Leftover WWDC Rumor Tidbits

well the first ones almost are certainly not happening.....

I wants me a Mac Pro Cube! :D :)

mac pro cube would rock. i want a g4 cube but 800mhz does quite cut it. and what could possibly run a 37" 4520x2540 screen.

I used to want a Mac Pro cube, but I must admit I've changed my mind. What I realised was that I didn't really want it, I just wanted a Mac with a specification I want for under $1,000, and that's just plain not going to happen. The mid-market Mac Pro lite people keep talking about probably doesn't have a market, as anything in the $1,200-1,800 will feel over-priced.

I used to want a Mac Pro cube, but I must admit I've changed my mind. What I realised was that I didn't really want it, I just wanted a Mac with a specification I want for under $1,000, and that's just plain not going to happen. The mid-market Mac Pro lite people keep talking about probably doesn't have a market, as anything in the $1,200-1,800 will feel over-priced.

The price would be a nice feature, but I want a Mac Pro Cube for the aesthetics. :o :)

37"?!?!

you would have to shift your chair to span your eyes from one side to the other.

Well, I think a mid-range headless (maybe not a "cube," maybe just the SAME tower with lesser optical drive/HD/GPU/processor) would have a market--it could cost a little less than the iMac (no screen/iSight/speakers, maybe no SuperDrive, same GPU--but expandability) and then people could BTO a SuperDrive and/or any GPU right up to the highest. The slowest dual-core Conroe is still a FAST machine, if combined with a nice BTO GPU.

As for displays, 27" with the same pixel res as the old 23" (or a Dell 24") sounds odd to me.

I am reposting with a different representation.

In the last one, the background was white which blends in with the page.

Here we go now, the black is 4520 by 2540 (the alleged 37" screen).

The pink is the 1024x768 I have on my eMac.

And the blue is an OS X icon at full res, 128x128.

The New Mac Cube
40-50 times faster than before.

Well, I think a mid-range headless (maybe not a "cube," maybe just the SAME tower with lesser optical drive/HD/GPU/processor) would have a market--it could cost a little less than the iMac (no screen/iSight/speakers, maybe no SuperDrive, same GPU--but expandability) and then people could BTO a SuperDrive and/or any GPU right up to the highest. The slowest dual-core Conroe is still a FAST machine, if combined with a nice BTO GPU.

That would be a nice computer that I believe would appeal to a lot of people. :)

Especially if it looks like this- :)

The New Mac Cube
40-50 times faster than before.

Apple advertising/marketing at it's best! ;) :D