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NEW IMACS

  • 03-05-2011 01:45PM
    #1
    huggs2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 457 ✭✭


    Any thoughts on new machine? Quad core is appealing to me.
    http://www.apple.com/imac/


Comments

  • #2
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    They got a price drop as well. Old and new prices below:

    21.5-inch
    €1229 --> €1149
    €1529 --> €1449

    27-inch
    €1729 --> €1649
    €2029 --> €1899


  • #3
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,166 ✭✭✭Talisman


    Was the price drop not expected considering they dropped the price of the Mac mini by €100 shortly before Christmas?


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    Yeah, Apple bumped the Eurozone price of all their machines last year. The last iMac refresh increased the price of the low end 21.5 and 27-inch models by €130 and €230 respectively. They've now gone back down by €80 each. The Euro is a bit better now so I guess a corresponding price drop was to be expected.

    The Mini, however, went up by €250 last year before dropping back down a €100. It was ridiculously overpriced and surely killed Eurozone sales.


  • #5
    Simon201
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 869 ✭✭✭Simon201


    All look very nice but don't think I can afford an upgrade to my 2010 i7...

    and will they ever ever have HDMI out?....


  • #6
    Talisman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,166 ✭✭✭Talisman


    Simon201 wrote: »
    and will they ever ever have HDMI out?....
    Not likely - next year they are likely to feature the all singing and dancing Thunderbolt port for video out replacing the mini DisplayPort.


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  • #7
    Stainless_Steel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Stainless_Steel


    Talisman wrote: »
    Not likely - next year they are likely to feature the all singing and dancing Thunderbolt port for video out replacing the mini DisplayPort.

    Next year???

    The new iMacs have 2 x Thunderbolt ports which also act as a mini displayport.


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