Report: Revamped iMac With Blu-Ray (Maybe) Coming Soon
1:26 pm, September 24th, 2009, Leander Kahney
Apple's popular iMac is rumored to get a refresh soon. Many are hoping Blu-Ray will be added, but that's unlikely. CC-licensed pic of an iMac by QuattroVageena: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quattrovageena/1709649008/
A redesigned iMac with a slimmer chassis, a lower price tag and possibly Blu-Ray is coming in the next few weeks, says AppleInsider.
Citing two sources, the new iMac is already rolling off production lines in Taiwan, says the website. It could be launched as early as next week, though early- to mid-October is likelier.
The new machine will likely be cheaper and sport a thinner industrial design, along the lines of Apple’s latest LED backlit Cinema Displays. It may also have Blu-Ray, AppleInsider suggests, though not very strongly.
“People familiar with Apple’s thinking have suggested in recent months one of these moves could see the company finally embrace Blu-ray — a technology once derided by Chief Executive Steve Jobs as a “bag of hurt” from a licensing perspective.”
CoM is betting against Blu-Ray. The format isn’t yet ready for prime time on computers. Until software and other media ships on Blu-Ray, it’s a format that makes sense only for movies on home theater systems.
If Apple does add Blu-Ray, it’s likely to be at a premium, AppleInsider says, suggesting Blu-Ray may be available as an option, which sounds reasonable. Customers wanting a Blu-Ray drive can pay extra for it.
Posted by Leander Kahney in Apple, Macintosh, News | Comment on this article
Fine. I’ll pay extra for a Blu-Ray drive. No problem. Just give me the freaking software player already!
Essefgy, on September 24th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Love those Bose speakers in the photo, great sound, small footprint and affordable…♠♦
sleater, on September 24th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I like the design of the current iMac and hope they keep the 24″ size screen,if it is thinner all the better, but adding Blueray is not top of my list of what I want, perhaps a detachable Tablet as rumored in the past.
http://andakita.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/iMacDock_Tablet.jpg
Poppa, on September 25th, 2009 at 12:34 am
there will be no blu-ray in any mac anytime soon.
firesign3000, on September 25th, 2009 at 9:42 am
I’m in the market for a new iMac. The blu-ray doesn’t concern me as i have a standalone LG Blu-Ray recorder and you can burn every format under the sun on it. I dont get these people who say the pc market is not ready yet. It’s never gonna be ready if you dont include it.
Fin Devious, on September 25th, 2009 at 11:41 am