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Next-Generation iMacs Already in Production?
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Ahhhh Actually, it's usually Taiwanese companies that own factories on the Mainland. G3s up to some point were made in Taiwan, but after the Communists allowed Taiwanese investment, Asus, Quanta, and all those manufacturers shifted factories to the Mainland.
he's got nothing on
although I will admit that I just helped a friend pull a Pucca and Garu on her imac (isn't that what the chin is for)
gawd I hope that is just a rumor cause it makes little sense.
now a rumor that the ipod touch would have a way to go into 'trackpad mode' does make sense.
or maybe they aren't going to leak details in such a way. after all it is pretty easy to change a couple of web pages when the time is right
given that Microsoft doesn't make hardware, doubt it.
although there are rumors about the Mission Viejo Apple Store remodeling and opening about the same time as the Microsoft Store in said mall. so timing a new release to that period would be a way to dig on the MS Store. Salt in the wound.
I do it all the time. Either SD or I rent the 720 from itunes. or streaming from hulu, netflix etc.
my roommate has a blu-ray player and a 42" inch tv in his room but it's not always worth it to bother when it means going out and getting the disks (He only owns like 4 and rents the rest to avoid clutter).
i look at it the same way I look at whether I want to pay $15 for a movie ticket. I will pay when it is something that needs the big screen, like a batman, harry potter, etc. big action made for a huge space. but if I'm watching Juno, that really doesn't have to have super resolution etc.
Now if it happens that Apple decides to add blu-ray great. but it's not a killer issue for me. I would rather have a better hard drive, faster processor, lower price. Heck I would be happy with adding the software for an external player and that's all. Especially if that drive is going to up the price or prevent a price drop
Will the new iMacs have the option for a matte screen??? C'mon 
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I know Macs last long, but still, my April 2006 white 24" iMac is starting to "feel" old, even though it sports Leopard OS... "Feel old", that just feels bad to say!
!I know Macs last long, but still, my April 2006 white 24" iMac is starting to "feel" old, even though it sports Leopard OS... "Feel old", that just feels bad to say!
Apple!!!
slow down. we can't keep up. no more $$$$. i love you Apple but how is it that every time i buy something from you it is an antique before i get it home?
you are forcing me to talk myself out of buying anything from you because i will dread it tomorrow when you turn out the better one. i like progress but really?? we all know you have had the tech. to turn these things out for years and you just add bits and pieces every 4 months. i for one just gave up. i will wait until the next batch comes out with 10 gb's of ram, 1000gb hard drive or solid state drive incased in carbon fiber w/ solar charged batteries.
slow down. we can't keep up. no more $$$$. i love you Apple but how is it that every time i buy something from you it is an antique before i get it home?
you are forcing me to talk myself out of buying anything from you because i will dread it tomorrow when you turn out the better one. i like progress but really?? we all know you have had the tech. to turn these things out for years and you just add bits and pieces every 4 months. i for one just gave up. i will wait until the next batch comes out with 10 gb's of ram, 1000gb hard drive or solid state drive incased in carbon fiber w/ solar charged batteries.
But then where would the
logo go??? I really kinda like the chin it says something. . . Like "Hey look at me I have a giant chin!" But really I do like the chin. I think it'd look goofy without it.
Well yeah, it should feel old. It's 3 1/2 years old...that's like 70 years old in human years.
I think value for money will be the deciding factor in the new iMacs.
That's the level Microsoft is attacking Apple on right now, and the times aren't right for a computer that is supposed to offer value for money within the Mac lineup.
Innovations are priceless though, so hopefully there will be some technical innovations included.
Considering the oft mentioned price drop, I'm not expecting huge changes, though maybe that will be made up through a more extensive option to upgrade list.
That's the level Microsoft is attacking Apple on right now, and the times aren't right for a computer that is supposed to offer value for money within the Mac lineup.
Innovations are priceless though, so hopefully there will be some technical innovations included.
Considering the oft mentioned price drop, I'm not expecting huge changes, though maybe that will be made up through a more extensive option to upgrade list.
