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Mourning The iMac - dukemeiser writes "Well, the computer that revived Apple has been killed today. The original CRT iMac design is no longer offered at the Apple store but is still available for education only. Kinda makes me depressed." My strawberry iMac (The one where MacSlash originated) is still going strong, but this news may signal the end of the candy-colored translucent era
Think Discontinued: Apple Retires Its Original IMac Line - Apple Computer Inc.'s original iMac -- the multicolored, gumdrop-shaped desktop computer that many credit with saving the company -- is history
Flat-panel iMac Screen Calibration - I just took the plunge and bought a new flat-panel iMac. I find the screen very low in contrast, however, and I can't find seem to find controls to adjust it. Am I missing something?
Goodbye to the classic Apple iMac - The computer that came in different hues and revolutionised the home computing market - not to mention Apple's fortune - is finally being phased out
iMac G4 1GHz - You get the feeling that with this release, the combination of hardware and software finally fulfils all the promise exhibited by the original iMac nearly five years ago. There's never been a better time to buy one
Embarrassing Stumble from Microsoft Canada - Clicking through reveals Apple Canada is the destination of this ad. The article also has a link to a screen grab of the page. While we're sure this won't cause MS stock prices to crumble, tomato-colored faces must be the order the day at ca.msn, while the advertising VP just must be looking for someone to fire
Apple iMac - the PC you really want, says MSN - This shows http://ca.msn.com from 27th February proudly sporting the following: "The new 17-inch iMac - the PC you really want"
The SpeedZone: iMac G4/800 vs iMac G4/1GHz .. How Much Faster Is The GHz Machine?
The SpeedZone: What Is Faster, The 1GHz iMac Or The 1 GHz PowerBook? - A Detailed Performance Report - The main differences between the 1 GHz iMac and the 1 GHz PowerBook is that the PowerBook has a L3 cache and the iMac does not, the iMac has a NVIDIA graphics card and the PowerBook an ATI one, the iMac has a larger and faster hard drive, and the iMac comes with SuperDrive 2 which runs significantly faster than the SuperDrive in the PowerBook
Sanyo, Apple partnership to yield iMac audio widget? - when Apple released its 15-inch LCD iMac in '02, Ishida saw the potential to improve its sound quality with a Sanyo amplifier, notes Dow Jones.
Japan Watch: 1GHz iMac, DP Power Mac, PowerBook G4-12 Make Strong Debuts - The new 1Ghz iMac, the mid-range DP 1.25GHz and the Mini-Me 12.1" PowerBook G4s have made healthy inroads into the Japanese desktop and portable markets in their first weeks on the shelves
Updated iMacs will not boot Mac OS 9 - Flat-panel iMacs with a serial number after 'xx305xxxxxx' and the new 1GHz 17" FP iMac are not able to boot Mac OS 9. Carnegie Mellon Tears Down "Wall of Computing" by Installing State-of-the-Art Apple iMacs in University's Busiest Computer Cluster - According to Peter Lee, professor and associate dean for undergraduate education in the School of Computer Science, the new iMacs are as exciting for researchers as they are for the teaching faculty. " For faculty, we have FreeBSD-based Unix machines that run Microsoft Office," Lee said. "Faculty doing research in the areas of high-speed networking, music and theoretical computer science are excited about the potential of Mac OS X version 10.2, Apple's powerful Unix-based operating system."
