Comments on: Apple unveils new iMacs, updated apps

CEO Steve Jobs announces new 20-inch and 24-inch all-in-one iMacs, updated versions of iLife and the iWork productivity suite at event Tuesday.

[a-k-a-l-l-e-n]

Typo

Sorry Tom, individual is spelled with an 'i' not an 'e'

[jelloburn]

Who wants a glossy screen?!

I don't understand it. Unless you work in a dark little hole with
no ambient lighting, glossy screens make distracting reflections.
Most people I have talked to would rather have a traditional
matte display than a glossy one.

I hope Apple gets a clue and changes this decision (or at least
make the glossy screen an option), because I know I'm not
purchasing one with a glossy screen. I'll stick with my Core Duo
iMac with a decent matte display.

[Lee in San Diego]

Glass screen?

Yes, a glossy screen would not be ideal under most conditions.

From what I understand these have glass screens. Maybe that is a
feature that would be good for a computer targeted in part for use
by youngsters who may damage current plastic screen designs.
Perhaps it is not truly glossy, but somewhere in between that and
what is considered matte. I am looking forward to checking out the
screens the next time I swing by an Apple Store.

[texasags]

Glossy Screen

Actually, everyone I talk to likes the glossy screen. I know about four people with laptops with glossy screens who love them.

I'll have to see for myself...

[t.f.mac]

I do :-)

I compared them at the Apple Store before I bought my MacBook
Pro and I really am glad I chose the glossy screen. I use it in all
levels of light, and I only have issues in bright sunlight, which is
trouble for the matte screen on my old iBook too.

But, that doesn't mean it's right for everyone, so an option would
make sense to me.

[anarchyreigns]

I do too. The HP monitors have 'em too and they look great!

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[Vegaman_Dan]

Glossy screens give better contrast

Most wide screen televisions and computer monitors meant to be used for watching movies or other video work best with glossy screens as they can give really crisp displays and dark blacks.

I wish I had glossy screens on my LCD's.

[Penguinisto]

Easier to clean, brighter...

...just two of the biggest reasons why I love having one on my CRT. Unless there's sunlight shining directly at the monitor, I don't really see these reflections; at least not enough to make it a distraction.

The Matte screens tend to dim things down a touch, they're harder to clean w/o damaging the finish (I can clean a smooth glass screen with nearly any chemical, or with a [i]razor blade[/i] if I have to)...

To top it off, viewing angles tend to be diminished with a matte screen.

Just my $0.02

/P

[rapier1]

eh

I'll take a glossy screen but I was hoping for something a little more
interesting. Unlike most people I really don't get very excited about
a somewhat thinner computer or a new style of keyboard. I do
know that some people are excited about iWork and iLife - i
personally don't use them so they don't matter a lot to me.

[make_or_break]

I'd pick glossy as well

My wife's little Dell notebook has a glossy screen, and it works great in all lighting conditions that we've tried it with. Glare has not been a problem at all. Colors are more vibrant and pleasing to look at than on my matte-screen laptop. First time she fired that up I was instantly envious.

[montex66]

I do!

Glossy screens are da bomb!

[batavier]

It depends

As long as it has an anti-refective coating, it should be OK

[Zhifu]

my USD1100.00 worth

Apple can have it and give me my first Imac. Glossy or matte???

[QuetzalcoatlUSA]

bored now!

now that the iPhone launch has iFailed, how about announcing something core customers actually care about: a shipping date for the new operating system? or is that not a big enough media event, Stevie?

[KCL]

moron now!

The iPhone launch iFailed? You probably should move out from
under your rock and read some sales figures.

And I believe they've said they'll ship OS X.5 in October. This
hasn't changed since they said the iPhone delayed development.

Once again, get out from under your rock.

Or better yet, stay there and stop wasting bits on your pointless
blather.

[slinky178]

iLife '08 and iPhone

WOW... I think the new iMacs look really good, though I must say, that I'm a bit sad, that it only comes with a glossy display. For working with general business applications I like the non-glossy screens a lot better. But interesting to see that Apple are going to use the new Core 2 Extreme processors at 2.8 Ghz. I think thats going to be very interesting to see how that fares.

Well, though I thought the new iMacs were great I did feel a little disappointed with the presentation, until I started thinking a little more about what has actualy happened, for me as an investor. The integration between the iPhone and iLife and .Mac. The sharing features actually seem very powerful to me. I see Apple adding even more value to all their products together. The value isn't just the sum of the products, but something extra.

I can imagine being on a vacation taking pictures with the iPhone, then at night or instantly I can now transfer my images to my .Mac website, and instantly my friends, parents or others can follow what is happening in my life. It doesn't matter where I am, as long as I have the internet access from my phone. This is truly unique, as I have not heard of any other device or computer that can do this so seamless. It is of course possible if you hook your camera to your computer and then upload the images, but it is not as simple and easy.

So what I am taking home from todays event is more an idea of where Apple is headed with the integration between the iPhone, the Mac and the internet. Remember, the iPhone has only been sold for a good month now. Imagine what is going to happen opver the next year? I think it's going to be very interesting, and shows that in my oppinion the iPhone is a really breakthrough device!!!

[mr_rojo]

Truly Unique?

