Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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The only 30" all-in-one I can see would be a special 30th Anniversary Macintosh in April. A 30" iMac? No.
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So, yes, you're a consumer, or a "prosumer" at best. A 23-inch iMac might happen, but 30 inches? I just don't see any target audience for that. |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Yeah, that's not what an iMac is for, lustiouss. You should be looking at towers and the standalone displays if you're truly requiring those professional features (expansion, upgradeability, etc.).
The iMac just isn't designed with that in mind. Now that's NOT saying the iMac isn't a kick-butt, more-than-capable computer (we use them at my job and they're awesome: I'm doing "professional" print work with the Adobe CS2 software day-in and day-out). But we don't require the things chucker lists, so we knew it was a better, smarter purchase for us (and coming off of 400-800MHz G4 towers, it's still a HUGE leap for us). You say: Quote:
But I have to say: I'm nothing but pleased with the 20" iMac's 1680x1050. Every day I come in and sit behind it, it's like I'm in a movie theater! The day Apple releases a 30" iMac is the day I...well, I don't know. I could almost imagine them doing a 23" model (just to be cute and get some geek applause), but it'll probably cost $2,000 or so. Who is going to spend $2,500 (or much higher, most likely) on a 30" AIO? Nobody I know... |
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HerrDEUTSCH™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I have a Rev A 20" iMac G5 and it's got some weight to it.... I can't even imagine how much heavier a 30" iMac would be. I've used the 30" display before at my previous job and to me it was too much space. Only worked good when I was using After Effects and my project had 50+ layers. 20" iMac is big enough in my opinion but if they were to make it bigger I can't imagine them going higher than 23".
The day they release a 30" iMac is the same day they release a 20" MacBook Pro |
Veteran Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
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i think this would be doable if there was some sort of connector from the iMac to maybe a "mini upgrade tower"
kind of like a small white box that houses slots for extra HDs and PCIexpress slots..... basically you can have the computer entirely in one form factor and when it's time for you to upgrade with more components you just buy an expansion box....... it wouldn't be necessary except for those of use with lots of extras in our comps, those of use who are already using towers anyways i personally already use a minitower with my powerbook that houses 4 HDs..... it would be awesome if i could also have two PCIexpress slots in there so i could use a PCIexpress soundcard instead of also needing an external soundcard too.... the minitower could be used with any of apple's products - iMac, MacBook Pros........ it allows desktop expandability for portables when used at home..... that would be nice... you'd just need some sort of connection that allows a lot of throughput for all the extra devices |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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it would have to be an apple proprietary solution, but it would be cool to have someone do it... if anyone can it would be apple because they like to control everything... in this case they would be making the connector on the computer end and the expansion tower end
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Never...at least not within the same design. I had a 20" iMac for 1 week and it was already too ugly (I got rid of it for other reasons though). One day Apple will realize that their glossy white scheme can only be scaled up so far before it starts to look hideous. That boundary exists somewhere between a 17" and 20" iMac IMO.
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New Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Holy Illegal Instruction Batman!
The iMac is squarely a consumer line. I could never see Apple making one with an insanely sized screen like that! Who on earth would pay for that? Of course... now that I've said that, Steve will want to go make me look like an idiot... |
Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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The 30" screen costs $2,499 right now.
Even if Apple drops the price to $1,999 soon, that would still mean that a 30" AIO would probably start around $2,999. For that kind of money, it had better be more than a 30" iMac. I think that the next-gen iMac will have a 20" screen standard. Maybe a 23" screen will be available. But again, the only 30" AIO I can see Apple making anytime soon would be some special anniversary edition, and I think even that is unlikely (but it would be cool). I don't like saying "never," but a 30" iMac is almost as ridiculous as that screen ratio. (Sorry.) and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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