No, anTV size - slightly larger to fit a C2D board with discreet graphics...
we can all dream, can't we
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What do you think the specs of the new iMacs will be?
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we can all dream, can't we
by the way P.I.T.A = pain in the arse
Its already all around the web that Intel will be doing price cuts on their major chips on July 22. The Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz is only suppose to be $266 USD, which is amazing.
I think the new iMac will look like the iPhone turned horizontal with a 20 inch and 24 inch glossy screen and include the following BTO.
Up to:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz / 1066 FSB
4GB DDR 2 800
GeForce 8600GT 512MB
1TB 7200RPM SATA 2 HDD
I think the new iMac will look like the iPhone turned horizontal with a 20 inch and 24 inch glossy screen and include the following BTO.
Up to:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz / 1066 FSB
4GB DDR 2 800
GeForce 8600GT 512MB
1TB 7200RPM SATA 2 HDD
my dream pc!!! im goin to be a pc to mac switcher as soon as this new iMac comes out so omg im dying!! .. imma a big gamer since im ganna become a game programmer .. so these are my hopefully godwilling specs....
-ALL CUZTOMIZED 4 ME - not standard
2.8 ghz quadcore xeon
4Gb RAM
500gb
Dual Nvidia 8800 GTs or ATIs 2950XT
iLife 07 and iWork 07
Final Cut Express HD 07
Leopard built-in..
16x Superdrive dvd/cd-rw
o and
Multi-touch just like the iPhone since thats wat made me first notice Apple and fall in love with them .
k peeps.. hope 4 da best.. if this comes tru ill buy all of u one... Xbox Live GT: Pr(0)phecy Z .. Type-Z ... http://www.z-hour.net
lol, ya dream on.
I suggest you also take a few English classes before you start as a programmer, otherwise your co-workers will kill you after they try to review your code documentation. At a minimum, try to start using Firefox which has a built in spell checker in forms.
Anyway, because of the new "games push", I hope they do something about the inability to upgrade graphics. I like to play PC based games, unfortunately graphics cards age so quickly that the current Apple Macs don't cut it (Mac Pro is too expensive for my needs).
I think they could pull it off. Who says the computer components have to be behind the screen you know. Imigane something like a slightly bigger mac mini, maybe 2x the size, with a hinge on top of it and then the monitor. So all your computer compnents are in the base. Almost like the old G4 iMacs, but not so dome-ish and more square and sleek.
It can be done.
Please enjoy this crude representation using the outstadning MS paint and about 1.5 minutes of my time.
I think a boxy base for a G4 iMac would look terrible! The dome accounts for at least half of the design's charm.
17" EDU Model
2.0ghz
1MB RAM
160GB HD
Integrated graphics
Combo drive
$899
20" iMac
2.2Ghz
1MB RAM
250GB HD
OK graphics card 128MB
Superdrive
$1199
22" iMac
2.2Ghz
1MB RAM
250GB HD
slightly better graphics card 256MB
Superdrive
$1499
24" iMac
2.4Ghz
2MB RAM
320GB HD
better graphics card 256MB
superdrive
$1899
2.0ghz
1MB RAM
160GB HD
Integrated graphics
Combo drive
$899
20" iMac
2.2Ghz
1MB RAM
250GB HD
OK graphics card 128MB
Superdrive
$1199
22" iMac
2.2Ghz
1MB RAM
250GB HD
slightly better graphics card 256MB
Superdrive
$1499
24" iMac
2.4Ghz
2MB RAM
320GB HD
better graphics card 256MB
superdrive
$1899
iBunny said:I think they could pull it off. Who says the computer components have to be behind the screen you know. Imigane something like a slightly bigger mac mini, maybe 2x the size, with a hinge on top of it and then the monitor. So all your computer compnents are in the base. Almost like the old G4 iMacs, but not so dome-ish and more square and sleek.
It can be done.
Please enjoy this crude representation using the outstadning MS paint and about 1.5 minutes of my time.
I wish I had paint
Sorry if this has been posted before but I would love to buy a 30" imac!
I know it will NEVER happen...just dreaming!
I know it will NEVER happen...just dreaming!
Now THAT'S what it would take to get me to sell my old 24" and buy the new 24".
I'm not sure I would enjoy a touchscreen keyboard. I think it would be too difficult to use. I like the keyboards we use today. It could cause a problem for people that rest their inactive fingers on various keys. I also like the feeling of depressing a key so I know it's been "entered" into the computer.
Isn't that what the Mac Minis are there for?
I hope the new iMacs will look like this.... (Please forgive the crudeness!)
I think we are all agreed on the fact that the iMac will have a 8000 series GPU. However, I do hope they atleast offer a 8800GTS as a BTO option.
While a 8600 is a nice all-round card, its not that good - perhaps the power of a overclocked 7800GT.
A 8600GTS would be nice to have, but a 8800GTS would be brilliant. Especially since Apple are starting to acknowledge the existance of gaming.
I too hope for a decent desktop CPU (E6600 ?), but I know im asking for too much
While a 8600 is a nice all-round card, its not that good - perhaps the power of a overclocked 7800GT.
A 8600GTS would be nice to have, but a 8800GTS would be brilliant. Especially since Apple are starting to acknowledge the existance of gaming.
I too hope for a decent desktop CPU (E6600 ?), but I know im asking for too much
Apple already has a comp like that. Its called the Mac Pro.
I dont think that they would include the 512mb not because they dont want to but it may just be too big. 1TB HDD possible but not likely. I guess the quad core is plausible because of the price drops but again, unlikley.
I'd like to see (including the 500 GB HD I mentioned earlier):
500GB HD
2 GB RAM (hopeful, but will likely be 1GB standard)
Smaller chin (a little chin looks better than none I think)
Better video card (anything but the current)
Superdrive (to simply keep up with technology)
Video in - I'd like some sort of TV Card. With the brilliance of some of the newer and larger apple displays, I would like to have a quick hookup for TV without buying a bunch of other stuff
This stuff would make me content on my new iMac
500GB HD
2 GB RAM (hopeful, but will likely be 1GB standard)
Smaller chin (a little chin looks better than none I think)
Better video card (anything but the current)
Superdrive (to simply keep up with technology)
Video in - I'd like some sort of TV Card. With the brilliance of some of the newer and larger apple displays, I would like to have a quick hookup for TV without buying a bunch of other stuff
This stuff would make me content on my new iMac
Yes, put the Combo Drive to death, all round the line-up. Or call the current Superdrive the Combo, and make the Super support HD disks...