Macs suddenly head to head with PCs on price - Macintosh prices start at just $799. Sure, that will only get you an old-style iMac with a G3 processor, but even at that low price, Apple provides a lot of bang for the buck
Do the New iMacs Boot into OS 9? - Rumors of Mac OS 9's death may be greatly exaggerated. Despite Apple's announcement that January 2003 Macs would boot into OS X only, there have been exceptions, such as the superseded Power Mac G4s. And the new iMac
Spring iMacs Give Clues to Future - Since the iBook was re-tuned just three months ago, I think it's specs are safe until July. Whether we see the G4 7457 or not, I think a iBook refreshing will probably occur then. Long and short - if you want a new iBook, don't wait
The New iMac and eMac Value Equation - On the 17" side of things, we got a 25% improvement in clock speed, a 33% faster system bus, twice as much video memory, five times faster wireless networking, and a SuperDrive that burns DVDs twice as fast -- all at US$200 less than the price of the previous 800 MHz 17" G4 iMac
S-Video TV Out for New iMac - As noted by MacBidouille, it looks like the new iMac can do S-Video and composite out. No great shakes, except that it appears it can video-out to a TV
The New iMac and eMac Value Equation - On the 17" side of things, we got a 25% improvement in clock speed, a 33% faster system bus, twice as much video memory, five times faster wireless networking, and a SuperDrive that burns DVDs twice as fast -- all at US$200 less than the price of the previous 800 MHz 17" G4 iMac
S-Video TV Out for New iMac - As noted by MacBidouille, it looks like the new iMac can do S-Video and composite out. No great shakes, except that it appears it can video-out to a TV
Topic: Updated iMacs/eMacs! - In a strange way, from the perspective of the optical drive, they almost "raised" the prices by $100, since you have to pay $1,299 instead of $1,199 for the 15" model and $1,799 instead of $1,699 to get a superdrive
Apple introduces 1GHz iMac - Personally, I'm real close to getting one for home ... if Apple would just add support for another monitor, not just video mirroring
Apple Updates iMacs to 1GHz - This recent update goes a very long way in simplifying Apple's product matrix while still offering a great machine at a good value. I can expect that we will see a whole lot of this sort of simplification and price cutting across Apple's product line
Apple launches HP inkjet rebate - Apple's new Save and print promo offers a $99 rebate on a HP DeskJet 3820 or 5550 printer when purchased with a Mac
Apple Bumps iMac To 1 GHz, Adds Bluetooth Option, Drops Price - Apple has, at long last, finally released a speed bumped iMac. The company has revamped the entire iMac line into a two-model product line it is calling the "Spring Line." At the top end is a 17" iMac with a 1 GHz processor, a first for Apple's consumer desktop
Apple Cuts Price of IMac, EMac PCs by as Much as 13% (Update2) - The company reduced the number of flat-panel iMac computers it sells from three to two, keeping the two best sellers, while knocking $200 of the price of each, said Greg Joswiak, the head of marketing for Apple's hardware division
Apple - SuperDrive Update - Software Download - The DVD Forum recently released specifications for new high-speed discs for DVD recording (4x for DVD-R and 2x for DVD-RW). Media based on this new specification is expected to be available later this year. All SuperDrive equipped Macs can easily be updated to be compatible with this new media
iMac Update To Include Front Ports - A plastic component manufacturing source has informed us that the soon to be released iMacs will include a subtle redesign of the base housing, one that provides "an innovative" approach to front-facing ports
The iMac Rack-Mount Project: A Reality! - I can't quite say where this all started, or why I ever initially thought it'd even be possible, but once the idea was in my head I found myself quite addicted to making it happen
Best of 2002 - The sheer audacity of the design--a flat-panel display floating on a stainless-steel arm over a domed base in snowy white--created an instant classic. The 17-inch widescreen Apple iMac ($1,999), equipped with a G4 processor and SuperDrive, as well as elegant new software including Mac OS X Jaguar, iSync, and iCal, confirmed that Apple continues to be the pacesetter of the PC industry
Personal computer 'grew up' this year - Desktop computer of the year: You have to ask? Apple Computer's 17-inch iMac, cost $1,999, referenced here last week as a great holiday gift. Nothing else comes close to its fresh design, innovative features and sheer bravado
Tech's best: This is the 'wow' stuff - Apple has been banging its own innovative high-tech drum for years. But the company outdid itself with the strikingly seductive digital hub that is the all-in-one iMac
'TechTV's Top 20 Gifts' - desktop computers are always a great gift, but there are two ways to go: Mac or PC. If you want a cool-looking computer with performance, get an iMac with a 17-inch flat panel display
