appleinsider.com — For the most part, Apple Computers new educational iMac is a stripped down version of the company's 17-inch consumer offering that ships with a couple of internal component changes but also some outstanding issues, reliable sources tell AppleInsider.
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kibibytebrainJul 8, 2006
1. Bootcamp is BETA.2. Apple does not support Windows XP on their hardware or even claims it will work 100%.3. This seems like Intel's problem, not really a problem with the iMac in particular.Therefore, while this is a good issue to note for those who wish to run Windows on these new iMacs, I really don't see this being any legitimate issue as far as Apple should be concerned. Still, I would predict some sort of driver update/firmware update anyway. Any word on if these issues still occur under virtualization?
ntensifyJul 8, 2006
"If Bootcamp is still beta, and therefore, not ready for mass consumption by the non-geek public, then Apple should quit promoting in its TV commercials that Macs can run Windows."I DISTINCTLY remember the commercials saying "Purchase of Windows and Parallels Software Required", meaning the Operating System was never intended to run as the only member OS on the machines. Bootcamp was simply pandering to the crowd, and is not actively supported (and doubtfully ever will be, not even as a component to Leopard).Apple advertises that their machines run Windows. This is true. They offer ZERO guarentees on the quality of it running Windows (something they were not intended to do in the first place), nor that all of the hardware is usable and/or operates at full effeciency under Windows. Macs run an Operating System called Mac OS for a reason. "The same applies if Apple is not going to support XP on Apple hardware."Oh, so they should support an Operating System that they don't build, over an Operating System they themselves build. That's BRILLIANT. Why don't you work for Apple?
ihatebillgJul 8, 2006
as an ed tech they are still 2 months to late for my buying cycle
Closed AccountJul 8, 2006
"Digital Audio i/o is a nice bonus too!"Wow! What a bonus! I can't resist buying one!
pantukyJul 8, 2006
Can anybody explain to me why any Apple Mac story is newsworthy? With 1.8% of the global installed base, Apple is statistically insignificant.
greedycheeseJul 8, 2006
It seems that they simply took a macbook motherboard and shoved it in an imac. The specs (like the digital input) line up.
compuguy1088Jul 8, 2006
Well I though originally the Core Duo processor is a laptop processor also, as well as the interegated graphics, they could of, like you said, used the macbook's board, though the ports would be, I think slightly different because of the way the board is.
futurepastnowJul 8, 2006
Actually, what they did was leave the Radeon chip out during the assembly process. All iMacs have the integrated video chipset (they've been planning to do this all along), and leaving the GPU out causes it to take over the video.
Closed AccountJul 10, 2006
the TV issue is mentioned because in most classrooms where Mac's are used, the professor will usually have his mac plugged into a big TV screen so the class can follow along what he is demonstrating.