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Online Ad Evidence of Imminent iMac, Mac Mini and MacBook Updates?

Mr. Gates said:
Crap! I'm supposed to be at Work! Ha HA

But seriously I really thought it was Sunday. My mistake. Took a week off from doing nothing:D
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Well Mr. Gates when your doing mothing then mothing really doesn't matter!--)))

Best thing is that you just gained a day to do mothing--)) ;):D

Note: You sure edited that fast--)))
 
It's thinner because....

It's going to be a dockable tablet. Place it on the dock and it's a regular desktop, when you need to be on the go (or just go to the john), you take it with you and it becomes a touch-sensitive tablet-o-jobs goodness. Macbook battery tech built in to display. Thus, the imac gets reinvented again.

It will be called the iMac Go:apple:
 
I hope that the new MacBook is much thinner, yet still white because I like things that are thin and white.
 
YES!!!!!!
PLEASE HURRY APPLE!
I can't wait to get my first mac. I have a G3 (doesn't count) that I got last year just to get a feel for OS X which I kind of knew how to use anyway just because (1) I watch oodles of tutorials/reviews (did I just say "oodles...?") and (2) because I am a computer "nerd."

Dear Apple, I would prefer the following: AND to run me under 1499:

24 inch
Blu-ray
New Design
1TB HDD
4GB RAM (4 slots please)
slight price drop
THIS MONTH

THANKS!
 
When i bought my little G4 mac mini back in the day, i believe it cost £320, with a (crappy) dedicated graphics card.

It currently sells for £499.

*shruggs*
 
Rojo said:
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Of course I just bought an iMac last month. Oh well...I'm happy with it...
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Thank you for the sporty attitude. I am tired of people griping about how they just bought something and a newer one comes out or it gets a price drop. While its (obviously) a little disappointing, people need to understand that THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING NEW. I'm sure that they are already working on the next iMac before this said-to-be new one is released. It is what it is, and it will never change.

Respect earned.
 
Must be happening soon. They wouldn't set up an advertising google campaign weeks ahead.

Anyways, I agree with the majority here. Thinness isn't what people look for anymore, everyone got over that a few years back when they realized the difference between 3 inches and 1 inch isn't that important.

Besides quad-core? What else could they update on these things? Minimally faster processors? 4GB of ram for the low-end model? Maybe. That's it though.
 
A thinner desk top computer. Whoop de do. The Apple fan Bois will no doubt be thrilled.
How about better cooling with quad core? Blue-Ray, check, full size wireless keyboard with numeric keypad, yup. Better graphics card. Easily replaceable hard drive.
Even with a price drop, LAME.

No, let's just make it thinner. That will sell everyone. :rolleyes::mad:
 
Well, the prices are likely to remain the same on everything but the mini (since the ad specified the minimum prices), but I would expect some bumps.

Not that it matters to me, I have a desktop and am looking at a MBP around christmas.
 
Anything new that Apple releases will obviously be "thinner" they have been on the whole "thin" kick for the past two years.

Soon when things become as thin and light as they can possibly be Apple will try to make it invisible.

Kind of like that skit on SNL :D
 
chstr said:
seriously? making the imac thinner is just retarded. who cares????
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The way I look at it is, if it's not sacrificing anything (ie. specs, space, etc., etc,) make it as thin as a penny! I mean, I don't mind if it doesn't get thinner. But like I said, as long as they are not having to sacrifice, it really doesn't bother me.
 
chubad said:
A thinner desk top computer. Whoop de do. The Apple fan Bois will no doubt be thrilled.
How about better cooling with quad core? Blue-Ray, check, full size wireless keyboard with numeric keypad, yup. Better graphics card. Easily replaceable hard drive.
Even with a price drop, LAME.

No, let's just make it thinner. That will sell everyone. :rolleyes::mad:
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Buddy, you're reading the fanboy reaction right now, and nobody is impressed.

Quad-cores were possible, but you are setting yourself up for disappointment expecting blu-ray.

But like I said, as long as they are not having to sacrifice, it really doesn't bother me.
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Big IF. I rather them invest money in new specs, than developing ways to make them thinner.
 
499 mini，yay:p eventually they lower the price under 500
i think it's a good time to buy a mini accompany with the stunning acd:D
 
From an aesthetic standpoint--which I thought was the most important to them--wouldn't it be more logical to make it thicker so they can get rid of the chin and make it look closer to their monitor??
 
People need to stop bitchin, the new imac is allways better then the last imac.:rolleyes: Im trying to think what the current one cant do???anything? Hell I use mine as a TV,Phone,game machine,internet,mail, dvd player, music device,photo storage yadda yadda yadda. Stop all the crying you bunch of baby's.
 
chubad said:
A thinner desk top computer. Whoop de do. The Apple fan Bois will no doubt be thrilled.
How about better cooling with quad core? Blue-Ray, check, full size wireless keyboard with numeric keypad, yup. Better graphics card. Easily replaceable hard drive.
Even with a price drop, LAME.

No, let's just make it thinner. That will sell everyone. :rolleyes::mad:
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Aesthetics mean so little, especially when you're talking about the iMac...which doesn't really "move around" alot. Yeah, it's kinda important for laptops I guess, but for a desktop? Put some non-obsolete hardware in it and give the thinness a break for crying out loud. :mad:
 
PikachuMan said:
Honest question: What would you guys do with that extra power? In terms of actual expectations: are you thinking it would be faster for web surfing or something?

I don't get it. This is an iMac we are talking about, not a gaming PC or a workstation where the processor would matter much. As long as the new iMac is snappy enough and can do everything you want it to do, what difference does it make if it's got the latest-and-greatest or last years tech?

I say they should focus on the things that will make a difference day-to-day. Get it fast enough, sure, but then give me a beautiful screen, great KB&M and a sexy design. That's all I want from the iMac.
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I think you totally underestimate what people use their machines for. There are thousands (if not millions) of people out there who are using their iMacs to do video encoding, photo processing and yes GAMING.

If Apple wasn't interested in the performance then they wouldn't offer continued faster video cards and faster C2D chips.

Snow Leopard was built to take advantage of new i7 architecture and Apple should be embarrassed that they are letting another 6-12 months without putting one of these processors in the iMac (or mini).

I was really hoping for a quad core iMac that also had a matte screen option. Blu-Ray would have put me over the moon.

As it is looks like no sale from me and Apple decides that instead of being a tech innovator they would rather play it safe and simply reduce the prices on models to try to stave off defections to cheaper Windows 7 machines.

Shame on you Apple! :mad:
 
iMacmatician said:
Even if it is better it may still be a downgrade with respect to the rest of the industry.
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That may be so.

In the AppleInsider discussion a couple of people have discovered Google campaigns for an "iMac Air" in Spain.

This could suggest two iMac lines, the super-slim Air variant available alongside the current iMac (speed bumped). Later on when new Intel chips are available and suitable for the iMac, the big iMac will gain them.

Big iMac will be akin to MacBook Pro in features come this time, with Firewire, maybe Quad-core or Quad-thread at least, discrete graphics, etc. But not yet ready.

iMac Air will be cheaper, but will drop features that many users deem a requirement. Thus there will be a lot of bitching.
 
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