New iMacs, iWork ’08, iLife ’08, new .mac features … and a geek orgasm

August 15, 2007

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Today, Apple officially launches the new set of iMacs, iWork ’08, iLife ’08 and the new .Mac features. The Philippines is the first stop for Apple Asia tour, as sales in the PH market for Apple products has been very satisfying for Apple. The sales are so good, that the reps from Apple Singapore went to launch the new applications and hardware in the Philippines FIRST even before their own local Singapore launch.

Here are some pointers from the presentation for the new iMacs:

new iMacs come in one solid aluminum body with only one screw used to replace RAM

the microphone is placed on top of the iMac; you will notice, if you squint, laser cut holes that are almost invisible to the naked eye — that’s the microphone

the black border’s purpose is to make the iMac’s screen look like it’s floating, to hide the iSight, and to give a frame to the unit

the new 24 inch iMac is cheaper than its predecessor by P20,000.00

the old 17 inch model has been replaced with the 20 inch model at the same price of P67,xxx.00

the keyboard is wicked

the wireless keyboard option is much smaller – it removes the numeric keypad

all new iMacs come with iLife ’08; if you bought your Mac after August 7 2007 (USA time) and it didn’t come with iLife ’08, you can request one by downloading a form from Apple

Here are some shots of the new iMac and some slides from the presentation.

Bye bye 17 inch iMac!

The ultra thin keyboard. Thanks to Terrie Gutierrez for holding the pen and the keyboard for demo purposes. 🙂

The iSight is almost invisible with the new black border. You can see it here highlighted because of the camera flash:

The elegant glass finish of the new iMacs:

If you’ve been waiting for a decent iMac, I would suggest getting this generation now as the price vis-a-vis screen size offerings have finally matured. You can opt to wait for October for the Leopard launch but if you need a new Mac now, then go ahead!

Here’s a final note … can you find the laser cut holes that house the microphone in the picture below?

Geek

Comments

10 responses to “New iMacs, iWork ’08, iLife ’08, new .mac features … and a geek orgasm”

August 15, 2007

Allan

wow :O those are really competitively priced 😀
August 15, 2007

Jayvee

allan, no one from HIP was there! where was adel? he never misses an apple event.
August 15, 2007

Allan

I don’t know…I only found out about the event through your blog…I assumed he would be there since being the fanboy that he is
August 15, 2007

aldwin

does this mean that the new imacs are now available here in the country?

does anyone know if those keyboards are now available? if so, where? thanks
August 16, 2007

Allan

Try the local Power Mac centers or Ynzal in the Timog area
August 16, 2007

Allan

but don’t expect everything to be available already coz it will definitely take some time before the new stock comings rolling in 😀
August 16, 2007

Jayvee

was reading tweets from atty punzi and he says that the macs are available in serendra already.
July 24, 2008

Jonna

Hi!
I’ve read about iMac’s Specs, I am really interested to have it, Thank God i have this opportunity, where can i buy it in Manila?
September 14, 2008

mac

Where can i buy this in manila ?
December 9, 2009

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