Hopefully this means the end of the white case. I'd love to see an aluminum case. But even more I'd love to see a new non-white keyboard that didn't show dirt after a week.
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Next Apple iMacs with "Striking New Industrial Design"?
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I think we're going to see an iMac with better possibilities for use as a home entertainment system, with better support for external TV's , pro-ish audio and video, etc. It will be something that interests basic home users that want to broaden their horizens and pro-sumers alike. I'm waiting to hear the verdict on the itv and also the new mini's (whenever that is) as well. I'm also thinking they are going to make it even easier to use an ipod and an iphone with it. Form will be related to function, and we're going to see increased function.
I'm guessing, quad processers, flash memory, big screens (bigger than 24), improved sound outs, and other stuff. I'm thinking some kind of totally new tech completely.
I think that in order to make it chinless and thinner, they'll have to put stuff in the base somehow. Would that work? It would be a little like the lamp design...maybe. Nah. Couldn't hang that on the wall unless the base/ somputer was detachable from the monitor somehow..It would be like a super-mini with a monitor.
Apple's got something up their sleeve that will shock us, I bet. They want people to buy them like ipods and iphones and they are going to have something we want. It's going to be so weird that many people will hold off on buying it for fear that it will be like the ist gen g5 imacs, and they will wait for revisions.
There's a lot of good ideas going here. I liked the one about the mini touch screen window for the dock and dashboard apps and stuff like that, but I don't see touch screen because it would make the screens gungy, no matter how clean you are.
I wonder if there will be good deals on the current line-up when the new models come out? If the new ones look like too much clunky poo then i'm sure a 24 would do me fine really.
I'm guessing, quad processers, flash memory, big screens (bigger than 24), improved sound outs, and other stuff. I'm thinking some kind of totally new tech completely.
I think that in order to make it chinless and thinner, they'll have to put stuff in the base somehow. Would that work? It would be a little like the lamp design...maybe. Nah. Couldn't hang that on the wall unless the base/ somputer was detachable from the monitor somehow..It would be like a super-mini with a monitor.
Apple's got something up their sleeve that will shock us, I bet. They want people to buy them like ipods and iphones and they are going to have something we want. It's going to be so weird that many people will hold off on buying it for fear that it will be like the ist gen g5 imacs, and they will wait for revisions.
There's a lot of good ideas going here. I liked the one about the mini touch screen window for the dock and dashboard apps and stuff like that, but I don't see touch screen because it would make the screens gungy, no matter how clean you are.
I wonder if there will be good deals on the current line-up when the new models come out? If the new ones look like too much clunky poo then i'm sure a 24 would do me fine really.
Gimme a iMac with a decent video card and I might actually buy one.
I hear that.... Current iMacs utilize pretty much new technology - Except Videocards.... the x1600 totally is a mid range card from back what, 2 years ago, and the 7300 in the 24' is the mid range card from Nvidia's 2 generations ago.
The New NVidia Moble 8xxx series is comming out, along with ATI's mobile 2k series. If the iMac has to use a mobile GPU, let it be something brand new and powerful.
Finally, I am hoping for a really decent amount of video memory, as well as the option to utilize a second montior if we want. Something along the lines of 512MB Video Ram BTO, with a Full DVI port so I can add another 23 inch ACD or something.
Maybe the new iMac's would look like this, with a power brick? No chin, and slimmer?
I like those, That would be a good deal. The only 1 suggestion I would add would be 3 USB ports, and 1 Firewire 400 port on the front of the bottom base.
Maybe the new iMac's would look like this, with a power brick? No chin, and slimmer?
Doesn't look bad but I would hardly call that striking new industrial design.
Maybe the new iMac's would look like this, with a power brick? No chin, and slimmer?
Please, Trogdor, no.
I'm sick of the stale boring white rectangle with the stale boring aluminum stand. New ideas, please!
-Clive
So an iMac with a wired keyboard, printer, and external hard drive has whiskers? No thank you.
-Clive
Maybe the new iMac's would look like this, with a power brick? No chin, and slimmer?
Apple does not use powerbricks on consumer products. Expect a Built-in 48-watt universal power supply.
Well, actually, the post on MR front page talks about "major iMac design revision", which does not discuss generations of the product. Further, the word revision means to have "reconsidered and made changes to", so the first model is not the first revision. There have been three (significantly) different iMac designs: the original, the first revision, and the second revision. So, yes, the front page article should say '3rd', not '4th'.
We don't have that option unless we want to change operating systems.
The G5 was an excellent design, but the small size of the Mac platform really didn't give programmers enough incentive to optimize their code for it or IBM much incentive to develop it further.
ACD are considered Pro and the Mac Mini hasn't been redesigned in years. But look at it's cousin the Apple TV, it uses one and is even smaller than the mini.
What, were you having a low gravity day in your area that day?
LOL, yes. That day just keeps replaying in my head. I was getting out of the car and had the computer bag on my shoulder and it just sort of slid off of my shoulder, but I managed to grab the strap just as the corner of the bag touched the floor.
Oh the memories!
I think we will get a black one, but it will be glossy.
This summer is going to be great. New OS, new iMacs, 720p content at iTMS, iPhone...I'm gonna need a second job!
Guys,
"Striking new industrial design" ! = evolution of current design.
All this talk about thinner, chin-less iMacs doesn't make sense. That's not a new design; if anything, that's the way the current iMacs should have been released. It's just a revision of the current one. I get the feeling we're going to see an equally drastic shift from the current Macs to the new ones like we saw during the G3 to G4 transition.
Come on guys, this is Apple. For designs, you've got to think outside of the box.
Personally, I don't care what it looks like, as long as it provides some more expansion. I'd prefer a second hard drive bay, more RAM slots, and a removable GPU. But I don't think that's even in the realm of possibility, so I guess I'm stuck pricing Mac Pros that have more power than I'll ever need.
"Striking new industrial design" ! = evolution of current design.
All this talk about thinner, chin-less iMacs doesn't make sense. That's not a new design; if anything, that's the way the current iMacs should have been released. It's just a revision of the current one. I get the feeling we're going to see an equally drastic shift from the current Macs to the new ones like we saw during the G3 to G4 transition.
Come on guys, this is Apple. For designs, you've got to think outside of the box.
Personally, I don't care what it looks like, as long as it provides some more expansion. I'd prefer a second hard drive bay, more RAM slots, and a removable GPU. But I don't think that's even in the realm of possibility, so I guess I'm stuck pricing Mac Pros that have more power than I'll ever need.