Monday, March 17, 2003 |
13:46 - How-many-inch...?
http://www.macosrumors.com/
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I've been hearing this rumor over the past couple of days now, from various independent sources, all of which seem to agree:
We have been able to confirm with Apple sources that the company is indeed planning to introduce a 30-inch Cinema Display this summer, and will be dropping the price of its already impressive 23-inch model at that time.
You've got to be kidding me. Thirty inches? That's one hell of a jump in size. Either Apple's in big with some supernatural LCD maker in Taiwan that has some super-secret method for making monster-sized panels with acceptable viability rates (the biggest reason why big LCDs cost so much, traditionally, is that it's damned hard to manufacture them-- the more screen area and the more pixels, the exponentially greater the chance of unacceptable yields), or... or... I don't know any good "or".
You'd think they'd at least jump to 25" or maybe 27" first, wouldn't you? 30"... ye gods.
But if it's true, boy-howdy. Word is that this new flagship would reoccupy the $3500 price point that the original 22" Cinema Display held, and that the 23" HD Display had until a few weeks ago when Apple lowered the price unexpectedly to $2000. I remember hearing back when the 22" was new that yields were so low-- like maybe two or three viable panels in 100-- that they weren't sure they'd even be able to make a product out of it. But apparently they've got that very well under control now.
I know a few people who are probably striking a very odd pose right about now: both hands held out in front of them, fingers and thumbs in opposing "L" positions...
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