Peace
Sep 6, 08:44 AM
Cool!!
I ordered a 20" last night hoping they would update before they shipped it.Woke up this morning to see that big 24" model so I called Apple and canceled my yet to be built 20" and got the new one..
3 Gigs Ram!!
Better than 2 but I cant see why they cant do 4..
Ship date of the 15th for CTO though..Guess I can wait.
I ordered a 20" last night hoping they would update before they shipped it.Woke up this morning to see that big 24" model so I called Apple and canceled my yet to be built 20" and got the new one..
3 Gigs Ram!!
Better than 2 but I cant see why they cant do 4..
Ship date of the 15th for CTO though..Guess I can wait.
Stella
Sep 6, 08:40 AM
Those prices are a bargin. Nice to see a $CA1K model - even if the graphic card stinks - but not everyone needs a decent graphics card.
Makes the Mac Mini look really expensive, and weak...
Makes the Mac Mini look really expensive, and weak...
e-coli
Aug 8, 01:59 AM
Steve looks unhealthy. He's not as sharp as he used to be. His keynotes were flawless. He stuttered several times, forgot what he was saying in mid sentence, and handed a considerable amount of the keynote to other people. Steve was a control freak in past WWDC keynotes.
I think he may be in not-so-good health. But I've said that before.
I think he may be in not-so-good health. But I've said that before.
ericinboston
Apr 12, 01:31 PM
Cutting NPR and Union collective bargaining rights are not going to solve our fiscal mess.
I laugh at this topic...because it's been yapped about for weeks..."just cut NPR and we'll save $40 million!" Wow...$40mill out of trillions. Yeah, great concept. Why don't we cut out public museums, libraries, and parks while we're at it.
I actually listen to NPR...basically because it's on the classical station I tune into. NPR may be a bit on the Democrat side, but overall I find the stories are at least real news...while offering both sides of the argument.
Queue all the Fox News freaks...
I laugh at this topic...because it's been yapped about for weeks..."just cut NPR and we'll save $40 million!" Wow...$40mill out of trillions. Yeah, great concept. Why don't we cut out public museums, libraries, and parks while we're at it.
I actually listen to NPR...basically because it's on the classical station I tune into. NPR may be a bit on the Democrat side, but overall I find the stories are at least real news...while offering both sides of the argument.
Queue all the Fox News freaks...
OllyW
Nov 25, 10:04 AM
Don't you have to pay extra for that??
No. All the music on iTunes is now DRM free as standard.
No. All the music on iTunes is now DRM free as standard.
B.winkle
Mar 5, 08:45 AM
Some nice pics!
HecubusPro
Sep 5, 01:14 PM
I say iTunes Movie Store and new iPod nanos. Possibly a rev of the iMacs, since they were the first ones to go Intel.
And hopefully updated MBP's with C2D.
And hopefully updated MBP's with C2D.
pkson
Apr 17, 11:51 PM
My cousins wife and kids just returned from toys r us with two iPads.
Wonders never cease.
Lucky. Korea still has yet to see the iPad 2 being released.
Wonders never cease.
Lucky. Korea still has yet to see the iPad 2 being released.
ten-oak-druid
May 4, 11:25 PM
Are you kidding? Netflix destroyed it with streaming. Disney and Sony aren't even advertising for it anymore. The Blu Ray players are being sold dirt cheap at clearance sales because it's a dying/dead format. I haven't heard a word about it on TV ads to further seal the deal.
And I never liked it anyway, the 25 GB disc wasn't filled all the way because of the stupidly lossy compression, and it was expensive. We unplugged our Blu Ray player and replaced it with a TiVo box with Netflix streaming, which happens to be a lot cheaper than Blu Ray and much easier.
And Apple never used it :)
I've noticed many blu ray disks now come with digital copies. I prefer that. One even had a survey asking how important the digital copy was. So perhaps this will be a nice combination for a while.
