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New Apple Displays
Weve all been wondering, and now the time is getting closer Apple is getting ready to release a new set of displays. As you all know, CRT monitors are going the way of the floppy drive since theyre so bulky, heavy, heat-generating, and power hungry. The new standard is LCD, and prices for this display technology is dropping on a daily basis, which is helping to make LCD the defacto standard.
As for Apple, you can now purchase three sizes: 15, 17 and 22 inch displays, and prices range from $600 to $1000 to $2500. Also, these current models match only the Graphite enclosure but not for long.
Heres what I know: the 15 inch display will be dissolved and the new low-end display will be the 17 inch model. The 22 inch display will remain the top-dog, and to fill-in the middle spot, Apple will introduce a 19 inch model. So, well have the full range: 17 inch, 19 inch, and 22 inch.
We will also be seeing a new body for these displays: Quicksilver. There are a few potential cases being looked at, from complete Quicksilver matching, to a design thats a little more androgenous to the Macs case design (so it will still match the Mac when the next body style comes out). But the current mind-set is to make displays that match the bodys and to change their exteriors accordingly and in relation to changes made in the Mac case style.
As for pricing, even though LCD is getting more and more affordable, things wont be too much different from what they are now: the 17 inch will come in around $500, the 19 inch around $900, and the 22 inch display will hold fast to the $2000-$2300 spot. Better, yes, but good mother Id love that 22 inch display!
When will we see these new monitors? Sooner than we think, from what Im hearing and we should be able to place our orders in the first quarter of 2002, if not before. Stay tuned, and Ill post more as I get more
<a href="http://railheaddesign.com/" target="_blank">http://railheaddesign.com/</a>
Later Steve
New Apple Displays
Weve all been wondering, and now the time is getting closer Apple is getting ready to release a new set of displays. As you all know, CRT monitors are going the way of the floppy drive since theyre so bulky, heavy, heat-generating, and power hungry. The new standard is LCD, and prices for this display technology is dropping on a daily basis, which is helping to make LCD the defacto standard.
As for Apple, you can now purchase three sizes: 15, 17 and 22 inch displays, and prices range from $600 to $1000 to $2500. Also, these current models match only the Graphite enclosure but not for long.
Heres what I know: the 15 inch display will be dissolved and the new low-end display will be the 17 inch model. The 22 inch display will remain the top-dog, and to fill-in the middle spot, Apple will introduce a 19 inch model. So, well have the full range: 17 inch, 19 inch, and 22 inch.
We will also be seeing a new body for these displays: Quicksilver. There are a few potential cases being looked at, from complete Quicksilver matching, to a design thats a little more androgenous to the Macs case design (so it will still match the Mac when the next body style comes out). But the current mind-set is to make displays that match the bodys and to change their exteriors accordingly and in relation to changes made in the Mac case style.
As for pricing, even though LCD is getting more and more affordable, things wont be too much different from what they are now: the 17 inch will come in around $500, the 19 inch around $900, and the 22 inch display will hold fast to the $2000-$2300 spot. Better, yes, but good mother Id love that 22 inch display!
When will we see these new monitors? Sooner than we think, from what Im hearing and we should be able to place our orders in the first quarter of 2002, if not before. Stay tuned, and Ill post more as I get more
<a href="http://railheaddesign.com/" target="_blank">http://railheaddesign.com/</a>
Later Steve
