Well we know Apple will transition their low end products to Intel first, along with their laptops since they are most desperate for power. This leaves the iMac for switching to Intel later, before the Powermacs, but after the laptops and the Mini and maybe the eMac. If Apple does indeed follow this pattern, then the iMac will need at least one update before morphing into a MacIntel.
My bet is on a PPC 970mp-based iMac. Apple can make the Powermacs all dual PPC 970mp, and the iMacs single 970mp. Most of the Intel CPUs Apple will be using will all be dual core, so why not move to dual core now on as many lines as possible? Furthermore, it would pose a marketing problem if the iBook and Mini were both Yonah-based, with dual cores, and the more expensive iMacs were all stuck in the Triassic era with single core 970fx chips.
Eh, Apple probably won't do anything this cool, but it's nice to dream about.
Although on European store pages (UK, NL, FR) Apple is mentioning 7-10 days shipping on the mini and 7 days on the iBook....
iMac, eMac, Powermac, Powerbook are all within 24 h.
I ordered some mac minis for school over a week ago and there is no sign of them yet. I have had the keyboards, mice and software (iWork and FCE HD today though...
Not necessarily. It is only 10:51 a.m. in California.
Well, I hate to burst your bubble but all web updates are posted at 9:00 am Eastern/6:00 am Pacific, and it has been this way pretty much since the beginning.
Well, I hate to burst your bubble but all web updates are posted at 9:00 am Eastern/6:00 am Pacific, and it has been this way pretty much since the beginning.
Aw come on there's always tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or the day after that.....
I'm thinking something will be coming soon from the very fact that Apple has a knack for only leaving "unimportant" things on their main page for a week or so before replacing it with something bigger. How long do we really expect the 500 million iTunes songs thing to stick around?
Well, I hate to burst your bubble but all web updates are posted at 9:00 am Eastern/6:00 am Pacific, and it has been this way pretty much since the beginning.
Personally, I could really care less. I was just making a comment. Just because it has been done one way throughout time for the history of man does not mean that it cannot be done differently at some point.
Remember... Apple has always used IBM chips until just a few weeks ago.
Geez, that's funny. My Safari must be messed up too because the screen I get of the mini when I go to the online store is this:
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Originally posted by DHagan4755
Geez. They're onto us on the iBook G4 page
I think my theory (AND Apple's business practice) is pretty solid. I was off by about a week BUT that is only because I didn't take into account the straggler updates that they issued afterwards;
DVD Player 4 Update,
GarageBand 2.0.2 Update,
DVD Studio Pro 5 Update,
Compressor 2 Update and
Apple Qmaster 2 Update
After those were updated and released, only then had Apple cleared a path to release new hardware. When you step back and look at the big picture, I think you will find I was right on.
FileMaker Pro 8, Safari updates and now apparently dot mac is being updated to version 3 as evidenced by the fact that I haven't been able to access it all morning. Probably installing new backend and adding all sorts of new online material, like the new Backup v. 3 along with exclusive widgets.
My theory seems to be holding up. What kind of Apple hardware will we be seeing next week?
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Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg
Confirmed: Release of Intel-based Mini and iBook is imminent.
Yonah will hit the streets early, as a gesture of goodwill by Intel towards Apple. The dog-days of PPC are OVER!
Are you going to suck your dick if it doesn't happen?
Originally posted by O4BlackWRX
DHagan4755, you are too funy. You just took my idea and ran with it. I'm glad someone else see's the humor in this like I did...
I second this!!! Very funny on your part.
iMac, eMac, Powermac, Powerbook are all within 24 h.
Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg
Well we know Apple will transition their low end products to Intel first, along with their laptops since they are most desperate for power. This leaves the iMac for switching to Intel later, before the Powermacs, but after the laptops and the Mini and maybe the eMac. If Apple does indeed follow this pattern, then the iMac will need at least one update before morphing into a MacIntel.
My bet is on a PPC 970mp-based iMac. Apple can make the Powermacs all dual PPC 970mp, and the iMacs single 970mp. Most of the Intel CPUs Apple will be using will all be dual core, so why not move to dual core now on as many lines as possible? Furthermore, it would pose a marketing problem if the iBook and Mini were both Yonah-based, with dual cores, and the more expensive iMacs were all stuck in the Triassic era with single core 970fx chips.
Eh, Apple probably won't do anything this cool, but it's nice to dream about.
I would buy a 970 MP iMac in a split second!
Originally posted by dutch pear
Although on European store pages (UK, NL, FR) Apple is mentioning 7-10 days shipping on the mini and 7 days on the iBook....
iMac, eMac, Powermac, Powerbook are all within 24 h.
I ordered some mac minis for school over a week ago and there is no sign of them yet. I have had the keyboards, mice and software (iWork and FCE HD today though...
Originally posted by DHagan4755
Are you going to suck your dick if it doesn't happen?
Not mine - your mom's...
Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg
Not mine - your mom's...
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Originally posted by rongold
Will my theory hold true? We shall see in a couple days.
At least for this tuesday, it failed...
Originally posted by kwsanders
Not necessarily. It is only 10:51 a.m. in California.
Well, I hate to burst your bubble but all web updates are posted at 9:00 am Eastern/6:00 am Pacific, and it has been this way pretty much since the beginning.
Originally posted by DHagan4755
Well, I hate to burst your bubble but all web updates are posted at 9:00 am Eastern/6:00 am Pacific, and it has been this way pretty much since the beginning.
Aw come on there's always tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or the day after that.....
Originally posted by O4BlackWRX
Aw come on there's always tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or the day after that.....
There's always tomorrow. That seems to be the new Apple slogan.
Originally posted by 1984
There's always tomorrow. That seems to be the new Apple slogan.
Nah, right now their slogan is "today's or yesterday's technology tomorrow."
I'm banking on something this coming Tuesday.
Originally posted by DHagan4755
Well, I hate to burst your bubble but all web updates are posted at 9:00 am Eastern/6:00 am Pacific, and it has been this way pretty much since the beginning.
Personally, I could really care less. I was just making a comment. Just because it has been done one way throughout time for the history of man does not mean that it cannot be done differently at some point.
Remember... Apple has always used IBM chips until just a few weeks ago.
Originally posted by DHagan4755
Geez, that's funny. My Safari must be messed up too because the screen I get of the mini when I go to the online store is this:
Originally posted by DHagan4755
Geez. They're onto us on the iBook G4 page
I think my theory (AND Apple's business practice) is pretty solid. I was off by about a week BUT that is only because I didn't take into account the straggler updates that they issued afterwards;
DVD Player 4 Update,
GarageBand 2.0.2 Update,
DVD Studio Pro 5 Update,
Compressor 2 Update and
Apple Qmaster 2 Update
After those were updated and released, only then had Apple cleared a path to release new hardware. When you step back and look at the big picture, I think you will find I was right on.
Originally posted by rongold
When you step back and look at the big picture, I think you will find I was right on.
Yes you were right congratulations, I bet it feels good. Oh and if these are "updates" I hate to see what the Intel "updates" will be like.
Originally posted by CosmoNut
I'm banking on something this coming Tuesday.
Cha ching!
Where's *my* cookie?
FileMaker Pro 8, Safari updates and now apparently dot mac is being updated to version 3 as evidenced by the fact that I haven't been able to access it all morning. Probably installing new backend and adding all sorts of new online material, like the new Backup v. 3 along with exclusive widgets.
My theory seems to be holding up. What kind of Apple hardware will we be seeing next week?