Why do I get the impression that no matter what Apple does people will complain.
Coz thats life.
If the new iMac came with a 26" screen, Blu Ray, i7, 8gb DDR3, 256mb SSD + 1TB HDD and a ATI 47801GB someone would still find something to moan about
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Next-Generation iMac: Quad-Core Processors? No Blu-Ray?
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Coz thats life.
If the new iMac came with a 26" screen, Blu Ray, i7, 8gb DDR3, 256mb SSD + 1TB HDD and a ATI 47801GB someone would still find something to moan about
Here is an idea:
On the dell website you can custom build a laptop, pretty much everything - processor, ram, dvd drive, keyboard / backlit, wireless etc. I would say from month to month what you can put in the laptop completely changes because new hardware is constantly being released - obviously. However the laptop model itself doesn't particularly change (thinking dell studio)
So why do apple not do this with the imac? There is no need for a huge press release or event. Anyone who has ever built a pc knows how easy it is to just pop in a new processor. I'm sure apple employs systems builders for what little custom options it has so popping in a quad core and blu ray should be no problem. Then apple would be with the times in terms of hardware.
Just a thought
On the dell website you can custom build a laptop, pretty much everything - processor, ram, dvd drive, keyboard / backlit, wireless etc. I would say from month to month what you can put in the laptop completely changes because new hardware is constantly being released - obviously. However the laptop model itself doesn't particularly change (thinking dell studio)
So why do apple not do this with the imac? There is no need for a huge press release or event. Anyone who has ever built a pc knows how easy it is to just pop in a new processor. I'm sure apple employs systems builders for what little custom options it has so popping in a quad core and blu ray should be no problem. Then apple would be with the times in terms of hardware.
Just a thought
Coz thats life.
If the new iMac came with a 26" screen, Blu Ray, i7, 8gb DDR3, 256mb SSD + 1TB HDD and a ATI 47801GB someone would still find something to moan about
Its not a Quantum/Bio Computer hybrid!!!
If you want to work with HD video on affordable systems, I still suggest HDV. Yes, it's tape and so it has lost its sex appeal years ago, but it has high quality, it can be edited well (and imported in real time!) even on a single core G5 iMac (current iMacs do it very well), the tapes are cheap and software support for that format is very mature.
AVCHD was meant to be easily playable by standalone blueray players (it is more or less BlueRay on SD Card/HD), it was not intended for editing at all! (Most consumers do not edit and frustrate audience with bad, unedited holliday videos).
Christian
its because mac users in general get headaches just thinking about the one thing they're not familiar with:
choice.
its the same people who get all confused because theres more than one edition of windows and they act like its the end of the world because they actually have to think about how to spend their money.
Actually the should preload the new Macs with Windows 7 through boot camp.
Support Windows 7! Just do it right, on a Mac
California announced today they are going after big screen TV's for excessive energy usage.
Leaded old skewl TV's are lookin' pretty good now, eh?
Rocketman
I have a DLP 61' (LED back lit Samsung) and would be completely immune to such a tax. (plus the picture is just down right amazing)
Finally some important rumors. Yezzzz. For once please let these rumors be true. Core I7 in a imac would be awsome. Thow blueray would be nice, a quad core is FIRST in line to be upgraded in a imac.
But they must not forget to thow in a eSATA port and a couple of Firewire 800 ports aswell. Or else we will just have a fast computer that really can't be used to a whole lot other than printing and surfing.
But they must not forget to thow in a eSATA port and a couple of Firewire 800 ports aswell. Or else we will just have a fast computer that really can't be used to a whole lot other than printing and surfing.
But Apple knows what is best for you: no Blu-ray!
Giving the consumer options, what is that?
Apple is a bunch of control freaks in everything they do, and that is just plain sad.
If the new iMac came with a 26" screen, Blu Ray, i7, 8gb DDR3, 256mb SSD + 1TB HDD and a ATI 47801GB someone would still find something to moan about
If Apple does offer that for under US$1,800 I'm seriously considering buying one.
Yes it is.Anything other than the specs above would be yet another major letdown.
If Imac comes without a quad
one might aswell buy a pod
Nice poem, yes ?
evilcat, not to start yet another conversation about screens (I've read my fair share), but I just want to encourage you about the glossy iMac screen. I poured over reviews, forums and even screen solutions for months actually before I bought my 24" iMac. I was actually planning on getting an anti-glare sheet to put over it when I bought it. I hated when Apple stopped offering matte on many of its computer models -- especially the laptops, as it seems that would be quite obviously a good option there. And of course I kind of still hate that they don't offer a choice any more on certain computer models like the iMac.
