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Next-Generation iMacs to See Price Cuts?
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Some of us are quite content to stay at home...
I'.d have to agree. After 4 years with a 15.4" laptop, I've recently switched back to a desktop and netbook (along with iphone) and very much like it. I pulled out my old laptop the other day to pull the wifi card out and couldn't believe how **huge** it seemed. Couldn't imagine using a 17" laptop and considering it portable.
Clarksfield is called Core i7 and will be here in Q3 2009.
I'm slowly becoming more confident that Clarksfield will go in the iMac (and MacBook Pro). A rumored Q3 update makes me a bit more confident. A refresher after months of pessimism.
Either that, or it's Penryn speed bump until early/mid-2010.
I bet...
Microsoft is laughing their ass off about this. Clearly Microsoft's commercials, along with a slowing economy, have had an impact on Apple's pricing strategy. And Apple realizes that Window 7 has significantly narrowed the gap at the OS level and must do something to keep their 8% market-share and noT loose ground.
Microsoft is laughing their ass off about this. Clearly Microsoft's commercials, along with a slowing economy, have had an impact on Apple's pricing strategy. And Apple realizes that Window 7 has significantly narrowed the gap at the OS level and must do something to keep their 8% market-share and noT loose ground.
I expect the same. Just take the current model and slide it on down to a "cheaper" price. Use processors, pretty much pointless, and the graphics to make the real difference to upsell people.and by "cuts" they meen: cut and replace the bottom model with the mid model, slide the rest down(etc), introduce a new model at the old highest price.
we are not going to get anything for less then 1199 and say
hardly price cuts
That's exactly how I feel (and it's one of the reasons I don't understand the rise of netbooks). I have my imac at home and my iphone for mobility. There will always be people who need to do real work on the road, but for those who toted around laptops just to check email and otherwise "stay connected," smartphones do the job at a fraction the size.
How can anyone complain about a price reduction? Amazing. The iMac is the best computer in the world, with the best OS in the world on it. How could lowering its price or offering a wider choice of models cause dissent. Tsk, tsk people .
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Yes I do. It's much, much more comfortable to use a desktop. Yes, you could connect a keyboard and mouse and display to a laptop, and get the same result. But an iMac is much cheaper than that option, and I never take my laptop off my desk, it's silly to pick a laptop over an iMac. For outside the house, I use my iPhone
wow
Yes. I sold my MacBook and MacBook Pro last summer because I have a Mac pro and an iMac and an HP laptop.
Free is better but lower price is great, and I don't see free coming down the pike any time soon!
But Apple paying US to get them is best.
Microsoft is laughing their ass off about this. Clearly Microsoft's commercials, along with a slowing economy, have had an impact on Apple's pricing strategy. And Apple realizes that Window 7 has significantly narrowed the gap at the OS level and must do something to keep their 8% market-share and now loose ground.
I was wondering about this for a while, I didn't understand how Apple was able to keep their prices so high for the past year or two without seeing a slow down in sales. I mean the economy is bad, non-Apple computer hardware was selling for significantly less money, Windows OS improving, etc.
That there is just crazy. I think they're going to stick with a 20" and 24" iMac until they change the whole design (like when they went from the polycarbonate iMac to the aluminum iMac). I can see this...
20"
4GB RAM
2.96 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (maybe 2.66Ghz)
640GB HDD
NVIDIA 9400m
Superdrive
SD card slot (under super drive)
All of this at $999 or $1099.
Then the 24" model will see the same or very similar specs for $200 extra, and the two higher end iMacs will finally get quad-core CPUs. Every model drops $100 or $200 in price. I can see this happening.
Apple likes their glossy. They will never change. Maybe they'll offer matte options, but they'll never ever have them be the only choice.
And MacBook Air Mini is a horrible name. If they do release and netbook MacBook Air I think they'll just add the screen size to the end of every product, like MacBook Air 13, MacBook Air 11, MacBook Pro 15, iMac 20, etc.
Clarksfield is called Core i7 and will be here in Q3 2009.
I'm slowly becoming more confident that Clarksfield will go in the iMac (and MacBook Pro). A rumored Q3 update makes me a bit more confident. A refresher after months of pessimism.
Either that, or it's Penryn speed bump until early/mid-2010.
Penryn doesn't have anymore headroom. They'd have to remove the high-end BTO option on the 15-inch to bump them again. It makers more sense for them to sit on both of them until Arrandale, even if Clarksfield is used or is an option. If they didn't wait, there'd be less than 6 months between the product updates.
Great news if true.
Not in the market for a desktop myself but at £800 my then-entry-level iMac is great value for me and I love it as much now as the day I bought it.
It'd be nice to see other people get the chance to get an iMac, if not for £800 then at least cheaper than £950.
Not in the market for a desktop myself but at £800 my then-entry-level iMac is great value for me and I love it as much now as the day I bought it.
It'd be nice to see other people get the chance to get an iMac, if not for £800 then at least cheaper than £950.
Headless Tower
Give me a Headless Tower:
1000 W Power Supply [CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX]
P45 based board
Intel Core2 Q8200S Yorkfield 2.33GHz/Intel Core2 Q9400S Yorkfield 2.66GHz/Intel Core2 Q9550S Yorkfield 2.83GHz
4GB RAM [Upgradeable to 16GB]
1TB Drive
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 512MB base line upgradeable to
Nvidia GTX285/ATi 4790 HD
Super Drive
2 Full-length x16 PCI Express 2.0 slots Double-wide
4 HDD slots with RAID Card option
Digital Audio specs akin to the Mac Pro
Starting at $1699.
Give me a Headless Tower:
1000 W Power Supply [CORSAIR CMPSU-1000HX]
P45 based board
Intel Core2 Q8200S Yorkfield 2.33GHz/Intel Core2 Q9400S Yorkfield 2.66GHz/Intel Core2 Q9550S Yorkfield 2.83GHz
4GB RAM [Upgradeable to 16GB]
1TB Drive
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 512MB base line upgradeable to
Nvidia GTX285/ATi 4790 HD
Super Drive
2 Full-length x16 PCI Express 2.0 slots Double-wide
4 HDD slots with RAID Card option
Digital Audio specs akin to the Mac Pro
Starting at $1699.
Hmmmm..
What I would like to see is an 800 dollar White Polycarbonate Macbook.
I don't care if the specs are lower than they are now. I really want a Mac. But I need it to be a laptop. And a grand isn't within my price range. (not that 800 dollars is either but it would be easier to get.)
What I would like to see is an 800 dollar White Polycarbonate Macbook
.I don't care if the specs are lower than they are now. I really want a Mac. But I need it to be a laptop. And a grand isn't within my price range. (not that 800 dollars is either but it would be easier to get.)
Hunt around for refurbished MacBooks.What I would like to see is an 800 dollar White Polycarbonate Macbook
I don't care if the specs are lower than they are now. I really want a Mac. But I need it to be a laptop. And a grand isn't within my price range. (not that 800 dollars is either but it would be easier to get.)