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The Return of an Apple Cube... as an iMac?

Well... yes and no. Recent stories here at MacRumors indicate that Apple is sending out warning flags that putting a G5 in Powerbooks is proving troublesome and is going to take a while. Maybe it's a bluff. Maybe they'll blow us away as early as this January at MWSF. But I doubt it.
 
Well, if I was Apple and wanted to sell some G4 Powerbooks, I certainly would hint at G5 Powerbooks being far from near, even if they are not. Which doesn't mean that they are. ;)
 
Temperature of the G5 (PPC970)

Originally posted by Awimoway
I think Apple is stuck with the G4 a while longer because

1. Engineering the G5 chip into smaller machines is not easy because it requires a lot of cooling.
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Did anyone read the posts from Hector, plinkoman and myself regarding the heat fallacy ?

*Please* read the links from arstechnica.com about the PowerPC 970 processor which is (as most well know) the Apple G5 processor.

A PowerPC 970 could be manufactured at 1.4GHz, or 1 GHz if IBM and Apple so desired, and place them in smaller enclosures if Apple so desired.


http://arstechnica.com/cpu/02q2/ppc970/ppc970-1.html
http://arstechnica.com/cpu/03q1/ppc970/ppc970-0.html
 
I'm fairly confident we'll see a landmark product family announcement at the beginning of 2004 to commemerate 20 years of the Macintosh platform.

I think it could take the form of something like a cube/dome/cylinder iMac type of computer with a detachable/dockable touch sensitive LCD which could be wirelessly connected to the computer. So it could function as an all-in-one desktop computer or as an ultra thin tablet mac.

Nah... that sucks. Oh well, I'm glad Steve and Jono seem to have a clue, 'cos I'm clueless...
 
I like the thoughts of a post in a different thread can't remember which that suggested a intigrated phone/ichat av wireless system based off the airport extreme base station. Sounds like a killer product to me...
 
Originally posted by jncrow
I like the thoughts of a post in a different thread can't remember which that suggested a intigrated phone/ichat av wireless system based off the airport extreme base station. Sounds like a killer product to me...
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Voice-over-WiFi is already being done. Plus, because of the bandwidth requirements, it needs to have a network all it's own so 802.11a has been recognized as a better choice for it.
 
If it's got a display attached, it's not a Cube.

The iMac never was a Cube, and was not a replacement for it.

The Cube allowed you to upgrade the video card and hard drive (without voiding the warranty).

The Cube never sucked, but it was priced too high and poorly marketed. Stevie admitted as much.

Bring out an iMac with a Cube shaped base, and it's still an iMac.

Give me the original form factor. Better yet, make it smaller, or make more room for standard video cards by using an 80G 2.5" HD. Or even a 60G, 7200rpm 2.5" HD.

This would keep the Cube's small size, allow for standard AGP video cards, and let us select our own display!

Add a couple of ultra quiet, thormostatically contolled fans and the Cube II lives!

I don't want that PowerLogix BLOCK sitting on my desk. I don't want a Borg Wannabe. I just want the Cube back, new and improved.

I don't want an entertainment center, phone, make up mirror, or George Forman grill. Just the Cube- simple, elegant, compact, with modern if not bleeding edge performance.

Repeat after me- a cube shaped iMac is not a Cube!
 
I don't know if anyone has thought of this yet...but what about the G5 Cube, offering only single processors, once the PowerMac line moves to all dual processors. Then that gives the Pro line more flexibility...letting people have their headless Mac that they are asking for, while the iMac remains with the G4 as an AIO. Just a thought that I had while I was reading some posts.
 
Originally posted by jayscheuerle
I need to upgrade my beige box, but I sure as heck don't need a G5 or even a 1.25 G4. I don't want a built in monitor and I'm not keen on spending $600 for a 3 year old machine on ebay.

The only people who are against a competitively priced Mac are the elitists who are into the Mac "lifestyle as the BMW of computers" thing. Get over it!!
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You have describes a person that Apple is not going after. Basically, you don't want to buy used, but are trying your best to buy new, at used prices. There are plenty of cheap comuters out there without monitores... They are called PCs.

Apple survives for one reason... because it has a cult like following. Why? Because it doesn't conform to the norm. It insists on make products that are a cut above the rest, even if this means a bit different to some. It may not appeal to the masses, but it appeals to who it needs to.
 
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