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Rumors swirling around new iMacs
It seems that an upgraded iMac is a shoe-in at Macworld Expo in January. It's a consumer show, and the iMac is Apple's consumer desktop. Plus, it hasn't received a significant change in a while, so it's due. Now that the winter holidays are just about over, the Expo rumors have begun to circulate.AppleInsider has posted a few iMac rumors. First is mention of a new "...magnesium-aluminum alloy chassis," as well as a "cooling module." That's all the details there are, folks, so your guess is as good as ours if the current fan system will be replaced. We all know Steve and Jon Ive like quiet machines.
The more solid rumor is about the new 65W, low-power, quad-core desktop chips Apple is expecting from Intel. Along with Acer, HP and Dell, Apple has decided to make use of these chips, according to DigiTimes, though their target machine has not been identified. DigiTimes claims that these chips are suited to small form factor and all-in-one PCs.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jesse said 1:22PM on 12-29-2008
A silent quad-core iMac would be a sweet machine indeed.
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Quix said 1:23PM on 12-29-2008
That's all fine and dandy, but how about some more blasted USB ports and a built-in media card reader? It's a shame to have a beautiful all-in-one machine yet still have my desk covered in cables and hubs. How about using some of that massive rear casing on the 24" iMac for some additional connectivity, Apple?
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Le Big Mac said 2:56PM on 12-29-2008
There's even more space if they drop FireWire!
itsmeee said 1:34PM on 12-29-2008
I told my gf not 3 weeks ago that the alluminum and glass enclosures were close to the pinnacle of apples design. The only thing I could see them doing was to switch to a magnesium / something mix. I figured with Steve Jobs hardon for magnesium it was inevitable.
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Mason Sklut said 1:48PM on 12-29-2008
I hope that these "new" iMacs have a Matte screen option.
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Carlos Alberto Pinto Peixoto Bastos Santos said 2:05PM on 12-29-2008
Go wishing my friend. If the Pro laptop models doesn't have this option, imagine the iMac then.
Stephen Tiano said 1:36PM on 12-29-2008
Anything about a new 17" MacBook Pro (I hope)?
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iheartbeer said 12:25AM on 12-30-2008
What about the Mac Pros???????
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chris said 6:51PM on 12-29-2008
Great, I just bought a new iMac three weeks ago. Can i return it????
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Rowdehaj said 1:41PM on 12-29-2008
Can anybody tell me what magnesium's been used in (in computers) before?
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ItGuy said 2:44PM on 12-29-2008
Every laptop (except the uni-body macbook/pros) has magnesium for an internal cassing.
Niklas said 2:02PM on 12-29-2008
At least I know it is common in dSLR:s
itsmeee said 4:42PM on 12-29-2008
They have. Steve Jobs used magnesium for the NeXT cubes.
Eric Cheung said 1:49PM on 12-29-2008
It will be brilliant if the new iMac is using Core i7 processor (hope)!!
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MacDaddy said 4:17PM on 12-30-2008
they won't use i7, but that would be nice
everything points to them using the 2.83 Quad-Core (Q9550) that they've been waiting for Intel to ship, that's why the rumored refresh didn't happen in December
I'd like to see
24" backlit LED
up to 8gb RAM (4gb standard)
Dual MATCHED video cards, possibly with SLi
500gb 7,200rpm HDD (option to 1gb)
HDMI
eSata
ExpressCard/34 ( for card readers, etc..)
4 USB ports minimum
ability to Dual Monitor with new Cinema Displays
ErnieP said 1:49PM on 12-29-2008
I just want an updated Mac mini. I've never been a fan of the AIO design.
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iphotostuff said 1:53PM on 12-29-2008
The iMacs haven't been updated in a while? How about the nasty cheese grater design of the mac pro (designed as a G5)? Please tell me someone over there wants to design a good looking pro machine!
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Rowdehaj said 2:42PM on 12-29-2008
Personally, I think the Mac Pro case design is timeless. But an update would certainly be OOHH-SUM, knowing it's Apple.
I'm just glad that Apple, unlike other PC manufacturers, doesn't change its designs bi-daily. It's so annoying to see a model that you own so visually outdated.
robogobo said 2:30PM on 12-29-2008
those designs may be getting older, but they're still the best out there.
iR@N said 2:59PM on 12-29-2008
magnesium unibody 17" macbook pro!!
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