Kemper_Boyd wrote:Nice. It's probably a good decision to buy the cinema display before
Apple start slapping glass on the front of them as well.
Yeah, an ACD refresh is probably imminent, but I wanted a matte display and not any of this glossy nonsense. They'll most likely be upgraded next week with higher res LED panels, HDMI inputs, matte screens, and a price cut then, but hey
You should be okay, there are not many panels of that sort of resolution.
A wider colour gamut screen like Dell offer is about the most I think will
change in the mid term. As to higher resolutions I don't think IBM make
the T221 anymore and other 3840x2400 panels are prototypes. There
aren't many suitable GPUs either.
I want the new wireless keyboard. It's not any sort of logical technical reason, I just want it.
My friend wants the wired keyboard, but he wants to make sure it works in a Windows box. Anyone got one that can test? I assume it'll work like the previous Apple USB keyboards.
I ordered the new keyboard yesterday. Can't stand the old apple keyboards, so I'm quite excited about this super slimline one. Didn't bother getting the bluetooth one as the old one chewed batteries like no ones business...
Kemper_Boyd wrote:A Mac Pro update won't occur until the new chipsets ship.
Rumour has it the Penryn processors could actually start shipping Q4 2007 instead of Q1 2008 so potential for a Mac Pro revision before the end of the year?
I'm in the market now for a Mac Pro to replace my fuxx0r3d G5, so the question is, shall I hang on for a couple of months and see what Leopard brings and potential for a Mac Pro update this side of xmas?
I've got the loan of anther G5 at the mo so thankfully I'm not forced into any rash decisions.
Thoughts from anyone tech savvy? Is it worth hanging out for Penryn?
New processors and chipsets for workstations are meant to launch
and ship before the end of the year, Intel are being coy about the
exact date in order to outfox AMD's launch of the Phenom.
What will be different?
Processor:
45nm. lower power.
6MB L2 cache per die
Higher clockspeeds, higher FSB.
SSE4.
Enhanced VT.
Chipset:
Device IO virtualisation.
More PCIe lanes, PCIe 2.0 support.
Larger maximum memory.
The iMac I ordered is only coming with the base 1GB of RAM (one slot free). Can I get any old PC2-5300 1GB stick to upgrade it to 2GB, or do I have to wait and see what is supplied so I can match it?
slo-mo wrote:The iMac I ordered is only coming with the base 1GB of RAM (one slot free). Can I get any old PC2-5300 1GB stick to upgrade it to 2GB, or do I have to wait and see what is supplied so I can match it?
And use their memory advisor tool to find the machine (invariably a Mac) I'm shopping for RAM for. Even if you can find cheaper it will describe exactly the sort of RAM you need.
rather disapointed with the graphics cards in the new imacs - doesn't look like much of an upgrade.
How do they compare to the 8600's in the macbook pros ?
Crikey, I just got an email from Apple saying my iMac has shipped. TNT's tracking doesn't yet give any information of the status, so I have no real idea how close it is to me.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Popped into the KRCS 'Apple Store' in Broadmarsh today to have a gander at the new iMacs. They look pretty nice, surprisingly thinner than the last models, love the screen (but it was obviously in optimal lighting conditions), hate the keyboard.
amanset wrote:Crikey, I just got an email from Apple saying my iMac has shipped. TNT's tracking doesn't yet give any information of the status, so I have no real idea how close it is to me.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Please don't let it be in China.
Mine is coming from Shanghai (to Edinburgh), so...
Wheee, had a couple of days with the new keyboard and I absolutely love it. Very small throw on the keys, rock solid, so you can bang away on it to your hearts content. Much better than those fat white, clunky pieces of shite they've been shipping for years.
Nearly feels like I'm typing on my laptop, which is exactly what I'm after. Well happy with that purchase
