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Love or hate Apple, we can all agree that the company has been at the forefront of design for computers for a long time. Back before every computer marker around was producing all-in-one machines; Apple had its line of iMac computers. There were rumors going around that the new line of iMac computers would have Blu-ray players. In a case of a rumor spawned by a rumor, we hear today that Blu-ray was pulled from the new iMac line shortly before the machines went into production last month.
AppleInsider figures that the Blu-ray drives would have been expensive options only available on custom ordered machines anyway, but there are sure to be those out there wanting Blu-ray on their iMac. The new iMac rumors also point to the possibility of the line getting new and fast Intel Core i7 CPUs.
The rumor has the machines getting a Core i7 Clarksfield quad-core mobile processor as an option. If this rumor pans out, that would make the iMac the first consumer oriented Macs with four processing cores. The mobile quad-core i7 parts are available in speeds of 1.6GHz to 2GHz.
4 Responses to “Rumor says Blu-ray was pulled from iMac line just before production last month”
waynemckz@sbcglobal.net October 16, 2009
“Hate Apple” Really? If, for whatever reason, you would rather not buy or use Apple products, don’t. Any time spent thinking about Apple beyond that decision is a waste, and says more about your mental stability than it does about Apple products.
-4candycgiz October 16, 2009
Some people are just not into Apple, depends on their lifestyle really
+1WOW. This comment makes me question your mental stability. Did you even read the article past the first 4 words?
What they are saying is, if you are they type of person who loves Apple or the type who hates Apple, everyone can agree that Apple has been the leader in computer design for sometime now.
To say that “Any time spent thinking about Apple beyond that decision is a waste” completely misses the point of this article and this entire blog site. Why are you even reading articles on SlashGear? This entire site is about the latest and greatest technology and most people I know who are followers of this site do so for the entries about Apple products.
I personally enjoy reading the articles on SlashGear and their sister sites. Is it a waste of time? Maybe so. However one could argue that 99% of the internet is a waste of time.
To Vincent and the people at R3 Media I say keep the updates, articles, rumors and rumors spawned by rumors coming. This is great stuff and most of us really enjoy it.
+6waynemckz@sbcglobal.net October 16, 2009
Yes I read the entire article, but my comment was directed at the use of the word ‘hate’ in the first sentence. I’m afraid you missed my point entirely. The premise set up by the author (of the original article) is that some people ‘love’ Apple and some people ‘hate’ Apple. Why he left out those of us who are less emotionally polarized about Apple is a mystery. But, for the sake of discussion, let’s think about the group of people who ‘hate’ Apple. Since it is exceptionally easy to go about your life avoiding any interaction with Apple, or Apple’s products, why would you waste your time (again, assuming you actually ‘hate’ Apple) reading an article about whether or not iMacs will, or will not include Blue-ray technology? I use PCs often when consulting for some of my clients and I would characterize my attitude toward PCs and the Windows OS as ‘mild dislike’, yet I never read articles about PC or Windows – I am just not interested. So, if you ‘hate’ Apple and yet you’re reading Apple-oriented articles, then, yes, I question your mental stability. My mental stability is fine. I’ve been checked. It was nice of you to inquire.
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