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Next-Generation iMac With SD Slot, Quad-Core, Possible Xeon? New Mouse and Remote in Pipeline?

Chundles said:
Most cameras are USB 1.1 - the card readers are MUCH faster. Many newer DSLR cameras shoot to SD cards now and transferring data over the USb cable can be awfully slow.

The card slot isn't a replacement for a FW800 card reader with UDMA cards but it's a damned sight better than the slow cable connection from the camera.
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I haven't noticed slowness; then again, I don't stare at the screen mouth breathing whilst the transfer is taking place - I go and get a coffee, pull a cone or take a leak.
 
shanmugam said:
Current Quad Core i7s battery life is about 90 mins, even if snow leopard efficiency and better battery, it will be only about 4 hours which is lower than the current 7 hour advertised by apple.

wait for Core i5 with 25/35 watts for the macbooks.

the only place Quad core i7s might go is 17" macbook pro ...
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Which device is this, the new Dell M15x gaming rig, or the new Sager gaming/multimedia rig? Because HP is clamming 4-5 hours on power save mode out of their new Envy 15 machine, and with the larger extended battery 7 or so hours. Not bad for a 15in quad core machine that is reasonably thin. I think the new Dell 15 with the i7(which cost $1000) gets like 4 hours on power save mode. So, with OSX, lets say SL, it would getting about 30mins more battery life.
 
MacRumors said:
...as well as the much-rumored tablet, which sources vaguely claim will be very different from concepts that have appeared on rumor sites thus far.
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The "concepts that have appeared" so far include every possible version of an Apple tablet. From a keyboardless iBook, a full touch screen Apple Cinema Display, to an oversized iPod Touch.

I honestly do not think it's possible for the Apple tablet to be "very different" from the concepts we've seen thus far, unless they're going to make it round, or give it a lame keyboard like a Kindle.
 
bloodycape said:
Which device is this, the new Dell M15x gaming rig, or the new Sager gaming/multimedia rig? Because HP is clamming 4-5 hours on power save mode out of their new Envy 15 machine, and with the larger extended battery 7 or so hours. Not bad for a 15in quad core machine that is reasonably thin. I think the new Dell 15 with the i7(which cost $1000) gets like 4 hours on power save mode. So, with OSX, lets say SL, it would getting about 30mins more battery life.
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i read the battery life performance from hothardware, anandtech (but all of them are pre-production units)

i wish the macbook/pro get quad core also :D and keep the battery life also ;)
 
Eidorian said:
You don't have to use the ECC memory. Maybe you can save some money.

You can drop in a UP Xeon into any socket compatible board as well.
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Interesting, never knew that (though admittedly I never had a need to look). which brings me back to the question, why both with a Xeon over a regular i7?
 
polaris20 said:
Interesting, never knew that (though admittedly I never had a need to look). which brings me back to the question, why both with a Xeon over a regular i7?
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There are many more options and price points. Right now you're better off getting a Xeon X34xx Series off of NewEgg when compared to its Core i5/i7 8xx siblings. You can get Hyper Threading for much less than the Core i7 860. The MHz difference can easily be made up with overclocking. Not to mention the Xeons are more hardened against heat and have better thermals. The Xeon X3220 was used as a quick replacement for the Q6600 if you could snag one cheap.

Not to mention you have the low voltage versions as well.

shanmugam said:
here
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Intel-Core-i7-Mobile-Processor-Launch-Review/?page=11

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3647&p=8
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Thanks. It's really good to see someone else reading those sites.
 
Target362 said:
To tell you the truth many cameras use SD.
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Seems like almost every camera a normal consumer would want to buy uses them. You don't really see your normal camera buyer spending $500+ when nearly all of them are satisfied with a point a shoot, which almost exclusively use SD cards.
 
Eidorian said:
There are many more options and price points. Right now you're better off getting a Xeon X34xx Series off of NewEgg when compared to its Core i5/i7 8xx siblings. You can get Hyper Threading for much less than the Core i7 860. The MHz difference can easily be made up with overclocking. Not to mention the Xeons are more hardened against heat and have better thermals. The Xeon X3220 was used as a quick replacement for the Q6600 if you could snag one cheap.

Not to mention you have the low voltage versions as well.

Thanks. It's really good to see someone else reading those sites.
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Maybe a thermal efficient Xeon would be a good choice then afterall.
 
It would be nice for Apple to sell something with more than 2 cores that isn't $2500...the gap between iMacs and Mac Pros is ridiculous...
 
polaris20 said:
Maybe a thermal efficient Xeon would be a good choice then afterall.
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Low voltage Lynnfield based Xeon on a P55 platform would make for a killer iMac after years of languish.

I'm really enjoying my Core i5 750 on Micro ATX. The two chip (processor + PCH) is great for smaller boards. Turbo Boost turns your quad into a great dual or single core as well.
 
shanmugam said:
similar battery performance but they are not HP or Dell laptops, even though i doubt it has better battery performance (Core i7 Quads)
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Are you saying the HP and the Dell(with the new cpu) won't have better battery performance or Core i7 quads? Because, from what I have read Core i7 can shut down three cores and only use 1 core when see needed, which means it could possibly get battery performance close to higher end Core 2 Duo cpus. But, this all assumptions, so I could be better or worse depending on usage. Oh yeah that Celvo/Sager machine is more of a dedicated gaming laptop so its main focus is gaming performance, not really battery life.
 
NathanCH said:
If they add quad-core it better be the mid-range models not just the highest end one. Quad-cores aren't even expensive anymore
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The low power ones are which is what would go in the iMac. The nice thing about the Xeon roomer is that they are $284 instead of $500 or $1000 for the Clarksfield Core i7 Mobile processors.
 
bloodycape said:
Are you saying the HP and the Dell(with the new cpu) won't have better battery performance or Core i7 quads?
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Most of the laptops that have benchmarked battery life for the Core i7 mobile processors are gaming laptops including the HP Envy 15 (Voodoo) or the Dell (Alienware) or the band X ones. They include very high end graphics chips, and some even include two in SLI/Crossfire configurations. I wouldn't put too much weight into battery benchmarks until a processor like this actually gets put in a MacBook Pro or other traditional/business grade laptop that is not going to use two $500 video cards.
 
safasule said:
Gonna buy one for sure if there's a quad-core in it :) Would be my first iMac ever! Really want one ..
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Actually the 2002 was mine but if they do a Quad Core based on Intel's i7 Quad Core Chipset plus LED back-lit then yeah I'm going for it. I see 2TB HD as a option plus or Maybe NVIDA GTX285 512MB or 1GB? If they do this then got to go ALL 8-Core on the Mac Pro line. Plus a i7 in MacBook Pro! 2010 is the of Mac or Year of X! :D
 
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