Macworld San Francisco 2009 Registration, New Macs, 32GB iPhones?
A number of products are expected to be unveiled at or around Macworld. Long running rumors have suggested that Apple's iMac and Mac mini are due for imminent updates. Mac Pro suitable Nehalem processors are due in the first quarter and we've long heard that the remainder of the Cinema Displays will be updated at MWSF.
Meanwhile, an unconfirmed tip at MacBlogz even claims that Apple might introduce a 32GB iPhone at Macworld 2009. While these "storage bump" predictions are easy to make, the technology may be poised to become available at the right timeframe.
The reason the largest iPhone (16GB) currently has 1/2 the memory of the largest iPod touch (32GB) is that the iPhone can only house a single NAND Flash chip while the iPod touch can accommodate two. The additional space in the iPhone is taken up by its communication hardware. In August, Toshiba announced that they would begin mass production of higher density 32GB chips in the 4th quarter of 2008. These chips could presumably be used in future iPhone and iPod touch models. Another intriguing announcement came from Intel who has developed Flash chips that could increase this maximum to 64GB by early 2009.
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(View all)Come on Steve, surprise us with a hardware upgrade: 1080P and 3.5" hard drive in a new form factor.
- 17-inch Unibody Macbook Pro (perhaps they are working in a surprise for the 17-inch given the time delay... NVIDIA 9800 GPU perhaps? A bit wishful for a machine so thin though, I think...)
- New iMacs are due out soon
- Completely redesigned Mac Mini w/ at least NVIDIA 9400 graphics
- New ACD line
- Matte options for all displays (perhaps a matte finish can be applied with some sort of coating over the glass at the factory...)
But that's too much to launch at one time, I think... so it isn't all going to happen :(
Here's hoping for:
- 17-inch Unibody Macbook Pro (perhaps they are working in a surprise for the 17-inch given the time delay... NVIDIA 9800 GPU perhaps? A bit wishful for a machine so thin though, I think...)
- New iMacs are due out soon
- Completely redesigned Mac Mini w/ at least NVIDIA 9400 graphics
- New ACD line
- Matte options for all displays (perhaps a matte finish can be applied with some sort of coating over the glass at the factory...)
But that's too much to launch at one time, I think... so it isn't all going to happen :(
Lets pray that apple do give a matte finish option. Please please please.
Other than that some good points were made there. The new imacs cant be long now and hopefully the mac mini might get a slight make over, making it easier to take apart!! Working with macs is usually ok, but those mac mini's, not fun to be taking apart.
Oh well, bring it on (m)Apple
Woo Hoo!
What about it?
It was just updated in October.
Yes, but not in the new Unibody style...
I've just got an offer for uni next year, so I really, really want a new Mac Mini for HTPC duties. The current one will be relegated to word processing now that I need to set up a study...
What about it?
It was just updated in October.
Nope, it was left out in the cold. I can't imagine it not getting the works treatment by MW09.
Iphone
Bluetooth support in Iphone
somethig simular to Blackberry storms SureType.
Mac mini or apple TV
Need a little more power / 1080P support (for Boxee and matroska)
Apple TV refresh, hopefully.
Come on Steve, surprise us with a hardware upgrade: 1080P and 3.5" hard drive in a new form factor.
I think it already can do 1080p, but there's no content available.
But never mind that. I agree with the 3.5" HDD change. While making it slightly bigger, it also would allow crazy storage (hello 1TB) and would reduce cost per GB.
I'm also for adding an optical drive and giving it an actual OS of some sort and not that POS thing on there now. Provide some remote control that can do more than an old-school Nintendo controller. Just make it semi-simple like a DVD remote but allow stuff like audio selection, subtitles, etc. Adding a DVD player would entice a LOT of people who want as few boxes as possible and aren't on the Blu-ray bandwagon yet. If they can work out the Blu-ray headache, add a BD option. Such a device with the footprint of a MacBook would be kickass.
Add Netflix streaming to such a unit and I may mess myself.
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