Wow, I love it and I definitely want one. The fact that it has a G4 and a 15" lcd (which is close to a 17" CRT), with Superdrive makes it an incredible value, as I sit here looking at my 17" CRT studio display and 400MHz G4 tower. I haven't upgraded it (except to add RAM) or used any of the slots, yet I'm still paying on the loan for it. When I compare what I have and the new iMac, I'm impressed indeed! Now, if this is the consumer model, the professional model will blow us away (The one question now is when will it be revealed?).
Also, a lot of people are saying how Time goofed by putting up this "early" and how Mr. Jobs is going to go through the roof, but I disagree. Time (and therefore its web presence) are pretty big productions. I'm sure somewhere along the line they said something like, if you want this in January week #2's issue, we start sending out the issues that weekend and the website is updated on Sunday. I'm sure this didn't come as a surprise to Mr. Jobs like everyone thinks it did. This could be another reason that the keynote was moved up a day.
I also don't think this is all the hardware we're going to be seeing Monday. Now, it's time to get to sleep and prepare to get blown away tomorrow at noon (ET).
It's looking a little funny to me. I like the way the screen can rotate so another person can see it too. The small foot print it nice. I wont be buying one.
Does anyone think that Apple might have know about this before hand... spurring the "one more sleepless night" comment on their website? <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
<a href="http://www.mosr.com"; target="_blank">MOSR</a> seems to think the display is driven by either AirPort or FireWire. BS I'm sure but I wonder if we'll see a new fw spec tomorrow...
Just wanted to say that Scott H. I have watched you post for a long time and man......I get tired of hearing you bitch or whine or just always be negative. Go buy a Chevy.
im so glad i took that imac back to circut city in december. i told them i was hoping for a g5 powermac or at LEAST a g4 lcd imac! they laughed at me for returning it after checking the rumor sites. (my feeling was i had nothing to loose, because if the new imac wasen't released i could still buy the old one!) so it looks like we'll get at least one of those!
hope this is real if so god bless apple canada! and this shows: IT PAYS TO READ APPLEINSIDER!
<strong>Just wanted to say that Scott H. I have watched you post for a long time and man......I get tired of hearing you bitch or whine or just always be negative. Go buy a Chevy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
yep, almost bought a snow iMac about 3 weeks ago...but was hoping for superdrive etc and thought to check appleinsider first....glad i did and glad i waited...g
Am I going to get this issue of Time in the mail tomorrow? It ususally comes on Monday with the mail around 1pm EST. That's likely before Jobs will show the iMac at the keynote. I figure Time US is probably the same article right?
I think they realized that they got in a bind with the original iMac (not being able to upgrade the monitor without going up in the size of the entire unit). This fixes that.
<strong><a href="http://www.mosr.com"; target="_blank">MOSR</a> seems to think the display is driven by either AirPort or FireWire. BS I'm sure but I wonder if we'll see a new fw spec tomorrow...</strong><hr></blockquote>
No, read it again. They're talking about iPicture there. Not the iPhoto software, but an LCD "active picture frame" sort of device.
"They know how to make a product without [cooling] fans that's quiet, and that has all the things that you'd want on a flat-panel-oriented PC," said Brett Miller, analyst with A.G Edwards & Sons in St. Louis. "They reconfigure their failed cube computer (introduced in August 2000), stick it on the back of a 17-inch panel, and you have a very nice small footprint PC. I think it's a grown-up version of the IMac."
"They know how to make a product without [cooling] fans that's quiet, and that has all the things that you'd want on a flat-panel-oriented PC," said Brett Miller, analyst with A.G Edwards & Sons in St. Louis. "They reconfigure their failed cube computer (introduced in August 2000), stick it on the back of a 17-inch panel, and you have a very nice small footprint PC. I think it's a grown-up version of the IMac."
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Please notice that this was written in the wee hours of the 5th and we are late into the 6th of december. CBS marketwatch really has no bearing on the time article... in fact, it is presented as opinion where as times is presented as factual.
Has anyone noticed that all we see is a monitor and an oversized base station. I think that this new iMac is completely wireless. The article mentions nothing about the details. My guess is that the keyboard, speakers, and mouse are all wireless, along with a list of other options. Maybe they even came out with a wireless camera. How cool would that be?
Steve must have know this was going to be posted by Time Canada. Just more teasers.
<strong>Has anyone noticed that all we see is a monitor and an oversized base station. I think that this new iMac is completely wireless. The article mentions nothing about the details. My guess is that the keyboard, speakers, and mouse are all wireless, along with a list of other options. Maybe they even came out with a wireless camera. How cool would that be?
Steve must have know this was going to be posted by Time Canada. Just more teasers.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Nah, I dont think so. the article would ahve mentioned it. It would have been a good feature to show off to the millions of readers that Time has. But it wasnt in there. They would ahve mentioned it b/c it is relavant... But the new PMs on the otehrhand were not... (and any other surpises...)
