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Re: new iMac Specs
If this is true then I'll probably buy a 1G pmac. Add the 17" monitor and it's about the price of the current 17" imac. Not bad at all. I might even shell out the cash for the 1.25.
If this is true then I'll probably buy a 1G pmac. Add the 17" monitor and it's about the price of the current 17" imac. Not bad at all. I might even shell out the cash for the 1.25.
Re: Re: AppleCare Protection Plan
when i get my "next" apple product, i will buy applecare protection
i didn't with my 300 mhz blueberry ibook because i wasn't sure how long i would use it...now, over 3 years later it is still working like a champ and i use is all the time...nice machine!
so the next machine, due to my modest needs of internet, word processing, email, and very light graphics, i will then keep whatever apple machine i get at least 3 years and purchase applecare
but if i was someone who used a machine only at its bleeding edge and replaced it every six months to a year, like some of the posters i have got to know thru their impressive signatures and their listed machines, i would not bother with applecare
...why pay for protection of a computer you know you will sell before one year is up?
sure, the warranty is transferrable but on a used machine, i never see transferrable warranty info listed in newspaper, classified, or catalog ads mentioning transferrable applecare
Originally posted by Centris 650
Arn must be reading this thread!He's got a poll up about AppleCare now. AppleCare Poll
when i get my "next" apple product, i will buy applecare protection
i didn't with my 300 mhz blueberry ibook because i wasn't sure how long i would use it...now, over 3 years later it is still working like a champ and i use is all the time...nice machine!
so the next machine, due to my modest needs of internet, word processing, email, and very light graphics, i will then keep whatever apple machine i get at least 3 years and purchase applecare
but if i was someone who used a machine only at its bleeding edge and replaced it every six months to a year, like some of the posters i have got to know thru their impressive signatures and their listed machines, i would not bother with applecare
...why pay for protection of a computer you know you will sell before one year is up?
sure, the warranty is transferrable but on a used machine, i never see transferrable warranty info listed in newspaper, classified, or catalog ads mentioning transferrable applecare
Re: Re: new iMac Specs
If this is true....I will be very disappointed! The fact that the bottom end powermac is a single 1 GHz processor is not my concern. I believe that apple should put the best available chip in the iMac. The powermac still has advantages... faster bus, faster memory, more memory, can upgrade video cards, hard drives, optical disks, etc.
So, I am hoping for at least a 1 GHz chip, and would really be happy with a 1.25 GHz chip.
I know, I know, everybody is going to say there is no way Apple will do this due to the bottom line powermac having a single 1 GHz processor, but that does not make it right.
If this is true....I will be very disappointed! The fact that the bottom end powermac is a single 1 GHz processor is not my concern. I believe that apple should put the best available chip in the iMac. The powermac still has advantages... faster bus, faster memory, more memory, can upgrade video cards, hard drives, optical disks, etc.
So, I am hoping for at least a 1 GHz chip, and would really be happy with a 1.25 GHz chip.
I know, I know, everybody is going to say there is no way Apple will do this due to the bottom line powermac having a single 1 GHz processor, but that does not make it right.
Re: Re: Re: new iMac Specs
it certainly does not make it right
in every way i can spin it, i can no longer try and talk over people's heads about some mhz myth, bus speed, pipelines, whatever when we reach 2 ghz when the pc world reaches 4.5 or 5+ ghz
personally, i won't need that speed for what i do, but the average consumer has no problem spending less for a seeminly faster computer
it certainly does not make it right
in every way i can spin it, i can no longer try and talk over people's heads about some mhz myth, bus speed, pipelines, whatever when we reach 2 ghz when the pc world reaches 4.5 or 5+ ghz
personally, i won't need that speed for what i do, but the average consumer has no problem spending less for a seeminly faster computer
hope your predictions are right
(i've just cancelled the order for a 17 inch screen iMac - supposed to be shipped to me by apple on tuesday, FEBRUARY 4th, after two weeks of patient post-purchase waiting time)
(i've just cancelled the order for a 17 inch screen iMac - supposed to be shipped to me by apple on tuesday, FEBRUARY 4th, after two weeks of patient post-purchase waiting time)
RUMOR HAS IT...
I talked with an Apple tech today and he's saying un-officially that new iMacs are coming out the 4th of Feb. and the 15.4 inch powerbooks as well.....
I talked with an Apple tech today and he's saying un-officially that new iMacs are coming out the 4th of Feb. and the 15.4 inch powerbooks as well.....
IF Apple does release the new iMacs tomorrow (on the 4th), will the Apple stores or resellers have them in stock?
I'm considering taking tomorrow off from work and going out to buy one - if they are instock? thoughts?
