Xeon is not going to happen. Too expensive for the imac. If you want that sort of CPU power you will buy a PRO
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Next-Generation iMac With SD Slot, Quad-Core, Possible Xeon? New Mouse and Remote in Pipeline?
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I think we have established that this rumor is most likely untrue...
They can't make a thinner and cheaper iMac with a quad-core CPU... Especially the Xeon chip...
As much as I hope I am wrong (and I wish I am), I doubt this will happen.
They can't make a thinner and cheaper iMac with a quad-core CPU... Especially the Xeon chip...
As much as I hope I am wrong (and I wish I am), I doubt this will happen.
Quad core iMac - I doubt it but...
it would be nice. I was at a funeral on Tuesday and a person there who knows that I'm a Mac guy said, "I can't find a satisfying video editing solution on my PC and want to make the move to a Mac. I want to talk to you later about your recommendation."
Now, I know this guy and he's OCD with his camcorder. He's got only one son and takes more movie footage than you could believe of him.
The bottom line is that he doesn't have the $ for a MP and that left me recommending an iMac. The problem as always is that the gulf in performance between the 2 machines is astounding. Video encoding and rendering that takes just seconds or a couple of minutes on a MP is going to take a lot longer for him on an iMac and may degrade his experience.
I'd love for a high-end config quad-core iMac as a half-step in the performance gap between the two machines. But like I said, the chances of it happening are about as slim an the reported new iMac enclosure.
it would be nice. I was at a funeral on Tuesday and a person there who knows that I'm a Mac guy said, "I can't find a satisfying video editing solution on my PC and want to make the move to a Mac. I want to talk to you later about your recommendation."
Now, I know this guy and he's OCD with his camcorder. He's got only one son and takes more movie footage than you could believe of him.
The bottom line is that he doesn't have the $ for a MP and that left me recommending an iMac. The problem as always is that the gulf in performance between the 2 machines is astounding. Video encoding and rendering that takes just seconds or a couple of minutes on a MP is going to take a lot longer for him on an iMac and may degrade his experience.
I'd love for a high-end config quad-core iMac as a half-step in the performance gap between the two machines. But like I said, the chances of it happening are about as slim an the reported new iMac enclosure.
Exactly, not to mention it would be too hot for the iMac's case and that it has more wattage than the current processors in the iMac.
Good news if true. But I'm going to think about things for a little while before lowering my pessimism.
Core i7 or bust!
I could probably convince my school district to buy 350 or so if they include Core i7 chips at the same price as the current lineup, but not for more Core 2 Duos when we can get Core 2 Quad systems for less... We're a Dell shop now but with no Core i7 in their business desktops yet this might be a chance for Apple to give a better value in the minds of the bean counters.
Oh, and a matte display option would be nice...
I could probably convince my school district to buy 350 or so if they include Core i7 chips at the same price as the current lineup, but not for more Core 2 Duos when we can get Core 2 Quad systems for less... We're a Dell shop now but with no Core i7 in their business desktops yet this might be a chance for Apple to give a better value in the minds of the bean counters.
Oh, and a matte display option would be nice...
Quad Core will probably on be in the more expensive models (i.e. dedicated VRAM). I don't see Apple putting a quad in a 20-inch shared graphics iMac...
iMac "Pro" ???
The only thing a Xeon in an iMac makes sense is if they go and build an iMac pro - essentially segregating the iMac into two lines like the laptops.
iMac: C2D 2.6-3GHz, 4GB, etc for $999-$1699
iMac Pro: Low power Xeon L3426 45W 4C/8T with turbo boost (1.86->3.2GHz in Turbo 1 core) for $1999 (the CPU is only $300 and its designed for 1U server applications which is about the same thermal performance of an iMac)
It could happen its not physically impossible to cram that chip in there...
The only thing a Xeon in an iMac makes sense is if they go and build an iMac pro - essentially segregating the iMac into two lines like the laptops.
iMac: C2D 2.6-3GHz, 4GB, etc for $999-$1699
iMac Pro: Low power Xeon L3426 45W 4C/8T with turbo boost (1.86->3.2GHz in Turbo 1 core) for $1999 (the CPU is only $300 and its designed for 1U server applications which is about the same thermal performance of an iMac)
It could happen its not physically impossible to cram that chip in there...
Looking at their recent trends, they'll just add the two buttons that every other mouse has had for years, slap a couple of buzzwords on it, and make the fanboys wet their pants.
Me too! Especially if it has Hyper Threading. 8 render buckets in C4d....
Mmmmmmm.....
Retain the current thickness for a new line... the iMac Pro!!!
(or not)
Like he just said:
I see some substance to the quad core rumor but definitely not with Xeon. The 1156 Lynnfield Nehalem socket seems to be the way to go for lower cost (mind you, the north bridge is in the CPU) better speed and saving some space at the same time. There's support for 4 cores (with/without HT) with Lynnfield Core i5 and i7, that would make it ideal for a redesigned iMac. Any notebook CPU would make an iMac look bad. And I don't think the Clarkdale is for the iMac either because of the integrated graphics processor. I see Clarkdale in the next Mac Mini.
Just wait until people replace silicon with synthetic diamond... THEN I will believe they will make a quad core processor in there.