Apple's Expansive iMac - With its 80-GB hard drive, the G4 iMac provides ample room for storing audio, video, and digital photos. But raw data storage capacity is only one thing - it's what you do with the data that counts, and this is where the new iMac stands out
17-inch Flat-Panel iMac - We have only two complaints about this new 17-inch flat-panel iMac. First, the power button remains inconveniently placed on the rear of the unit rather than on the supplied keyboard, so turning on the computer is awkward. Second, there's no upgrade path for existing flat-panel iMac owners who crave the larger screen. Priced just $200 more than the most capable 15-inch model, the 17-inch iMac is an affordable masterpiece. If Apple were to add screen pivoting (from landscape to portrait mode), then the 17-inch flat-panel iMac would be our dream machine
Review: Apple's 17-Inch iMac - 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
Faster speeds, lower prices, new OS from Apple - If mobility isn't a big deal, the flat screen iMac or the weighty eMac could have your name on it. The flat-screen machine starts at $1,199 and suffers from the same RAM problem as the iBook. But it comes with a decent-size 40GB hard disk and a 700MHz processor
Apple iMac - This revised version of the stylish iMac adds some changes that most users will welcome, the most noticeable being that the wide-screen LCD has grown to 17 inches, with a resolution of 1,440-by-900. Other improvements are the inclusion of a new graphics processor, the nVidia GeForce4 MX (though no performance match for the GeForce4 Ti 4600 or ATI Radeon 9700 Pro)
Review: Gateway Profile 4 vs. Apple iMac - Strangely, both computers have more in common with notebooks than they do with larger desktops, which is one of the major reasons why neither is a great value. The iMac, for example, uses notebook memory. The Profile 4 uses 4-pin FireWire ports and comes with a PC Card slot--both features found on notebooks. The Profile also packs the aforementioned PC Card slot. But the larger resemblance is that both computers are essentially fixed, all-in-one, not-easily-upgraded systems build around a flat-panel monitor. Well, so is a notebook
Upgrade computer one step at a time - I was just blessed with a new arrival, and it's becoming part of the landscape here at "On Computers Central." But unlike previous upgrades, I'm finding some differences - and the need for a plan
iMac
G4 800MHz 17-Inch LCD - It's easy to find a more
powerful machine, but the iMac's impeccable design and
bang for the buck, plus that sexy chrome neck's ergonomic
possibilities, make it a Mac we'd buy on principle alone
iMac
Upgrades And OS 9 - A Performance Report -
Several days ago we posted our review of the Sonnet
Harmoni upgrade cards. This review included extensive
performance results of the upgrade cards when installed
in a iMac G3/233 running OS 10.2. Below we post results
from the same cards, installed in the same machine,
but this time running OS 9.2.2
Reader
posts fix for Jaguar iMac video firmware problem
- I fixed this problem this evening and this is how.
I'm quite happy, seeing as 3 Apple Support reps and
one 3rd party service technician told me this would
cost somewhere in the range of $300-$400 to fix. Hope
this idea helps some of you
iMac
users: make sure your firmware is up-to-date before
installing Jaguar - Apple posted a Knowledge Base
article today. Information from sources say iMacs without
the proper firmware can reportedly suffer a range of
video problems
Apple
SuperDrive Update - Important information about
using high-speed media with your SuperDrive-equipped
Power Mac G4 or iMac
New
flat-panel iMac's flash worthy of its cost - Particularly
appealing is the operating system's built-in Bluetooth
support. I simply plugged a D-Link adapter into a USB
port on the side of the keyboard, and my PC and Mac
shook hands immediately
Apple
drops price of low-end iMac - Apple today dropped
the price of the company's low-end iMac by US$100. The
base model 15-inch iMac now sells at the Apple Store
for $1199
PC
Mag names iMac Editors' Choice, against PCs - Comparing
the 15 inch flat panel iMac against three other offerings
Windows-compatible offerings, PC Magazine has named
Apple's iMac its Editors' Choice. Among those machines
that Apple beats is Gateway's new all-in-one system,
the Profile 4
15-inch
iMac price-drop - Apple has cut the cost of two
of its 15-inch LCD iMacs, including the 15-inch SuperDrive
model
Why
I (still) just love my iMac - The new iMac, released
last January, has been a big hit for Apple. It's also
been the impetus behind the company's in-Bill's-face
"switcher" ad campaign, in which Steve Jobs et al. have
been trying to lure Windows users over to the Mac side
Study:
Flat-panel prices will dive - Flat-panel display
prices rose dramatically during the first quarter, thanks
to solid demand from consumers and businesses. But the
second quarter saw an abrupt downturn in consumer PC
sales, which strangled the relatively short-lived flat-panel
rally
Buy
a Mac, get Office v. X for $199 - Apple and Microsoft
Corp.'s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) will announce
on Tuesday that customers purchasing a Macintosh computer
can also get Microsoft Office v. X at a greatly reduced
price.