However, I will say that now that I have the iMac, I really love it. The colors are good and it's extremely bright. I do recommend downloading a program called Shades. It makes those early mornings or late nights much easier on the eyes. It's a really bright screen.
I never did end up getting the anti-glare sheet, as I think it would actually take away from the beauty of this screen. Watching photos from my recent trip to Lake Fontana zoom in and out on the screen saver is simply breath-taking and everyone is always quite impressed.
I do graphic design on this computer (examples: pooshnowb.com, carolinaliberty.com, pilottours.net, hauptgermanytours.com, maidsbyus.com...). I will say that the glossy screen would indeed probably be annoying if I were sitting in front of a window or something. We customized my office, so it is a good environment for most any computer setup. These are pictures I took prior to my current setup with the iMac:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24448835@N02/sets/72157604060000826/
Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you. Hope you find what you're looking for!
So people never buy newer movies ?
The rest of the world says hi.
Where I live we don't have TIVO or NetFlix. OnDemand is ridiculous expensive and the quality is so and so. And then I'm not even talking about the lack of choice with regards of newer titles.
Improved bandwidth ? You are aware that in a lot of countries they still have broadband limits ? In this country most internet users have an cap of 30Gb's even those on VDSL2!
I was an early adapter of the DVD (even the burning technology) and let you tell me this. If I compare the situation with the DVD and Blu Ray, the latter seems to go forward a lot faster.
Shell space in the local mediamarkt has doubled (and still continues) for blu ray movies in a couple of months. And the prices of the players and even the burners dropped extremely fast making it accessible for everyone.
Question here: does anybody know the estimated release date for the new iMACs are? I am looking at buying one this weekend and I heard that new ones are coming out but I want to know how soon. It is probably here in this 11 page thread but I don't have the time to sort through it. Thanks.
Sorry to rain on the parade, but my feeling is that significant updates are not going to happen in the next week or so. If Apple does so concurrent with the Windows7 release, it's going to look like a kid yelling "hey guys, me too!!" when another kid is getting all the attention. Apple's window (no pun intended) to release great updates without looking like they were afraid of Windows7 was probably a couple weeks ago.
I would love Apple to prove me wrong though...
Thanks for the opinion, it's interesting to hear someone in design rave about the screen on the iMac. I've tried working on a glossy laptop screen and it made me want to scream. The iMac has one of the best IPS panels going (in the 24" at least), but trying it in the Apple store made it plain it wasn't for me... especially since I'm sensitive to light and reflections. That matte display would be a must for me, but I'm glad you found the glossy iMac a pleasure to use
Okay folks, back to the main topic....
I think what most people seem to anticipate is blu-ray burning capabilities. Media prices are still a bit high, but blu-ray single layer has a capacity of 25GB and most, if not all blu-ray burners available can burn dual-layer, which is 50GB. The current price of a dual-layer disc is ~$20. The current price of single layer media is ~$7. There is also BD-RE (rewriteable), but I don't know how much those discs goes for.
Pros: Blu-ray is a standard video media format, it is highly scratch resistant (higher tolerance for abuse than a portable hard disk) and is very compact for storage.
The biggest con is the price of the media, but that will drop in time, like it did for DVD-R. I use a mine for burning HD video content that I captured with my TV tuner and also for backing up data.
Coz thats life.
If the new iMac came with a 26" screen, Blu Ray, i7, 8gb DDR3, 256mb SSD + 1TB HDD and a ATI 47801GB someone would still find something to moan about
if apple sold that machine but with a 5870 (current card as the 4870 came out a year ago) all for $1200 and with a full 2 year warranty, life time tech support it would be on par with other PC's
then people only complain that the mac has no card reader (almost all other prebuilt PC's do now. and all laptops ive seen since 2002 in the same price range.
bells and whistles? so at what price would you expect all the "Bells and whistles"? $8000? $15000?
why pay a premium price for a product that isnt premium?
as said before, computers that are under $800 HAVE ALL the "Bells and Whistles", infact you can get a machine faster than the fastest 24" iMac for $600
If the new iMac came with a 26" screen, Blu Ray, i7, 8gb DDR3, 256mb SSD + 1TB HDD and a ATI 47801GB someone would still find something to moan about
I still would never buy an all-in-one desktop system.