accessible (and it can't be mounted flush against a wall). Also, there's no Firewire 800 or gigabit LAN and the screens are somewhat sub-par (120/90 viewing angle with 200 cd/m brightness for the 17"). It does have some good selling points though such as the specs/price ratio but it completely lacks the innovation and quality that I expect from Apple. The design isn't much better than a Commodore 64...
Um... if you mean that the design isn't much more novel than the C64's was when it was introduced, then I might agree. Otherwise... bwa ha ha ha ha! You can't be serious!Jonathan Amend said:
If you weren't immediately floored by the simple beauty and staggering genius of this design, you have no taste or class whatsoever.
Could come in January. for under a grand. at $799-$999. Pc users (and some mac users) who already have nice monitors will buy it like sliced bread. stats could mirror the 2 17" sans display, hopefully by that time Apple will offer a BTO 128MB or 256MB video upgrade option (hugely important to many) and preferably ATI 9600 or better.ipiloot said:
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I got to page 16 and couldn't TAKE ANY MORE!!!
I can't believe that over half the posts repeat the fact that the graphics card is sh*t!!
So what.
Get a F****N' LIFE!!
End of September I'm gonna get one of these babies - 20", 1GB Ram, Bluetooth all the way and a 250GB HD.
And for all you people still crying out for a 'headless' Mac, forget it. Don't you yet understand that the very definition of what the Mac has always been is an all-in-one easy to set up and use consumer model.
If you want a machine that you can upgrade then buy a Power Mac, or if you're too tight - go back to PC World. TBH - I don't think the Mac market would miss a bunch of whiners who probably have no intention of actually spending more than $999 on a computer.
I got to page 16 and couldn't TAKE ANY MORE!!!
I can't believe that over half the posts repeat the fact that the graphics card is sh*t!!
So what.
Get a F****N' LIFE!!
End of September I'm gonna get one of these babies - 20", 1GB Ram, Bluetooth all the way and a 250GB HD.
And for all you people still crying out for a 'headless' Mac, forget it. Don't you yet understand that the very definition of what the Mac has always been is an all-in-one easy to set up and use consumer model.
If you want a machine that you can upgrade then buy a Power Mac, or if you're too tight - go back to PC World. TBH - I don't think the Mac market would miss a bunch of whiners who probably have no intention of actually spending more than $999 on a computer.
I hope that is a misprint, that is worst than a lot of no names $299 rebated 17" displays. the 20" is good at 170x170. heck the 17 emac crt might not be that bad, what is the angle for crt's or is there one.Yuh said:
if the spec is right, expect more 20" orders, especially for those that will hang this and look for angles. on the imac G4 viewing angle was not as important, cause you could always adjust the screen perfectly.
I have the old iMac.
Way to me PowerMac users and powergame players trying to tell the rest of us our wants. The iMac is simple and sleek. My first impression upon seeing was wow! I hope they show on TV advertisement the ad with iPOD and iMac. This what we need to hook PC users. Sleek, sleek, sleek design just like the iPOD. Everyone will be able to see the same lines.
Way to me PowerMac users and powergame players trying to tell the rest of us our wants. The iMac is simple and sleek. My first impression upon seeing was wow! I hope they show on TV advertisement the ad with iPOD and iMac. This what we need to hook PC users. Sleek, sleek, sleek design just like the iPOD. Everyone will be able to see the same lines.
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