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Next-Generation iMacs Already in Production?
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I totally agree.
I think the "new form factor" is going to be just getting rid of the chin.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
+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
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.
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.
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.
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
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 $$$
but LGA775 is going to EOL soon
2)
Intel Core i5 processor Desktop (LGA 1156)
i5-750 (8M L3 cache, 4 Cores,4 Threads, 2.66 GHz 45nm) $196 - 95W
Custom Core i5 CPUs - 65 Watts - socket 1156 just started has another 3 to 5 years
3)
Intel Core i7 processor Extreme Edition Mobile (FCPGA8)
i7-920XM (8M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 2.00 GHz) - $1,054
Intel Core i7 processor Mobile (FCPGA8)
i7-820QM (8M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.73 GHz) - $546
i7-720QM (6M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 1.60 GHz) - $364
Mobile Core i7 are expensive - socket m989 has started has another 3 to 5 years life
well, another three to four weeks we will know what apple decides!
Intel Core 2 Quad processor Low Power Desktop (LGA 775)
Q9550S (12M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.83 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm) $320
Q9505S (6M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.83 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm) $277
Q9400S (6M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm)$245
Q8400S (4M L2 cache, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 2.66 GHz 1333 MHz FSB 45nm)$213
this line of CPUs better in Watts/Heat and $$$
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!
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
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.
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!
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!
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.
If they do - then I will continue to not buy Mac's - at work, or home, for desktop solutions.