[davester]

With the holiday season being a lucrative time to release sexy, desirable gadgets/hardware, does anyone feel that Apple could release an iMac in a new case/screen/spec before Christmas? Will we have to wait till the New Year for something worth smashing the piggybank open for? I know we're all in the same guessing boat as eachother, but surely there are those in the know here, with their fingers on the pulse who might be able to give us a guesstimate? Could it be another in-between-event release like the iBook?

Dave.

[vmarks]

Originally posted by davester:
<STRONG>With the holiday season being a lucrative time to release sexy, desirable gadgets/hardware, does anyone feel that Apple could release an iMac in a new case/screen/spec before Christmas? Will we have to wait till the New Year for something worth smashing the piggybank open for? I know we're all in the same guessing boat as eachother, but surely there are those in the know here, with their fingers on the pulse who might be able to give us a guesstimate? Could it be another in-between-event release like the iBook?

Dave.</STRONG>

Without engaging too much in rampant speculation:
I think it's a little too soon for shiny new hardware and special events.

We just got the $799 iMac, which isn't revolutionary, but it's price is.
We're all hungrily anticipating new hardware, and know there's MacWorld SF in January. I'm betting that we'll see price drops for the holiday season, just in time for new hardware with the new year.

Victor Marks
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[OldManMac]

A couple of months ago, our Apple Rep (he works for Apple, not a marketing company such as Market Source) told me that we will see new iMacs for Christmas! He also told us last October that we would see new PowerBooks and he was right, in January 2001. The iMac line is getting old in its current configuration, and sales are slowing down. Some of that obviously has to do with the economy, but I hardly sell iMacs anymore; there is no interest in them here.

[Metzen]

Originally posted by KarlG:
<STRONG>A couple of months ago, our Apple Rep (he works for Apple, not a marketing company such as Market Source) told me that we will see new iMacs for Christmas!
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I don't know about that... Why would Apple introduce new iMac's for the holiday season but not the school season? The iMac is more suited for education as opposed to consumers (debateable, of course) so it would make MORE sense for Apple to introduce such a computer in August-ish (to take advantage of both seasons). Granted, Apple has introduced new iMac's in October before, but Apple just recently updated their iMac's and added a new addition (just over the past few days). I don't think we're going to see any updated iMac's come prior to Christmas.

Originally posted by KarlG:
<STRONG>He also told us last October that we would see new PowerBooks and he was right, in January 2001.
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Guess what? It's October and I'm predicting new faster PowerMac Towers early next year. Oh, and I'll predict that the iBook and iMac's will both recieve updates sometime next year, and depending on the market, we might see a new form factor iMac, but I'd put that down as a "definite maybe".

Originally posted by KarlG:
<STRONG>The iMac line is getting old in its current configuration, and sales are slowing down. Some of that obviously has to do with the economy, but I hardly sell iMacs anymore; there is no interest in them here.</STRONG>

They still sell here. The new "cheap" indigo is selling quite well. Must be a region thing.