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Next Apple iMacs with "Striking New Industrial Design"?

I liked the lamp but what I think will be apples next imac maybe a screen with little or even no frame,no chin with everything behind the screen. Just a screen sitting in front of you supported from behind. Anyways thats my guess. Looking forward to what apple does and say good by to that ugly chin:)
 
zen said:
Notice how the Appleinsider article mentions a "pair" of C2D processors. Which means quad is coming!

Seems sensible, as the Pro line is still differentiated with the use of Xeons.
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I thought the main reason to use Xeons in the Mac Pro is that they are the only CPUs of the current generation of Intel CPUs which can be used in multi CPU configurations. The C2D CPUs (Conroe and Merom) are only supported as single CPUs.
 
sam10685 said:
how do you improve thie design we have now?
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I am sure I am not the only one. But I never quite like the G5/Intel iMac Design. the G3s were Cute the G4 Design was bold and Sexy. The G5/Intel I found was really boring. When you See it in real life it huge, and Clunky. While it is thiner then most other PCs out there it still doesn't look quite right. Apple has been doing a lot of work making thin design systems. I think the new iMac will be ultra thin. Thinner ten most LCD Displays out there, and perhaps with some sharper edges to it.
 
sam10685 said:
how do you improve thie design we have now?
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That's what I keep thinking, yet Apple manage it somehow. Just expect it to be done, and expect not to know what the final designs will look like.

I want a MBP but I am holding out until they get a serious face lift. They're amazing looking right now, but I can't see how it could be improved... hence I am looking forward to it!
 
I'd be looking for at least one ground-breaking design feature that gets everyone talking, like an iSight built into the screen itself, supplying video-conferencing with a revolutionary sense of immediacy.

Not expecting touch screens in iMacs just yet, I think Apple will opt to mature this branch of OS X within the iPhone eco-system first, then add touch to more products next year.
 
jacg said:
(sorry if anyone's already said this) They like bold statements. Now would be a good time to release the "most environmentally desktop ever". Might they design something with a staggeringly small carbon footprint? Reduced energy (from laptop chips) and reduced packaging for shipping costs, that sort of thing?
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Well said. I hope that does happen. I am doing a Ph.D in Atmospheric Physics and I would love Apple to produce the most environmentally friendly computer out there. It might cost a bit more, look a bit better and not actually destroy the planet (as much). I don't care if they get it perfect or not (on the environmental side) because they will be one of the only companies making technology that [would] seem to give a damn about the planet.
 
Rod Rod said:
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. :)
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It was about the only Mac I could get (apart from a mini & display) on my £1000 ($2000) budget from my University. Suits me fine. Lovely little thing. Pretty nippy too.
 
Count me in as another one hoping to see touch technology in the iMac, as improbable as it may seem. Maybe even just one top of the line " 30th Anniversary" iMac, to show what they can do, get a bunch of press, and to give us something to drool over while prices come down. Unfortunately if I had to guess I'd say the next time we see Multitouch it will be either an iPod or a small tablet, as the costs for a small screen are more tolerable. Just imagine the msrp of a 30 inch HD touch screen iMac, it could only be a special edition product!

As far as the cosmetics of the iMac are concerned, I think it's the best looking computer on the market already, bar none. I would much rather see them working on improving the way we interact with and use our computers over just making them thinner, shinier, or in a rainbow of colors.

Does anyone think touch capabilities could be a "top secret" feature in Leapard? Could they hold back something this important from developers?
 
Last thing I would want is a touch screen because you will end up with a mess and everything thats stuck in between and under your key board will now be splattered all over your screen. Its not needed in my view. They just need to clean up the current design styling wise and off they will be.......throwing in the latest greatest video card along with that mind you.
 
Doesn't say anything about quad

zen said:
Notice how the Appleinsider article mentions a "pair" of C2D processors. Which means quad is coming!

Seems sensible, as the Pro line is still differentiated with the use of Xeons.
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That's not what it says:

AppleInsider said:
People familiar with the matter say the Cupertino-based Mac maker has called upon its award-winning design chief Jonathan Ive and his team to cut the fat from the the current iMac line and outfit a pair of new Core 2 Duo-based models in a form factor that will be both slimmer and sleeker than today's offerings.
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That's two models, not two processors. 20" and 24", presumably.
 