In addition, should I get to an Apple store early (before they open).
I live in Chicago and we have two Apple stores in the metro area.
Thoughts from anyone would be appreciated.
Thanks.
I'm considering taking tomorrow off from work and going out to buy one - if they are instock? thoughts?
In addition, should I get to an Apple store early (before they open).
I live in Chicago and we have two Apple stores in the metro area.
Thoughts from anyone would be appreciated.
Thanks.
The hardware is rarely in stock on the day of the announcement (to give you a clue the 12" PowerBook started shipping last week and the 17" doesn't look like shipping soon...). So If I were you I wouldn't expect to see the new iMacs (if they come out tomorrow) in the stores.
I hope I am wrong but...
NicoMan
I personally don't think any new imacs will come out tomorrow, not if they want to get PM sales going, since THEY have only just come out.
In anycase nobody has pointed this out already but in the UK they have an imac + ibook special deal (just started) which lasts till March 31st. Now i know Terms and Conditions can change but why would they create this deal if new imacs are coming out?
Or do apple do these sort of things and would change the deal because of a new release?
Anyway i think (but rather not) the new imacs (and ibooks) will be out after the current deal ends.
In anycase nobody has pointed this out already but in the UK they have an imac + ibook special deal (just started) which lasts till March 31st. Now i know Terms and Conditions can change but why would they create this deal if new imacs are coming out?
Or do apple do these sort of things and would change the deal because of a new release?
Anyway i think (but rather not) the new imacs (and ibooks) will be out after the current deal ends.
Re: RUMOR HAS IT...
iMacs OK everyone has been talking about it. Now the 15.4" PBook, that would be a surprise.
NicoMan
iMacs OK everyone has been talking about it. Now the 15.4" PBook, that would be a surprise.
NicoMan
iMacs and iPods
Maybe I'm just imagining things, but I could swear that when I visited the "Hardware" section on Apple's website this weekend, the top portion of the page (with the pictures of various offered hardware) did not include the iPod or iMac. Now it does. When I saw them there today, I was thinking it could be preparation for updated products tomorrow.
So, has anybody else noticed this, or is this just my wishful imagination taking over? ...or, perhaps they just rotate the hardware that's displayed on a regular basis?
Jeff
Maybe I'm just imagining things, but I could swear that when I visited the "Hardware" section on Apple's website this weekend, the top portion of the page (with the pictures of various offered hardware) did not include the iPod or iMac. Now it does. When I saw them there today, I was thinking it could be preparation for updated products tomorrow.
So, has anybody else noticed this, or is this just my wishful imagination taking over? ...or, perhaps they just rotate the hardware that's displayed on a regular basis?
Jeff
apple store - new prod availability
this past saturday, after cancelling shipping for the 17-inch iMac - again, under the suspicion that an update will be released tomorrow - I asked the Apple Tech Support Rep how long is the wait for the powermacs released last week. brace yourself: he said 4-6 weeks!?! Sounds rather crazy to me, but, consequently, I don't think the updated iMacs will be in store anytime soon. :-(
this past saturday, after cancelling shipping for the 17-inch iMac - again, under the suspicion that an update will be released tomorrow - I asked the Apple Tech Support Rep how long is the wait for the powermacs released last week. brace yourself: he said 4-6 weeks!?! Sounds rather crazy to me, but, consequently, I don't think the updated iMacs will be in store anytime soon. :-(
And then Apple wonders why they have losses... if you can't ship the merchandise, you can't sell it.
Mark
Mark
Re: apple store - new prod availability
We already knew this. The 1.42 PMs are out 4-8 weeks, while the 1.0 and 1.25 PMs are available now, shipping 1-5 days.
We already knew this. The 1.42 PMs are out 4-8 weeks, while the 1.0 and 1.25 PMs are available now, shipping 1-5 days.
OS 9 boot support for updated iMacs
-- I'm not sure if this has already been brought up (sorry if that is the case) --
Do you think the updated iMacs will support rebooting in OS 9? I think that for the updated powermacs it is possible only in custom built, higher end models (see apple store). But then again I remember that at MWSF Apple said they would get rid of it in June-July???
-- I'm not sure if this has already been brought up (sorry if that is the case) --
Do you think the updated iMacs will support rebooting in OS 9? I think that for the updated powermacs it is possible only in custom built, higher end models (see apple store). But then again I remember that at MWSF Apple said they would get rid of it in June-July???
Re: OS 9 boot support for updated iMacs
Basically, about the Powermac, it looks like it is the old model that you buy if you go for a OS9-enabled configuration. It's not coming with FW800, Bluetooth nor Airport Extreme... but it still has the 2MB L3 cache. So basically you're just buying a machine from the old range, that's why.
