The Future of the iMac

[rdowns]

I also hope that they have the OSX setup assistant in the new iMac G5 like they do with the new PM G5's....

Just read about that. Very smart of Apple. Moving data and settings over has always been a hassle when upgrading.

They should come up with a way for Windows people to transfer data easily.

 

[Dont Hurt Me]

is it as bad as Don't Hurt Me makes it seem?

As i stated before the FX5200 is dirt cheap and holds the bottom of new video cards title! See inside mac games,barefeats,eshop what have you.FX5200 can not go up on resolutions without a immediate drop in frames as soon as it goes to 800 x 600. take it to 1024 and its even worse. 3 year old geforce 3 is at least still a solid 800 x 600 card which fx5200 is not. Now factor price in for new Imacs and Powermacs and its clear Apple wants cream of the crop pricing for its computers but then builds them with leftovers from last years crop such as FX5200. Now this is in the age of 9800xts,5950s,X800s,6800s,and we are suppose to get excited about macs coming with 5200s??? Imac has to be able to do something about Macs marketshare. Apple has not had a winner since Imac crt. thats the just. they need a big hit, a big seller and something to get the PC users to say man i got to have a Imac. with FX5200 that will never happen and even 9600 gains only about a resolution before dropping those ever so coveted frames.Consumers are gamers and the young crowd(pod users) even more so. Todays Imac has become a overpriced failure in terms of sales for apple? why? G4 & Fx5200 is a dog plain and simple.

PS. Apple has lowered the price on refurbished 20" Imacs now to $1799, was 1899 before rev b powermac came out. I imagine they still have a lot to get rid of.

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

I meant that you could order a BTO in their stores, not that they would actually build it there. Can't see how that would ever be cost effective.

Sorry misunderstood....

I know many would like AE, memory, and HDD as options for the retail stores....

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Kill the iMac - bring on a digital hub...

I wish the would kill off the iMac and introduse a fresh new machine for living room use.

Something, stunningly designed - of course - you could have hooked up to a an Apple Display (the NEW line of LCDs), your TV (ordinary or even better Plasma/LCD TV or projector) and your HiFi (wirelessly thanks to APEx) and let you surf the net and do anything else you want to do on your computer from your favorite chair/sofa using Bluetooth keyboard/mouse...

If the formfactor could be something like an amplifier/tuner/VCR so it could fit in a standard HiFi bench then even better...

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

I wish the would kill off the iMac and introduse a fresh new machine for living room use.

Something, stunningly designed - of course - you could have hooked up to a an Apple Display (the NEW line of LCDs), your TV (ordinary or even better Plasma/LCD TV or projector) and your HiFi (wirelessly thanks to APEx) and let you surf the net and do anything else you want to do on your computer from your favorite chair/sofa using Bluetooth keyboard/mouse...

If the formfactor could be something like an amplifier/tuner/VCR so it could fit in a standard HiFi bench then even better...

It still could be an imac, since the "New iMac" is the second form factor for the iMac series. But I guess it would be hard to name the "New New iMac".

 

[Dont Hurt Me]

Steve has allways been anti TV just look at some of his stupid comments so i doubt very much that they would bring Imac into the living room. maybe another device. It still amazes me they didnt integrate the phone and Tv into the Mac or should i say digital hub.

 

[BakedBeans]

IN RESPONSE TO SOME POSTS LKE DHM

imacs, i love them, although imho they need an update like last year,

so dhm, i dont think they are going to go super high specs on the graphics card i think they should offer a setup like this

1.6ghz G5 - 15inch
256mb ram ((upgrade to 2gb))
ati 9600 64mb ((same as the old 2ghz G5))
8x superdrive
80 gb hd ((upgradeable))


1.6ghz G5 - 17 inch
512mb ram ((upgradeable to 2gb))
ati9600 64mb ((upgradeable to a good 9600xt 128mb))
8x superdrive
80gb hd ((upgradeable))

1.8ghz - 17inch and 20inch ((i know they wont btw)
512mb ram ((upgrade to 2gb))
ati 9600xt/9800 128mb as standard
8x sd
160gb hd



this way they wont be stepping on the shoes of the powermacs (to hard)
and they imo should not offer a 256mb card in the imac
they would sell like hot cakes

oh and dhm....fx 5200 standardin powermacs.....whats that all about????

 

[Dont Hurt Me]

imacs, i love them, although imho they need an update like last year,

so dhm, i dont think they are going to go super high specs on the graphics card i think they should offer a setup like this

1.6ghz G5 - 15inch
256mb ram ((upgrade to 2gb))
ati 9600 64mb ((same as the old 2ghz G5))
8x superdrive
80 gb hd ((upgradeable))


1.6ghz G5 - 17 inch
512mb ram ((upgradeable to 2gb))
ati9600 64mb ((upgradeable to a good 9600xt 128mb))
8x superdrive
80gb hd ((upgradeable))

1.8ghz - 17inch and 20inch ((i know they wont btw)
512mb ram ((upgrade to 2gb))
ati 9600xt/9800 128mb as standard
8x sd
160gb hd



this way they wont be stepping on the shoes of the powermacs (to hard)
and they imo should not offer a 256mb card in the imac
they would sell like hot cakes

oh and dhm....fx 5200 standardin powermacs.....whats that all about????

Looks pretty good but i really doubt they will get imac to even your specs, hardware guys are just lost these days or should i say years.

 

[x86isslow]

imacs, i love them, although imho they needed an update like last year,

so dhm, i dont think they are going to go super high specs on the graphics card i think they should offer a setup like this

1.6ghz G5 - 15inch
256mb ram ((upgrade to 2gb))
ati 9600 64mb ((same as the old 2ghz G5))
8x superdrive
80 gb hd ((upgradeable))


1.6ghz G5 - 17 inch
512mb ram ((upgradeable to 2gb))
ati9600 64mb ((upgradeable to a good 9600xt 128mb))
8x superdrive
80gb hd ((upgradeable))

1.8ghz - 17inch and 20inch ((i know they wont btw)
512mb ram ((upgrade to 2gb))
ati 9600xt/9800 128mb as standard
8x sd
160gb hd



this way they wont be stepping on the shoes of the powermacs (to hard)
and they imo should not offer a 256mb card in the imac
they would sell like hot cakes

oh and dhm....fx 5200 standardin powermacs.....whats that all about????

An interesting line up, but given that Apple had the audacity to put two 128MB ramchips in a $2000 machine, i think we can expect maybe two 64 MB chips for a total of 128MB standard ram