I ended up getting a PS3 for the blu ray player. For a while it got most usage as a netflix player. Now the appleTV handles that. So occasionally it gets used now for blu ray. I still do not own any games for it. Someday when I have time for it I'll get a game or two. I think if you are getting a blu ray player, PS3 is the way to go though as you can use it for more than just the blu ray.
And I never liked it anyway, the 25 GB disc wasn't filled all the way because of the stupidly lossy compression, and it was expensive. We unplugged our Blu Ray player and replaced it with a TiVo box with Netflix streaming, which happens to be a lot cheaper than Blu Ray and much easier.
And Apple never used it :)
I've noticed many blu ray disks now come with digital copies. I prefer that. One even had a survey asking how important the digital copy was. So perhaps this will be a nice combination for a while.
I ended up getting a PS3 for the blu ray player. For a while it got most usage as a netflix player. Now the appleTV handles that. So occasionally it gets used now for blu ray. I still do not own any games for it. Someday when I have time for it I'll get a game or two. I think if you are getting a blu ray player, PS3 is the way to go though as you can use it for more than just the blu ray.
Popeye206
Apr 12, 12:08 PM
Lots of empty factories up in Rochester NY.... all they need to do is peal off the Kodak logo's and put up Foxconn. :)
Vantage Point
Mar 12, 09:18 AM
It's nice to see someone with some perspective and isn't complaining daily because an update with speed increases that they'll never even notice...
Depending on the job these speed increases can be significant. I have some photoshop tasks that take 4-6 minutes/per image. A 20% speed increase is significant. For many people the bumb will not be noticable but they would like a 20% greater value compared to buying today. For others, speed and portability are the very reason for investing in one of these.
Depending on the job these speed increases can be significant. I have some photoshop tasks that take 4-6 minutes/per image. A 20% speed increase is significant. For many people the bumb will not be noticable but they would like a 20% greater value compared to buying today. For others, speed and portability are the very reason for investing in one of these.
philr5150
Mar 25, 04:15 PM
Do you switch it on?
Of course, or I wouldn't get 36 hours would I? :confused:
Of course, or I wouldn't get 36 hours would I? :confused:
Groovey
Nov 8, 06:30 AM
are you people making this all this fuss over C2D MB's coming out? or is there more expected from the update....like the true ipod video? i dont see how a C2D MB could bring so much excitement....there's not THAT much difference in performance.
We don't need no freaking iPod's right now. Show me the Honey!!
We don't need no freaking iPod's right now. Show me the Honey!!
iDutchman
Oct 16, 12:57 PM
I updated the wife's room a bit. Cinema Display against the wall.
Funkatronic
Mar 7, 12:03 AM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5502889504_30633d9851.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yohul/5502889504/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yohul/5502889504/) by yohul (http://www.flickr.com/people/yohul/), on Flickr
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/yohul/5502889504/) by yohul (http://www.flickr.com/people/yohul/), on Flickr
farleysmaster
Mar 19, 04:42 AM
Surely Hard Drive players are on the way out in general? Must be a major reason for the devices to break.
Concorde Rules
Apr 3, 02:41 PM
Technically it's not MP that's the issue. It's pixel density.
Given the perfect conditions and equal image sizes (I.e. All the images at 2MP) the results will be almost indistinguishable between a phone, point and shoot and a D-SLR.
Comparing the 5MP iPhone 4 sensor to a 12MP Point & Shoot and a 40D the difference between the iPhone 4 and the P&S and 40D will be significant.
Simply: 40D @ 10MP >> TZ8 @ 12MP >>> iPhone 4 @ 5MP.
Given the perfect conditions and equal image sizes (I.e. All the images at 2MP) the results will be almost indistinguishable between a phone, point and shoot and a D-SLR.
Comparing the 5MP iPhone 4 sensor to a 12MP Point & Shoot and a 40D the difference between the iPhone 4 and the P&S and 40D will be significant.
Simply: 40D @ 10MP >> TZ8 @ 12MP >>> iPhone 4 @ 5MP.
