Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Should Apple make a "Budget iMac" in 2010?
- Thread starter EliteF50
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
You mean the quad core? If so I highly doubt that. Anyone who is willing to spend >$2000 on a new computer already knows the benefit of the quad core and either likes the technology or can really benefit from it. Anyone looking at a potential "budget iMac" would be the same customer base looking at the Mac Mini. No doubt.
No it would I imagine leave some people buying the Mac Mini, but I have a feeling it would dissuade a lot of those that are buying the higher-end Mac Minis to sticking with the Mini. I have to imagine that the fabled budget iMac would be at $700ish, seems like that's Mac Mini territory to me.
i quiet like this idea of a basic iMac based below the base iMac 21.5 and for the prise of a base mini ,
because for example me , i want everything to Match somehow , so i could not use my dell screen for a mini as its a black screen the screen sfor a mini should be ideally a alloy stand , a white front bezel and a alloy and white back, so it would match the top of a mini from the back , but thats my understandig of aesthetics
for the ones who think that would be expensive for apple , it would not ,
make it 20" ,because they already produce the casing the screen , they only would have to use the innards of the old 20 inch iMac , from which they must have some spares left , and bring production back running would be not much expensive either , as in china all the parts to make it are lying around , so its only open a production line with a couple small chinese people and get the thing build
but i quite like the design of this 18.5 iMac above , and i think it would be easy to get it build , use a bit cheaper processor, for most users it would not need to de a core 2 duo , for most people who just need a computer for websurfing and watching the odd youtube and dvd , even a celeron would do , a bit cheaper graphics card and ,but
this thing in a bit different design exists already from dell , the " dell one 19 " which has Intel Celeron 450 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 512K cache) and intel GMA x4500 graphics ,3072MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz Memory 320gb harddrive ,and a touchscreen and all for just £479 compared to the mac mini base for £499 and thats without a keyboard or mouse or screen as you know
, not a power house but useable for every day computing ,
i would even consider buying it ,, but sadly no osx and osx is a must for me i hate windows
so i cant buy it ,
unless dell give really driver support for all intel machines to run snow leopard which is a rumor for 2010
the demand is there , i know lots of people who would love to buy a mac as they like osx , but they say mac`s are just to expensive ,
dont argue , you lot from across the pond in the usa ,
as you get the macs quiet a bit cheaper then we do in the uk and europe
just examples
you get the mini base model for £373 we pay £499 ,
you get the base iMac for £748 we pay £ 949 for it
and the 27" i7 you get for £1372 we pay £1758 for it and that is base with only processor i7 otherwise base
and £100 are $160
so if apple would lower the price for a mini here to the price in the us and offer a low end iMac for £499 it would sell , but maybe it should not be marketed as iMac instead fit a tv card apple and sell this buget iMac as Macintosh tv so people can still buy their iMac to show of their house, their car , their boat and their iMac ,
most people do not need a top screen ,most do not need a top processor or top graphic card , they just need a basic computer and less fortunate people could buy a mac tv for basic computing needs , but still able to enjoy osx
because for example me , i want everything to Match somehow , so i could not use my dell screen for a mini as its a black screen the screen sfor a mini should be ideally a alloy stand , a white front bezel and a alloy and white back, so it would match the top of a mini from the back , but thats my understandig of aesthetics
for the ones who think that would be expensive for apple , it would not ,
make it 20" ,because they already produce the casing the screen , they only would have to use the innards of the old 20 inch iMac , from which they must have some spares left , and bring production back running would be not much expensive either , as in china all the parts to make it are lying around , so its only open a production line with a couple small chinese people and get the thing build
but i quite like the design of this 18.5 iMac above , and i think it would be easy to get it build , use a bit cheaper processor, for most users it would not need to de a core 2 duo , for most people who just need a computer for websurfing and watching the odd youtube and dvd , even a celeron would do , a bit cheaper graphics card and ,but
this thing in a bit different design exists already from dell , the " dell one 19 " which has Intel Celeron 450 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 512K cache) and intel GMA x4500 graphics ,3072MB Dual Channel DDR2 800MHz Memory 320gb harddrive ,and a touchscreen and all for just £479 compared to the mac mini base for £499 and thats without a keyboard or mouse or screen as you know
, not a power house but useable for every day computing ,
i would even consider buying it ,, but sadly no osx and osx is a must for me i hate windows
so i cant buy it ,
unless dell give really driver support for all intel machines to run snow leopard which is a rumor for 2010
the demand is there , i know lots of people who would love to buy a mac as they like osx , but they say mac`s are just to expensive ,
dont argue , you lot from across the pond in the usa ,
as you get the macs quiet a bit cheaper then we do in the uk and europe
just examples
you get the mini base model for £373 we pay £499 ,
you get the base iMac for £748 we pay £ 949 for it
and the 27" i7 you get for £1372 we pay £1758 for it and that is base with only processor i7 otherwise base
and £100 are $160
so if apple would lower the price for a mini here to the price in the us and offer a low end iMac for £499 it would sell , but maybe it should not be marketed as iMac instead fit a tv card apple and sell this buget iMac as Macintosh tv so people can still buy their iMac to show of their house, their car , their boat and their iMac ,
most people do not need a top screen ,most do not need a top processor or top graphic card , they just need a basic computer and less fortunate people could buy a mac tv for basic computing needs , but still able to enjoy osx