The new iMac specs?

t'hain esh kelcht'hain esh kelch
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in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
Macnews.net.tc has posted new specs for the iMacs and eMacs at MWSF. They unfortunately cant tell if these are from reliable sources or just someones whishes...



[quote]Low-End iMac

15" LCD

800 MHz PowerPC G4

CD-RW Drive

nVidia GeForce 2 MX

128 MB RAM

40 GB Harddrive

10/100 Mbit Ethernet

999$



Medium iMac

17" LCD

867 MHz PowerPC G4

Combo Drive

nVidia GeForce 4 MX

256 MB RAM

60 GB Harddrive

10/100 Mbit Ethernet

Apple Pro Speakers

1199$



'Better' iMac

17" LCD

867 MHz PowerPC G4

SuperDrive

nVidia GeForce 4 MX

256 MB RAM

80 GB Harddrive

10/100 Mbit Ethernet

Apple Pro Speakers

1499$



High-End iMac

17" LCD

1 GHz MHz PowerPC G4

SuperDrive

nVidia GeForce 4 MX

512 MB RAM

80 GB Harddrive

10/100 Mbit Ethernet

Apple Pro Speakers

1699$<hr></blockquote>

Sounds resonable.. Xcept the 200$ diffrence between the two low-end models. Doesnt sound resonable compared to the difference...



But the high-end machine is one big scoop I must say.. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />



eMac is supposed to go 867 Mhz across the line.



[ 12-30-2002: Message edited by: T'hain Esh Kelch ]</p>
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  • Reply 1 of 31
    codewarriorcodewarrior Posts: 196member
    No 15" LCD iMacs again. No 15" LCD displays again. The market wants 17" or larger.
  • Reply 2 of 31
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    [quote]Originally posted by CodeWarrior:

    <strong>No 15" LCD iMacs again. No 15" LCD displays again. The market wants 17" or larger.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    They want a reasonably priced entry level iMac that isn't the eMac too.
  • Reply 3 of 31
    mikey offendermikey offender Posts: 412member
    Those specs are boring.
  • Reply 4 of 31
    matsumatsu Posts: 6,558member
    Wow, that's hardly an update at all, still mostly sub Ghz too. Not quite pathetic, but almost.
  • Reply 5 of 31
    lemon bon bonlemon bon bon Posts: 2,383member
    Reasonable considering previous 'disappointments'.



    For almost a year?



    Pathetic.



    No 1 gig - 1.3 gig G4? No higher bus? No DDR memory? No better graphics card at the high end? (What, no Geforce 4 Ti?) No 'T3...all chrome' special edition? No poppy red patterning? No...



    Lemon Bon Bon
  • Reply 6 of 31
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Excellent price points/specs if true. Don't forget there will bea new iApp plus updates on iMovie, iPhoto and possibly iTunes and iDVD. I'd buy the top model at the price. Beats anything Dell/Gateway/Compaq have at equivlent price points.

    As usual posters here expect too much and are disappointed. But that's OK, they're not Apple's target demoes.
  • Reply 7 of 31
    vr6.1vr6.1 Posts: 9member
    a $500 price reduction on the top of the line iMac is a huge step folks. This is gonna move machines.
  • Reply 8 of 31
    addisonaddison Posts: 1,185member
    It doesn't seem to tie in with an all IBM line up unless I am mistaken. I would say this is pure speculation and NOT a leak.
  • Reply 9 of 31
    lemon bon bonlemon bon bon Posts: 2,383member
    The keeping of the 15 incher and Geforce 2mx but with a 867 G4 well and truly sub' £1,000 inc Vat...say, £850 inc Vat would be great. IF they can do that with the iBook...why not the iMac?



    DuH? Go figure. I can't...



    'Over expectations.'



    Guess you mean that Mac owners are used to 'reasonable' (Re: 'low' expectations...heh...)



    The iMac flat has had no motherboard change/no cpu change or graphic card change in quite a while. Same for the monitor now.



    I'd say at least 1 gig wasn't unreasonable! Especially if the 'power'Macs are soon to get .13 G4s! Yeesh.



