New Macs

MATTATHOME · 21st October 2009, 8:11 AM

Did I miss this or is it new??

http://store.apple.com/au/browse/hom...co=MTA4MTU3NzI

The 27 in Quad iMac looks the goods

MATT

xcalibur · 21st October 2009, 8:17 AM

ther were a mass of new products last night

http://www.macrumors.com/

FB008 · 21st October 2009, 8:39 AM

Yeah, the new iMac line looks good. Was pleasantly surprised by the spec updates and the new prices

birdie · 21st October 2009, 8:46 AM

The new lineup for iMacs, Mac Mini's and Macbook looks great...

I think it'll be enough to get me to switch over all my computers early next year... :-D (Didn't think i'd ever be saying that...)

- a 27" iMac with the i7 and 8GB Ram for me
- Mac Mini for my wife
- and probably a Macbook (or maybe a 13" macbook pro) for my lappie :-D

Looks awesome, I just wish Apple didn't charge so much for their upgrades

[KEi]SoVeReIgN · 21st October 2009, 8:52 AM

New last night, including some price drops to reflect the stronger $AUD.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...ml?autostart=1

bbcw1980 · 21st October 2009, 9:19 AM

only problem is which credit card i should use now...............

nisstrust · 21st October 2009, 9:21 AM

hummm very compelling indeed!

Scorpion121 · 21st October 2009, 9:26 AM

Too bad the video cards that you can get with them aren't that great.

vindicator · 21st October 2009, 9:31 AM

Wow. Shits all over everything else in terms of value.

bbcw1980 · 21st October 2009, 9:39 AM

you can use it as a 27" Monitor also, which mean you can use it as a PC monitor or a HDTV.

glasnt · 21st October 2009, 9:45 AM

The multi-touch mouse looks interesting to say the very least

~Coxy · 21st October 2009, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scorpion121

Too bad the video cards that you can get with them aren't that great.

Yeah, even the 4850 is going to struggle at that monster screen resolution and I should think that the 9400 won't have much hope at FullHD. Bit of a pain how Apple always does that.

oli · 21st October 2009, 11:04 AM

What's the major advantage of i7 over i5? I don't get it.

[KEi]SoVeReIgN · 21st October 2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oli

What's the major advantage of i7 over i5? I don't get it.

Apart from being higher base clockspeeds, I believe i7 also does Hyper-threading, so your quad core appears as an 8core.

From what I've read, the difference isn't huge though, 5-10% at most.

I'm tossing up between the i5 and i7 now for a bunch of machines for a company we support, ~$220 odd difference after discount and tax.

nisstrust · 21st October 2009, 11:24 AM

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...i5,2410-2.html

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...e-i5,2410.html

if your going to use applications such as Final Cut Pro, or any cpu intensive app that requires multiple cores then i7 is where its at. But without oversimplifying it, if you are going to use less intensive apps that do not require multi core support then the difference is negligible and i5 is what you'll be happy with.

21st October 2009, 8:11 AM	#1
MATTATHOME Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Bilo CQ... Posts: 759	New Macs Did I miss this or is it new?? http://store.apple.com/au/browse/hom...co=MTA4MTU3NzI The 27 in Quad iMac looks the goods MATT

21st October 2009, 8:46 AM	#4
birdie Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Bundaberg, Queensland Posts: 1,264	The new lineup for iMacs, Mac Mini's and Macbook looks great... I think it'll be enough to get me to switch over all my computers early next year... :-D (Didn't think i'd ever be saying that...) - a 27" iMac with the i7 and 8GB Ram for me - Mac Mini for my wife - and probably a Macbook (or maybe a 13" macbook pro) for my lappie :-D Looks awesome, I just wish Apple didn't charge so much for their upgrades __________________ Main PC: Intel C2Q Q6600 G0, Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R, 4GB Corsair PC6400, Albatron 8800GTX, 1TB Samsung, Antec Nine Hundred, Corsair TX750W, Dell 2407WFP 24" LCD Laptop: T2310, 2GB RAM, 320GB, 14.1", Intel X3100, DVDRW, 802.11G Camera Gear: Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 10-20 F/4-5.6 EX, Sigma 18-50 F/2.8 EX, Canon 50 F/1.8, Canon 70-200 F/2.8 L 2x 8Gb Lexar Pro 133x, Lowepro Computrekker Plus AW Rolling, Manfrotto 190X PRO B and 804RC2

21st October 2009, 9:21 AM	#7
nisstrust Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Outbush, NT Posts: 972	hummm very compelling indeed! __________________ “Knowledge is a single point, but the ignorant have multiplied it.”

21st October 2009, 9:45 AM	#11
glasnt Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney Trachtenberg: Yes! Posts: 2,545	The multi-touch mouse looks interesting to say the very least __________________ System 1: Abacus running Gravity 9.81 + Friction \| System 2: E8200, 8800GTS \| NudgeBucket.com \| <3^(1/0) tunagirl: I compensated for her lack of winkie by giving her a really, really huge mace. Agg: This one time, at banned camp.. j00cy: u need to growe up... Kaji: If I had a vagina, it would be flooded with pleasure.

21st October 2009, 11:24 AM	#15
nisstrust Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Outbush, NT Posts: 972	http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...i5,2410-2.html http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...e-i5,2410.html if your going to use applications such as Final Cut Pro, or any cpu intensive app that requires multiple cores then i7 is where its at. But without oversimplifying it, if you are going to use less intensive apps that do not require multi core support then the difference is negligible and i5 is what you'll be happy with. __________________ “Knowledge is a single point, but the ignorant have multiplied it.”

21st October 2009, 8:52 AM	#5
[KEi]SoVeReIgN Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 5,834	New last night, including some price drops to reflect the stronger $AUD. http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/c...ml?autostart=1

21st October 2009, 9:19 AM	#6
bbcw1980 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 141	only problem is which credit card i should use now...............

21st October 2009, 9:31 AM	#9
vindicator (Taking a Break) Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: LoNoSho Posts: 2,954	Wow. Shits all over everything else in terms of value.

21st October 2009, 9:39 AM	#10
bbcw1980 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 141	you can use it as a 27" Monitor also, which mean you can use it as a PC monitor or a HDTV.

21st October 2009, 11:04 AM	#13
oli Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,796	What's the major advantage of i7 over i5? I don't get it.