Synaesthesia Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Well it looks like we will have new iMacs & Mac Minis in March. The rumor sites are abuzz with news, what can I say, no smoke without fire Only question is, 24 March, or sooner? http://www.hardmac.com/news/2009-03-02/#9671 Looks like the new Mac Mini with nVidia graphics is for real. I would still be surprised if they went with that mini displayport & mini-dvi. Strange combo... But hey, it's Apple! It does take up little space. As for the iMacs, all we know is apparently the entry level model should come with a 20" display, while the three other models will feature a 24" panel. This & they should support up to 8GB of RAM and 1TB of hard disk space. The rest of the hardware is all speculation. I'm hoping they use Radeon 4000 series in the iMacs, who knows what cpu's? Dual, Quad, Mobile Quad, Core i7?? Here I'm betting on dual cores in the low end with some of those new low-power penryn Quad cores in the higher models. Well guess we'll find out soon. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
530sCheapMac Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Quad or Mobile Quad? I very very much hope so. Core i7? no. as in "Hell no, dawg". Ain't gonna happen (*makes preparations to possibly eat foot on or before March 24*) I REALLY REALLY *really* hope that we shall see a new mac mini. I am dead serious when I say this: I WILL shed tears if they drop the mac mini. It makes sense, the timing i mean... iPods -> Laptops -> Laptops mark 2 -> Desktops (uhh... never mind ...jk) I am SO excited. "Eeeeeeeee!" - me seeing the first rumor of a March 24 release It is possible that we may see Xeons in the iMac, and Core i7 in the Mac Pro..... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1096481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konami® Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 So, does that means this video is real? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSZ7qiSO7OQ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1096598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chief Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 So, does that means this video is real? Why don't you order one (iMac/Mac mini) tomorrow? :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1096601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauℓzurrr. Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Final Specs Confirmed: iMac's MB417LL/A - IMAC 20" 2.66/2GB/320GB/SD/MSE/KB-USA MB418LL/A - IMAC 24" 2.66/4GB/640/SD/MSE/KB-USA MB419LL/A - IMAC 24" 2.93/4GB/640/256/SD/MSE/KB-USA MB420LL/A - IMAC 24" 3.06/4GB/1TB/512/SD/MSE/KB-USA Mac Mini's MB463LL/A - MAC MINI 2.0/1X1G/120/SD/AP/BT-USA MB464LL/A - MAC MINI 2.0/2X1G/320/SD/AP/BT-USA Mac Pro's MB535LL/A - MAC PRO 2.26_8CX/6X1G/640/GT120/SD-USA MB871LLA - MAC PRO 2.66QCX/3X1GB/640/GT120/SD-USA AIRPORT EXTREME: MB763LL/A - AIRPORT EXTREME - USA TIME CAPSULE: MB764LL/A - TIME CAPSULE 500GB - USA MB765LL/A - TIME CAPSULE 1TB - USA FIBRE CARDS: MB842LL/A - DUAL-CHANNEL 4GB FIBRE CHANNEL CARD-GEN MB843LL/A - QUAD CHANNEL 4GB FIBRE CHANNEL CARD -GEN RAID CARD: MB845Z/A - MAC PRO RAID CARD -INT APPLE KEYBOARD: MB869LL/A - APPLE KEYBOARD -USA RAM: MB976LL/A - 1GB 1066MHZ DDR3 -1X1GB SO-DIMM-GEN MB980LL/A- 1GB 1066MHZ DDR3 ECC 1X1GB - GEN MB981LL/A - 2GB 1066MHZ DDR3 ECC 1X2GB -GEN MB982LL/A - 4GB 1066MHZ DDR3 ECC 1X4GB - GEN HARD DRIVES: MB983LL/A - APPLE HARD DRIVE FOR MAC PRO - 640GB MB984LL/A - APPLE HARD DRIVE FOR MAC PRO - 1TB AIRPORT EXTREME CARD FOR MAC PRO: MB988LL/A - AIRPORT EXTREME WI-FI CARD 802.11N GRAPHICS CARD MB999LL/A - ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB Source: MacRumors Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1096981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontifex22 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 There ya go http://store.apple.com/ busy Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097006 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBuff Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I hope this is it, the "big date". I have been holding off, not wanting to buy one with the new iMacs coming out. Honestly, the difference won't be immense, but it'll probably be well worth the wait. I need 4GBs of ram anyway, with up to 8GB capabilities? That'll work for me Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 US Store back up. New mini's, iMac's and Mac Pro's They got Nehalem Xeon's in the Mac Pro. i7 has truly and officially came to the Mac OS. Wonder if we are going to see 10.5.7 real soon to conicide with the new hardware? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097128 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chief Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 I hope this is it, the "big date". I have been holding off, not wanting to buy one with the new iMacs coming out. Honestly, the difference won't be immense, but it'll probably be well worth the wait. I need 4GBs of ram anyway, with up to 8GB capabilities? That'll work for me To me this is "just" a refresh, not the big deal - ask yourself this: Where are the new innovative products? And again, I am talking about the iMac's and Mac mini's here. Not the Mac Pro! Q&A: Who produced the new boxes and manuals? Which company delivered the new hardware to countries like The Netherlands? If you know this, then you know what to expect and thus I am not buying new hardware right now (I want the Quad core iMac's for my children, not this old stuff). ...They got Nehalem Xeon's in the Mac Pro. i7 has truly and officially came to the Mac OS. True, but this thread is about the new iMac's and Mac mini's isn't it? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 True, but this thread is about the new iMac's and Mac mini's isn't it? When the thread was started, rumors hadn't started making the rounds about the Mac Pro's being updated today. I don't think anyone thought they would be updated for a while still. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Chief Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 When the thread was started, rumors hadn't started making the rounds about the Mac Pro's being updated today. I don't think anyone thought they would be updated for a while still. Well, there have been several clues 'suggesting' that a new Mac Pro is in the make - after all... they won't develop new kext's for nothing. There's even a thread about the new processors. But whatever. IMHO: This refresh ain't that spectacular, so we'll wait for Mr. Jobs to make us more than happy, later this year that is. Has anyone here noticed that the prices went up again? I mean like 100 euro for the cheapest iMac in The Netherlands and 200 pounds in the UK store! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097160 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbonkers Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 so the mac pro is using an intel chipset with i7? