Well yesterdays dust has settled and Apple finally released the "new" iMac after nearly a year since it's last update (intro of 24"). To be fair it's more of a speed bump than a new iMac so it was a bit disappointing to say the least (keep posted for a detailed rant) and the presentation quickly turned into iMBored.
iLife went straight to '08 and got an upgrade. All the apps got new features but most notably some genius Apple engineer (must get his name) redesigned the unusable iMovie and added the Mac touch back in there. Looks great. Can't wait for a spin. Being an avid FCP user I can't wait for iMovies touches to hit Final Cut.
iWork got a few mods as well and we finally saw the release version of "Numbers", Apples attempt at a spreadsheet. Steve obviously doesn't use spreadsheets that much anymore judging by the demo he gave but it does look like they've added that Apple touch and made them look nice to look at. Just wait for an "Annual Report Book" button to appear at the bottom and you'll get a lovely glossy book mailed to you in the post from Apple..
The Mac Mini went Core 2 Duo finally but still has the onboard Intel graphics (albeit the 950 MA). Love the Mini, have one, bought one for my Dad, but it doesn't serve my professional needs. (Rant to be blogged soon!)
So all in all it was a bit disappointing that they didn't go further with the iMac revision. No Mac Mini like super update and ended up being a rant about the i-Suite, which is never pleasing. But hats off to the new iMovie, looks like Vegas without the hassle for the day to day consumer. Fair play.
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