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Thinking about 24" imac

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metalgearmac

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I really want a new 24" imac I currently have a 2ghz 17" ppc imac with 1 gig and 160 gig full hadrdrive. I want to buy the new imac but i dont know if it will be enough of an upgrade or if I should wait until they put a new processor in it. I was also thinking about buying an external but I am holding off until I make up my mind on the new imac. Can anyone give me some buying advice or if they are going to put a new processor in the new imac in a month or two. Thanks
 
I read this whole article that said: "Keep the old computer and get it a new screen."

If you like your 17" iMac, just hook it up to a larger screen and you'll get the same-ish thing.
 
metalgearmac said:
I really want a new 24" imac I currently have a 2ghz 17" ppc imac with 1 gig and 160 gig full hadrdrive. I want to buy the new imac but i dont know if it will be enough of an upgrade or if I should wait until they put a new processor in it. I was also thinking about buying an external but I am holding off until I make up my mind on the new imac. Can anyone give me some buying advice or if they are going to put a new processor in the new imac in a month or two. Thanks
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I wouldn't count on a new processor in the iMac in the next month or two. You might see a bump in the January/February timeframe, but it's unlikely Apple will rev this line prior to the holidays.

I, too, am planning on a 24" iMac sometime soon. Since I don't have an urgent need, I may wait until after Christmas.
 
They were just updated from Core Duo to Core 2 Duo, so I think it´s a good time to buy. At least I did
 
yoak said:
They were just updated from Core Duo to Core 2 Duo, so I think it´s a good time to buy.
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right. Apple probably is not going to upgrade this line until after the holiday season. the Core 2 Duos are the fastest processors out there for the iMac now.
 
pianoman said:
right. Apple probably is not going to upgrade this line until after the holiday season. the Core 2 Duos are the fastest processors out there for the iMac now.
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I know the new core 2 duos are fasest for the imac but i have a feeling I will buy the 24" and then a month later a damn processor upgrade will come out
 
metalgearmac said:
I know the new core 2 duos are fasest for the imac but i have a feeling I will buy the 24" and then a month later a damn processor upgrade will come out
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There won't be a processor upgrade for a while, but there will be a new platform (Santa Rosa) in Q1 '07. It will have improvements to power consumption/battery life, and performance.
 
metalgearmac said:
I know the new core 2 duos are fasest for the imac but i have a feeling I will buy the 24" and then a month later a damn processor upgrade will come out
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Not for a while surely? They were only updated three weeks ago. I saw the 24" iMac for the first time last weekend and it truly is a thing of beauty.

Kondspi speaks some sense though. Would a new screen satisfy your needs or do you really want/need the extra power that the C2D would give you. They are lightening quick with native apps and code crunching.
 
As mentioned above the iMac Core 2 Duo wont be getting even a speed bump until the Santa Rosa Meroms are released. Now is a safe time to buy an iMac, but if you are worried about an upgrade that will come in 5 to 6 months you'll never be buying.

So if you need it now buy it now, if you don't keep waiting, just don't wait for the sake of waiting.

BTW the performance jump from a single core G5 2.0 GHz to a dual core 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo mobile will be massive depending on what you do with the machine.
 
risc said:
As mentioned above the iMac Core 2 Duo wont be getting even a speed bump until the Santa Rosa Meroms are released. Now is a safe time to buy an iMac, but if you are worried about an upgrade that will come in 5 to 6 months you'll never be buying.

So if you need it now buy it now, if you don't keep waiting, just don't wait for the sake of waiting.

BTW the performance jump from a single core G5 2.0 GHz to a dual core 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo mobile will be massive depending on what you do with the machine.
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ok thank you very good answer
 
kondspi said:
I read this whole article that said: "Keep the old computer and get it a new screen."

If you like your 17" iMac, just hook it up to a larger screen and you'll get the same-ish thing.
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No you won't. You'll get a cartoony mirrored image, which is as waste of the 17 inches you already have. Get the 24 and you'll be happy. I promise.
 
without wanting to highjack this thread, Im about to buy either a 24 or 20 inch imac, and am particularly interested in their ability to handle high def video. Do you think that i should get the gpu upgrade for either?
 
student_trap said:
without wanting to highjack this thread, Im about to buy either a 24 or 20 inch imac, and am particularly interested in their ability to handle high def video. Do you think that i should get the gpu upgrade for either?
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You might as well if I was buying you might as well just go for it for best results
 
student_trap said:
without wanting to highjack this thread, Im about to buy either a 24 or 20 inch imac, and am particularly interested in their ability to handle high def video. Do you think that i should get the gpu upgrade for either?
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Both machines can handle 1080p H.264 MP4s with the default video cards. I have a 20" and since I don't play 3D games on it I didn't bother upgrading the video RAM (if they offered better video not just more RAM in the 20" I would've upgraded). If I decided to go with the 24" I definitely would've upgraded the video because it isn't just a RAM upgrade it's a much better video card.
 
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