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With large displays, room for a lot of internal storage and RAM, and a striking new design, the latest iMacs are a nice step forward -- and a good value to boot. Performance gains are minimal over the last Core 2 Duo iMacs, but as computers that straddle the line between consumer and professional systems, they give enough to people on both ends of the spectrum to be worth serious consideration. more
20- and 24-inch Aluminum iMacs
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 05:34 PM
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Apple has replaced the plastic levers with tabs to make removing and replacing RAM easier than before a nice touch.
Apple has replaced the plastic levers with tabs to make removing and replacing RAM easier than before a nice touch.
Great, but about accessing any other internal components like the hard drive, DVD drive, etc?
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 05:57 PM
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Great, but about accessing any other internal components like the hard drive, DVD drive, etc?
Great, but about accessing any other internal components like the hard drive, DVD drive, etc?
No problem, just take a week off /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
http://www.kodawarisan.com/imac2007mid/imac[u]2007mid_01.html
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 06:10 PM
I would like to second the request for finally changing the "games" benchmark to a newer than 4 year-old game and PLEASE test at native resolutions. World of Warcraft is logical, as that is hands down the current favorite game of new Mac buyers, according to sales. (Personally, I'd like to see Macworld Editors use their pull to start testing betas for the new engine from ID, but I realize that that is bleeding-edge silliness /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Thanks very much to Jonathan Seff for attempting to explain why graphics cards matter in terms of TCO. I think. That paragraph is somewhat confusing to me, especially:
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Potential? Maybe I'm just dense.
Thanks very much to Jonathan Seff for attempting to explain why graphics cards matter in terms of TCO. I think. That paragraph is somewhat confusing to me, especially:
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As with the low-end model, the only place where the faster iMacs really fell behind was in the Unreal Tournament test (albeit only slightly), illustrating that the new graphics have a lot of future potential thats not showing up in our testswhich will make your iMac last longer before becoming outdated (a very big concern in the tech world).
As with the low-end model, the only place where the faster iMacs really fell behind was in the Unreal Tournament test (albeit only slightly), illustrating that the new graphics have a lot of future potential thats not showing up in our testswhich will make your iMac last longer before becoming outdated (a very big concern in the tech world).
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Potential? Maybe I'm just dense.
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 06:15 PM
The article was helpful, but did not mention the noise output of the new iMacs - are they as quiet running as the previous generation iMacs? Quieter? Louder? Can anyone with a new iMac comment on this?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 06:34 PM
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The article was helpful, but did not mention the noise output of the new iMacs - are they as quiet running as the previous generation iMacs? Quieter? Louder? Can anyone with a new iMac comment on this?
Thanks!
The article was helpful, but did not mention the noise output of the new iMacs - are they as quiet running as the previous generation iMacs? Quieter? Louder? Can anyone with a new iMac comment on this?
Thanks!
Sorry I didn't think to mention it...very quiet indeed.
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 06:37 PM
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I would like to second the request for finally changing the "games" benchmark to a newer than 4 year-old game and PLEASE test at native resolutions. World of Warcraft is logical, as that is hands down the current favorite game of new Mac buyers, according to sales. (Personally, I'd like to see Macworld Editors use their pull to start testing betas for the new engine from ID, but I realize that that is bleeding-edge silliness /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Thanks very much to Jonathan Seff for attempting to explain why graphics cards matter in terms of TCO. I think. That paragraph is somewhat confusing to me, especially:
/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Potential? Maybe I'm just dense.
I would like to second the request for finally changing the "games" benchmark to a newer than 4 year-old game and PLEASE test at native resolutions. World of Warcraft is logical, as that is hands down the current favorite game of new Mac buyers, according to sales. (Personally, I'd like to see Macworld Editors use their pull to start testing betas for the new engine from ID, but I realize that that is bleeding-edge silliness /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Thanks very much to Jonathan Seff for attempting to explain why graphics cards matter in terms of TCO. I think. That paragraph is somewhat confusing to me, especially:
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As with the low-end model, the only place where the faster iMacs really fell behind was in the Unreal Tournament test (albeit only slightly), illustrating that the new graphics have a lot of future potential thats not showing up in our testswhich will make your iMac last longer before becoming outdated (a very big concern in the tech world).
As with the low-end model, the only place where the faster iMacs really fell behind was in the Unreal Tournament test (albeit only slightly), illustrating that the new graphics have a lot of future potential thats not showing up in our testswhich will make your iMac last longer before becoming outdated (a very big concern in the tech world).
/forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Potential? Maybe I'm just dense.
From talking to Peter Cohen, our resident game expert, it seems like HDR and Unified Shader Architecture are features that aren't really in many Mac games yet, but when they are, these graphics chips will be able to handle them. That's what I mean by potential.
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 07:27 PM
I looked at 4 of the new 20} models. The displays all seemed to be defective. The color was washed out badly unless the computer was tilted far back or viewed from down by the keyboard.
Any Mac designed to run Leopard should have room for a second drive which could be used for backup. The computer looks good by it's self; Attaching and cluttiring up a desk with a firewire case, cable, and power cord does not. Rather than designing for style, I would like to see Apple do some real industrial design and go with "Form Follos Function".
Any Mac designed to run Leopard should have room for a second drive which could be used for backup. The computer looks good by it's self; Attaching and cluttiring up a desk with a firewire case, cable, and power cord does not. Rather than designing for style, I would like to see Apple do some real industrial design and go with "Form Follos Function".
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 07:48 PM
"The new iMacs include the latest Core 2 Duo processors from Intel in 2.0GHz and 2.4GHz speeds" from the review. How come nobody mentioned that this is the MOBILE version of the processor which has half the cores of the desktop version?
Also, the ATI PRO card is a $100 cheapie that is not even middle of the range in performance.
I really like the design but a dose of reality check suggest to me this is not even close to semi-pro configuration.
I expect apple to bump up the specs when Leopard comes out and I am waiting till then before getting one.
Also, the ATI PRO card is a $100 cheapie that is not even middle of the range in performance.
I really like the design but a dose of reality check suggest to me this is not even close to semi-pro configuration.
I expect apple to bump up the specs when Leopard comes out and I am waiting till then before getting one.
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Posted 13 August 2007 - 07:54 PM
OK. I'm buying. And I'm one of the folks who has been holding out for the never-to-be-released mini tower. Great form factor, beautiful design, and graphics that handle my needs. I have been waiting for awhile (using an 01 vintage cube)
Yeah, I'd prefer a more easily serviced computer. But, hey, if I can replace an iPod hard drive, I figure I could do an eventual upgrade. I'm not someone who's big on the idea of a computer has to have two hard drives. Pick up an Airport Extreme or an NAS drive, folks! We have more than one computer, so I plan to partition a network hard drive to handle back-ups and have a household drive dedicated to photos and video.
I'm not Mr. Fanboy, but this is one sexy machine.
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Yeah, I'd prefer a more easily serviced computer. But, hey, if I can replace an iPod hard drive, I figure I could do an eventual upgrade. I'm not someone who's big on the idea of a computer has to have two hard drives. Pick up an Airport Extreme or an NAS drive, folks! We have more than one computer, so I plan to partition a network hard drive to handle back-ups and have a household drive dedicated to photos and video.
I'm not Mr. Fanboy, but this is one sexy machine.
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