<![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset? - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset? - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> snitch29: Linkage?

Gizmog

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> Retailers are offering starting to offer $100 discounts on the New macbook already, just like the did 2 weeks ago with the aluminun imac, i guess WWDC is going to bring a lot of surprises this year

snitch29

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @discomonkey:

@divideby7:

Thankyou, i needed that so bad. i don't know why but it REALLY made me laugh. i owe you.

Brown_Noise

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @FThorn: You run on gas? Sweet...

discomonkey

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @Leonard Nimrod: I don't know you, but even if I am looking at a webpage and the left side of the screen is brighter than the right (24") or the top of the page's text looks fine and the bottom looks greyish/boldish (20") or vice-versa depending where my head is, it bothers me. I don't think wanting a screen that works decently is something that should be reserved for 'professionals'

I somehow think that if your nokia cellphone's screen worked only for one specific orientation and was horribly washed out for all the others you wouldn't stand for it.

What dreams may come

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @What dreams may come: It's a consuemr machine and it's perfect fine for consumers. If you are doing professional image/colour work then one should get a machine designed for such a task. I certianly don't break out my Nokia phone's calculator when doing calculus.

Leonard Nimrod

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @OMG! Ponies!:

Jim Kramer is not really talking about a consumer point of view, he is looking at it from an investor point of view. And as long as Apple keeps charging premium pricing for objects that fill people with childlike wonder, it will be a decent investment.

MrBlahBlah

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @SuperCollider:

dude, hilarious

MrBlahBlah

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> I would like to hear any news about the displays, if they will still have the same issues as the current imacs (20" with the cheaper panel, 24" with the backlight problems) as I have been holding off on getting one for exactly this reason: if you create an all-in-one computer where you can't ever upgrade the display, you ought to make said display at least decent IMHO...

What dreams may come

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @FThorn:

LOL Maybe the H2 is not for you.

grayskyz

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @LagunaSol:

"I'm nostalgic for the days of the sub-$1,500 Power Mac."

Preach on brotha man. I know that hymn too.

grayskyz

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> hell, the iMac is about 6 tanks of gas for me ! :) (sad, I know)

FThorn

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @LagunaSol: And it's made from aluminium and glass, and has a faster and better (aka more expensive) processor than any machine he is referring to.

Leonard Nimrod

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> "charging $2,000 for an all-in-one might scare off some consumers" - OMG! Ponies!

Dude, that $2,000 gets you a 24" display. There are cheaper iMacs, you know.

And the iMac is price competitive with all-in-one offerings from Dell & Gateway.

Yes, you pay extra for the beautiful, slender form factor. And to many of us, that's money well-spent.

That said - Apple, it's time for a new midrange tower with a consumer-focused price!

I'm nostalgic for the days of the sub-$1,500 Power Mac.

LagunaSol

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @taoprophet420: The 3.06GHz chip is the X9100. Not a one off chip for Apple. The 2.66GHz chip is an unknown model number. That could be a one off, but more likely a repalcement for the 2.53GHz chip that Intel will also be offering.

The most important thing is that these weren't set to be released for over a month. And still, Intel usually can't supply Apple with enough chips for immediate sales. It looks like Apple's marketing engine has paid off nicely for Intel in the past with Apple-only chips for a set period.

• X9100 (3.06 GHz, 6MB L2 1066MHz FSB, 44W TDP) - $851 [May 2008 Release Date]
• 9600 (2.8 GHz, 6MB, 1066 FSB, 35W TDP) - $530 [May 2008 Release Date]
• UNKNOWN (2.6 GHz, 6MB, 1066 FSB 25W TDP) - $?????
• SP9400 (2.4 GHz, 6MB, 1066 FSB, 25W TDP) - $316 [May 2008 Release Date]

What Montevina offers over the Santa Rosa platform:

• WiMAX (which won't be enabled on the iMac)
• Hardware H.2.64 decoding
• Lower power usage (not a big selling point in a desktop)
• Smaller chipser and subsequent MoBo
• Blu-ray HDCP support on chip
• Can use Integrated GPU for Blu-ray playback
• Robson 2.0 (2nd version of Turbo memory)
• DDR3 RAM
• Intel GMA X4500 (3 versions)

Leonard Nimrod

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @OMG! Ponies!: Well, they start at $1,200. I'd say that's pretty low.

rfaulder

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> Is the speed bump really enough to buy apple? IMHO no...

xa3021

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> [www.tgdaily.com]

If you want to get technically, they aren't quite Montevina yet... but sure as heck close enough.

Hiphopopotamus

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @divideby7: Why can't I be John Mayer too? I'm sad.

Castle1914

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @taoprophet420: Thanks, updated.

matt buchanan

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> There's only one way to be sure. Apple, let me smell yo dick.

SuperCollider

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> The price is killing me, though. Apple lowering the "Apple premium" is a major component to its recent marketshare growth. In a time when $800 buys one a powerful laptop, charging $2,000 for an all-in-one might scare off some consumers.

I don't care what Jim Kramer says, iChat and the rest of the bells and whistles do not justify the price point.

IMHO, I think that the pricing needs a little work.

God made the pretty girls pretty because he likes them more

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> I'll tell you how he did it.

Dear Intel,
"John Mayer here...."

divideby7

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> : It appears that Intel is once again providing a custom chip for Apple in the 3.06 GHz top-end model. According to TGDaily the chip is still a Santa Rosa-era chip but the only technical difference between it and the upcoming X9100 "Montevina" CPU appears to be the a 11 watt TDP differential.

taoprophet420

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> @matt buchanan

"Which you means you should a solid performance boost in these babies, not just better efficiency."

drink. more. coffee.

nutbastard

]]> <![CDATA[New iMacs First to Use Intel Montevina Chipset?]]> Dear Steve,

How did you swing getting your hands on the new chipsets before everyone else? Are you trying to cut me out?

Regards,

The Devil

discomonkey

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