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New I-Macs within days?
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1. They always have.
2. No one is going to leave their family Sunday night for a press meeting on Monday.
Those are the two general reasons.
These rumors have been circulating for ages now...are we just kidding ourselves that a new imac update is coming? If this Wu guy is so wrong all the time why has everyone got all excited and believed him that there's definitely an update coming! Do we have any proper evidence AT ALL that a new imac update is on its way...i mean from a reliable source as im starting to wander if were all waiting for something that isn't going to happen any time soon....
Ive spoken to a few apple resellers and not one of them beleives anything new is on its way, everyones sying theres no 3.06ghz imacs in stock anywere which means new ones must be on the way....the apple reseller near me say the never stocked this model and that they have always specially orded this model anyway.... I think weve all got a bit hopeful and started trying to read into things way too much to give them hope for a new machine... Probably time to either buy the current one or be prepared to wait a long time (in which case you probably dont need a new computer at the moment anyway)
Ive spoken to a few apple resellers and not one of them beleives anything new is on its way, everyones sying theres no 3.06ghz imacs in stock anywere which means new ones must be on the way....the apple reseller near me say the never stocked this model and that they have always specially orded this model anyway.... I think weve all got a bit hopeful and started trying to read into things way too much to give them hope for a new machine... Probably time to either buy the current one or be prepared to wait a long time (in which case you probably dont need a new computer at the moment anyway)
Why would a reseller have any more information than anyone else? Fact of the matter is they want to sell what they have in stock, because when a new iMac comes out the old ones they have in stock drop dramatically in price. Seems like a pretty simple concept.
I think there is evidence....common sense!
That on top of all the subtle hints that have come to light the past few months.
That on top of all the subtle hints that have come to light the past few months.
uhh, no. Tuesday is the mode day of the week, but not even the majority day. Check the buyer's guide/release schedule. The last iMac was released on a Monday. Before that was a Tuesday. Before that was a Wednesday. I remember some products coming out on Thursdays and Fridays.
but never on Sunday
The last iMac was released April 28, 2008. A Tuesday. Everything Apple does is on a Tuesday. Just Google "Apple Tuesdays" You'll find article(s) on why Apple releases on a Tuesday, and a whole host of things that happened on a Tuesday. Never in my memory has anything been released by Apple any other day. They even update iTunes every Tuesday.
The... last iMac update was not on a Tuesday. April 28, 2008 was a Monday.
The iPhone came out on a Friday.
Not sure how a 28" iMac is a bad idea in this economy but suggesting an uber-expensive Mac Pro AND a 30" Apple monitor is a good idea in this economy
FWIW, I, for one, do anticipate at least one significant "wow" feature in the new iMac. Apple lately has been making big waves with most of its hardware products for the past couple years (multi-touch trackpad, MBA, iPhone, unibody MB, 8-hr battery in 17" MBP, etc)... not just minor spec bumps. And with HP's all-in-one sporting a unique touch feature (not that appealing IMO), a tiltable/mountable screen, and a TV tuner card, the iMac is no longer cutting edge in the all-in-one arena...which I'm guessing kinda irks the folks at Apple.
Not sure how a 28" iMac is a bad idea in this economy but suggesting an uber-expensive Mac Pro AND a 30" Apple monitor is a good idea in this economy
Because the people who need Mac Pros will be able to afford them.
Damn you.
I do apologise, I did a quick google (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=wh...s=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a) and I just saw in the third result "April 28. Tuesday..." And flicked back here. Also the iPhone was announced on a Tuesday, and most things the do are Tuesdays, to be fair. And you have to admit, you would expect an iMac update on a Tuesday.
It's pretty disgusting to be waiting and waiting for nothing. I don't need an iMac right now, but I just want it...
I think I'll be waiting until 1th March, and if no announcements or strong rumors are made by the time, I'll buy an iMac.
(If Apple releases an imac just the next week I buy it, I'll be able to change it, isn't it? I have 14 days... But if Apple waits until late march... )
I think I'll be waiting until 1th March, and if no announcements or strong rumors are made by the time, I'll buy an iMac.
(If Apple releases an imac just the next week I buy it, I'll be able to change it, isn't it? I have 14 days... But if Apple waits until late march...
)Same here, kind of. My current computer has gotten a bit slow and can't run OS X properly. But, since I don't really need a computer right this second, I think it's best to be a bit more patient. Looking at past release dates, Apple tends to refresh between January and the end of April.
