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New iMac In September

Macmaniac said:
September!! Omg that is way to long, we several iMacs on order for our customers and our suppliers have zero stock! Apple better have some huge reserve to ship to their distributors or people are going to have to wait 3 months, that is ridiculous. Of course when they announce the new iMacs they won't ship until October.
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You did read that it said "announced and AVAILABLE in September"????? And also you do realize that, no, they do not have any reserves???? It seems like a pretty straightforward statement to me.
 
Apple should have a tab on their website called rumors. It is better than hunting around in the online store for that information. They can bill it as the most accurate rumor site on Apple on the planet.
 
azdude said:
If MR people had a brain, then this article would actually put that to rest. Apple never has problems *THIS* *GIGANTIC*. If IBM's yields (likely cause) are so low, does anyone really expect to get Powerbooks soon *too*?

/me Crosses fingers for a little bit of MR sanity, then cries and gives up in hopeless realism.
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this and the fact that Apple has come out and explicitly stated no Powerbook G5s before the end of the year.

http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/09/apple/index.php?redirect=1086765595000

sorry for the OT post.
 
Back-To-School

the_mole1314 said:
Apple admiting a new product? WTF? Is hell freezing over?
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Apple would like to catch the Back-to-School wave,
and this will possible help that happen. An announcement
and demo at the Paris Expo on iMac's birthday will be
very likely.
 
The excitement builds...

We diehard mac rumor watchers had enough suspense with unconfirmed, wild speculation about Apple activity. With this juicy news, how will anybody sleep? Imagine if Apple starts releasing bits and pieces of details as we head into September...a shot of the corner of the iMac, a spec or two here, a fancy new designation! I thought waiting for my CTO 2.5 GHz G5/Nvidia 6800Ultra was going to be tough. Now I have to wait to see what's in store on the iMac front too?
 
This doesn't sound like good news to me. It sounds like Apple is in trouble. They have no real computer offer between $1000 and $2000 for the next months. If you consider the fact that the iMac was very old and has been an even worse purchase ever since the eMac got upgraded, Apple will have no good offer between $1000 and $2000 for almost half a year! :eek:
 
Paris Expo

SpaceMagic said:
First un-aqua like "Gadgets" in Tiger, now pre-announcing products! I think Apple has finally lost the plot!

I'm thinking Paris Expo, September.

New Design. G5 Hopefully.

Being cynical --- they have ONLY done this because everyone is criticising them for not releasing iMacs, and it's had an effect on their share price!
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That, and the fact that Paris Expo falls on iMac's B-day....
 
maxmag said:
Ok - so I had lunch with my friend Steve today. His last name begins with S and ends in S and we ate at a restaurant in Cupertino. You guess the rest. Anyway, apparently what happened was the product was supposed to have demoed at the wwdc, but chip outputs weren't high enough. Stevie wants to get away from introducing products at conferences anyway, so he figured he'd just have it announced on the website anyway. Plus, it may be delayed until the end of September. Also - Stevo has a new ipod in the works that has an aluminum one-piece enclosure similar to the mini - as well as a new control wheel like the mini too. Plus a couple other features that you might find pretty shocking. Anyway guys, have fun.
Later,
KDawg
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wtf?

How do all you newbies come in here and tell us all this amazing stuff about products and updates.(unless your being sarcastic)

:confused:
 
What does thi$ mean?

For those of you who follow the iMac numbers (read: avg vol/mo.)--what's the potential revenue loss here?

As for cause--I suspect inadequate IBM yields to support the demand for a major upgrade heading into the Xmas season. :eek:
 
thatwendigo said:
Cue the 'omg teh powarbookz are coming!' and 'G4 is teh sux!' rants.
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Yah know...complaining about people that talk like that is just as annoying as the people that actually talk like that. I'm starting to think more people on here bitch about the people that talk about products that are obviously not ready yet, than there are the people that are actually being bitched about. Sorry, don't take this personally, I'm just getting tired of people complaining about people's unrealistic expectations...you CAN ignore them you know...

