“The iMac G4 product line, which was last refreshed over 6 months ago, is quickly nearing the end of its life cycle. Some Apple resellers have recently sold through their allotment of 20-inch and 17-inch iMac G4s and were told by Apple not to expect a restock, while other merchants have been put on a 3 week waiting list for new orders of 15-inch and 17-inch iMacs. iMac G4 inventory is nearly depleted, and it appears that manufacturing of the entire line has halted,” Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider.
“Rumors that Apple has been preparing a completely redesigned iMac, wrapped around a G5 processor, date back almost 6 months. Few details surrounding the future offering have been made available, though one source claimed to have toyed with a 1.6GHz G5 iMac dressed in generic prototype plastics, back in March,” Marsal reports.
More information about iMac G5, new Power Mac G5s and the wait for Apple Cinema Displays that match the Power Mac G5’s aluminum skin here.
MacDailyNews Take: Steve Jobs will kick off its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote on Monday, June 28, 2004, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at San Francisco’s Moscone West and if his “one more thing” is an iMac G5, it can’t come soon enough for Apple. With Mac OS X 10.4 ‘Tiger’ to be previewed and rumors of new iPods, Power Mac G5s, Cinema Displays, and iMac G5s swirling about with gathering intensity, this WWDC could pack of heck of a punch. Last year’s WWDC bought us the introduction of the Power Mac G5 after the Mac OS X 10.3 ‘Panther’ preview. Less than 24 days to go… We’ll keep our eyes focused on Time Canada’s webiste so you don’t have to.
I’ll be there. I can’t wait.
The rumor mill is spinning full tilt.
the war drums at Cupertino are now starting to beat…
good deal for apple good deal for everyone
please add a headless imac with upgradeable graphics…call it a HiMac (headless iMac)
I know that they’ve been having problems with cooling etc. . . but doesn’t it make more sense to upgrade the strictly pro hardware w/ a G5 chip rather than start w/ the iMac? i.e.: where’s that PowerBook
No whining about Powerbooks! iMacs need the upgrade.
I just can see it, big show on Tiger, than saying such a powerful new OS (improved 64-bit support?) needs a powerful machine: BANG, DP 3.0 GHz announced, base model SP 2.0 GHz.
Then, “one more thing”, iMac G5.
WHAAAAM audience applause for 10 minutes non-stopping.
At exit we receive the DVD with Tiger preview and other goodies.
What the hell’s a headless iMac? One without a screen?
Can someone enlighten me as to MDN’s comment about Time Canada’s website?
G5Man
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To Mike C.
Exactly.
Oooo…it’s all SO exciting!!!
Ok, reality check, it’s just a computer, it’s just a computer, it’s just a computer…
no…no…
Steve does the Tiger show…
Then pauses shows of the new up to 2.6Ghz G5 iMac…
The audience goes wild…
Steve says… “one more thing” RevB PM DP 3.0…
Now that would be sweet…
To bad the “real IT world” will still be waiting for SP2 and craving some BBQ…
�Moooooo
hrmmm.. was this the multicoloured glowing plastic technology that apple had patents for..?
anyway.. can someone tell me who the demographic is.. for an iMac..
what family needs a mid-level computer.. i just don’t get it..
i have an eMac, and from my family’s questioning, they pretty much want one also.. sooo..why would sb want 1.6 Ghz.. a Family that is..I just don’t know..
MDN comment on Time Canada is that before the first flat screen iMac was ever displayed at Apple’s expo a few years back, the COVER of Time in Canada had a shot of the Apple’s new iMac, and beat the expo by 1 or so days…
Steve J was not that happy …
Hey thanks JJ!
That’s a cool bit of Apple history I missed!!
Thank again…
Old VW beetle & Original iMac – cute machines for the masses that did the job for a whole lot less.
New VW Beetle and New iMac – Wonderfully aesthetic machines that no longer cater to the masses, and now cater to above average income people who favor aesthetic over performance.
It’s been almost nine months since the most recent iMac G4 was released. NOT six months ago.
I’m not counting the release of the 20″ iMac. That was just the 17″ iMac with a bigger ‘head’.
It is pretty clear that there is little to distinguish the eMac from the iMac when both of them have a G4 CPU. That is especially true with the recent eMac revision. In terms of cost/performance the eMac wins easily.
It is possible that a G5 CPU will give the iMac a boost in sales. That would at least give it a shot at competing with the high end eMac and the low end G5 PowerMac with an LCD screen. But unless they have made some other changes, I am not too hopeful.
I personally like the look of the iMac. But right now I would go for an eMac if I were looking to save money or a PowerMac if I was willing to go into the $2K range. In its current incarnation the iMac doesn’t offer enough to pull me into the middle.
announce upgrades….
availability 6-9 months later….
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Anybody here know what happened to [url=http://www.macosrumors.com?]http://www.macosrumors.com?[/url] I haven’t been able to access it for quite some time.
Why should Apple wait for the keynote? Tiger will take a lot of time; the “one more thing” is something else from the iPod division; the enterprise effort will get its spotlight; updates on iTMS / iPod sales… there’s enough to keep the Steve reaching for his bottled water. Let’s have an early release … bring it on!
Access to macrumors.com is via http://199.105.116.92/ until their DNS problem gets fixed.
My hope is the G4 iMac’s replacement will be announced at WWDC and that it won’t be called an iMac. IMO, naming the domed LCD AIO the “new iMac” was a goof, especially now that the eMac AIO CRT design is a better match. I think it’s time for Apple to retire the iMac name unless they’re too sentimentally nostalgic about it.
I wish the “one more thing” were speedy Windows emulation… so one can run PC games almost as quickly as PCs.
If PC emulation included such a speed bump, I’d get the new PowerMac with mostly Mac software and not have to do much platform ‘sidegrading’.
My hopes:
1. Improved emulation
2. Updated PowerBook to G5
3. Updated PowerMac G5
I’d settle for 1 & 3.
I wish the “one more thing” were speedy Windows emulation… so one can run PC games almost as quickly as PCs.
If PC emulation included such a speed bump, I’d get the new PowerMac with mostly Mac software and not have to do much platform ‘sidegrading’.
My hopes:
1. Improved emulation
2. Updated PowerBook to G5
3. Updated PowerMac G5
I’d settle for 1 & 3.
Wow, am I stupid or what?