Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Rumors of New Apple Hardware Tomorrow Swirling
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
4 GB SO-DIMMs are horrifically expensive due to the density required compared to a DIMM.
With what appears to be a removable battery. FFS why can't they do this in the iPhones?!
So is this about the right price for that amount of ram then? What are your thought on the upgraded i7 iMac spec and price?
I don't think cost had anything to do with it. The 16:9 format is clearly designed for better movie watching experience and early rumors were that the drive was coming with this refresh.
The cost difference between a slim line DVD burner and a slim line DVD burner with BD-ROM capability is about $99. For Apple it would probably cost less than 1/2 that.
I really want that 27" iMac with 8GB of Ram and an i7 chip. Now I'm gonna have to wait till April of 2010 and hope they get a damn BD drive out then.
It's about $250 a stick for 4 GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMMs elsewhere. A $200 premium today isn't THAT bad but it'll just get progressively worse until the next update.
It's still horrifically over priced to get a quad core Mac. A Core i5 750 in the $1,699 model would have been more proper.
Good thing i bought my new remote 3 days ago
Well... what the hell. It is not that expensive.I wonder if the new remote has a clickwheel like the nano or if it is just the usual 4 button thing.
Ha... but what Apple wants is clearly displayed on the iMac front page: Star Trek available in HD from the iTunes store, coming soon! I think digital distribution is the future, but the correct business model hasn't been found for it just yet.
Order in!
IMAC 27"/4850-512MB Z0GF $2,399.00 1 $2,399.00
With the following configuration:
PROCESSOR 065-9233 2.8GHZ QUAD-CORE INTEL CORE I7
MEMORY 065-9265 8GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 4X2GB
HARD DRIVE 065-9411 1TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
GRAPHICS 065-8981 ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB
OPTICAL DRIVE 065-9410 8X DOUBLE-LAYER SUPERDRIVE
MOUSE 065-8412 APPLE MAGIC MOUSE
APPLE KEYBOARD & USER'S GUIDE 065-9381 WL KYBD & USER'S GUIDE
COUNTRY KIT 065-8447 COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 27-INCH
Ships: November
IMAC 27"/4850-512MB Z0GF $2,399.00 1 $2,399.00
With the following configuration:
PROCESSOR 065-9233 2.8GHZ QUAD-CORE INTEL CORE I7
MEMORY 065-9265 8GB 1066MHZ DDR3 SDRAM - 4X2GB
HARD DRIVE 065-9411 1TB SERIAL ATA DRIVE
GRAPHICS 065-8981 ATI RADEON HD 4850 512MB
OPTICAL DRIVE 065-9410 8X DOUBLE-LAYER SUPERDRIVE
MOUSE 065-8412 APPLE MAGIC MOUSE
APPLE KEYBOARD & USER'S GUIDE 065-9381 WL KYBD & USER'S GUIDE
COUNTRY KIT 065-8447 COUNTRY KIT,IMAC 27-INCH
Ships: November
It is but i must admit i didn't think we would see this happening till next year. Still no matte option on them though which is silly as surely a 27inch screen would be prefect for photographers etc. I shall just wait and see them in person once they trickle through to the Apple stores. I might pick one up on refurb (i7) but im not paying almost £1800 ($3000) for a brand new one.
Mobile Core 2 Quad has been out for over a year now.
Apple can't market nearly pointless clock speed under Nehalem/Westmere either because the speeds drop and Turbo Boost takes over.
US$700 buys you a Core i5 tower elsewhere and a 27" IPS monitor isn't that hard to get a hold of. The LED backlight is very nice but not something that is limited to Apple forever. Though they probably have enough clout to swamp the market with their orders for months.
Smaller e-IPS or h-IPS displays are an option as well instead of going for 27".
I don't really get why they went 16:9, as if iMac was the ideal platform for HD movies (nevermind the absence of Blu-ray). I never watch movies on my iMac, I either do it on my MBP which I can bring where I want, or the Mac Mini plugged into my TV, the iMac is a very, um, computerish computer, tied to a desk, not something you gather around with popcorn...
Also, when will these guys learn of rechargeable batteries? A new power gobbling BT mouse with old skool batteries... again? "Just flick the switch to save power"? How modern. Meh.
Also, when will these guys learn of rechargeable batteries? A new power gobbling BT mouse with old skool batteries... again? "Just flick the switch to save power"? How modern. Meh.
What is your preferred methid of connecting the mini to your TV, keeping in mind both audio and video. Can't do HDMI because the DisplayPort adaptors don't do audio.....So is it DsiplayPort to Composite and Digital Audio outs?
Yep 27 inch is way to big for me to use on my desk, i wish they would have offered an i5 processor and better graphics card options on the 21 incher
My TV has a DVI-I port so I just plug it in like I would a monitor. it's a 46" LCD Fujitsu-Siemens that's all aluminum and looks very Apple, and the Mini fits under either side of the screen, within the millimeter. I don't get 5.1 sound, obviously, but HD res and very good picture quality.