Nah, I dont think so. the article would ahve mentioned it. It would have been a good feature to show off to the millions of readers that Time has. But it wasnt in there. They would ahve mentioned it b/c it is relavant... But the new PMs on the otehrhand were not... (and any other surpises...)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Screen Size, CPU Speed, Memory, Ports aren't mentioned either does that mean none of those things are relavant either? Also I'd don't see any keyboard or mouse... Yet they do mention the size of the base...
"small hemisphere at 26.4 cm in diameter-somewhat bigger than a halved cantaloupe"
Comments
tomorrow:
we still will find out spec and speeds and hd size ect.
we will find out about speakers and mouse and keyboard
we will find out shipping times and price
still lots to look forward to...and better views of the dang thing in real time and from all angles etc...i'm still looking forward to tomorrow!!
Also, a lot of people are saying how Time goofed by putting up this "early" and how Mr. Jobs is going to go through the roof, but I disagree. Time (and therefore its web presence) are pretty big productions. I'm sure somewhere along the line they said something like, if you want this in January week #2's issue, we start sending out the issues that weekend and the website is updated on Sunday. I'm sure this didn't come as a surprise to Mr. Jobs like everyone thinks it did. This could be another reason that the keynote was moved up a day.
I also don't think this is all the hardware we're going to be seeing Monday. Now, it's time to get to sleep and prepare to get blown away tomorrow at noon (ET).
Joe :cool:
Just a thought
im so glad i took that imac back to circut city in december. i told them i was hoping for a g5 powermac or at LEAST a g4 lcd imac! they laughed at me for returning it after checking the rumor sites. (my feeling was i had nothing to loose, because if the new imac wasen't released i could still buy the old one!) so it looks like we'll get at least one of those!
hope this is real if so god bless apple canada! and this shows: IT PAYS TO READ APPLEINSIDER!
<strong>Just wanted to say that Scott H. I have watched you post for a long time and man......I get tired of hearing you bitch or whine or just always be negative. Go buy a Chevy.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hear Hear!!
Hmm...
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<strong><a href="http://www.mosr.com"; target="_blank">MOSR</a> seems to think the display is driven by either AirPort or FireWire. BS I'm sure but I wonder if we'll see a new fw spec tomorrow...</strong><hr></blockquote>
No, read it again. They're talking about iPicture there. Not the iPhoto software, but an LCD "active picture frame" sort of device.
"They know how to make a product without [cooling] fans that's quiet, and that has all the things that you'd want on a flat-panel-oriented PC," said Brett Miller, analyst with A.G Edwards & Sons in St. Louis. "They reconfigure their failed cube computer (introduced in August 2000), stick it on the back of a 17-inch panel, and you have a very nice small footprint PC. I think it's a grown-up version of the IMac."
<a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid={A86544A2-F0AA-4D5C-9C32- 58A39E09FF4F%7D" target="_blank">CBS MarkeWatch</a> [quote] <hr></blockquote> [quote] <hr></blockquote>
[QB]I read that it was a 17 inch monitor..
"They know how to make a product without [cooling] fans that's quiet, and that has all the things that you'd want on a flat-panel-oriented PC," said Brett Miller, analyst with A.G Edwards & Sons in St. Louis. "They reconfigure their failed cube computer (introduced in August 2000), stick it on the back of a 17-inch panel, and you have a very nice small footprint PC. I think it's a grown-up version of the IMac."
<hr></blockquote>
Please notice that this was written in the wee hours of the 5th and we are late into the 6th of december. CBS marketwatch really has no bearing on the time article... in fact, it is presented as opinion where as times is presented as factual.
Steve must have know this was going to be posted by Time Canada. Just more teasers.
<strong>Has anyone noticed that all we see is a monitor and an oversized base station. I think that this new iMac is completely wireless. The article mentions nothing about the details. My guess is that the keyboard, speakers, and mouse are all wireless, along with a list of other options. Maybe they even came out with a wireless camera. How cool would that be?
Steve must have know this was going to be posted by Time Canada. Just more teasers.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Nah, I dont think so. the article would ahve mentioned it. It would have been a good feature to show off to the millions of readers that Time has. But it wasnt in there. They would ahve mentioned it b/c it is relavant... But the new PMs on the otehrhand were not... (and any other surpises...)
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Nah, I dont think so. the article would ahve mentioned it. It would have been a good feature to show off to the millions of readers that Time has. But it wasnt in there. They would ahve mentioned it b/c it is relavant... But the new PMs on the otehrhand were not... (and any other surpises...)</strong><hr></blockquote>
Screen Size, CPU Speed, Memory, Ports aren't mentioned either does that mean none of those things are relavant either? Also I'd don't see any keyboard or mouse... Yet they do mention the size of the base...
"small hemisphere at 26.4 cm in diameter-somewhat bigger than a halved cantaloupe"
Seems like a very odd article to me.
Dave
The new tag line on Apple's site:
You ain't seen nothing yet!
Can't believe this design.