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New iMacs Still Coming Before Holidays?
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This would be nice, fingers crossed!
Would be good to see LED backlit displays, and new CPUs.
Good luck bringing displayport to the MP btw.
Would be good to see LED backlit displays, and new CPUs.
Good luck bringing displayport to the MP btw.
It did go to Intel before the Power Mac (and 667 MHz RAM, and 320 GB HDD etc.). But even an updated iMac would still be behind the Mac Pro in power.
I wonder at what point the 24" screen will trickle down to the mid-range iMac - I think it's happened with every iMac so far with the larger screen eventually comprising 2 of the 3 models. It would be even better for the current iMacs given that the 24" screen is higher quality than the 20". I wonder if Apple will wait for a more substantive refresh (Nehalem?) before doing this.
As for what's left for MWSF, iLife & iWork 09 I think is a given. Announcement of the MBP 17" (though perhaps not shipping for a few more weeks). If the Mac mini is actually being redone, this would be a perfect time to show it off. And the public unveiling of Snow Leopard (hopefully with a release date but more likely Steve saying "coming this Summer" or something like that).
As for what's left for MWSF, iLife & iWork 09 I think is a given. Announcement of the MBP 17" (though perhaps not shipping for a few more weeks). If the Mac mini is actually being redone, this would be a perfect time to show it off. And the public unveiling of Snow Leopard (hopefully with a release date but more likely Steve saying "coming this Summer" or something like that).
And then a few weeks after Steve gives the "Coming this summer" announcement, Apple will inform us that Snow Leopard will be delayed 8 months so they can work on the next model of the iPhone.
mac mini
I wanna know if mac mini is going to get a refresh too cause the new displays wont fit on it? i wanna know hows its going to be and if it is going to cost the same i might just get one..
I wanna know if mac mini is going to get a refresh too cause the new displays wont fit on it? i wanna know hows its going to be and if it is going to cost the same i might just get one..
If the Mac Mini is going to be updated,my guess is that the update will come MW2009.
I see your point but there would be plenty of audio enthusiasts/amateurs who would also be annoyed, me included. I use both digital in and out on my mini and I would use them equally on a laptop if I decided to go down the mobile route instead of a desktop.
Well considering the Mac mini is designed for a cheap entry into the Macintosh for switchers who ordinarily would have an existing monitor, they would at least provide a displayport to DVI or D-SUB (VGA) monitor adaptor, so I wouldn't worry about it. Whatever they decide to produce, it should connect to your monitor - even if it may not connect to your FireWire devices
Hey, is this person saying that my new imac I bought this year which has Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2400, 128 MB can be upgraded to NVIDIA GEForce 8800 GS? If so, how do I do this?
It was only a BTO for the 24" iMac. You have a 20" iMac if you have a 2400 ATi card.
And no, Apple do not offer an upgrade service for 24" iMac owners... Unless you give them the money for a new iMac 24" with the 8800
That is so contradicting
Save for the Pro with a 30" display, trust me.. it's amazing.
Potentially. Apple don't sell logic boards and offer it as an upgradable service.
But, if you needed a new logic board because of a fault, you could see if they could upgrade the logic board to a higher spec and you pay the excess. Never heard of that working though. Just a thought.
Does anyone have any idea why Apple quit firewire? There has to be some reason why they dropped such a port. I remember all the gnashing of teeth and crying when Apple stopped using disc drives, but it was old technology then and they were the first to drop it in lieu of hard drives. I don't see any correlation in fire wire ,however. I am probably missing something, maybe a new USP protocol?
Time for a poll
I think it's time for a poll.
i personally think the iMac is ideal for a lot of project studio's, and other semi-pro applications, and sees a lot of use of firewire devices in those situations.
Do you want firewire ports to stay on the iMac?
- Yes absolutely!
- No I don't use it at all
- Maybe, not really that bothered
- What is firewire?
I think it's time for a poll.
i personally think the iMac is ideal for a lot of project studio's, and other semi-pro applications, and sees a lot of use of firewire devices in those situations.
Do you want firewire ports to stay on the iMac?
- Yes absolutely!
- No I don't use it at all
- Maybe, not really that bothered
- What is firewire?
We won't truly know if Apple is dumping FireWire until the new iMacs are introduced.Does anyone have any idea why Apple quit firewire? There has to be some reason why they dropped such a port. I remember all the gnashing of teeth and crying when Apple stopped using disc drives, but it was old technology then and they were the first to drop it in lieu of hard drives. I don't see any correlation in fire wire ,however. I am probably missing something, maybe a new USP protocol?
There is a new USB standard coming that will supposedly be much faster than FireWire, but it is not here yet, which is why I think Apple should keep with the presently faster and reliable FireWire.