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishduck Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Has anyone here noticed that the prices went up again? I mean like 100 euro for the cheapest iMac in The Netherlands and 200 pounds in the UK store! Apple raising prices? Well I never! On top of that the iMac doesn't have better graphics (without paying for an upgrade) and the standard graphics on the Mac Pro are actually SLOWER. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitap Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 so...Apple quietly updated all the desktop line... and notice that no more ATI cards? .. woot! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Cool. Desktoptopia. @ Pitap, the iMacs have an option for the ATI 4850, the Mac Pros have an option for an ATI 4870. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097221 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyMac Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 First I want my Macbook... Than trip to Europe again. than Mac mini Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz101 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 IMac 9400m ??! does that play WOW? my son , plays wow,... and don't think the 9400m is going to do that ,.... no upgradable graphics card ?! and 1680 on the 20",... so bacially , they pushing the 24",... what is to expensive, when you consider, you already have a pc with an LCD ,... and the mac mini won't cut it for that,... and the mac pro, is to expensive for an family desktop, for games too,... now the mac mini, is a wellcome update, still $600,... should have been under $500, yeah ilife for starters is nice,... but at $600+,... hmm, mediabox,... the mac mini, if it can do 1080p over the displayport, unless the fiasco continous, with DHCP,... it could replace the appletv for that, definitly like to see bluray support for the graphics card, until then even a xbos360 looks good, for mediacenter as I recall the 24" had a better lcd, for color ,.... still glossy and litle biggy for me, can't dock an macbook to the imac, to use the display, and people do tend to buy more laptops/notebooks/netbooks, then desktops, so when finally the desktop aka imac comes to home, and you even get the 24" screen, can't plug in your dell laptop to watch bluray, can't even watch bluray on its own, bah, mac mini, no esata port, argh, and no expresscard slot, now if it had and expresscard slot, you could plug in a 2 port esata card, and with a port multiplier, attach a couple of disks, run it as a media server, and fileserver, use the laptop, and have booth plugged in a 40" hdtv, but no, you got to run everything over usb or firewire, also the mini should have had an HDMI port, keep the displayport, but add an hdmi port EPEAT GOLD, a new one, while it's a sleep ? LCD monitor,.... ok some one , gets an mini,... and looks at the LCD monitors,.... hey another $900 for that good lookin 24",...... guess, they don't want you to buy and LCD with that,... airport extreme,.... one more,.... got one, you want apple, need 2,... the itouch and iphone does not do 5ghz, and for the laptops, you do want 5ghz draft N,... so you need to, or dig out your old linksys so big hurray for the mac mini , -$100, + hdmi, + esata or expresscard slot, would have been almost perfect. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 IMac 9400m ??! does that play WOW?Yep. Plays it quite well actually. Damn, but you can complain! Luckily for me I can't afford a Mac! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1097834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Well it looks like my Mac Mini savings account will be used for other things not happy with the new MM. First they jacked the price up I was hoping for a price drop. Second the upgrades are not enough to justify spending a $1000 on when I can build a quad core hackintosh for 2/3 of the price and have more power and more upgrade path in the future. Sorry Apple I love your OS but your hardware pricing sucks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1098339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 Well it looks like my Mac Mini savings account will be used for other things not happy with the new MM. First they jacked the price up I was hoping for a price drop. Second the upgrades are not enough to justify spending a $1000 on when I can build a quad core hackintosh for 2/3 of the price and have more power and more upgrade path in the future. Sorry Apple I love your OS but your hardware pricing sucks.The price is the same as the old one. Rather upgrade it yourself than pay for Apple upgrades. Or get a hack, yeah. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1098374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontifex22 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Ok, Apple is not selling their new machines for the price of a cheap hackintosh - who realy thought they would? But what to make of this view: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03...ion_report.html Fair? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1098493 Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishduck Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Ok, Apple is not selling their new machines for the price of a cheap hackintosh - who realy thought they would?But what to make of this view: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03...ion_report.html Fair? AppleInsider. I think that answers the question. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1098592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontifex22 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Is this realy an answer? Sounds a bit like "women driver" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1098624 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 This is the way I see it. If you aren't planning on buying it, there really is no need to argue about it. We all know that Macs aren't exacly cheap compared to other computers, but not like "OH MY GOD KILL ME FOR PAYING THAT MUCH MORE!" Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1098651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technobob Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 The price is the same as the old one. Rather upgrade it yourself than pay for Apple upgrades. Or get a hack, yeah. The prices here in Canada did increase the low end one went up about $75 and the other went up about $100 I've decided to buy the low end model and do the upgrades myself but I'm a bit confused about graphics. Given the graphics uses system RAM how is it one states 128mb the other 256mb or did they add separate RAM for graphics. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/155816-new-imacs-and-mac-minis/#findComment-1100699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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