New iMacs!

Wow ... that's not good.

Guess I'm gona have to make sure I keep my imac in a dark room with no lights ...

Edit: Just looked at that photo again and it looks like they've got the imac such that there's a load of windows behind the users. That's gona mean big screen glare.

Now if they'd got it so there was a plain wall behind the user then that would be interesting to see. I think I'm just gona have to wait till my local reseller (or pc world :S) gets them in so that I can go have a play and see for myself

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Well, hopefull it won't be so bad if you don't have a window directly behind you.

The other thing about glossy screens is they usually have more saturation and contrast than matte screens, which is wonderful for things like watching movies, but not so good for doing color-critical work.

I'm sure they're beautiful to look at, though, like a giant iphone on a pedestal.

"I plan to buy my next computer before Leopard comes out. Why? Because generally new Mac computers will not run any system older than the one they ship with..."

Is it possible to confirm that the new iMacs being shipped with Leopard in the future will be able to run Tiger?

do imacs come with tv tuners?

Unfortunately not.

I'm not overly concerned with glare. I have a CRT eMac and do some image editing and I've never had a glare issue...now it's true I'm in an environment where there's not a lot of windows. I'm looking forward to purchasing a new 20" iMac to replace my venerable but NOISY eMac.

Differences...
1. faster processor
2. 4 GB RAM limit vs 2 or 3GB
3. Bigger standard internal drive (up to a terabyte)
4. DL Superdrive
5.FW800 port (big deal)

Price is great on a fully loaded machine....and clearly better than my aging G5 machine with 2GB RAM and 250 GB internal and no FW800 port.

WOW!!! The new iMacs are SEXXXXY. I REALLY want one now.

Prof. 🙂

new imac pics

well just found those photos Barbara and it looks as though the glare is next to nothing if the window isn't behind the user.

Hmm, I wouldn't say that at all, but of course the acceptable level of glare depends on what you are doing with the computer. For word, say, yeah, that's bearable.

When the MacBooks were released there was two things that kept me from ordering online. One was the keyboard and two the glossy screen. I typically order online since the Apple Store is fairly far away and I really don't mind waiting a day or two but in this case I had to see one in person before I bought it. Actually I was worried more about the keyboard than the screen.

Anyway I went to the Apple Store and checked them out. The glossy screen is a completely non-issue for me. Realize of course that it's a laptop and I can move it to lessen/eliminate the glare but also realize that being portable I have to contend with much more "inconsistent" lighting. If fact I've had much less trouble with the screen than I did with my PowerBook.

What I found was while the glossy screen is more susceptible to glaring I found the matte finish of the PowerBook would just "wash out" when the lighting wasn't good. I'd just get a big white ball on the screen instead of glaring.

For me it's not a problem and actually I really like it. It would be nice I guess if there was an option like the MBP's to choose matte or glossy but there isn't and even if there was I'd order glossy.

Oh and order I did. It's already shipped! wOOt!

I was also planning to wait for Leopard to buy a new iMac.
But the above idea gave me pause.
In light of this info, I'm thinking maybe I'll buy an in-stock iMac on or about the day they announce Leopard.
That way I'll get a machine loaded with Tiger, but a free upgrade to Leopard.
Does this sound like a reasonable solution?
-Dennis

I only see waiting for Leopard as a viable option if you don't have a Mac now and want to wait for the new OS. If you have a Mac now and plan to keep it along with your new purchase you'll probably want it to be upgraded to Leopard as well.

In my case I have three Macs that will be capable of running Leopard so to upgrade the other two I'd still have to buy a retail copy of the OS for them and I might as well get the new iMac now and wait to buy the multi-license when it's released since you can't use the System discs of one computer on another (ie I can't use the Intel System disc on my G5). Something to think about.

Good point - I will indeed be upgrading my MBP to Leopard as well.
However, $129 to upgrade my MBP, plus $0 to upgrade an iMac I buy within 30 days of Leopard's release = $70 less than it will cost for the multi-user license.
Right?

Yeah in your case it would be prudent to wait as far as the OS is concerned. In my case with more than one extra Mac it's not.

Of course you won't get a couple of months (assuming a release date) of fun though Dennis! 🙂