I'm excited because we've decided to buy a new computer. My 5-year-old Macintosh has been out of date for some time now, but it was hanging on and it was hard to justify buying a new computer when our existing one works.
But we've decided it's time now, and I had already selected the kind I wanted: a 20" iMac. It would be wonderful to have an integrated CD and DVD burner along with the Apple iLife Suite. So I went to the Apple store to price it with the exact setup I wanted.
But what did I find when I when to the Apple Store? This:
This is unprecedented. Apple is selling exactly 0 iMacs for two months until the new ones are ready?!? Usually, Apple is very tight-lipped about upcoming hardware upgrades so that people continue to buy the old ones right up until the day the new ones are announced and available for ordering. This two-month gap speaks to someone not planning something correctly.
I must admit to having mixed feelings about the delay, though. I adore the current (old?) iMacs with their hemispherical shape and the "floating" LCD monitor above it. It would look so cool on my desk at home. But I was also worried about getting a G4 processor, which is on the way out, being replaced by the G5. Although there is no information about what the new iMacs will have, there is a general consensus that they will be G5 iMacs. So in this aspect, a forced two-month delay is a good thing for me. Apple is good at design, so I should trust that the new iMacs will be beautiful, too, although I really do love the current design.
Check back here in two months to see what I finally got to order.
Posted by Rob Reid at July 5, 2004 01:56 PM