"This is truly unique, as I have not heard of any other device or computer that can do this so seamless."

You're kidding right. Just about any camera phone can send and post a picture to a flickr account or a blog, just with a simple MMS message. I'm sure this has been available for a few years now. Of course it finally is possible with a .mac account.

I love apple products (i use a macbook & iPods), but don't make it out that just because Apple finally catches up that it's "truly unique".

[ssmiroldo]

I agree...

I am excited about how today's announcement will bring more and
more people into the Apple "world". Even those who have never
used an iPod, iPhone or Mac may soon be seeing (and using) the
innovations of Apple by sharing and viewing photos through a
family member's or friend's .Mac account!

This is yet another Trojan horse Apple has created to bring people
into the Apple experience.

I am VERY impressed with their web gallery implementation! It's an
awesome interface and excellent way to share and collect photos
between family and friends!

It also adds actual value to the .Mac membership.

[DrtyDogg]

Not unique

I been doing this for a long time now, though not uploading to .mac, but to my website, using ftp or http, depending on how many pictures I want to upload.
In fact for my last vacation I just took the memory card out of my digital camera put it in my windows mobile phone and uploaded over 100 photos my website overnight.

[JK-TW]

Underwhelmed...

I was waiting for this announcement before deciding... a new PC or Mac? A Glossy monitor for my main purpose, photo post processing does not excite me. Worse yet the same old two DIMM slot deal... if I start with 2 gig no expandability to 4 gig w/o dumping the 2 gig I buy (I no longer will tolerate that from Mr. PC nor Mr. Mac, 4 slots min... and I'm not buying a stripped-down 1 gig MacPro for $2500 to get free DIMM slots). Sleeker does not particularly excite me either... maybe slightly fatter to allow for a compartment for a second HD would have... instead this new design looks even more like simply a laptop with a deskstand. Sorry to rant but... I waited for this?

[ewelch]

Really?

I'm sure it looks as good as anything with this web gallery. Let's see
yours.

But the point was not that it can be done, but that it can be done
so seamlessly. No need for http, ftp, cgi, etc., attach to mms. You
hit the button to post it on the iPhone and it's posted. Nothing else
makes it that easy.

[open-mind]

Updated Mac Mini Also

The Mac Mini was quietly updated as part of this same announcement.

http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9756454-7.html

[open-mind]

iWork Is Huge

Microsoft now has direct competition for Powerpoint, Excel, and Word. And the price seems very good ... (only $79 or $99 for a family license) compared to Office.

That's an interesting development.

[goosedude]

Delusions of Grandeur?

HA!!!
This statement couldn't have made me laugh harder.....

Are you Serious???

DO YOU REALLY THINK iWORK will EVER be any threat at all to MS OFFICE??

How deluded are you?

[cuwickliffe]

OpenOffice.org ain't bad either

Seeing the comparisons between iWork and Microsoft Office, I've actually been toying with using OpenOffice.org more and more on my Mac. This is a work PC and they've already installed Office 2004 on it, but when I can, I do try to use OOo. Basic functionality is pretty much the same, it works and its free, which also helps me out because I've dropped it on my PCs. Same interface. Can't say the same about MS Office. OOo is beta with the Aqua interface for now and believe me, there's a lot of work to do, and the X port works just fine too.

[cyclelogicpress.com]

24-incher

The 24-inch iMac features up to a 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme.

[bleech]

Apple quality? You mean the new product

called the iPay®, right?
Because that´s the main thing you do when buying an iPhone, an iPod, and all the portable media devices with NON user replaceble batteries [which is just nuts for a mobile phone].

Well the, thing is that there has always been the option for open office, which is free [and that is far less than the 79 bucks], and avaliable for Mac.

Use it, if you don´t want MS office. It works as well, and it does recognize and work with MS Office files. Period.

[429874]

"aluminum and glass" ?

Do you really mean glass, or some sort of clear plastic?

[Lee in San Diego]

Glass or Plastic

I took a look at a new iMac last evening and wondered the same
thing after touching the screen. It didn't feel exactly like plastic,
but not glass either. I didn't want to try and scratch it to determine
the material.

We may have to wait for someone tear one apart to see what is
inside.

Maybe it is transparent aluminum :)

[pisceandelusions]

Excellent Presentation in Every Way!

I was extremely impressed with the impressive presentation that
Steve Jobs made.

Obviously they've outdone themselves once again with an
another beautiful product with the iMac, the glass and
alumimum / eco friendly, it's definitely got some class.

Then there was the iLife presentation, and the iWork
presentation... I thought it was a nice extra added touch that
most of the photos, video, keynote presentation had outdoor
themes, nature, enviromnental, everything was promoting
positive messages regarding the Earth.

And wow, I am extremely impressed with the upgraded iLife and
iWork apps, and let's not forget the web 2.0 experience they're
providing and 1 click photo publishing to the web with the .mac
membership!

Such a beautiful thing to see, Apple is a great company, way to
go Steve Jobs...

http://www.pisceandelusions.org

[Lee in San Diego]

Photos of disassembled iMac

Not too much in the way of text, but some photos of the innards
and disassembly process http://www.kodawarisan.com/
imac_2007_mid/imac_2007_mid_01.html