http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/ Engadget Comments for Apple morning roundup, few Mac products left unscathed http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/But I have to say, the Mac Pro was very disappointing, iMac could have been better, Mini is very good just needs to have it's price cut down a bit.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Oh wait.

But seriously though, how disappointing was this release?]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Seriously...

Let's see

iMac:

Faster processors
Faster Ram
MORE ram
New Videocards
Seems to be phasing out the 20"
More ports

Mac Pro
New processors
DDR3 ram instead of FB-DIMMS
New Videocard options
new chipset

Mac Mini

Faster processor
Faster RAM
MORE RAM
Better Videocard
More ports

Yeah... minor update]]>Mar 3rd 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
What... you expected them to come out with no updates at all?

Of course there are spec increases across the board, but there's really nothing huge that Apple came out with. In fact quite the opposite. In most cases they are finally introducing chips that have been around for a while to their lineups, and as always, gouging every customer for RAM or HDD space upgrades. It's downright sickening to see those prices - and you can't argue for a second that any of the RAM or HDD price points are reasonable. Cost today is about $10 per 100GB (1TB for $100), not to mention the RAM prices..... *sigh*

So yeah - a minor day for Apple, and in-fact its less than underwhelming to see that they're going about their "i" gouging as usual in this economy. Just another rubber stamp that confirms what i've known for a while now - NEVER will i buy an Apple desktop or utility. I'll just build my own machine and buy my wife a diamond ring / vacation to cancun for the same amount.....

And dont try to challenge the fact that I can build a system that rivals their workstations and have money left over for that....

Oh and WTH is up with Engadget and the Breaking news button? Apple = breaking news all the time?
It's fookin CeBit and 7 of the 10 breaking news atm are Apple-related? So you make an individual post for each and then a summary? and ASUS launches a gammit of BRAND NEW NEVER SEEN hardware and they get one story lumped in a post (was it even breaking?) - Engadget - get your stuff together and lets not get Apple-happy - that's what mac-phan-boi blogs are for. I'm here for news - not Mapple advertising......]]>Mar 4th 2009 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
I might give you the Mac Pro on account of it being an architectural change to i7 but the rest are about as minor as you can get.]]>Mar 4th 2009 7:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Do you know how much that RAM actually costs? It ain't cheap. ESPECIALLY since it is LAPTOP RAM. Look that ram up. It retails for about 6-10 times what you THINK it is worth.

"And dont try to challenge the fact that I can build a system that rivals their workstations and have money left over for that...."

Good luck building a computer to rival the new Mac Pro for less. Those parts are quite expensive. Some of them, you can't even buy yet.

BEFORE the update, if you built a PC to match spec with a Mac Pro, you would save about $500. Now, no freaking way. All the parts retail for too much.

As for building a PC to match spec with a iMac. Match form-factor too, then you've done something to brag about. Otherwise, you can shut up.

@Mark Anderson

Like I said, they've upgraded practically everything about the machines, how is THAT minor?]]>Mar 5th 2009 9:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
the BEST All-In-one that dell has ($1,899)

Processor / Display
XPS One™ with 24-inch widescreen display and Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q8200 processor (2333 MHz, 2x2mb of cache)

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1

Optical Drive
8X Slot load CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW)

Memory
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800Mhz - 2 DIMMs (That's the Max)

Hard Drive
750GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™

Video Card
512MB2 NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT

Sound Card
SoundBlaster® Audigy™ Software and Premium JBL speakers with integrated subwoofer (25W total)

Hardware Support Services
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty,5 InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis6

That's the BEST config

The BEST stock imac has:

3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

4GB memory (Upgradeable to 8)

1TB hard drive (7200 rpm)

8x double-layer SuperDrive

NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 with 512MB memory

For only $300 more

For the SAME Price as the Dell (well, actually $50 more, but after shipping on the Dell and free shipping on the Mac, it balances out), you can get:

2.93GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (MUCH FASTER PROCESSOR)

4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB (MUCH FASTER RAM)

640GB Serial ATA Drive (7200 rpm FASTER HARD DRIVE, all be it smaller)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 130 512MB (FASTER/BETTER GPU)

And there are a variety of upgrade options, unlike the Dell.

Minor Update?

Behind the times?

I THINK NOT! Apple is way ahead of the curve in the fields that they compete in.

Just *some* people are too myopic and ignorant to see this.

*looks at Phenoum and Mark Anderson*]]>Mar 5th 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Is this what we can expect from a post-Steve Jobs Apple?

Pathetic. ]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
well, the best "one more thing" would be apple reduced the prices by, say, 30%. that would be more cracy.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
I've just ordered one, going to hook it up to dual 22" monitors :)]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
200 bucks for a gig of ram and 200 more gigs of hard drive space? That's just re-fucking-diculous, even for Apple Tax standards.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
I pushed the previous base one to 3Gb and 250Gb @7200rpm.

Wasnt feeling adventurous enough to upgrade that CPU...]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 6:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/I love mine, ive had it for over a year and its never let me down.

the specs are not far off, and theres more variety with the dell, but i would go with the base Mini.
You will be able to pick up some sick bargains on the previous generation ones on ebay soon, pop them open and upgrade them past the new spec for less than the list price :)]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Anyway, as a windows user, I think I will go for the Hybrid, better options for less the price, and thank you for the information though, appreciate it.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
http://www.macminicolo.net/macmini2009.html

Not sure if that helps though, but check it out anyway. I think iFixit will have a better disassembly photoshoot]]>Mar 3rd 2009 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 4th 2009 5:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
and i say this as a macbook owner]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Mini ITX just cant cut it for me anymore.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
"Microwave dinner for one, £3 bottle wine for 2"
"Happy birthday, self :("]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Basically, someone needs to give a presentation to create excitement..just shelling out some updates doesn't seem nice.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/

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Engadget is subtly hinting (nudge nudge wink wink) at an Apple/Toshiba linkup!

Check the color scheme!

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/03/03/toshibas-tg01-brings-gluck-to-germany-with-o2-exclusivity/
]]>Mar 4th 2009 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Scrolling using the side bar is for chumps]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
the imac is beautiful and honestly a machine with great potential, but their obsession with thinness and cost-cutting measures means the imac has to make sacrifices it shouldn't have to]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Macbook Pro 17
Macbook Air]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
Your iBoner is out of control, please go rub one out.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
for that reason, i accept your comment.]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/Mar 3rd 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
they need to completely remake the iMac from the ground up, hopefully with the Core i5/i7 mobile out at the end of the year, they will do just that. ]]>Mar 3rd 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/
http://www.buy.com/prod/crucial-8gb-ddr3-sdram-memory-module-8gb-2-x-4gb-1066mhz-ddr3-1066-pc3/q/loc/101/210477887.html?dcaid=15890]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/apple-morning-roundup-few-mac-products-left-unscathed/]]>Mar 3rd 2009 6:19PM