Dont Hurt Me said:
Last thing I would want is a touch screen because you will end up with a mess and everything thats stuck in between and under your key board will now be splattered all over your screen. Its not needed in my view. They just need to clean up the current design styling wise and off they will be.......throwing in the latest greatest video card along with that mind you.
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I'm not sure if I understand your point, I don't think they should stop providing keyboards and mice, but add this new interface on top of what we have now. There are applications where this would be useful already, and many more that are probably not yet realized. Correct me if I'm wrong, but when the mouse was introduced, didn't some complain it was silly and not needed. With time and development, it has become integral to computing.
 
My guesses

  • Thinner (according to AppleInsider)
  • No chin
  • Swivel?
  • Ports on bottom (seems to me all your cords would dangle as it is, haven't seen this for sure, though)

Making it thinner and removing the chin would be easier if the 17" is left out. Bigger models have more space.


Also, doesn't it seem like the whole Mac line is going to get updated soon?
 
Rod Rod said:
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.
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yup. My mother will need a new computer soon. She wants to keep the price low (around $1k) and doesn't want a mini. If apple drops the 17" imac I don't know what she would do.

So I really hope they don't drop the 17"er, but a new design would be nice (even though I think the current one is brilliant, unlike some around here). :)
 
Excuse me, but isn't this next one actually the 3rd revision and not the 4th. I do not consider the Original iMac to be a revision, but as the name says an original. What would this iMac be a revision of anyway.

So in my opinion we are now at the 2nd revision and the next one is the 3rd.
 
The three in one iMac!

Chin removed to make it symmetrical. Stand can adjust height a bit. Stand is removable. Plugs moved sideways and don't stick out, wires channel to come out at lower bottom corner. Slightly thinner. Back is flat and has keyholes on it. Stick a couple of nails in the wall and you can hang the unit on the wall, no complex mount needed. Or, you can lay the unit flat on the desk. Or sit it on a 30 degree wedge on the desk. Why? The front is a multitouch screen! Control with fingers and/or draw with a conductive stylus. Keyboard/mouse is wireless and not strictly required. Screen is 16:9, case is gray. Express card slot allows for card that enables cellular calls and data.

In other words the new iMac is three in one: 1) On stand like regular iMac; 2) On wall like a flat screen TV; 3) On desk like a tablet Mac. You can think of it as a sort of a big, 16:9, plug-in-the-wall iPhone.

Just a guess. But, they all laughed at my mostly-correct Apple iPhone guesses... Mike from myallo.com
 
Lepton said:
Chin removed to make it symmetrical. Stand can adjust height a bit. Stand is removable. Plugs moved from back to bottom edge. Thinner. Back is flat and has keyholes on it. Stick a couple of nails in the wall and you can hang the unit on the wall, no complex mount needed. Or, you can lay the unit flat on the desk. Or sit it on a 30 degree wedge on the desk. Why? The front is a multitouch screen! Control with fingers and/or draw with a conductive stylus. Keyboard/mouse is wireless and not strictly required.

In other words the new iMac is three in one: 1) On stand like regular iMac; 2) On wall like a flat screen TV; 3) On desk like a tablet Mac.
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I like the whole concept, except the wall mount. Wouldn't a screen large enough to serve as a wall mounted flat panel be a bit hard to manage. I would love to see an Apple 37 inch smart tv, as a standalone product.
 
cbetta said:
Excuse me, but isn't this next one actually the 3rd revision and not the 4th. I do not consider the Original iMac to be a revision, but as the name says an original. What would this iMac be a revision of anyway.

So in my opinion we are now at the 2nd revision and the next one is the 3rd.
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The correct word for a completely new design of a given product is "generation." The correct word for gradual or incremental updates within a generation is "revision." However, the first of a generation is considered the first revision of that generation.
 
Mac Fly (film) said:
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Wow. I would buy that in a heartbeat, especially if it came with two drives.

I like the concept of the iMac, but the Jay Leno chin needs to go.

(with no disrespect to Jay...he's a funny and good man...)
 
Daveway said:
Bring it on, I'm ready to get rid of this loud fan humming iMac G5 here!:mad:
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The loud fan problem was only in the early revision iMacs as I understand it, so if little quirks bother you then don't jump on the new iMac Omega during the early revs either because they're sure to have little design quirks as well, as does every 1st rev computer from any manufacturer.
 
Looking forward to the new design. I never liked the LCD iMacs, and the current model is the only truly ugly one in Apple's present lineup.
 
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