I could see the used of the lower end Core i7 Quad Core to be used. I am reading that on idle usage its power consumption is lower than a Core 2 Quad, and even a bit lower than the top end Core 2 Duo(of course this is referring the to the laptop i7). Hell, it can just use once core over clocked if it believes there is no need for the other three cores to be used at that point in time.
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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've been expecting a multi-touch pad or mouse for desktop machines for quite a while. I would expect that a 'touchpad mouse' would be an accessory that could be used with existing Macs using running Snow Leopard. I'd get one of those.
I've been using my iPhone as a multitouch pad using Air Mouse, and love it.
I've been using my iPhone as a multitouch pad using Air Mouse, and love it.
I don't understand why they need to make the iMac thinner... It's not a portable, and it's already thin enough. It sits on a table for crying outloud...
How about Apple keep it the way it is and migrate to desktop-class architecture for a change. One of the reasons I will never buy an iMac is because it's basically a laptop.
How about Apple keep it the way it is and migrate to desktop-class architecture for a change. One of the reasons I will never buy an iMac is because it's basically a laptop.
Fixed.
We don't speak for the bulk of Apple's market.
But the rest of your post is dead-on.
Definitely needs an upgrade. Yesterday, I was about to replace my Mighty Mouse until I found this: Multi-touch Mighty Mouse
The entire mouse seems to be the multi-touch trackpad. No more ball scrolling.
You know the nvidia 120g is just like a 9500(or was it 9600GT) renamed with a slight higher clock, and in some cases a little more ram. If anything we should be getting the 200m line, if not demand Apple to give it to us.
Wacom Bamboo Touch...they just released it.
Multi-touch, app specificuser defined gestures, express keys.
It's basically a glorified trackpad...and since wacom made it I'll trust that it works as good as the rest of their product line.
Oh yeah, it's $70. And I'd expect apple to make something similar.
Clarksfield could be the chip in the new iMac.
Clarksfield Wikipedia link.
It has been announced this week so it is quite possible Apple has been installing them for 2-4 weeks now. Apple announces products on the same day its ecosystem partners announce related products.
Apple likes bleeding edge stuff for the iMac so I claim it is the most likely chip.
Rocketman
Intel Core i7 - Quad-Core Mobile Processors
i7-7xxQM 6 MB 45 W (all you need considering everything around it)
i7-8xxQM 8 MB 45 W
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors#.22Clarksfield.22_.2845_nm.29
Clarksfield Wikipedia link.
It has been announced this week so it is quite possible Apple has been installing them for 2-4 weeks now. Apple announces products on the same day its ecosystem partners announce related products.
Apple likes bleeding edge stuff for the iMac so I claim it is the most likely chip.
Rocketman
Intel Core i7 - Quad-Core Mobile Processors
i7-7xxQM 6 MB 45 W (all you need considering everything around it)
i7-8xxQM 8 MB 45 W
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Core_i7_microprocessors#.22Clarksfield.22_.2845_nm.29
I want one. Looks great. Doesn't seem to have arrived in Canada yet, or else BestBuy.ca hasn't been updated.
Clarksfield, Xeon I don't care which one as long as it is not a Core 2 Duo. They will both fit in the power profile for an iMac. The last iMac used a 55W processor (on the 3.06Ghz version). Clarksfield and the low power Xeons run 45W to 55W and include the northbridge which save another ~10W. They could put either in and still go a tiny bit thinner then the current design (personally I don't care about thinness that much).
Getting rid of that pesky old FW port in lieu of a SD card slot?
Apple gets it right again!!!!
yeah lets get pissed about something on a rumor site, sourced from another rumor site, sourced from yet -- wait for it -- more rumor sites.
just for you my friend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgsVNMD9Ae8
by getting rid of it. the mouse is soooo last year. it's all about the trackpad.
but is it really. I work for a house that does short clip editing (PSA, Music Videos, Demo Reels) just fine on the high end iMac. sure they are a bit slower than a Pro but not so much that it is a huge deal for us. perhaps it wouldn't be for him either.
I will agree with this. I like the idea of the card slot cause doing video I would love to be able to use esata. there are cards out there for pretty much everything, why not let me swap in and out what I need. at least for the Mac Pro and the upper iMacs.
or even make the SD the standard but allow for an online swap to a blank slot. I wouldn't mind waiting a couple of days to get a machine if I had that choice
the mighty mouse has two buttons. you just don't have the break on the outer case.
i'm fair sure you mean bluRAY and a thought to consider on that question is:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/whats-new/#itunes-extras
maybe maybe not. the answer to the riddle could be in their business customers. the ones that are more in line with the die hard original users. if they are using the upper imacs and the pro as they likely were the 17 inch MBP then having an express card at least as an order option is possible. because they are likely the reason why the matte screen stayed on the 17 inch and came back on that high 15. that's what they were likely buying.
I'm primarily looking forward to the mighty mouse refresh. I find the current one to be a pain in the a**. The trackball keeps getting stuck on me every week, at least. And the buttons on the side are just not working for me. A full multitouch mighty mouse might be very promising, when looking at the current multitouch trackpads on the MacBooks. (They're great, imo),
Xeon is just a name. The single-socket Xeons are nearly all exact duplicates of "Core" processors. (Look at the specs at the bottom of this page: http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20090908comp.htm)
The really interesting one is the new Xeon L3426. It's a "Lynnfield" core, with Hyperthreading and Turbo (so it would qualify as a "Core i7" on the desktop,) but it only uses 45W max power, as opposed to all the other Lynnfield-derived processors' 95W. Its base clock is "only" 1.86 GHz, but it has an amazing Turbo ratio that lets it boost up to 3.2 GHz. That's even better than the just-released mobile Core i7, which has the 2.0 GHz chip that boosts to 3.2 GHz.
If any Xeon is to go into an iMac, I imagine it would be that one. To top it off, that Xeon is only $284 in quantity, whereas the equivalent mobile i7 (the "Extreme" series which boosts to 3.2 GHz) is a whopping $1000! (And draws 10W more power.) The next i7 down, with a lower base speed, and a lower Turbo speed, is still over $500 (with the same 45W power draw.) So putting this low-power 'desktop' Xeon in just makes sense.
The Core 2 Quad was actually out the last time they updated. It does not contain the TurboBoost feature that the nehalem architecture has. That means that you are taking a performance hit on your existing 2 cores by adding 2 more cores into the chip. So real world performance was better with a higher clocked dual core. With TurboBoost the chips will automatically switch over to a higher clocked dual or single core chip to provide the best performance possible.Why no Core 2 Quad then?
but WHY do they need to make it thinner? its already thin, fans are happy that its thin, why make it even thinner? NOBODY is complaining its too bulky
I must be the lucky one then because I've had my wireless mighty mouse for years and not had any issues ?