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When Will They Redesign the iMac

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XM.Saint

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I think apple needs to wise up and redesign the system. Don't get me wrong, it looks great and performs like a charm, but their product spread isn't so hot.

They need to redesign the iMac to hold actual DESKTOP compenents.

When will this happen!? I've been waiting for 2 generations expecting this.
 
XM.Saint said:
I think apple needs to wise up and redesign the system. Don't get me wrong, it looks great and performs like a charm, but their product spread isn't so hot.

They need to redesign the iMac to hold actual DESKTOP compenents.

When will this happen!? I've been waiting for 2 generations expecting this.
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No. I don't agree at all. iMac's are well spec'd systems for the market Apple is aiming at. I don't want an iMac with desktop components - taking up valuable desk space. Noo...

Maybe what you want is a Mac Pro :rolleyes: or, maybe a Dell. ;)
 
MacAndy74 said:
No. I don't agree at all. iMac's are well spec'd systems for the market Apple is aiming at. I don't want an iMac with desktop components - taking up valuable desk space. Noo...

Maybe what you want is a Mac Pro :rolleyes: or, maybe a Dell. ;)
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A market without a quad core? :D

No changes in the processor between this generation and the last one.
 
Eidorian said:
A market without a quad core? :D
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Mac Pro's have Quad Core processors. ;)

Previous to my iMac G4 I owned a Quad Core system with 4GB DDR2 RAM etc... and Vista ( :( ) and it became quite clear to me that Windows wasn't prepared to take advantage of anything beyond a Dual Core processor. Sure some high-tech geek may say 'rubbish, Vista is multi-threaded / multi-core *blah blah blah*; yeah it may be. But then, why did a Quad Core system start to stutter when burning a DVD while browsing the web, while listening to a podcast? Poor implementation of multi-processor support.

Did I just go out on a tangent? :D
 
MacAndy74 said:
Mac Pro's have Quad Core processors. ;)

Previous to my iMac G4 I owned a Quad Core system with 4GB DDR2 RAM etc... and Vista ( :( ) and it became quite clear to me that Windows wasn't prepared to take advantage of anything beyond a Dual Core processor. Sure some high-tech geek may say 'rubbish, Vista is multi-threaded / multi-core *blah blah blah*; yeah it may be. But then, why did a Quad Core system start to stutter when burning a DVD while browsing the web, while listening to a podcast? Poor implementation of multi-processor support.

Did I just go out on a tangent? :D
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Maybe you should get some multicore software for Windows then. Windows XP and Vista handle multiple cores/processors without any problems.
 
I think if anything was missing, would be a middle of the road Mac Pro. However, that would pull from the iMac market which is why it won't happen.

So until Apple gets a significantly larger Market share, the type of line-up they have is all that will be available.
 
txnoob said:
I think if anything was missing, would be a middle of the road Mac Pro. However, that would pull from the iMac market which is why it won't happen.

So until Apple gets a significantly larger Market share, the type of line-up they have is all that will be available.
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When 8-core Mac Pros were the standard, the Quad-Core custom configuration was exactly the same price as a 24" iMac... no coincidence, I think!

Nowadays perhaps mostly to the recession there is a $300 (or £100) gap between the top end iMac and entry level Mac Pro.
 
MacAndy74 said:
Mac Pro's have Quad Core processors. ;)

Previous to my iMac G4 I owned a Quad Core system with 4GB DDR2 RAM etc... and Vista ( :( ) and it became quite clear to me that Windows wasn't prepared to take advantage of anything beyond a Dual Core processor. Sure some high-tech geek may say 'rubbish, Vista is multi-threaded / multi-core *blah blah blah*; yeah it may be. But then, why did a Quad Core system start to stutter when burning a DVD while browsing the web, while listening to a podcast? Poor implementation of multi-processor support.

Did I just go out on a tangent? :D
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why did a Quad Core system start to stutter when burning a DVD while browsing the web, while listening to a podcast

Dunno. Hardware fault? Poor drivers? God-awful application software (I favour this one to be honest). I've had no trouble doing what you describe above and more on XP or Vista. Sure, I prefer OSX (especially compared to vista) or I wouldn't be here, but the last two versions of Windows don't have problems for me that you just described.
 
I agree with the poster above that said something along the lines that it would be silly to have a desktop component iMac taking up more space. I think the iMac is a great blend of screen real estate with the minimum desk top footprint.
 
what would they even redesign it to? you can get something like a dock station or a USB hub. i think the iMac is beautiful.

if you're arguing about quad-cores. give it a year. technology is increasing at a fast pace. if they put it in their iMacs it could have possibly killed the Mac Pro line right now.
 
XM.Saint said:
I think apple needs to wise up and redesign the system. Don't get me wrong, it looks great and performs like a charm, but their product spread isn't so hot.

They need to redesign the iMac to hold actual DESKTOP compenents.

When will this happen!? I've been waiting for 2 generations expecting this.
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I don't think what you want to happen ever will. Which IMO is a very good thing, as I love the design of the iMac. I understand the argument for creating an xMac, not that I necessarily agree with it. But I think turning the iMac into a regular desktop would be criminal.
 
Imac

I agree the Imac is great and i love not having too much sh*t on my desktop.
I also have four windows based pc's and have given all of them away to family members.
After experiencing true speed and just having things actually work when commanded to i could never go back to temperamental memory hogging windows PC crap.
And being in school i have seen the last three changes of Imac and am pleased with the progress although it be minimal.
 
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