Greg: I have read three rumors recently that Apple will soon upgrade both the specs and the form factor of the iMac, perhaps within a couple of months. One of the articles said that the new version will use a G5 (though to me, this seems somewhat unlikely at this stage). Whether they move it to the G5 or not, they are definitely working on a big form factor upgrade, though just what will change is not known. Either way, whenever they release the upgrade, older models will become much cheaper. Unfortunately, I can only find one of the links for these articles, and it is not the one that says it will upgrade to the G5. But, here is the one I found: http://www.macminute.com/2004/03/21/applejuncture.
If you are not going to wait to either buy the impending iMac upgrade or wait for the deals on older ones that will probably precede and certainly coincide with the upgrade's release, then I suggest you get the 17-inch model (unless you can afford the 20-incher, which is what I just bought and is awesome). The extra real estate is fabulous and comes in very handy for more apps than you might think. If you are able to wait for the upgrade, then the price of the September 2003 17-incher will almost certainly drop at places that sell discontinued models (like SmallDog.com). That model is 0.25 MHz faster than the February 2003 17-incher and has a faster system bus too (167 MHz instead of 133) that really seems to make a big difference. Plus, USB 2.0 is really taking off -- you can find tons of devices these days that utilize it, and I like it more than FireWire 400. On 3/22/04 2:31 PM, "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 21:41:17 +0900 > Subject: Advice wanted on purchasing new imac > From: Greg Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am looking at upgrading my old-ish iBook to a new iMac but I am > unsure what model to buy. I am currently looking at two models; > 1. 15" 1.0 GHz iMac (Sept. 2003 model) with USB 2.0; > 2. 17" 1.0 GHz iMac (Feb 2003 model) with USB 1.0. > The older Feb 2003 model is now retailing for the same price as the > Sept 2003 model and there are still a few left out there, but not many! > The older Feb model has 64MB video RAM, a bigger screen, but no USB > 2.0. The new model has a smaller screen, and only 32MB video RAM, but > has USB 2.0. Which sounds like a better deal. I am into gaming a > little, so the extra video RAM is appealing. Although I feel I am > missing out by not getting USB 2.0. Any suggestions/comments? > Also, what is the difference in performance/quality of a Radeon > graphics card and a Nvidia graphics card? > > Thanks. > Greg. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