Not true. DVDs have a total resolution of 345,600 pixels. Blu-ray clocks in at 2,073,600 pixels. On top of that, blu-ray video's average bitrate can be as high as 45Mbps, while DVD bitrate can peak at 10 but averages around 3-5, as well as the fact that the majority (but not all) of blu-ray discs use H.264 or VC-1 video while DVD uses ancient MPEG-2 video.
The most important thing to think about is the display you're watching video on. A MacBook screen is 1280x800. Or about 1,024,000 pixels. A DVD has to be upscaled by 2.9x to fill the screen. That means the software (in OS X) or hardware (in Windows) has to go in and add hundreds of thousands of pixels to get it to fill the screen, or blow up the picture and just stretch the pixels out as in older versions of OS X, like Tiger and older. Blu-ray video will have its resolution cut by half.
What do you think will look better? The video with pixels added in to fill the screen or the one that already fills the screen and has a higher bitrate with more modern video codecs?
As I stated above, on a MacBook screen, DVDs have to be upscaled by almost 3x to fill the screen. On a 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 screen, DVDs have to be upscaled by SIX times to fill the screen. At that resolution, blu-ray is native. Whats going to look better? The video that has 5 pixels added in for every one thats actually there or the video that is MADE for that resolution?
Nice, but why not kill the side buttons as well they could be touch as well. Leaving a fully clean dome top.
p.s.
Add an motion detector chip to that so I can pick it up and use it like a wiimote.
and a headphone with mic port in the back.
Hey I'd pay more for those options.
Dude you slow down, If you wait for the next thing in technology, you will be always waiting, because something new is around the corner pretty much every few weeks/months.
Apple also state if the technology isn't good enough they won't do it, until tech catches up and they can do it in a way which is not poor to the customer.
All sounds very promising. Lower prices are always welcome.
As an aside: it's refreshing to see the term "LED-lit" being used rather than the erroneous "LED display" that we've seen so many times in the past.
As an aside: it's refreshing to see the term "LED-lit" being used rather than the erroneous "LED display" that we've seen so many times in the past.
I wonder if this is true?, I would really prefer a MacBook Pro 13'' just for Portability though
I thought they shifted production away from Taiwan and to China (or Mainland China, depending on your political opinion)
Ha ha ha.
Apple can't win. It's either accused of having a slow refresh rate by PC-know-it-alls or chastised by you for the opposite.
It's the techie's dilemma: it can't come-out quick enough (or high enough specced) when you're in the market and doesn't remain bleeding-edge for long enough once you've got it.
It's all subjective. I still love my (pretty fast) 2007 first gen. aluminium iMac.
If Blu-ray ISN'T an option in the next go-round, many of us are going to start calling for heads. I mean this is a company that puts FireWire 800 ports and MINI DISPLAYPORT on its computers but can't somehow manage to find room for Blu-ray.
If PC makers can get BD-ROMs into sub-$1,000 notebooks, then Apple can find a way to plop it into at the very least a Mac Pro, but should find room for it in iMacs.
And for those who are on the crack rock of "optical drives are dying," please go find me a copy of Mac OS X that you can install without an optical drive. Next, please.
If PC makers can get BD-ROMs into sub-$1,000 notebooks, then Apple can find a way to plop it into at the very least a Mac Pro, but should find room for it in iMacs.
And for those who are on the crack rock of "optical drives are dying," please go find me a copy of Mac OS X that you can install without an optical drive. Next, please.
Maybe the same moron that watches blu-ray on a personal computer?
All kidding aside, I suspect Apple feels the same: anyone serious enough about movies to invest in blu-ray has probibly also invested in a nice 42"+ plasma, LCD or LED flat panel with surround sound on which to enjoy their blu-ray movie.
As nice as the 24" iMac is, it's no home theater.
And the 50GB/disc archive angle? Why? 1TB externals can be found for ~$100 now. The idea of Time Machining to a TB drive, tossing it on the shelf & getting another TB drive seems much easier on the wallet (and environment) than spindles of blu-ray discs.
