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Mac hardware in 2010 (Wish list)
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Mar 21, 2010, 11:38 PM
 
I hope that Mac hardware (desktop & laptops, pro & con class devices) will, by the end of 2010, have:
-BluRay drives with system wide support (finder, iDVD, etc) (it's high time Apple get this, imho)
-USB 3.0
-3G ability...... pop in a SIM and ur online.... no more wires.

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Mar 21, 2010, 11:55 PM
 
A silent 16-core Mac Pro with 5 PCIe slots and 10 USB ports on the back? I can dream, I suppose.
     
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Mar 22, 2010, 05:07 AM
 
21.5 inch iMac with 512M graphics card.
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Mar 22, 2010, 05:53 AM
 
Goodbye Core2, hello i5 and i7.

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Mar 22, 2010, 06:18 AM
 
I'm just waiting for Apple to release Core i5/i7-based MacBook Pros. Ugh, come on, what's taking so long?! I'd also get a nice 22" or 24" Eizo screen.
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Mar 22, 2010, 07:43 AM
 
- Core i7 MBP with USB3, eSATA, and no internal optical; EC instead of SD
- Gulftown MP with USB3 and eSATA
- a regular desktop Mac: i7, 1 or 2 PCIe, 3 disk bays, ~$1500
- a smaller MBA (no more bezel)
- 32GB iPhone 4G
- a revamp of the ACD: 24" and 27" with a tilt/swivel and height-adjustable stand, inputs like a Dell U2410

Not that any of that is going to happen though.
     
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Mar 22, 2010, 07:56 AM
 
A little bit better graphics cards in the iMacs (could happen)
Blu-ray support (never say never)
matte screens instead of that glossy %"#%$#"$ (not going to happen)
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Mar 22, 2010, 09:41 AM
 
-Nvidia graphics on all iMacs.
-Heavily updated MacBook Air.
-iPod touch with camera.
-24" ACD gets lower price, 27" introduced.
-SSD option on all Macs.
     
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Mar 22, 2010, 10:07 AM
 
:: frankenstein / lcd-less TiBook / 1GHz / radeon 9000 64MB / 1GB RAM / w/ext. 250GB fw drive / noname usb bluetooth dongle / d-link usb 2.0 pcmcia card / X.5.8
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Mar 22, 2010, 11:07 AM
 
A deal with NVidia and ATi to have 'real' aftermarket graphic card options.
i7 - i5 across the board
midrange tower config under $1500
eSATA
Bluray
Realistic pricing on ACD monitors comparable in the real world
No stock Mac tower configuration to cost more than $2499
finally 'for the love of God' can we have a new case for the Mac Pro already!!!!

5 of those will never happen, but the topic does say 'wishlist'
     
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Mar 22, 2010, 11:43 AM
 
Why would you want a new Mac Pro case? What is it lacking? You just want new for the sake of new?

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Mar 22, 2010, 12:00 PM
 
How about an iMac with HDMI in.

How about expandable Mac desktop that doesn't cost $2,500?

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Mar 22, 2010, 04:08 PM
 
iPhone OS device
6" 800x480 display
32GB
$425

Current 13" MBP
Swap C2D for Core i5-520M
Add nVidia 330M Optimus
Swap FW800 for eSATA
Replace optical bay with 2.5" hard drive
$1499
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Mar 22, 2010, 07:26 PM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Why would you want a new Mac Pro case? What is it lacking? You just want new for the sake of new?
Its friggin huge!
meh
     
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Mar 22, 2010, 09:18 PM
 
Originally Posted by LegendaryPinkOx View Post
Its friggin huge!
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Mar 22, 2010, 09:45 PM
 
Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a View Post
PS>>Audio over Mini Display Port !!!
So far this is the only thing I care about.

and free (wireless) tethering between iphone and MBP, but that isn't a hardware issue . . . or appropriate for a wishlist because kittens will die before tethering is free, and nobody wants to kill kittens.
ATT iPhone 4; 13" MBP; MDD G4.
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Mar 22, 2010, 10:54 PM
 
Originally Posted by ort888 View Post
How about an iMac with HDMI in.
Seconded.
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Mar 23, 2010, 12:15 AM
 
A new mouse which you can turn upside down to get a touch surface and accelerometer input, paired with the ability to play iPhone games in my Macbook.
     
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Mar 23, 2010, 12:55 AM
 
Just a peppier Mini TBH.
     
   
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