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Next-Generation iMacs to See Price Cuts?

mdriftmeyer said:
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.
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Uhh..... I sell at least a dozen Gateway, Dell and Hp quadcore towers a week with that configuration, except with 6-8GB ram, for around $1K. Some of them to Mac owners who already have an LCD and don't want a mirror iMac and won't pay $2,300 for a quadcore Mac Pro.
 
SactoGuy18 said:
I do have one potential gripe about cutting the price on the iMac: Apple may start skimping on features to make the price point. Can you imagine an iMac lacking IEEE-1394 ports in favor of more USB 2.0 ports or eventually switching to the USB 3.0 port?
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I can imagine that. In fact, it has happened. Cough, uMB, cough. Cough, 13'' and 15'' MBP, cough. :rolleyes:
 
Mac Sub-Pros

I'd still rather see price cuts on the single-chip Mac Pros, maybe with a slight reduction in expansion (1 optical drive instead of 2, 3 hard drives instead of 4 and a smaller case as a result) with a sub-$2,000 price point. I recently set up a new Shuttle XPC for my mom and I really, really like the size of it, the overall look of it and it's expansion capabilities. Something a bit larger than that but smaller than today's Mac Pro would be fabulous.
 
I hope this means a price cut in the Mac Pro. If a $1500 model came out I'd really dig THAT!
 
gkarris said:
No Core i7 then, or perhaps low-end ones... ;)
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When are you people going to get it that iMac DONOT use desktop CPUs? Every iMac comes with a low powered processor in it i.e. the same thing that you get in your notebook. i7 will come when Intel actually releases i7 for mobile computers. FYI that means the 2nd half on the year or something like that. But if you really want i7 you can get a windows computer and then it really won't matter that you have a faster CPU ( most of the time ).
 
cg0def said:
When are you people going to get it that iMac DONOT use desktop CPUs? Every iMac comes with a low powered processor in it i.e. the same thing that you get in your notebook. i7 will come when Intel actually releases i7 for mobile computers. FYI that means the 2nd half on the year or something like that. But if you really want i7 you can get a windows computer and then it really won't matter that you have a faster CPU ( most of the time ).
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The E8435 started off with a 55W TDP.
 
meagain said:
I desperately need a new iMac. Mine is wonky. I've been holding off for this update.

My Applecare expires Nov. 9th. Think I'll be good to go before that?
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I'm in the same boat. I think to answer your q, it depends on what you are using your comp for? If you 'need it' now, it is something you buy now cause of money or a current project is waiting. Or you can't get your school art/animation work done. If you can wait 3 months and work on a slower system that will get the job done even though it dogs the machine...i think its ok to wait.

From the comments on this thread, it looks like an i7 imac will not come out next update. I believe it will require a more significant change in design then just throwing in a new chip...so guessing it will most likely be a year a way for that. I think i will buy an Imac for now and wait and see how things are next year. I haven't bought a Mac in 10 years and i am SOOO looking forward to my next comp.
 
Blarrgghh.
As one of those people that gets stuck in the "waiting for new technology" game, this has created another predicament for me!
I got some money from school and I really really want to upgrade my iBook G4 and replace it with a desktop unit.

I was planning on using the Education Discount just before it runs out... any opinion if I should wait and see if the price does go down and the power goes up?

I can't even look at youtube vids because I can't get flash to work. :(
 
meagain said:
I desperately need a new iMac. Mine is wonky. I've been holding off for this update.

My Applecare expires Nov. 9th. Think I'll be good to go before that?
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Didn't you pay extra for Applecare to fix "wonky" computers?

You should make Apple fix the one that you bought.

Or, next time, don't buy Applecare because it sounds like you are afraid to use it.
 
Justinf79 said:
I'm hoping though that the base Mac Pros get dropped in price to at least $1999 sometime. :D
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A $500 drop? I don't think so. I hope you already know that Apple rarely drops the prices on anything for any reason. There was a time when prices just went down and you could get an iMac for $800 :).

I'll have to look into it, but it seems to me that when Apple computers, or their GUI, were first introduced they were expensive, i.e. the Lisa. Then they got cheap, i.e. the iMac G3. And now they're on the upswing again. Just a theory. Computers haven't been around long enough to tell.
 
Actually... I fear they'll also resort to using cheaper components to offset their loss of profit. It would be a very Apple Inc. thing to do. :(

Eidorian said:
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.
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iMacmatician said:
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.
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Hellooooo, Clarksfield!

:::::insert Family Guy's Herbert impression here::::::

MMMmmmMMMmmmm!! :D
 
haha i knew that apple have to give in because of slow sales. Even iphone 3g is only 100 dollars now. Who said apple prices dont drop. haha
 
Price cuts are always welcome. I'd also like to see a Core i7 and a optional high end video cards. Yes, there are high end laptop cards now.
 
Lone Deranger said:
Actually... I fear they'll also resort to using cheaper components to offset their loss of profit. It would be a very Apple Inc. thing to do. :(
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I don't understand this. The prices of components drops over time. The $316 processor drops to $266 and Apple doesn't drop their prices silently. They just wait a few months and slide that down to the next model down. The SAME components a minute ago on the Apple Store were more expensive. How is this using a component of lower quality?

AidenShaw said:
Didn't you pay extra for Applecare to fix "wonky" computers?

You should make Apple fix the one that you bought.

Or, next time, don't buy Applecare because it sounds like you are afraid to use it.
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Given the price of the hardware and inability of a DIY fix you're greatly tempted to pay for this insurance even if you never use it. I never get extended warranties on any of the individual components that I buy. You become paranoid for an entire machine and more so given the price of a Mac.

More profit for Apple but it is a gamble for both parties.
 
I would also like a headless desktop. Not a workstation like the mac pro. I'll take the same case but standard desktop parts. These can be very inexpensive due to the wide availability of parts that are also inexpensive. But then we would have something with greater upgrade options too. I'd get one in a heartbeat.
 
mdriftmeyer said:
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.
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A 1 KW Power Supply? Yeah Right! :rolleyes:
 
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