Intel Inside "Core Duo".
17" and 20" models.
Built in iSight camera w/ Front Row and Apple remote.
"Incredible reception."
"No other desktop PC can match it." 2-3x faster than iMac G5.
Wow, if you just bought an iMac, I really feel for you.
I mean really.
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The iMac. Kind of makes sense. It's their "flagship" consumer Mac.
Originally posted by livatlantis
They still sell the G4's.
well, they still have g4s for sale.
but i dont think they will be selling very well after that '4-to-5-times-faster' presentation today...
Originally posted by cj171
correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the X1600 have hardware h.264 encoding/decoding?
That would be nice. I see on the 2GHz model you can bump the X1600 up to 256MB VRAM.
If you were to get the new Apple/Intel core Duo Imacs...can you run final cut or avid express on it now...or do you have to wait until they come out with new versions of the final cut and avid express software which will then support the new intel macs???
Originally posted by 12voltstuff
yeah im hopping mad got my new imac in december cant believe that its now 2-3 times slower than the intel one just announced
Me too. See my other thread. I am effing furious. I'm going to try and return it to Amazon. If not, I don't know. I am really pissed. I'm not a moron when it comes to upgrade cycles...there is no way this should have happened.
People were holding off the G4 Macs 'cos they were expecting them to be updated possibly as early as Jan but who'd have thought the iMac.
and i agree to jootec from mars
in short i know this, it going to suck for a while, and amd would have been a better.
But to think rationally for a second...
1. Okay, so the new machine is faster. But for someone like me who mostly uses the computer for word processing, surfing the 'net and occasional light graphics/photo work, how much difference would I really notice? So far, i've been very pleased with my machine, but maybe I notice a huge difference after upgrading from a G3 Lime iMac.
2. How hot are the chips? Do they require a noisy fan?
3. How big a difference does the new graphics card make?
4. Would most of my software (Office X for Mac) run slowly due to Rosetta? What else would run via Rosetta?
5. Who knows what kind of first-generation bugs one will have to suffer with?
6. Do Intel chips mean faster web-browsing? Safari is better than on the G3, but it's still not all that great.
The only thing I'm bummed about is the new iLife. I could really use the new iWeb app, and the Podcasting functionality in GarageBand is something else I'd use. Oh well, I expect that software to be updated frequently anyway.
Should I be upset? For some reason, I'm not overly bothered by this.
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Originally posted by jsnluera
This is probably a newbie question but I was wondering if someone could help me with this.
If you were to get the new Apple/Intel core Duo Imacs...can you run final cut or avid express on it now...or do you have to wait until they come out with new versions of the final cut and avid express software which will then support the new intel macs???
You will need to wait for the new versions.