considering buying an emac but will it be updated soon?

millhousemillhouse
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
hi, im a windows man for the moment but am working hard as can be at selling my current box so i can buy an emac with the money from the sale and from my savings, however, i was curious if anyone knows about the emac getting updated anytime soon with a newer processor or graphics card? since id hate to buy my emac and a week later have new ones come out.



thanks for your help

millhouse

(this is my first post btw hehe)
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  • Reply 1 of 32
    bobthetomatobobthetomato Posts: 665member
    [quote]Originally posted by millhouse:

    <strong>hi, im a windows man for the moment but am working hard as can be at selling my current box so i can buy an emac with the money from the sale and from my savings, however, i was curious if anyone knows about the emac getting updated anytime soon with a newer processor or graphics card? since id hate to buy my emac and a week later have new ones come out.



    thanks for your help

    millhouse

    (this is my first post btw hehe)</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yes, August 23rd the eMac will receive a bump ro a 933 Mhz G4 processor, a GeFprce 4MX and an 18" screen. There you have it, plan accordingly.
  • Reply 2 of 32
    dhagan4755dhagan4755 Posts: 2,152member
    mh-



    why bother with the eMac? You're just going make a fool of yourself! Get the new 17 inch widescreen iMac instead! <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
  • Reply 3 of 32
    aquaticaquatic Posts: 5,602member
    True dat. But maybe he's poor like me



    BobtheTomatoe you're just speculating aren't you? It'd be cool if this happened!
  • Reply 4 of 32
    eddivelyeddively Posts: 74member
    here is what my infamous* assumptions will be for the emac.



    While it is necessary for an upgrade, pc133, new graphics card, Video card, and RAM, I have a hard time believing it will be announced.



    I'd say a few months yet before its updated, I'm sure it will remain slightly below the iMac, so use that as a meter for the emac.
  • Reply 5 of 32
    nadennaden Posts: 28member
    [quote]Originally posted by millhouse:

    <strong>hi, im a windows man for the moment but am working hard as can be at selling my current box so i can buy an emac with the money from the sale and from my savings, however, i was curious if anyone knows about the emac getting updated anytime soon with a newer processor or graphics card? since id hate to buy my emac and a week later have new ones come out.

    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    All I can say is:



    Buy. Buy. Buy. Buy.



    I am typing on one now .. and it is the most value for money Mac EVER produced. It is dirt cheap, fairly ugly, well built, great flat monitor (for a CRT), very quick, superb speakers.



    Forgot to mention: BUY THE STAND !!!! You have to. It's expensive but necessary.



    Oh this machine won't be updated for a while yet .. it only shipped to me a few weeks ago.



    [ 07-23-2002: Message edited by: naden ]</p>
  • Reply 6 of 32
    aquaticaquatic Posts: 5,602member
    They aren't ugly! Anyway they're grrreat!
  • Reply 7 of 32
    jet powersjet powers Posts: 288member
    eMacs are ugly, but if you gotta go, you gotta go....



    I agree with blowing out the budget and getting a widescreen iMac, though.



    Even at US$2K, it's teh winner of the bunch.



    ting5
  • Reply 8 of 32
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    I think the eMac is a fairly well priced machine for the features it offers. Seeing as Apple is trying to push the iMac, however, it might not see a 'bump' for quite some time.
  • Reply 9 of 32
    bobthetomatobobthetomato Posts: 665member
    [quote]Originally posted by Aquatik:

    <strong>BobtheTomatoe you're just speculating aren't you? It'd be cool if this happened!</strong><hr></blockquote>



    No, I'm not speculating, I'm being sarcastic
  • Reply 10 of 32
    clonenodeclonenode Posts: 392member
    Serious Post Here



    Apple typically updates products every 6 months. The flat panel iMac was introduced in January and it started shipping in February. They updated it with the new 17 inch wide screen here in July, so that's 7 or 6 months, depending on how you look at it.



    The eMac was intoduced in April or May (someone help me here) so a September or October update is possible. Of course, at it's price, there is not much more Apple can add to it.
  • Reply 11 of 32
    millhousemillhouse Posts: 96member
    well as much as id love a flat screen imac it just doesnt seem like id have the money for it, so ill have to go with the emac from what ive heard is fantasic except people think its ugly lol, thanks for the help and hopefully soon (within a month) ill have an emac if all works out nicely
  • Reply 12 of 32
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    Congrats Millhouse, and welcome to the Mac community.
  • Reply 13 of 32
    millhousemillhouse Posts: 96member
    thanks, i just pray it all works out, the guy buying my pc has some of the money and works a decent full time job it seems, so i may be lucky enough to snag this thing by august or so , ill have to talk to him this week though
  • Reply 14 of 32
    dxp4acudxp4acu Posts: 45member
    I'm sorry, but I can't feel good about you selling your PC to another person. PCs belong in one place - the dumpster behind the house. Send that guy over to an Apple store.
  • Reply 15 of 32
    millhousemillhouse Posts: 96member
    hey guys thanks for the help in this, and i agree, selling the pc to someone else is like handing em a bomb, but hey it gets ME an emac lol, i wont know though till the end of this week so ill have to keep you guys updated, who knows maybe in two weeks ill make another post , but this time itll be from a mac!
  • Reply 16 of 32
    dhagan4755dhagan4755 Posts: 2,152member
    Well, you gotta do whatcha gotta do...so long as it's a Mac, I don't care! Congratulations and we welcome you with open arms! :cool:
  • Reply 17 of 32
    qaziiqazii Posts: 305member
    [quote]Originally posted by clonenode:

    <strong>Serious Post Here



    Apple typically updates products every 6 months. The flat panel iMac was introduced in January and it started shipping in February. They updated it with the new 17 inch wide screen here in July, so that's 7 or 6 months, depending on how you look at it.



    The eMac was intoduced in April or May (someone help me here) so a September or October update is possible. Of course, at it's price, there is not much more Apple can add to it.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, but remember that the eMac is meant for education, even if it is now also sold to the public. So, I would think its update cycles would coincide with education buying cycles. And isn't September/October right after schools start, so wouldn't that be one of the worst times for an update?
  • Reply 18 of 32
    microsoftosxpmicrosoftosxp Posts: 91member
    i was thinking about buying an emac too, but i'm going to hold out and see what the new powermacs have to offer. Right now i'm using a pc too, but when i buy a new mac, i'm taking my old machine out in the back yard and i'm going to beat the crap out of it with a baseball bat.
  • Reply 19 of 32
    ludwigvanludwigvan Posts: 458member
    [quote]Originally posted by MicrosoftOsXp:

    <strong>i was thinking about buying an emac too, but i'm going to hold out and see what the new powermacs have to offer. </strong><hr></blockquote>



    That's a heck of a jump - from an eMac to a PowerMac. Why not consider an iMac too?
  • Reply 20 of 32
    agent cooperagent cooper Posts: 157member
    I'm thinking of starting a small business which will offer the following services related to the disposal of PCs:



    1. Firing Squad

    2. Burnt at the Stake

    3. Deep Pit with Sharp Stakes at the base of it.

    4. Wild Pigs

    5. Half an hour in a room with Me, a Bottle of Gin, and a Clown named "Sprinkles"

    6. Thunderdome

    7. Paralell Port Castration

    8. Hari Kari

    9. Tesla's Ionic Death Ray





    Anyway... I Digress. I think you should wait until Seybold, it wouldn't surprise me if Apple released an updated eMac for Businesses sometime either at Seybold or before Seybold. Its an outside chance, but its worth waiting a month. I've been waiting 4 years for my G5......
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