19inch iMacs?

The Inquirer cites a story from the Taiwan Economic News that reports that 19inch iMacs are due in Q4:

15 inch iMac production had previously been reported to be slowing down in October per a previous Digitimes report

It sounds great, but will the price Apple asks for the machine be worth it? I can't wait to see one in the Apple Store....

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I'd like to see an "iMac Pro" sporting a top-o-line G4 with L3, plus a larger screen. Charge enough so no $ is lost from tower sales. I'd even think about getting one, not sure if I would though.

well, all i can say is they were right about the 17" iMac.
i hope this is right too. can justify my waiting until now to get one.
bring on the 19 incher.

there are two reasons i'm skeptical:

1. there is no 19" lcd from apple (yet!) so i think that will happen before the 19" imac... though the lcd could come soon.... paris or whatever

2. this would be a true prosumer machine... which would be blurring the line b/w imac and powermac..

that said, i'd still like to see it and don't doubt it will happen...

yeah but the 17" screen on the imac is nothing like the 17" studio..........
SO why has a 19" iMac screen got anything to do with when they release the 19 "studio, unless the studio will be widescreen Which would be cool. even so your logic doesn't follow as they released the 17" iMac and there is no screen to match it in the studio range. Does anybody know if even the 15" imac uses the same actual LCD as the 15" studio, i mean thats been around a lot longer!

All I'm saying is that there not being a 19" studio has nothing to do with whether or not there would be a 19" iMac coming or not.

:)

i'm betting this deal is for a 19 in. studio display.

to put it on an imac is insane...
1: the current case design won't allow for it
2: a 19 in lcd display would nearly double the imac price
3: they are in need of a middle ground display (between the 17" and the 22")

just trying to be a little more down to earth here...

go look at the 17 inch imac in person and you'll see that a 19in just wouldn't fit with the current case, and i'm betting apple's not gonna redesign this soon

later:D

Jeez... hanging a 19 inch LCD on the end of that arm would be nuts... you'd have to bolt the base to the table to stop it from falling over :)

I'd much sooner bet on it being an external monitor than a new iMac... the 17" is pricey enough.

The native resolution of 17" and 19" LCD's are typically the same (1280X1024).

Other than for people with bad eyes who need larger type, I see no need for the extra cost.

TL

I'm not sure what you people are basing your physics on, but I've looked at the iMac many times in both 15 and 17 inch variants and I've gotta tell you that a 19" iMac would be no problem whatsoever for the current base and arm. That monitor arm is far stronger than you realize and the extra 2 inches of weight is absolutely insignifigant. I'm not saying they are going to do this or even that I think they should, but it's not at all impossible. :p

dh