    What's unreasonable about 1 gig - 1.2 gig? Even that's pathetic in the grander scheme of things.



    (Taking Apple as part of rest of the real world and all...)



    Lemon Bon Bon
  • Reply 10 of 31
    lemon bon bonlemon bon bon Posts: 2,383member
    I'm going to put my head on the chopper for an all 'new' chip. But from IBM. It'll run at 1 gig and be on a 200mhz bus with VMX.



    There. (Just donning the bullet proof vest for post San Fran'...heh...)



    Lemon Bon Bon



    (My guesses are as good as yours, you stink bombs...come on...I'll take you all on...K-Klick...c'MON...)



    ((Irrational pre-san Fran jitters...))
  • Reply 11 of 31
    rhumgodrhumgod Posts: 1,289member
    [quote]Originally posted by Lemon Bon Bon:

    <strong>I'm going to put my head on the chopper for an all 'new' chip. But from IBM. It'll run at 1 gig and be on a 200mhz bus with VMX.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Not saying that I said so months, ago, but....wait, I guess I am. 970 due in mid to late Feb.
  • Reply 12 of 31
    lemon bon bonlemon bon bon Posts: 2,383member
    "970 due in mid to late Feb."



    I'm your concubine if that's true...



    Lemon Bon Bon
  • Reply 13 of 31
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    Those specs seem *reasonable*, but they just don't feel right.



    The price points seem wishful thinking (on the high end, at least.)
  • Reply 14 of 31
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    Well, it SHOULD all be around 1GHz, but so what? It isn't and that's just how Apple is.



    But talk of "1.4GHz" iMacs is pretty nutty, particularly when their PRO STUFF hasn't reached that mark yet.







    If those specs/prices are true, that's one HELL of a cool iMac line-up. All you spec/number freaks can put a cork in it and go buy a G4 tower...or better yet, a tricked-out PC.



    I'd be proud to own any of those listed!



    That "medium" model, in particular, hits my spot: it's pretty much the machine I'd love (if I was to do this all over again, or actually be in the market for a flat-panel iMac):



    It's got a faster processor, faster bus (right?), 17" widescreen, better graphics and (for me) a fast, usable Combo Drive, instead of this unused SuperDrive I've yet to truly use (except to burn tons of music and back-up CDs at a frustrating 8x).



    <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />



    I know about three people who would probably snap up that low-end and medium-range model ASAP...Windows/PC users, no less!
  • Reply 15 of 31
    lemon bon bonlemon bon bon Posts: 2,383member
    "But talk of "1.4GHz" iMacs is pretty nutty, particularly when their PRO STUFF hasn't reached that mark yet."



    'Nutty.' Apple specs all over.



    But if the 'power'Macs are dual 1 gig - 1.4 gig (for obvious x86 market condition reasons...) then why not a top end single 1.4 gig iMac? Or 1.2? But 1 gig after a year? Yawwwwwn.



    Lemon Bon Bon
  • Reply 16 of 31
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    It's possible that all 17" models could all be1 Ghz. Plus don't forget bluetooth added to at least the top 2 models. with wireless keyboards and mouse.



    [ 12-30-2002: Message edited by: MacsRGood4U ]</p>
  • Reply 17 of 31
    spartspart Posts: 2,060member
    [quote]Originally posted by pscates:

    <strong>It's got a faster processor, faster bus (right?), 17" widescreen, better graphics and (for me) a fast, usable Combo Drive, instead of this unused SuperDrive I've yet to truly use (except to burn tons of music and back-up CDs at a frustrating 8x).</strong><hr></blockquote>



    The 867MHz midrange implies that they will have 133MHz busses.
  • Reply 18 of 31
    t'hain esh kelcht'hain esh kelch Posts: 1,274member
    Me think me smells some bad trolls breeding in 'ere..! <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 19 of 31
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    I don't think the update is good since it's been a year since the last update, but the price drop on the high end is good. The low end should have the GeForce 4 mx too, not the shitty GeForce 2 mx.
  • Reply 20 of 31
    stunnedstunned Posts: 1,096member
    I am surprised that the speed of the improved iMacs still has not exceed the 1Ghz mark.....
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