Now, should Apple expand their
TV "hobby" to an actual 42" flat panel (say), then we might see blu-ray in an Apple product. Otherwise, personal computers seem the wrong place for such tech. Other than blu-ray authoring on a Mac Pro, I just don't get the cries for "blu-ray!" on personal computers.Maybe I'm missing something?
Maybe not?
How many people honestly will use Bluray? Barely anyone. The average person still doesn't know the difference between Bluray and DVD.
Don't forget Arrandale
Arrandale are Dual Cores, but they've got multithreading, so its 2 fysical cores, but 4 logical cores. Still its disappointing if we don't get real quad cores.
The reason why the sources claim the new iMacs to be dual cores may be found in the fact that they have only begun production of those systems, maybe the quads are only meant for BTO, and therefore they won't be assembled before they are ordered ?
It's just a thought, but maybe its a bit naive
Arrandale are Dual Cores, but they've got multithreading, so its 2 fysical cores, but 4 logical cores. Still its disappointing if we don't get real quad cores.
The reason why the sources claim the new iMacs to be dual cores may be found in the fact that they have only begun production of those systems, maybe the quads are only meant for BTO, and therefore they won't be assembled before they are ordered ?
It's just a thought, but maybe its a bit naive
Maybe the same moron that watches blu-ray on a personal computer?
All kidding aside, I suspect Apple feels the same: anyone serious enough about movies to invest in blu-ray has probibly also invested in a nice 42"+ plasma, LCD or LED flat panel with surround sound on which to enjoy their blu-ray movie.
As nice as the 24" iMac is, it's no home theater.
And the 50GB/disc archive angle? Why? 1TB externals can be found for ~$100 now. The idea of Time Machining to a TB drive, tossing it on the shelf & getting another TB drive seems much easier on the wallet (and environment) than spindles of blu-ray discs.
Now, should Apple expand their
Maybe I'm missing something?
Maybe not?
I generally agree with what you're saying. Seriously people, why bother backing up data on BR discs with the cost of external drives today.
I don't think people would sit around and watch blu-rays on their iMac unless that was their primary media center. As a college student I use my MBP for just about all the media I own. Being able to hook up my MBP to my projector and watch blu-rays would be great. However this is a whole different issue. Reading/writing to blu-rays is one thing, having licensed video playback is a whole separate issue.
Maybe someone has info on whether or not MiniDisplay port will work for BR movies...I know most ayers require HDMI for certain things and even internet connection for others.
Design changes, it'd be great to see the glass go byebye and offer matte options. Aren't iMac's still using laptop components, let's get some real graphics power and quad cores. User upgradable HDD/SSD at the least.
This is VERY unusual since Apple usually releases their new iMacs sometime between mid-March to mid-April every calendar year nowadays.
As for a Blu-ray drive option (likely a BD-RE drive), I think we will get it because even the current iMac is just about ready to support Blu-ray technology, with only additional extensions to MacOS X 10.6 needed to enable full HDCP support.
Besides, with the Blu-ray Disc Association now on a single-point technology licensing model and BDA possibly offering a large volume licensing discount to Apple to incorporate Blu-ray drives into the iMac and Mac Pro now and eventually the MacBook Pro early in 2010, I would not be surprised that Apple sells the new iMacs with BD-RE drives before this year's "Black Friday" sales date.
As for a Blu-ray drive option (likely a BD-RE drive), I think we will get it because even the current iMac is just about ready to support Blu-ray technology, with only additional extensions to MacOS X 10.6 needed to enable full HDCP support.
Besides, with the Blu-ray Disc Association now on a single-point technology licensing model and BDA possibly offering a large volume licensing discount to Apple to incorporate Blu-ray drives into the iMac and Mac Pro now and eventually the MacBook Pro early in 2010, I would not be surprised that Apple sells the new iMacs with BD-RE drives before this year's "Black Friday" sales date.