The Mac from Now until June 2007
Since we saw absolutely no Mac announcements at Macworld and Steve said, "over the course of the next several months we're going to roll out some awesome stuff for the Mac," I thought I would start the speculation on a time line on what we'll see and when. This would be through about July, when we really can't tell what's coming 2H07.
Early January:
Macworld - announcements but no new shipping products.
End of January:
New Mac Pros with latest quad-core technology
New Cinema Displays with lower pricing
Early February:
New Mac Pros, AppleTV, Airport Extreme n base station, cinema displays start shipping
Mid February:
Special Event
Recap of recent new products, AppleTV, 802.11n
New Mac mini with Core2 Duo
New iLife suite previewed - shipping by end of March
New iWork suite previewed - with new spreadsheet applications, ready to go
New "Top Secret" Leopard features revealed, shipping still "Spring"
End of March:
Shipping new version of iLife suite
Special Event
Release date of Leopard announced - April 28
New iMacs announced
- New high resolution display
- LED Backlight?
- Shipping with Leopard
New MacBook Pro Announced
— Shipping with 10.5 Leopard at end of April
— Santa Rosa chip set w/faster FSB,etc.
— New high resolution display (150-160 ppi), with resolution independence, and possibly backlit with LED technology
— Adopts some key features from MacBook: removeable hard drive, magnetic latch
— new enclosure?
End of April:
Leopard and new versions of iMac, MacBook Pro start shipping
End of May:
Special Event
New MacBooks announced with Santa Rosa technology
15-inch widescreen version of MacBook added, resolution independence
Availability of iPhone
New iPods based on iPhone multi-touch technology and software
June:
iPhones ship
New version Airport Express to include 802.11n technology
WWDC:
Multi-touch in a Mac Tablet? (Ouch, can't really tell)
Early January:
Macworld - announcements but no new shipping products.
End of January:
New Mac Pros with latest quad-core technology
New Cinema Displays with lower pricing
Early February:
New Mac Pros, AppleTV, Airport Extreme n base station, cinema displays start shipping
Mid February:
Special Event
Recap of recent new products, AppleTV, 802.11n
New Mac mini with Core2 Duo
New iLife suite previewed - shipping by end of March
New iWork suite previewed - with new spreadsheet applications, ready to go
New "Top Secret" Leopard features revealed, shipping still "Spring"
End of March:
Shipping new version of iLife suite
Special Event
Release date of Leopard announced - April 28
New iMacs announced
- New high resolution display
- LED Backlight?
- Shipping with Leopard
New MacBook Pro Announced
— Shipping with 10.5 Leopard at end of April
— Santa Rosa chip set w/faster FSB,etc.
— New high resolution display (150-160 ppi), with resolution independence, and possibly backlit with LED technology
— Adopts some key features from MacBook: removeable hard drive, magnetic latch
— new enclosure?
End of April:
Leopard and new versions of iMac, MacBook Pro start shipping
End of May:
Special Event
New MacBooks announced with Santa Rosa technology
15-inch widescreen version of MacBook added, resolution independence
Availability of iPhone
New iPods based on iPhone multi-touch technology and software
June:
iPhones ship
New version Airport Express to include 802.11n technology
WWDC:
Multi-touch in a Mac Tablet? (Ouch, can't really tell)
Comments
1. In all of it, we'll get small surprises in design, general innovation in details, etc. (more than usual, as Apple kicks into high gear for 2007)
2. The iMac revision will be significant, and will get either the Santa Rosa chipset with new Meroms or the upcoming Conroes, and GeForce 8 Series (or Radeon R600) next-gen graphics cards (which are coming along very, very nicely)
I've got money in the bank now for the 24" iMac and I can hardly wait to buy it. My desk in my office is looking pretty bare ~ but I'm going to wait for the next iMac update. So if they kicked it out to us like March/April I'd be stoked. I want a 24" iMac with a quad core!
realistically I would say the iMac update will be a 2.66ghz c2d
If we see quad-core processors, I think we'll only see them in the top-end machine. I don't think we'll see Apple replace the two dual-core processors in the current Mac Pros with a single quad-core processor (too much of a performance hit).
Thus, 2007 will be the year we get some great outer case revisions, starting with the new Mac Pro.
Thus, 2007 will be the year we get some great outer case revisions, starting with the new Mac Pro.
roll on THAT!
The best thing about this year's upgrades is that the Intel transition is complete and there is no longer a need to reassure consumers that the new Intel machines are still Macs.
Thus, 2007 will be the year we get some great outer case revisions, starting with the new Mac Pro.
I agree.
I would say new redesign Cinema Displays and MacPro cases at WWDC.
In February we probably will see octo-core MacPro with the current design and drop on prices for the Cinema displays. that way Apple get rid off their inventory as much they can before August.
Since we saw absolutely no Mac announcements at Macworld and Steve said, "over the course of the next several months we're going to roll out some awesome stuff for the Mac," I thought I would start the speculation on a time line on what we'll see and when. This would be through about July, when we really can't tell what's coming 2H07.
