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Next Apple iMacs with "Striking New Industrial Design"?

I am waiting to buy my Mac for this next release of the iMac. The iMac is the most outstanding line of Macs in my opinion. Hopefully they go all out.

I didnt know they could do like touchscreen stuff yet, but that would be totally sweet. I am just hoping for something better in the Hardware department. I would like it to run accual desktop computer parts, instead of laptop stuff.

Finally, I hope it comes out sooner - rather than later. I need to buy now!
 
30" iMac

If they phase out the 17", maybe they will introduce a new high-end based on the 30" cinema display. The iMac Pro.
 
mikefd369 said:
If they phase out the 17", maybe they will introduce a new high-end based on the 30" cinema display. The iMac Pro.
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*Shakes Fist*

iMac Ultra!

Yep, 30" high def LCD, quad core 2.93Ghz, with a Radeon X2900XTX to drive the screen!
Four RAM slots, and a 500GB HDD.

Yum Yum! And I want it this June!

Weighs 20 kg, is just 12" thick, and includes an optional coffee machine located next to the CPU and GPU's heat sinks. So if you ever stop drinking coffee, the computer will melt. Which of course has the secondary effect of making us super-addicted to caffeine, making leaving the computer, even just for an hour or two, lethal.
 
education mac

Maybe they could keep the 17" around with integrated graphics for the education market. Or rename them back to eMac?
I hope they aren't glossy. I want a slim, aluminum, iMac!
 
The current 17" iMac could remain and be analogous to the eMac.

The eMac was more or less an evolutionary design from the original G3 iMac. The G4 iMac moved ahead with its LCD, while the eMac had a CRT with iMac G4-like insides.

Dropping the current 17" iMac would be a mistake. Lots of folks here couldn't care less about it, but there are a whole bunch of people who'd prefer an all-in-one budget Mac instead of a Mac mini.

edit: praterkeith beat me to it. :)
 
On the subject of new Mac's.. look where the Mac Pro is headed

:eek:

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I'm hoping they go back to that funky dome + screen concept. That was one of the most beautiful machines I had ever seen. Too bad I got into Macs after it got phased out...
 
esaleris said:
I'm hoping they go back to that funky dome + screen concept. That was one of the most beautiful machines I had ever seen. Too bad I got into Macs after it got phased out...
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I completly agree. It was very nice looking. Plus, I would like my screen on a swing arm
 
Big screens aren't for everyone

Not everybody wants a big screen. Not everybody has the space for a big screen. Not everybody can afford a big screen.

Personally, I think it would be a shame to discontinue the 17-inch iMac, whatever it looks like.
 
I'm just hoping that they leave SOME personality in the next revision of the iMac; the current line, while definitely beautiful machines, just don't feel as personal to me as the G4 iMacs did.
 
I think it will be at least another month before they release the new iMacs. They will probably want to release them slightly before Leopard so that they start shipping after the Leopard release, so probably late April. Maybe they will bring back colors, I know most people here don't like the idea. Imagine all the iMacs being 2" thin, with no rounded back, a plastic material painted with the same matte style as the black MacBook. If they can make the colors not make us want to puke they may get more public interest because of the uniqueness. It seems Apple always pulls some kind of twist with most product launches, and having different color options would do that in a non huge way. I have learned to not expect anything huge as far as innovation with each release. I would make a mock up, but it is just a waste of time, because Jonathan Ives' work is always so perfect yet unpredictable. When I try to design a future Apple device it always ends up looking very Sony-ish. :(
 
There's this continual movement toward bigger, bigger, bigger.

But, I have noticed that after long term use of a product, I don't notice its size.

I have a 20" CRT television. If I am in the middle of a good movie, I don't notice the screen size. A larger screen only seems bigger because I am not used to it. A smaller only smaller because I am not used to it.

I used to have a 12" iBook and had no problems with getting work done on it. Then I had a 17" eMac. Now I have a 17" iMac which at first was a "wow that's bigger" difference. But now, it's not big or small--it's just my screen.

I suggest to you all that there is such a natural condition called screen size tolerance, by which your body and mind over a long enough time adjust to view any screen as the same size as one you may have previously had which was smaller.
 
Here's to hoping, Apple being an environmentally friendly company, adds support to use the iMac as an external monitor. That way when they get obsolete they don't end up in a land fill as quickly. It would be extra nice for the 24" owners if 3 years down the road they want an easy upgrade, they can get a Mac Mini and hook it up to the 24" dinosaur.:rolleyes:
 
I hope the 17" model sticks around for more then just the educational variant. I know quite a few that think the SuperDrive version is a great deal and even better in the refurb store. Apple needs a budget all-in-one around.

The iMac G3 held out when the G4 came out for under $1,000.
 
Expect this brand new iMac to be insane looking. The G5 wasnt THAT different, it was more of a simplistic design. Certainly not as crazy looking as the G4 was to the original at the time, so I bet the next one will be pretty different & blow us away with some new technology of some sort.
 
aluminum

praterkeith said:
...I want a slim, aluminum, iMac!
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as i am using an aluminum 20" LCD, i always wish that i could have a 30" aluminum iMacHD that could run FCP perfectly..then performs state_of_the_art frontrow after work...uhmmmmm, bring it up, Apple!
 
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