17-19inch iMacs

Take a look at the article

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/39/25541.html

It would be pretty cool, a Wide Screen 15" version (like the Powerbook) I am not sure if a 17 or a 19" will ever be made.

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ok, so I had some fun in Photoshop:

17 and 19 inch versions. Seems unlikely to me at this time. Why would apple place the lower margin iMac into the realm of the high margin powermacs. They would be rather expensive as well, considering they aren't expandable. I would think they would either eat into the powermac sales, or just flop because people who want to pay that much for a computer want more than the iMac can offer. Plus, its selling just fine as it is right now. larger screens will probably happen eventually, but I'm very skepticle, espcially fo the 19", for the immediate future.

and what kind of source is that. A report from taiwan? At least they could have said an inside source. For all we know its just some guy on the street who made it up.

almost the4 same as a an article previously posted, once by itself and once in another thread, but here's my opinion I previously posted:

"17 and 19 inch versions. Seems unlikely to me at this time. Why would apple place the lower margin iMac into the realm of the high margin powermacs. They would be rather expensive as well, considering they aren't expandable. I would think they would either eat into the powermac sales, or just flop because people who want to pay that much for a computer want more than the iMac can offer. Plus, its selling just fine as it is right now. larger screens will probably happen eventually, but I'm very skepticle, espcially fo the 19", for the immediate future.

and what kind of source is that. A report from taiwan? At least they could have said an inside source. For all we know its just some guy on the street who made it up."


I think the cost would be so high to the consumer it would suffer the same fate as the cube, it wouldn't have any real market for a non upgradeable, limited in power $2500+ computer that can't even use a bigger monitor if you wanted to.

At least this article tries to make the source sound legit, but this really sounds completely bogus to me. but hey, maybe apple will surprise me.

Well, if you think about it, if this is true, Apple's making the LCD iMac a viable low end professional machine by upping the res and screen size. It might indicate that the new Pro line will either be more expensive or more powerful than expected (could be both...)

I would say maybe a 17" at the MOST, but certainly not a 19". It would simply be too topheavy. They'd have to broaden the base at least by a few inches, and I don't see Apple doing that.

Right now it would be too expensive for the consumer line. If Apple is right and the LCDs become cheaper at the end of this year, it would be nice...

As I said in the other thread on this, at the most there could be a 17" screen. Anyone want to try Photoshoping a 19" on an iMac base? That thing would fall over! It would be way too top heavy, and the metal arm in back would have to be enlarged and reinforced, the base would have to be broadened... I just can't see it happening.