Early January:
Macworld - announcements but no new shipping products.
End of January:
New Mac Pros with latest quad-core technology
I don't expect to see new Mac pros till WWDC in April along with Leopard or possibly at NAB
New Cinema Displays with lower pricing
Early February:
New Mac Pros, AppleTV, Airport Extreme n base station, cinema displays start shipping
Mid February:
Special Event
Recap of recent new products, AppleTV, 802.11n
New Mac mini with Core2 Duo
New iLife suite previewed - shipping by end of March
Expect with Leopard
New iWork suite previewed - with new spreadsheet applications, ready to go
expect with Leopard
New "Top Secret" Leopard features revealed, shipping still "Spring"
If I am correct their is a Mac show in Europe in either Feb or March and this would be good time to do what you suggest will happen in that time frame.
I would also like to see a new iSight
End of March:
Shipping new version of iLife suite
Not till After Leopard shipps
Special Event
Release date of Leopard announced - April 28
New iMacs announced
- New high resolution display
- LED Backlight?
- Shipping with Leopard
New MacBook Pro Announced
? Shipping with 10.5 Leopard at end of April
? Santa Rosa chip set w/faster FSB,etc.
? New high resolution display (150-160 ppi), with resolution independence, and possibly backlit with LED technology
? Adopts some key features from MacBook: removeable hard drive, magnetic latch
? new enclosure?
Sounds reasonable, Could be at NAB or at the education show that takes place in may so Apple can show what they could order for the fall semester.
[QUOTE]End of April:
Leopard and new versions of iMac, MacBook Pro start shipping
End of May:
Special Event
New MacBooks announced with Santa Rosa technology
15-inch widescreen version of MacBook added, resolution independence
Availability of iPhone
New iPods based on iPhone multi-touch technology and software[/QUOTE}
Possible but more likely not till October after the iPhone has gained some traction in the market.
Also one of the major problems with adding the features to the iPod is Battery Life. This problem still has not been solved
June:
iPhones ship
New version Airport Express to include 802.11n technology
WWDC is usually in April
WWDC:
Multi-touch in a Mac Tablet? (Ouch, can't really tell)
Highly unlikely uless the thrid party tablet sells like hot cakes
WWDC is usually in April
WWDC is either July or August.
April ussualy is NAB
we are not going anything new until atleast next month, iPhone atleast need one month of RDF then life goes on
i guess mac mini and mac pro specs (cpu upgrades) bumped tomorrow, no major change until feb.
WWDC is either July or August.
April ussualy is NAB
The last WWDC was in August All of the previous ones were in april or may.
been Apple developer since 1987.
The last WWDC was in August All of the previous ones were in april or may.
been Apple developer since 1987.
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldwi...ers_Conference , 2003 and 2004 saw late-June WWDCs, and 2005 an early-June one.
Also waiting for the Intel updates, Santa Rosa, Robson.
I'm also leaning towards replacing my PowerMac with a Mac Pro. PCIe 2.0 is finished and Intel will incorporate it with the Bearlake chipset. So I would also be waiting for that.
I'm hoping for bus, on chip or Mhz improvements.
I think it's wise to think about any Mac purchases post Leopard at this stage.
I think your timeline of events sounds reasonable.
The Mac Pro and Leopard are the ones to watch for me.
But a quad core iMac with a Geforce 8000 variant would be very interesting...
Lemon Bon Bon
I'll be waiting on Tigerton...depending on how soon after Leopard it ships.
With laptops if you wait all the way until spring for Leopard not long afterward Intel will introduce Penryn the 45 nanometer successor Merom.
The last WWDC was in August All of the previous ones were in april or may.
been Apple developer since 1987.
I have never heard WWDC in April or May. The earlier I ever heard was in June.
Maybe 20 years ago it was earlier.
Sorry dude, good try.
anyway the point is NAB is in April 2007 and WWDC 2007 will be either June, July or August. pick one. Not April or May 2007.
I have never heard WWDC in April or May. The earlier I ever heard was in June.
Maybe 20 years ago it was earlier.
Sorry dude, good try.
Before 2002 virtually all of the Apple WWDCs were in May (don't recall one in April, and occasionally I think they would overlap into June). Apple had a standing booking at the Moscone Center all the way back into the late 80s.
Before 2002 virtually all of the Apple WWDCs were in May (don't recall one in April, and occasionally I think they would overlap into June). Apple had a standing booking at the Moscone Center all the way back into the late 80s.
Sure, but this is the past.
I would say since 2000 every WWDC is been hapenning in the summer months.(June to August)
With Apple strong presence on video now, NAB is a big place for them to announce products to video professionals. FCP is a good example.
So have WWDC and NAB happening at the same month(April) doesn't make much sense anymore.
just look at the calendar of big events for Apple:
MWSF-January
NAB-April
WWDC-June-July-August
ParisExpo-September-October
and of course special events at any time.
So they spread apart these events for a reason.