Apple to drop sub-$500 Mac bomb at Expo

[fukachu]

they are concept picture idkfa, it could come out looking very different. however i believe it would be similar to this myself in looks, it just fits in nicely.

if it looks like that, comes with tiger when tiger is out and has a little more power in it then what thinksecret says.. eg 1.5ghz would be nice. then this could definately be a nice machine. would be nice if they had a couple in the headless lineup.. 2 diff speeds, combo drive and super drive etc.. ofcourse the prices would change but a headless range would be nice. :)

[[idkfa]]

they are concept picture idkfa, it could come out looking very different.  however i believe it would be similar to this myself in looks, it just fits in nicely.

yes I realize that, but even design concepts need to deal with technology's needs.

I just commented on these concepts, and gave my opinion about possible improvements :)

[XanDaMan]

Oh look.

Quite a reputable paper. If its that price, I may have to buy another mac.

[Dazzla Veteran]

I'd really love this to be true, thinksecret have got another story alongside it as well:

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0412expo3.html

iWork '05. If they updated Appleworks so it was nice and up to date, with Office compatibility then this headless Mac + bundled iWork '05 would make a nice little machine.

[muzzle79]

I'd really love this to be true, thinksecret have got another story alongside it as well:

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0412expo3.html

iWork '05. If they updated Appleworks so it was nice and up to date, with Office compatibility then this headless Mac + bundled iWork '05 would make a nice little machine.

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Definately and it also puts the affordability of mac's into the small business's hand.

Something that has been hard to compete with pcs.

I'm looking forward to see apples offerings.

[maxaroni492]

WHOA you mean i can finally afford a mac maybe  :D

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[Senseotech]

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Cough macs will crash much lesscoughyou'readouchecough

[XanDaMan]

I'd really love this to be true, thinksecret have got another story alongside it as well:

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0412expo3.html

iWork '05. If they updated Appleworks so it was nice and up to date, with Office compatibility then this headless Mac + bundled iWork '05 would make a nice little machine.

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I've never understood this, what exactly is wrong with office 2004? I find it perfect for my needs!

And its cheap as a student too, but even when I move outa student zone i'll buy it.

[maxaroni492]

I agree.. LOL

Except that my Thinkpad is able to do that.  :p

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I did that with my dell laptop and tried typin with it 180? open. It was hard lol.

[Chicane-UK Veteran]

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Sheesh.. if you are gonna troll, at least try and make it sound intelligable.

Yes you are going to need a monitor. Thats what all this talk of the machine being HEADLESS has to do with. Its hardly they've neglected to mention this little nugget of information so far is it.

And quite honestly MacOSX is reliable and sturdy. Crashing is not a problem!

[maxaroni492]

Cough macs will crash much lesscoughyou'readouchecough

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And the monitor...

[IK47]

$300 canadian buys you a decent computer with monitor.

[Senseotech]

And the monitor...

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What about it, monitors are quite cheap depending on the size. Face it, your baseless troll blew up in your face.

[xxpor]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1745930,00.asp

[Senseotech]

$300 canadian buys you a decent computer with monitor.

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$300 CD is less the $250 US. Show me where you can get a PC WITH monitor for that price including OS and quality components.

[Knight']

Ahh, but it may be $500, but likewise it'de also cost ?500:(( No way would I buy that!

[Max Veteran]

Ahh, but it may be $500, but likewise it'de also cost ?500:(( No way would I buy that!

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That would kind of eliminate the eMac's purpose. I reckon ?399.

[Knight']

?400 for a computer without a monitor? Do you seriously think anyone, even iPod buyers, would get that? No.

Personally I think either this xMac is going to be used for very different purposes as to what we usually use of PC's for, or Apple is going to have to use fair exchange rates.

[[idkfa]]

you can get a 17" TFT for 200?, not a big issue imho.

I think it's funny that trolls are grumbling about macs always having a monitor integrated and the high price because of that, and now with the headless mac (maybe) coming, they hate it because there is no monito:wacko:o:

[jago_lfn]

I'll take 2! :woot:

[randy_tho]

you can get a 17" TFT for 200?, not a big issue imho.

I think it's funny that trolls are grumbling about macs always having a monitor integrated and the high price because of that, and now with the headless mac (maybe) coming, they hate it because there is no monito:wacko:o:

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I've never said this but it is likely because they usually charge 30-50 % more on the display than they should.

[Bling3k12]

We will find out in a week if this really will occur. You know, people have been wanting these for years, and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone got their hopes all up again. I do hope it happens, it would be a nice machine, but I won't be disappointed if it doesn't.

Anyways, I just had one comment on the PowerBook's screen not being able to tilt back a full 180?. If you look at the hinge design, it's physically impossible for the screen to do this without raising up the PowerBook off what it is sitting on. And what use is it to have a display open at 180?? I can think of none. This hinge design has been used on iBooks for years and I was really happy to see it on the PowerBook. It helps keep the thin form factor, unlike this brand new HP laptop I helped set up today, which weighed a lot more than my PowerBook and was almost twice as thick.

[Dazzla Veteran]

I've never understood this, what exactly is wrong with office 2004? I find it perfect for my needs!

And its cheap as a student too, but even when I move outa student zone i'll buy it.

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Nothing's wrong, but if they include this sort of functionality out of the box it's a massive selling point.

[xxdesmus]

Just because it doesnt run at 50GHz like most pentiums doesnt mean its a piece of junk. Rabble rabble rabble.  :pinch:

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speaking of a "retarded statement" ... :rolleyes: :whistle:

[randy_tho]

We will find out in a week if this really will occur. You know, people have been wanting these for years, and I wouldn't be surprised if everyone got their hopes all up again. I do hope it happens, it would be a nice machine, but I won't be disappointed if it doesn't.

Anyways, I just had one comment on the PowerBook's screen not being able to tilt back a full 180?. If you look at the hinge design, it's physically impossible for the screen to do this without raising up the PowerBook off what it is sitting on. And what use is it to have a display open at 180?? I can think of none. This hinge design has been used on iBooks for years and I was really happy to see it on the PowerBook. It helps keep the thin form factor, unlike this brand new HP laptop I helped set up today, which weighed a lot more than my PowerBook and was almost twice as thick.

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How thin is the powerbook? I'm not saying that this would prevent me from getting one but a small thing like this can make a difference. How far does it tilt anyway? My T41 is like 1.1" and ~5 pounds. The perfect notebook size I suppose. (For me anyway)

Powerbooks have slot load drives though right? That seems cool. I could see that making them thinner.