-end rant
 
970FX

gekko513 said:
This doesn't sound like good news to me. It sounds like Apple is in trouble. They have no real computer offer between $1000 and $2000 for the next months. If you consider the fact that the iMac was very old and has been an even worse purchase ever since the eMac got upgraded, Apple will have no good offer between $1000 and $2000 for almost half a year! :eek:
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The delay is likely because of 970FX cooling complications
with the smaller unit of the iMac. I suspect an announcement
sooner than September, however......
 
Where oh where is the did the affordable Mac go?

Boy oh boy. At least we know when to wait for. I vote for AFFORDABLE G5s. (And a headless option! yeah I wish..) The new G5s have increased in price (!). Plus chip yields can't be as big of a problem for these because they won't be dualies.

With Apple announcing that the PowerMac G4s were almost gone, and now this, there is nothing in the mid range at all. I hope these don't debut at similar prices to the current G5 lineup. I love my PowerBook but desktop Macs need to be a little more price competitive (so I can afford one).
 
Glad to know the real deal

September is two months away. Apple will survive IBM's delay--and so will customers forced to choose an eMac. It's no LCD, but it iS a great display and the same powerful computer inside--for less money.

And PowerMac G4s still start at $1299--not a bad option either.
 
So what about macworld? Any rumors about what may be introduced then? It's at the end of this month (seems like a good time to preview/push forward the new iMac).
 
VectorWarrior said:
Great news that the iMac is being updated but to me this seems to be another screw up of sorts/disappointment to come out of apple over the last few months. They promised us that this year was going to be something special... what goin on apple?
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"Great news that the iMac is being updated... seems like a screw up" Talk about a contradiction in a half! Your comment makes no sense at all. I'd suggest laying off the crack. Oh, and last I checked September is still remaining in this year.
 
woo hoo ...

When apple says announced and available ... that better not mean order an iMac and receive it months later.

Is it a G5? is it a totally new case? When I read this article http://www.thinksecret.com/news/wwdc04apple.html

notice what the source says "Besides, Apple is just starting to build this product in Asia, we're told."

I guess the nearest event to annouce it is the mac expo in paris. That's cool. I'll get one only if it's @ least 2GHz.

BUt when I come to think about it, like others have been posting, why not announce it at the wwdc and say it's available in sept.
 
This is really amazing. I have never heard of anything like this happening. It makes me wish they would come out with it sooner. They need to bundle the new imacs with iPods that can dock in a slot on the iMac. And a removable display. This is probably going to be bad publicity though because we can wait one month, but two? Thats stretching it. They should lower the price of the G4 tower for a while to make up for it.

If they wanted to get rid of inventory that badly, they must think whatever they do have will sell like crazy.
 
Yes indeedy

dongmin said:
Holy crap!

This has to be the worst product scheduling ever!

My guess: the G5 iMac is done, rolling off the assembly line minus the 970fx. IBM is still not able to deliver the chips in volume, at least not enough to feed the Power Macs, Xserves, AND iMacs.
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That sounds about right to me.
 
fraeone said:
Boy oh boy. At least we know when to wait for. I vote for AFFORDABLE G5s. (And a headless option! yeah I wish..) The new G5s have increased in price (!). Plus chip yields can't be as big of a problem for these because they won't be dualies.

With Apple announcing that the PowerMac G4s were almost gone, and now this, there is nothing in the mid range at all. I hope these don't debut at similar prices to the current G5 lineup. I love my PowerBook but desktop Macs need to be a little more price competitive (so I can afford one).
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You are absolutely right - what happened to mid-range Macs? Regarding your point on price of desktop Macs, the prices won't get any lower as long as Apple's manufacturing costs and bundled software stay the same.
 
surprise?

If they're truely out of invintory of current iMac's there's no reason to "Surprise" us at some event right before it's ready. Better to build hype and have a moth or two for an ad blitz. I'm guessing it was a combination of greater demand and G5 issues; they're missing back-to-school season again.
 
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