Apple's 17-inch iMac at $899 is Already Here
It seems Apple has accidentally leaked “details” about a 17-inch iMac, or has it?
For a company so careful with announcements and launches, Apple sure did mess this one up. The company always tries to play its hand as close to the chest as possible, which is why we hardly dare to believe this little link on Apple’s Education website.
The Cupertino company updated its iMac line a few weeks back and announced more details than you’d care to shake a stick at about both the 20-inch and 24-inch models. As with every Mac update, consumers clung to the hope that the company would launch something a little more affordable in light of the current economic climate. While the company boasted the affordability of the 20-inch iMac (starting at $1,199) we were a little disappointed that there was no 17-inch model for those an even smaller budget. Same slick look for much cheaper -- surely it would be a big seller?
The March edition of Apple’s eNews on the Education pages lists the usual details about the update to the iMac line. New 20-inch and 24-inch deliver a 30 percent larger display, twice the memory and twice the storage. However, what was unusual was the last line under “The New iMac Line” header.
“The iMac line also includes a 17-inch model starting at $899.”
Could this point to an unannounced Apple product? Sadly, no. While not offered at retail, Apple still makes a 17-inch polycarbonate iMac for K12 and Higher Education priced at exactly $899. Some of us may have gotten excited over nothing.
Anyone here interested in the idea of a new 17-inch iMac? Let us know!
Kudos to SetteB.it, the Italian site that noticed the "leak," and good work to TechTree for finding the real 17-inch iMac.
Unless it comes with a Core i7 and at least a GTX 260, no.
If the CPU is any good (a decent Wolfdale CPU would be nice) and the RAM amount is reasonable, then I'd consider it as a everyday machine...as long as it doesn't go all Steve Jobs on me and offer me things I don't need.
We were just making a general comment. Yes it is off topic a little, but it does need to stop
I wouldn't call their hardware bad, just overpriced, and sometimes I scratch my head at the configs they use.
Actually, there is even more irony in calling computers running Windows "PCs". Because there are more "PCs" being used for business than there are Macs being used for anything.
The original comment that sparked it was on topic, but I suppose that's how things get off topic.
Hmm, where do I start?
This is a BUDGET iMac. High end hardware has no place in a budget unit.
17 INCH SCREEN. Why would you need an i7 and GTX260 with that size of screen?
MINIMAL GAMING. Everyone knows there are barely any games for Macintosh, let alone demanding ones.
LAPTOP HARDWARE. The iMac uses laptop hardware. No way to get an i7 and GTX in there..
HEAT. Can you imagine the heat problems a GTX260 and i7 crammed into that space would cause?
sigh.
The question posed didn't mention anything about it being budget. And even if it did, the GTX 260 and i7 920 would be budget conscious choices for something on the higher end.
Working with 720p content creation? That setup could max out all the settings of just about any modern game at 1440x900
Who says I have to use OSX?
Doesn't have to be one of those crappy all in one units.
Is that a joke?
You took me a bit to seriously. It was my way of saying "Not with the crappy hardware they attempt to stuff onto the back of a monitor". I don't care about the logistics of it, because it's never going to happen.
Well, read the post just on top of yours, Apple is using laptop hardware in their desktop lines, the only part that isn't laptop form factor is the hard drive. So if you compare Mac desktops to PC desktops you will of course say it is overpriced. But if you compare the PC laptops with Mac Desktops (and do not take in account portability and hard drive space) you can compare them very well.
I then got thinking. Since this desk is not designed to hold a tower, nor do i want to fuss with one, the iMac would fit great on this desk due to it's small footprint. The idea of having a desktop to serve as a base station to offload all my stuff always appealed but i hated the specs on the mini which to me would be no more than a NAS.
The imac had just a small enough umpf to make it a viable and working desktop that took up a small space as a laptop.
ugg but i still want something for gaming
No it doesn't hurt their sales. They just have a different business model than other PC builders. They are not interested in selling many units with low margins to make a profit, instead they want to sell fewer units with bigger margins to make the same profit and in that strategy they are VERY successful.