iMac ship times delayed with new models in the pipeline
Apple and Macintosh news site MacNN.com is first to note that Apple's online store has extended the shipping timeframe for iMac G5 orders to 5-7 business days. Meanwhile, other tipsters note that built-to-order configurations are reflecting wait times of 7-10 business days. Previous reports indicated that Apple could begin releasing a slew of new CPU-based hardware offerings as early as Tuesday. There is still a chance that Apple will hold off hardware introductions to the first week of May, sources warned.
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Ship dates change all the time. Gasp!
EDIT: Why not merge with the "A glimmer of hope..... " thread.
Hmmm I'm in a bit of a quandry. I was planning on buying an iMac in Oct but if they announce now then the it will be a bit long in the tooth by Oct and I might be better off to wait for MWSF for the iMac Revc unless Apple wishes to do another lengthy cycle for the iMac refresh.
That has me thinking. I should just grab a mini in Oct and see how things go. When the revc iMac comes I then decide if I want to keep the mini or sell and apply towards iMac. Decisions decisions decisions.
Originally posted by AppleInsider
Apple and Macintosh news site MacNN.com is first to note that Apple's online store has extended the shipping timeframe for iMac G5 orders to 5-7 business days. Meanwhile, other tipsters note that built-to-order configurations are reflecting wait times of 7-10 business days. Previous reports indicated that Apple could begin releasing a slew of new CPU-based hardware offerings as early as Tuesday. There is still a chance that Apple will hold off hardware introductions to the first week of May, sources warned.
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I'm personally kind of interested from a marketing perspective to see how Apple times the intro of new models. Right now their primary marketing efforts on Tiger, I wonder how long it will take them to move the spotlight (hehe) to new hardware offerings.
Originally posted by AquaMac
Maybe it is just the 512 mb update for Tiger?
I think you hit it on the nose.
Originally posted by AquaMac
Maybe it is just the 512 mb update for Tiger?
If I had to guess, that's what I'd bet on.
I think a new configuration with more memory standard, and a slightly better graphics card, would make this appealing for people who's machines just can't quite hack Tiger at the present moment.
OTOH, eMacs, iMacs, iBooks and PMs are all due for upgrades. Apple might as well update the OS along with some of the specs. We're also getting into the education buying seasonÑall the more reason to update the consumer Macs.
Oh but please, let's not have a PM update like Think Secret would have us believe. Please let them be wrong on that one. It'd be so dishearteningly lame.
Originally posted by D.J. Adequate
I think a new configuration with more memory standard, and a slightly better graphics card...
Do you mean the 23" model
Originally posted by AppleInsider
Apple and Macintosh news site MacNN.com is first to note that Apple's online store has extended the shipping timeframe for iMac G5 orders to 5-7 business days.
This in Australia, Canada and the US.
24 hours at several online stores in europe - as in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. Japan - same business day.
Next rumor please
Originally posted by CosmoNut
I think you hit it on the nose.
it really shouldn't be too unbelievable to see the updates. After all the iMac is nearly a year old. recall it was desgned and set to ship around this time last year but IBM had no chips. That means the specs have been the same for a year. I nice little speed bump and other minor changes would be nice.
Originally posted by Gamblor
If they're going to upgrade the video card, they might as well bump the procs, too. Hell, the proc update would take less effort than upgrading the video card, which would require a motherboard redesign...
While I agree that minor CPU speedbumps shouldn't be a big deal, I'm not sure that upgrading the iMac's video chip would be as difficult as you suggest.
Given that Apple has a tendancy to introduce a new model and then gradually tweak it over a number of years, I think it's safe to assume that the engineers of the iMac design gave consideration to the need for future video chipset upgrades.
Originally posted by Chagi
While I agree that minor CPU speedbumps shouldn't be a big deal, I'm not sure that upgrading the iMac's video chip would be as difficult as you suggest.
Given that Apple has a tendancy to introduce a new model and then gradually tweak it over a number of years, I think it's safe to assume that the engineers of the iMac design gave consideration to the need for future video chipset upgrades.
Well, I'm not suggesting that changing the video would be all too difficult-- just that changing the processor would be easier. All they have to do is pop in the new processor and change a few resistors (maybe change the firmware, too). Changing the video chip would involve redesigning part of the motherboard. I'm sure it's not THAT big of a deal, but if they're going to go to the trouble of changing the video, the processor would be easy by comparison.
Originally posted by salmonstk
After all the iMac is nearly a year old.
One year old
Originally posted by Chagi
I'm personally kind of interested from a marketing perspective to see how Apple times the intro of new models. Right now their primary marketing efforts on Tiger, I wonder how long it will take them to move the spotlight (hehe) to new hardware offerings.
I really hope Apple is going to release all of their speed and RAM-bumped product BEFORE or concurrent with Tiger's release, because lots of people have been putting off a computer purchase until Tiger's release. If these people buy one of these models on Friday, and the 'new and improved' version comes out on Monday, these people are going to be plenty pi$$ed at Apple (and the poor, innocent schmuck salesman that sold it to'em). But, thankfully, it looks like tomorrow (Wednesday) is the day. Hallelujah !
Originally posted by Rolo
OTOH, eMacs, iMacs, iBooks and PMs are all due for upgrades. Apple might as well update the OS along with some of the specs. We're also getting into the education buying seasonÑall the more reason to update the consumer Macs.
I would expect, at the minimum, the eMacs and iBooks to get graphics cards that are fully compatible with Core Image, but staying at 32MB (same goes for the Mac Mini when it gets refreshed). Hopefully, the memory will bumped to 512MB, but it will still be 256 soldered on the board and the other 256 in the free slot. I do not expect the iBooks to handle more than 1.25GB of RAM while using the current design or while the PowerBooks use a G4.
A simple upgrade for the iMacs would be to have AirPort Extreme built-in and an option to get a 128MB graphics card for all models. If they bump the memory to 512MB they should have 2/265MB modules for the increased speed from having matched memory, but still have BTO options like they do now.
This one guy told me that the only reason for the Powermac speed bump was to make room for faster iMacs. He said Apple makes more money on the iMacs and let them govern the low end speed of the Powermacs, not vice versa. I don't know if I believe but he does make some sense.
Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg
Fascinating.
This one guy told me that the only reason for the Powermac speed bump was to make room for faster iMacs.
Which "one guy"?
Originally posted by PB
Which "one guy"?
It was me. I can't help but engage in deception from time to time.
Sorry