New iMacs At Apple
Last week, Apple unveiled its new line of sleek iMacs. They are now thinner, more powerful, and actually less expensive than the previous models. I’ve seen one myself, and it is mouth watering. However, while at the Apple Store in Raleigh this past Friday, I found that the new iMac wasn’t the only new thing to get excited about.
Apple has updated its Mac Mini computer. I own a Mini, having bought it at the end of May. Since then, the Mini’s processor has been upgraded to a 2.0 Ghz Intel Core Duo 2 processor and 1 GB memory now comes standard (I paid extra). The hard drive option has been increased to 160 GB as well. I had read some online predictions that Apple would not be continuing the Mac Mini line. I am very happy to know that this isn’t true. It is truly a fantastic machine and is worthy of more attention. I absolutely adore mine.
Last week also saw the release of iLife ’08 and iWork ’08. Both sound like worthy upgrades to already exceptional software from Apple. I am not going to detail those now, but you can read all about them on their website. There has never been a better time to switch to a Mac. Also remember that the new Mac OS 10.5 Leopard will be out in October!
Since this post was written, I have read numerous complaints about the new iMovie ’08 being “downgraded” from the ’06 version. I thought that the issue was worth mentioning since I was assuming in my post that everything was going to be a lot better in the new version of the iLife suite. I do not have the new version, so I can’t really say if there is any merit to the iMovie complaints, though information I have read is somewhat concerning.