*---Straight from CompUSA inside sources!!!!!! LCD iMac---*

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  • Reply 81 of 123
    cobracobra Posts: 253member
    Two models with the only difference being the optical drive is totally stupid. Makes no freakin sense.



    I really think we will see a 15" LCD.



    The radeon is reasonable.



    The 1 GHZ G3 maybe a bit high.



    Ram configs are reasonable as are the HD's.



    Its not real hard to guess the specs on the iMac.



    I think its really just a matter if they will be G3 or G4.
  • Reply 82 of 123
    smacstevesmacsteve Posts: 85member
    Comp USA emp do not have any pre-release info nor do the Apple Solutions Consultants. This is BS
  • Reply 83 of 123
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Cobra:

    <strong>Two models with the only difference being the optical drive is totally stupid. Makes no freakin sense.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Why is that?
  • Reply 84 of 123
    suckfuldotcomsuckfuldotcom Posts: 550member
    <a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/newsletter/oct2001/new-prod1.html"; target="_blank">http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/newsletter/oc t2001/new-prod1.html</a>



    Who says the G3 can't make 1 GHz?



    more here:



    <a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC_750FX_Microprocessor"; target="_blank">http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/pro ducts/PowerPC_750FX_Microprocessor</a>



    SdC



    [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: suckfuldotcom ]</p>
  • Reply 85 of 123
    mmicistmmicist Posts: 214member
    [quote]Originally posted by suckfuldotcom:

    <strong><a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/newsletter/oct2001/new-prod1.html"; target="_blank">http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/products/powerpc/newslette r/oc t2001/new-prod1.html</a>



    Who says the G3 can't make 1 GHz?



    more here:



    <a href="http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/products/PowerPC_750FX_Microprocessor"; target="_blank">http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/pro ducts/PowerPC_750FX_Microprocessor</a>



    SdC



    [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: suckfuldotcom ]</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Read the links, the 750FX will be sampling in January. This means it will not be widely available for several months after that, and also in speeds up to 1GHz, that will certainly not be the introduction speed.



    Michael
  • Reply 86 of 123
    formerlurkerformerlurker Posts: 2,686member
    [quote]Originally posted by luiss:

    <strong>14.1" LCD Seems resonable.



    * 14.1" LCD is al least 1" larger that the viewable area on a 15" iMac CRT[

    * 14.1" LCD would be cheaper than 15" LCD, helping to keep prices low.

    * iBook LCD is a measly 12.1", and it looks great.

    * Remember news reports about some company manufacturing 14" LCD for "new apple laptop (son of pismo)"?, maybe it wasn't a laptop. (or the new iMac form factor confused them into thinking it was)

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    So now, instead of (or in addition to) the megahurtz myth, we are also going to have the "flat panels and inches myth".....



    [customer] So, let's see, I can get this Compackard PC with a 17" monitor, or this iMac with a 14" monitor....



    [CompUSA sales chimp] Well, they are really pretty much the same screen area... um, the resolution is exactly the same....I mean, when you consider CRT vs LCD and the viewable area and the total screen real estate....



    [customer] WTFRU talkin bout, Willis ?



    [CompUSA sales chimp] um... er..... oh well, did you want that Compackard PC in 1.2 or 1.4 gigahurtz, sir?
  • Reply 87 of 123
    pierre74pierre74 Posts: 5member
    Hi!



    the part number for the 14.1 CRT iMac cited in the original post is in fact that of the Mac OS X 10.1 upgrade.



    <a href="http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL/A"; target="_blank">http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M8545LL/A</a>;



    LOL

    Pierre.
  • Reply 88 of 123
    spiffyguycspiffyguyc Posts: 285member
    I don't think 14.1" is something to complain about considering it's just an iMac. Before the Ti, I used a Pismo as my main computer and didn't find the screen too small for daily use.



    -S
  • Reply 89 of 123
    davegeedavegee Posts: 2,765member
    Someone just told me that: M8545LL/A is the part number for OS X 10.1 (and he would have any reason to lie) if anyone wants to confirm this could settle this once and for all... Then again, around here maybe not.. =)



    Never mind... I found it myself



    <a href="http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf_id=SYS1079&amp;cat=pc&quot; target="_blank">http://www2.warehouse.com/product.asp?pf_id=SYS1079&amp;cat=pc&lt;/a&gt;



    The part numbers are NOT right...