Nipsy
Oct 13, 09:44 PM
Server burped
cvaldes
Apr 2, 01:10 PM
An "Image Sensor" is not a camera. The sensor is part of a camera. In addition to a sensor one needs to add at least a lens, some buffer memory and a controller. Sony makes image sensors for many, other camera makers.
8MP is way to many pixels for a cell phone camera. The only reason to have so many is for marketing purposes because consumers seem to think (wrongly) that more is better. What really limits sharpness of a cell phone camera is the physical size of the lens. If the lens projects a blurred image onto the focal plane the best sensors will simply make a very good recording of the blurred image.
Correct. An 8M image sensor for cameraphones is retarded because it is beyond the resolving power of the lens itself. It's just generating big images of digital noise; no extra information is being captured.
Really a 3-5 megapixel sensor is really the resolution limit based on the optics. What manufacturers should concentrate on is low-light performance.
This also helps video recording since those frames are basically taken around 1/60 of a second shutter speeds. For still shots, you can have longer exposures but you don't have that luxury when shooting video.
8MP is way to many pixels for a cell phone camera. The only reason to have so many is for marketing purposes because consumers seem to think (wrongly) that more is better. What really limits sharpness of a cell phone camera is the physical size of the lens. If the lens projects a blurred image onto the focal plane the best sensors will simply make a very good recording of the blurred image.
Correct. An 8M image sensor for cameraphones is retarded because it is beyond the resolving power of the lens itself. It's just generating big images of digital noise; no extra information is being captured.
Really a 3-5 megapixel sensor is really the resolution limit based on the optics. What manufacturers should concentrate on is low-light performance.
This also helps video recording since those frames are basically taken around 1/60 of a second shutter speeds. For still shots, you can have longer exposures but you don't have that luxury when shooting video.
2ndPath
Sep 6, 09:24 AM
Precisely - see my above post. As I see it, there is still a huge gap in the product line - perhaps not in price or specs, but in fundamental design philosophy. Anyone wanting an Apple desktop is forced to buy an AIO. For many people that's fine, they don't care, perhaps they even welcome it or prefer it, but for many others it's simply not an attractive option.
Nicely said. I fully agree.
Nicely said. I fully agree.
Stridder44
Nov 7, 09:36 AM
I have a question.... what time does Apple release things, like Cupertino time??? I believe I heard it was nine, and if it is, then we still got another two hours of waiting
Exactly what I was saying. Apple is based in Cupertino, California. It's not even 8 am here yet. Usually stuff happens between 9am-12pm
Exactly what I was saying. Apple is based in Cupertino, California. It's not even 8 am here yet. Usually stuff happens between 9am-12pm
Carlson-online
Sep 12, 02:17 PM
Yes!!!
Burning --> Include CD Text!!
Burning --> Include CD Text!!
jodders
Sep 6, 10:05 AM
This is fantastic, fantastic news! It is so so so cool, and its really made my day. I have been waiting for the imac update and glad that it came around this time. I have been waiting since March and it has been agonising.
Congratulations for those who have been waiting for one. The time has come. Im sure all apple revisions will come in due course,perhaps in time for leopard when it comes out.
Bring on the ipods next week.
Macrumours have been spot on!
Congratulations for those who have been waiting for one. The time has come. Im sure all apple revisions will come in due course,perhaps in time for leopard when it comes out.
Bring on the ipods next week.
Macrumours have been spot on!
Thunderhawks
Mar 28, 03:22 PM
Wonder when Toys R Us will get their shipment. :rolleyes:
They did. Limited edition:
http://www.google.com/search?q=etch-a-sketch&hl=en&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=RO2QTZfuBuWa0QHhqrzPDg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CFEQzAMwAg
They did. Limited edition:
http://www.google.com/search?q=etch-a-sketch&hl=en&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=shop:1&tbo=u&ei=RO2QTZfuBuWa0QHhqrzPDg&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=image&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CFEQzAMwAg