I do have a feeling they're trying to release the refresh with Snow Leopard. It would make a larger impact for both than releasing them separately, and they won't have to deal with angry customers who will be upset if they have to buy Snow Leopard a month later. Also, OS X Leopard currently has a 4GB RAM limitation. I imagine if they want to keep up with PC manufacturers, they'll want to give someone buying a custom order iMac the option of 6GB or 8GB, which would be possible with Snow Leopard. ALSO, it's been nearly a year since they've done a major refresh. So, I'm guessing a mid-March release.
https://buyersguide.macrumors.com//#iMac
I'll be waiting a bit longer since I want to get the new 24" refurbished to save $300.
Actually Leopard is not the limitation to 4GB, otherwise a Mac Pro wouldn't be able to handle 32GB of RAM, it's the hardware that limits it I believe.
Also I recieved my low end refurbished 24" iMac today and it did come with iLife 09 for those who were wondering earlier in the thread.
You are going to kick yourself if the new units are announced or released in a fews days/weeks or even a month or so. What is a month in hind sight???
There, I feel better now.
At least I keep telling myself that.
Norman Ross Jr.
There, I feel better now.
At least I keep telling myself that.
Norman Ross Jr.
You are going to kick yourself if the new units are announced or released in a fews days/weeks or even a month or so. What is a month in hind sight???
There, I feel better now.
At least I keep telling myself that.
Norman Ross Jr.
I wouldn't kick myself if I buy now. No major upgrades coming, so what do you guyes actually wait? No Core i7's, no new design, no 28". Just speed bumbs like new GPUs and CPUs, DDR3.
If current iMacs would ship immediately, I would buy it right now, but it doesn't. I don't want to wait week or two to get, and new ones are even closer then.
My guess is late Feb or beginning of March.
This thread isn't about people who need Mac Pros but about people interested in an iMac...and the comment I responded to was talking about the viability of a 28" iMac.
I would consider a 28" iMac (~$2300 USD). I would never consider a Mac Pro with a 30" ACD ($2800 + $1800). An iMac consumer is, in general, a different demographic from a Mac Pro consumer; so my point was that suggesting an iMac consumer consider a Mac Pro paired with a display that costs almost as much as an iMac itself is ridiculous.
Another day ... no further news, and £800 burning a hole in my pocket.
Must ... resist ... temptation ... to ... buy ... now.
The thing is, in all honesty, the promise of better specs is fine but comparing my 17" Core Duo to the 20" Core 2 Duo is almost enough to make me rush down to Buchanan Street in Glasgow right now.
What I'd love to see in the new 20" iMac is a bigger hard drive, although for just £29 extra you can upgrade the 250GB to 320GB when you buy via the Apple Store.
I think if there's still nothing by early March, I'll call it a day and just buy the current 20" model.
Must ... resist ... temptation ... to ... buy ... now.
The thing is, in all honesty, the promise of better specs is fine but comparing my 17" Core Duo to the 20" Core 2 Duo is almost enough to make me rush down to Buchanan Street in Glasgow right now.
What I'd love to see in the new 20" iMac is a bigger hard drive, although for just £29 extra you can upgrade the 250GB to 320GB when you buy via the Apple Store.
I think if there's still nothing by early March, I'll call it a day and just buy the current 20" model.
I'm looking forward to tne new iMacs any day now but one thing people keep mentioning is this 28" screen. Is it really a major want? 24" is big enough I can't imagaine sitting in front of a 28" screen for any long period of time, that's like sitting 2' from your TV.
Really I just want a bump in processor, maybe ram and some extra space. New graphics cards would be a must.
Really I just want a bump in processor, maybe ram and some extra space. New graphics cards would be a must.
Yeah, a new graphics chipset would be nice.
I've long since sold my games consoles (Xbox and PS3) due to the boring nature of modern day gaming, but I do miss the odd shot of Call of Duty 4 and would like to think the iMac could run it at a decent enough pace.
Basically many hints, some rumors (from fairly reliable sources), and some sense.
I'm thinking last Tuesday of February, as the Penryn MacBooks and MacBook Pros were announced on that day last year...but you never know.
You are going to kick yourself if the new units are announced or released in a fews days/weeks or even a month or so. What is a month in hind sight???
There, I feel better now.
At least I keep telling myself that.
Norman Ross Jr.
Meh, either way I was going to get a refurbished current gen 24" cause I don't have money for a new one, the refurbished ones would just drop in price if the new ones came out, but I love my 24" and it's a lot better than my previous 17" 2.0 C2D, so even if they release new ones in a month I think a month worth of use out of it is worth the higher price, since I assume it will only drop about $100 or so anyway.