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New I-Macs within days?
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I'd be sad...but not THAT sad. I'd either settle for the Macbook or get a really high end PC for the money.
Joined today but I've been lurking for a while.. I went to 2 Best Buys today and both sales reps said that no iMac is due for a few months...Kind of made me mad because I know there's an update coming SOMETIME soon. Im excited to be able to edit my photos on a fine piece of equipment, right now I am using a 4 year old Dell 
Joined today but I've been lurking for a while.. I went to 2 Best Buys today and both sales reps said that no iMac is due for a few months...Kind of made me mad because I know there's an update coming SOMETIME soon. Im excited to be able to edit my photos on a fine piece of equipment, right now I am using a 4 year old Dell
Best Buy sales reps don't know anything about iMac updates, also if you're editing these photos for professional purposes you don't want an iMac due to the glossy screen and inaccurate color.
I've decided that when the cheques from my web design work clear I'm heading straight to the Apple Store in Glasgow City Centre to pick up a 20" iMac for £782.
Compared to what I have now, a 3 year old 17" Core Duo White iMac, the current 20" entry level model is a huge step up. I'm not going to sit around and check threads filled with more rumors when I could be using a machine I need NOW.
While an update is coming, I don't envisage it being any more than a bump in spec ... and right now I can't risk the £ to $ rate making the price go UP.
Compared to what I have now, a 3 year old 17" Core Duo White iMac, the current 20" entry level model is a huge step up. I'm not going to sit around and check threads filled with more rumors when I could be using a machine I need NOW.
While an update is coming, I don't envisage it being any more than a bump in spec ... and right now I can't risk the £ to $ rate making the price go UP.
Joined today but I've been lurking for a while.. I went to 2 Best Buys today and both sales reps said that no iMac is due for a few months...Kind of made me mad because I know there's an update coming SOMETIME soon. Im excited to be able to edit my photos on a fine piece of equipment, right now I am using a 4 year old Dell
Your name is very appropriate for the ability of the answer to the question you asked to do us any good ever.
As has been said, Apple doesn't tell the Freak Squad anything.
Apple doesn't even tell the employees at their OWN stores when things come out. They learn the night before launch when they are trained on the new shipment that came in that afternoon.
I'm no pro, just a college student with too many hobbies
Yea I know, it was just that when they told me, I was a bit bummed..Your name is very appropriate for the ability of the answer to the question you asked to do us any good ever.
As has been said, Apple doesn't tell the Freak Squad anything.
Apple doesn't even tell the employees at their OWN stores when things come out. They learn the night before launch when they are trained on the new shipment that came in that afternoon.
I actually have a question since my first post wasnt very good
-Does Apple usually raise the price on new updated products?
Anything, anyone tells you is nothing more than a rumor. I have had a Mac speciality store (over 15 years old) that sells nothing but Apple products here tell me that they know when something is coming out the EXACT same time I do. In fact the owner I was speaking to told me she frequents here at least at the beginning of the week to see what is up as Apple tells its dealer network nothing. Period.
The day they release info she told me there will be an e-mail in her in inbox explaing basically the same thing Apple dumps on us all.
She told me she expects a iMac update any time as it is over due. This is 15 years+ experience speaking too.
Norman Ross Jr.
The day they release info she told me there will be an e-mail in her in inbox explaing basically the same thing Apple dumps on us all.
She told me she expects a iMac update any time as it is over due. This is 15 years+ experience speaking too.
Norman Ross Jr.
Not usually, but they prices will be same in every country (eg. UK Apple store is much cheaper because of cheap £ and that will be corrected)
It's possible that entry level iMac will come later than others (like in MBs)
I've just rushed off to the UK Apple website and they still have them .. the other option is a 320GB HDD instead of the stock 250GB HDD for £674.
Thing is, how reliable are Apple Refurbs really?
With the iMac in particular I'm worried that there may be scratches or smudges INSIDE the glass covering the screen or that there could be chips/scratches in the aluminum body/foot. I'm all for saving £137 but not at the expense of quality.
Sometimes they lower the price (September 2006 iMacs, October 2008 MacBooks (sorta)) and sometimes they raise it (May 2006 MacBooks). But most of the time the prices stay the same.I actually have a question since my first post wasnt very good
-Does Apple usually raise the price on new updated products?
Worth noting for UK members who are considering purchasing and waiting for updates. If Apple accounted for the recents falls in GBP vs US Dollar then at today's rate, the entry level 20" iMac would cost £831 and the entry 24" would set you back £1247.
In the case of the latter, that's £120 more - not insignificant - if Apple choose to bring prices in line. I'm guessing there will be some price restructuring as and when new iMacs arrive.
In the case of the latter, that's £120 more - not insignificant - if Apple choose to bring prices in line. I'm guessing there will be some price restructuring as and when new iMacs arrive.
Yup, and the 20" iMac Refurb down from £929 to £674 has gone out of stock ... and rightly so. The entry level 20" is still there, down from £782 to £645 but until these cheques clear from my design work my hands are completely and utterly tied.
I just need to keep my fingers crossed some more pop up next week sometime ... won't hold my breath though.
OMG PEOPLEZZZZ
GUESS WHATZZ MANZ!
LOL. Reaction is so odd.
On Apple's Store Singapore, High end 24" 3.06 GHz changed to estimated ship to 3 bus. days.
GUESS WHATZZ MANZ!
LOL. Reaction is so odd.
On Apple's Store Singapore, High end 24" 3.06 GHz changed to estimated ship to 3 bus. days.
Dude. It's DAYS.... might be 120 days, but still days.
Why are these threads still active??
Oh, because people like me are posting on them.
See this is a very good point!
im so confused on what to do now? I really want an iMac i have the money but have been waiting. I cant afford for the price to go up to much more. + that comment about the Entre level spec coming out later then the rest.. how likely is that?
I just got a refurbished 24" 2.8GHz, it's looks brand new, the only difference was it came in a brown box instead of a retail box, other than that it's just like new, and it came with iLife '09.