    Dave



    [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: DaveGee ]</p>
  • Reply 90 of 123
    sinewavesinewave Posts: 1,074member
    [quote]Originally posted by MacAgent:

    <strong>G3 is a big mistake too.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah I am sure a 1ghz G3 is real slow.
  • Reply 91 of 123
    outsideroutsider Posts: 6,008member
    For an iBook it's perfect. But the iMac needs a G4 if it's going to be the digital hub in a household. Multimedea takes to much advantage of a simd unit.
  • Reply 92 of 123
    bogiebogie Posts: 407member
    I can see a CRT iMac model if it is only available to the education market, like Apple did with the 533 G4 tower, but I can't see it that way in the main product line.
  • Reply 93 of 123
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Bogie:

    <strong>I can see a CRT iMac model if it is only available to the education market, like Apple did with the 533 G4 tower, but I can't see it that way in the main product line.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    It would be fine for a person who wants a low cost new Mac.
  • Reply 94 of 123
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Sinewave:

    <strong>



    Yeah I am sure a 1ghz G3 is real slow. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    It's not slow, but it's about time the iMac got a G4.
  • Reply 95 of 123
    moonrakermoonraker Posts: 68member
    Interesting. The first MANU code number provided is in fact for OS X 10.1 :eek: From Apple site



    Ordering Information:

    Mac OS X v 10.1 (for a single user)

    Â*Order No.M8545LL/A

    Contents:

    Â?Mac OS X CD (v 10.1)

    Â?Mac OS 9.2 CD

    Â?Developer Tools CD

    Â?User guide and electronic documentation



    [quote] I was chatting with CompUSA Chimp at AI Chat when he dropped this info on me:



    IMac M8545LL/A

    750 MHz PPC G3

    256 MB PC 100 SDRAM

    20 GB HD

    14Â? CRT

    ATI Rage 128 (16MB)

    24x CDROM

    Ethernet

    56K Modem

    Wireless Ready (Airport)

    Keyboard

    Mouse

    Mac OS X

    Options: Graphite, Indigo and Classic

    CompUSA Price $799 <hr></blockquote>



    Other MANU codes do not show up on any search as of yet.



    [ 01-03-2002: Message edited by: Moonraker ]</p>
  • Reply 96 of 123
    cryptonomiconcryptonomicon Posts: 1member
    The original poster is full of shit and you are a bunch of easy teens. Don't buy it. Coming from Ars this night, well baah my arse so full of RDF. Sockdotfullcom or what your name is, stop wasting peoples time. It's boring.
  • Reply 97 of 123
    suckfuldotcomsuckfuldotcom Posts: 550member
    [quote]Originally posted by cryptonomicon:

    <strong>The original poster is full of shit and you are a bunch of easy teens. Don't buy it. Coming from Ars this night, well baah my arse so full of RDF. Sockdotfullcom or what your name is, stop wasting peoples time. It's boring.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    a) Go stick it up your ass. I posted for a guy who asked me too.

    b) Neal Stephenson is a shitty writer.



    SdC
  • Reply 98 of 123
    davegeedavegee Posts: 2,765member
    [quote]Originally posted by Moonraker:

    <strong>Interesting. The first MANU code number provided is in fact for OS X 10.1 :eek: From Apple site</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Hmmm now where did I hear that before... Oh yea now I remember, I post that same info about 6 or 7 post ago. (9:30 am)



    Dave
  • Reply 99 of 123
    glurxglurx Posts: 1,031member
    [quote]

    <strong>

    b) Neal Stephenson is a shitty writer.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    You need to do some better drugs. Neal Stephenson is an excellent writer and his book Cryptonomicon kicks ass.
  • Reply 100 of 123
    rokrok Posts: 3,519member
    sorry... i can't believe, with all this hype, that steve would give so much as a whiff to the retail stores of ANYthing coming out on monday. that's like securing fort knox with a friggin' screen door.
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