As for the iMac, being a consumer-oriented machine, I doubt you will still be able to get a OS9-enabled config out of the Apple store. Remember Apple extended the deadline to mid-2003 to accomodate pro users using Quark...
NicoMan
Basically, about the Powermac, it looks like it is the old model that you buy if you go for a OS9-enabled configuration. It's not coming with FW800, Bluetooth nor Airport Extreme... but it still has the 2MB L3 cache. So basically you're just buying a machine from the old range, that's why.
As for the iMac, being a consumer-oriented machine, I doubt you will still be able to get a OS9-enabled config out of the Apple store. Remember Apple extended the deadline to mid-2003 to accomodate pro users using Quark...
NicoMan
When Avail????
Question.... When and If the IMAC's become available tomorrow, is at 12 midnight, and if so which time zone. I am very over eager to order. I have been waiting since Decemeber but waited with the word of the updates. I am SICK of waiting. I want to know that it is coming to my home. I am fed up with PC's and this will be my first MAC.
Question.... When and If the IMAC's become available tomorrow, is at 12 midnight, and if so which time zone. I am very over eager to order. I have been waiting since Decemeber but waited with the word of the updates. I am SICK of waiting. I want to know that it is coming to my home. I am fed up with PC's and this will be my first MAC.
I take it nobody wants to admit that the new imacs AREN'T coming out tomorrow then?
OR even answer my question about the T & C's?
OR even answer my question about the T & C's?
Cracked Butter... I think we're all cautiously optomistic that Apple will release the new iMacs tomorrow.
Perish the thought that they won't be introduced. Otherwise, there will be LOTS of unhappy campers... and that includes me, a potential switcher.
If they don't come out.. it would and might turn out to be very pathetic. After all, the last iMac update was almost 7 or 8 months ago. I was on the phone to a Apple store manager earlier and he was blabbing on that technology is always changing, blah blah blah... every 3 months at apple - and I said, well Apple hasn't updated the iMAC in almost 8 months and is very outdated.. he didn't have an answer for that.
So, I think the point is... that we're all (perhaps...delusional) optomistic!
BTW, the advertisement that you mentioned ...did cause me pause and concern.. I think it was only the 15" THAT WAS part of the promo though....
Perish the thought that they won't be introduced. Otherwise, there will be LOTS of unhappy campers... and that includes me, a potential switcher.
If they don't come out.. it would and might turn out to be very pathetic. After all, the last iMac update was almost 7 or 8 months ago. I was on the phone to a Apple store manager earlier and he was blabbing on that technology is always changing, blah blah blah... every 3 months at apple - and I said, well Apple hasn't updated the iMAC in almost 8 months and is very outdated.. he didn't have an answer for that.
So, I think the point is... that we're all (perhaps...delusional) optomistic!
BTW, the advertisement that you mentioned ...did cause me pause and concern.. I think it was only the 15" THAT WAS part of the promo though....
ThinkSecret has an article (be it ever so vague) about the
potential iMac release tomorrow.
It's interesting what they say that caused the price drop. SWITCHERS (or potentail switchers). Apparently people were going into Apple Retail stores with adds comparing systems and prices. Wow.
potential iMac release tomorrow.
It's interesting what they say that caused the price drop. SWITCHERS (or potentail switchers). Apparently people were going into Apple Retail stores with adds comparing systems and prices. Wow.
hmmmm, my off the cuff thoughts...if apple comes out with a new imac, which is basically just a speed bump and nothing else... i'll probably still switch..
BUT, if they upgrade the imac line again in the next 3-5 months with significant new changes... I WILL BE REALLY PISSED AND WILL DUMP MY IMAC AND GO BACK TO THE PC WORLD.
The problem with Apple is that since they own the mac marketplace, they only introduce improvements when they have milked everything else that they have and when their sales start to go into the dump. This is why the PC world can be better, you're assured of getting cutting edge technologies as they are developed.. not like a year later or even more. which apple seems to do..
I'm not even an Apple owner and already i'm bitter toward them
BUT, if they upgrade the imac line again in the next 3-5 months with significant new changes... I WILL BE REALLY PISSED AND WILL DUMP MY IMAC AND GO BACK TO THE PC WORLD.
The problem with Apple is that since they own the mac marketplace, they only introduce improvements when they have milked everything else that they have and when their sales start to go into the dump. This is why the PC world can be better, you're assured of getting cutting edge technologies as they are developed.. not like a year later or even more. which apple seems to do..
I'm not even an Apple owner and already i'm bitter toward them