Gateway
Profile 4XL Review An iMac Wanna-Be, Or Really Nice
PC? - Compared to the highly mobile iMac screen
or even most tilt-and-swivel monitors, the Gateway's
17-inch LCD is stuck fast -- you can tilt it up or down
(mostly down) through a relatively small angle, but
can't adjust its height, and the only way to swivel
is to shove the entire system around.
Kommando's
Bias Skews iMac Evaluation - I'd like to make it
clear that this is no way an attack on Ms. Komando.
Everyone is entitled to her or his own opinion. However,
I often find that the criticisms towards the Mac are
the result of poor testing, lack of comprehensive fact
checking, and a less than thorough research
ÊEDITORS'
CHOICE - Apple originally wowed us with the first
Apple iMac and continues to do so in the consumer desktop
category with its newest iteration - a funky-looking
all-in-one with a sharp flat-panel display. The Voodoo
deserves points for being the most talked-about PC we
had in our labs
Pioneer
Tech Support Says Updated Mac SuperDrive Firmware Coming
- Pioneer's Technical Support team is issuing the following
statement to customers inquiring about an updated set
of firmware which alleviates the widely reported overheating
issue
Apple
17-inch Flat Panel iMac - The new iMac's widescreen
format makes the second-generation design appear more
balanced and less squat than the 15-inch model, and
it also offers nearly two-thirds more desktop space.
In fact, the display is wide enough to fit two word-processing
or PDF pages side by side, with plenty of room left
over to access the desktop
Ultimate
home PC showdown: Apple iMac vs. Gateway Profile 4
- It all comes down to brute force versus finesse. If
you want a powerful, compact PC that is well suited
to home or small business use, and you aren't lured
by world-class industrial design and an easy-to-navigate
operating system, the Gateway Profile 4 is a fine choice.
But if you're willing to give up a little in the way
of number crunching performance and want to compute
in high style, consider the flat-panel iMac as the winner
of this close encounter
Pioneer
DVD drives too hot to handle - Representatives from
Pioneer Electronics USA, based in Long Beach, Calif.,
said that writing to blank 4x DVD-R and 2x DVD-RW discs
can cause its DVD-rewritable PC drives and DVD recorders
to freeze. If the drives or recorders remain frozen
for longer than five minutes, the optical lens, which
writes to the discs, can overheat and render the hardware
inoperable
Inbox:
Apple vs. Gateway revisted - There were a few points
that you might want to note. One, while the Profile
includes an Ethernet port, it comes with Windows XP
home version which has some noticeable limitations in
regard to networking. This is important to college students
and businesses that are networked
Screen
deep - But that's not all. Included in the price
of all iMacs is a lot of software, some of it unmatched
by third-party developers in either Mac or PC environments.
Some estimate the bundled software is worth about $2000.
Apple,
Gateway comparison a Hail Mary pass - Gateway is
hemorrhaging money. Apple is making it. Apple offers
innovative products created by brilliant design and
engineering teams. As for Gateway, well, it mostly offers
the sincerest form of flattery. Now, how about that
"faster" claim? Turns out Gateway hired research firm
eTesting Labs to conduct the testing. Gateway bases
their speed claim on just three tests: Quake 3 Arena
frame rate, JavaScript Web page loading speed and cold
boot-up speed. Of course, Gateway wins all three handily.
ETesting Labs didn't test any of the things that matter
to a Mac user:
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