Articles about iMac

Apple has updated its iMac G5 line with faster 64-bit processors and improved graphics hardware to take advantage of the new capabilities in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, which is now bundled. Apple has also added built-in Airport Extreme and Bluetooth wireless to the all-in-one Macs that integrate an LCD display.

The new iMac G5 offers a 17-inch or 20-inch widescreen display, which is powered by an ATI Radeon 9600 graphics processor with 128MB of video memory. The top of the line models include a 2.0 GHz G5 processor, with a lower-end model running at 1.8 GHz. Each system includes 512MB of RAM.

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Apple rumor site Think Secret is reporting that the company will unveil a new low-cost iMac at Macworld Expo in January. The new Mac will retail for less than $500 without display and is targeted at iPod users who run Windows, as a way to bring new converts to Apple's offerings.

The new iMac will feature a G4 processor around 1.25GHz, according to Think Secret, with 256MB of RAM and 40GB or 60GB hard drive. Apple is expected to bundle its iLife suite sans iDVD, as the company's SuperDrive DVD recorder is not included in the base model. Current plans at Apple are to ship the new machine late in the first quarter of 2005.

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After months of speculation and rumor, Apple officially unveiled the iMac G5 at Apple Expo in Paris. Designed by the iPod team, the new iMac integrates an entire computer into a single flat-panel display, which Apple touts as the world's thinnest desktop computer.

The iMac G5 is two inches thick, with a 17- or 20-inch widescreen LCD. "Just like the iPod redefined portable digital music players, the new iMac G5 redefines what users expect from a consumer desktop," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "A lot of people will be wondering 'where did the computer go?'"

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Think Secret, a Mac rumor Web site has gotten the skinny on what is allegedly Apple's re-designed iMac. The self-appointed sleuths breached Apple's culture of secrecy and posted an article detailing the specifications for 17- and 20-inch iMac G5s. The iMacs are rumored to be available in two 1.6GHz and two 1.8 GHz varieties.

According to the report, Apple is continuing to house components in an all-in-one casing that is mounted directly to the back of a flat display panel. Every model is equipped with optical digital output, a built-in microphone and enclosure mounted speakers.

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In its third quarter conference call, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer confirmed the company's plans to launch new iMacs in September based on the 64-bit G5 processor. Apple was set to unveil the rejuvenated iMac at last month's WWDC, and blames the delay on production problems at IBM, which manufactures the chip.

Apple expects the G5 shortage to affect sales through the quarter, but Oppenheimer said the company was confident IBM would resolve the issue come September. The problems stem from a switch to 90-nanometer scale production.

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Apple has announced a new revision of its iMac consumer desktop system, as well as a new dual Power Mac.

The updated iMac features a whopping 20-inch flat-panel LCD display with a resolution of 1680x1050. It contains a 1.25G Hz PowerPC G4 processor and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 graphics chip.

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One week before Apple Expo 2003 begins in Paris, Apple has announced speed boosts to its iMac line and higher capacity iPods. Two new iMacs join two iPods to serve as modest upgrades to Apple's product lines.

The company is expected to make additional announcements this week in preparation for Steve Jobs' Expo keynote address.

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The original iMac was quietly removed from sale this week, marking the end of a product that long stood as an icon of Apple's rebirth. Built around a 15-inch CRT display, the original iMac debuted in 1998 for just under $1300.

Apple continued to sell the old model as an entry-level computer even after launching the flat-panel iMac in early 2002. Pricing for the original iMac eventually dropped to $799, with Apple updating the all-in-one computer over time to include new technologies such as FireWire and CD burning.

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Apple has a knack for churning out computers many people wish they could buy. The flat-panel iMac is no exception. The all-in-one computer is an eye-popping spectacle of tasteful but trendy computer design.

But sticker shock sometimes singes the interests of would-be Mac buyers. The entry-level iMac, for example, appears overly priced at $1,199 compared to, say, a Gateway 300S Plus PC for $699 after $100 mail-in rebate.

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Gateway launched the battle of the all-in-ones in late August, with the debut of a new TV commercial making fun of Apple Computer's iMac. Gateway executives should definitely give their ad agency a bonus. Someone carefully reviewed all the footage created by Apple's ad agency or Pixar Studios in developing a crafty lampoon of the flat-panel iMac. But I have to complain of false advertising on the part of both companies. Despite TV ads showing the Profile 4 doing back flips over the iMac or the iMac dancing about in imitation of an onlooker, my models are motionless. I prodded and poked, but they certainly don't move around. Anyone have the e-mail address for filing complaints with the Federal Trade Commission? Just kidding, of course.

Still, Gateway's ads raise an interesting question about which computer is better for consumers. Both computers incorporate 15-inch or 17-inch LCD monitors into stylish designs that are compact and fit easily into places where space is a premium. Both look good, too, making them great pieces of eye candy for offices or that prominent place in the home, apartment or dorm room. I'll cut right to the chase and pick the winner: neither. More on that later.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs is expected to announce a new iMac in his two-hour Macworld keynote on Monday. Details of the machine were inadvertently revealed early by Time Canada.

While specifications of the new iMac are slim, it includes a 15-inch LCD display attached to a half-sphere base via movable arm. Also included is the higher-speed G4 processor that is used in Apple's professional machines, along with a DVD burner. Prices will range from $1,299 USD for the entry-level model to $1,799 USD for the high-end model.

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