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Next-Generation iMacs Already in Production?

Brien said:
I've actually gotten used to the chin, but it'd be nice if they finally got rid of it. Blu-ray would be nice, and I'd assume that the Mac Pro would get it around the same time.



I'm starting to get sick of Apple's obsession with "thin". It's a desktop. It really doesn't matter, IMO, how thick it is.

I think i5/i7 chips are a given, as are larger HDD/RAM configs.
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I totally agree.

I think the "new form factor" is going to be just getting rid of the chin.
 
Yeah, and hopefully they get user-accessible again.

Honestly, I think I'm going to be stuck buying Mac Pros from now on (or Xserves).
 
Can't come too soon

I'm on the verge of having to buy a Mac Pro and 30" monitor in about a week or so. I hope they announce a 30" LED with matte display option and a good graphics processor. If they announce an iMac like that in the next 7-10 days, I'd buy it. Quad Core, more RAM & more FireWire would be nice, but not essential. I really don't want to buy a behemoth like the Mac Pro, but I can't work in my studio with the glare of the glossy iMac--I've tried. And I'd miss the built-in iSight if I got the 30" display.

I'd love a backlighted keyboard, too, even if it was an upgrade option.
 
gmeddles said:
I love my iMac, but the old mouse needs to be replaced with a multitouch interface. I'd rather have the small footprint and large screen real estate of the iMac with a multitouch capable trackpad somehow.
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I think I read somewhere that one of the makers of pen tablets was accepting now finger gestures.
 
PLEASE get rid of the chin.
PLEASE make the hard drive swappable.
PLEASE lower the price.

That's all.

That thin stuff bugs me too. If this thing is a screen with 4" behind it, that's fine. It's not going anywhere.
 
MattSepeta said:
one could buy an external BD r/w for far cheaper than I'm sure Apple would deem appropriate to charge for the optional BD drive inside the iMac.
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But one could not use it to play BR media - as long as Apple continues to pay out the 'world of hurt' crap. Furthermore - not much point in mastering BR media, if you can't pop it straight back in again to actually test it.
 
ppnkg said:
right

can we please have a new mighty mouse as well?
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+1. I love the current mighty mouse when it works, but the scroll ball always craps out after 3 weeks of use and the mouse needs replaced. I've gone through 4 in the past year.
 
Ugh

djellison said:
But one could not use it to play BR media - as long as Apple continues to pay out the 'world of hurt' crap. Furthermore - not much point in mastering BR media, if you can't pop it straight back in again to actually test it.
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Again, If one is at their iMac, they are no more than a stones throw away from a REAL TV. Probably twice as big as their mac, considering the mac crowds techno-infatuation. With a couch. And a coffee table to boot, so you don't need to worry about spilling your beer on your iMac 😉

Sure, BD drive would be NICE, but is it NEEDED? Not for most consumers, I imagine. It would be another whistle. Or bell. Whatever.

I realize that I cannot speak for ALL potential customers, I just feel that most of them (people who have never been to macrumors, or even heard of it) would have no use for this EXPENSIVE gizmo to be added on.

Another thing, I would hope apple would incorporate it into the Mac Pro before it puts it into an iMac.

My own two cents.

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You can get a blu-ray player at walmart for ballpark $150. I would take that any day over being able to sit at my desk chair by myself and watch a blu-ray.
 
old-wiz said:
I'd love to see a multitouch keyboard for the iMac. If they offer blu-ray, then there would have to be an OSx update to allow it to play blu-ray discs. If it would work with older iMacs like from an external blu-ray drive it would be nice.
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Why not just get a Bamboo?

http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_pen_touch.php

Except for three- and four-finger gestures (which I personally don't use often), this seems like a terrific option.

Besides, wouldn't you want the touchpad to be in front of your keyboard without making the whole thing a foot long? A Bamboo seems like a better option than a keyboard with a touchpad built in, at least to me.

MattSepeta said:
Again, If one is at their iMac, they are no more than a stones throw away from a REAL TV. Probably twice as big as their mac, considering the mac crowds techno-infatuation. With a couch. And a coffee table to boot, so you don't need to worry about spilling your beer on your iMac 😉
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The 24" iMac is higher resolution than any 1080p TV... Bigger isn't necessarily better.
 
1)
Intel Core 2 Quad processor Low Power Desktop (LGA 775)
Q9550S (12M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.83 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm) $320
Q9505S (6M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.83 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm) $277
Q9400S (6M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm)$245
Q8400S (4M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm)$213

this line of CPUs better in Watts/Heat and $$$
but LGA775 is going to EOL soon

2)
Intel Core i5 processor Desktop (LGA 1156)
i5-750 (8M L3 cache, 4 Cores,4 Threads, 2.66 GHz 45nm) $196 - 95W

Custom Core i5 CPUs - 65 Watts - socket 1156 just started has another 3 to 5 years

3)
Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition Mobile (FCPGA8)
i7-920XM (8M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.00 GHz) - $1,054

Intel Core i7 processor Mobile (FCPGA8)
i7-820QM (8M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.73 GHz) - $546
i7-720QM (6M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.60 GHz) - $364

Mobile Core i7 are expensive - socket m989 has started has another 3 to 5 years life

well, another three to four weeks we will know what apple decides!
 
MattSepeta said:
Again, If one is at their iMac, they are no more than a stones throw away from a REAL TV. Probably twice as big as their mac, considering the mac crowds techno-infatuation. With a couch. And a coffee table to boot, so you don't need to worry about spilling your beer on your iMac 😉.
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You seem to be confusing a house, with a multimedia production office.

All I want is what my PC workstation offers. The ability to read and write, and watch, BR, for £150.
 
Just me.

gmcalpin said:
The 24" iMac is higher resolution than any 1080p TV... Bigger isn't necessarily better.
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Correct.

But lounging on a couch with the feet kicked up surrounded by friends/family IS better than sitting at your desk with your face 2 feet away from the screen. You'll melt your eyes out! 😕



"All I want is what my PC workstation offers. The ability to read and write, and watch, BR, for £150. "

Another point I made. Knowing Apple, if they include this Blu-ray drive, they will charge a very ridiculous price for it!
 
Veinticinco said:
I really do expect to see the new 'mouse' bundled or optional with this new iMac to be essentially an enlarged MBP silver-coloured 'glass' multi-touch trackpad. It will be wired rather than BT.
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Ive been thinking the exact same thing lately. Replace the unMighty Mouse with a nice solid multitouch pad and id scoop one of those up for my imac in a heartbeat.
 
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