iSight Discontinued?

Beepcake · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:39

I went to Apple to pick up an iSight for my new Mac Mini today, only to be told that they've stopped production

The guy didn't know if any replacement was planned and basically said to check ebay :eek:

Has anyone seen rumors of an updated one coming out? I've tried using my QuickCam with some drivers I downloaded but it's rather hit and miss.

Beepcake · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:49

Moredhel said:
With all the current macbooks, macbook pros and imacs coming with them built in, I guess it's only a matter of time before the cinema displays come with them too, then there will be no point in them producing it.

Yeah, that's pretty much my thinking, but it's unusual for Apple to can something with no replacement available.

Beepcake · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:02

Matt said:
Not really. They're going to release the cinema displays with isights, and they get a lot more money from them than a little camera

It's unusual that the iSight has been discontinued for a while now apparently, but there's no sign of any replacement (either a monitor with one in, or a stand alone one). Considering Apple's stance with iChat etc is that if it's not an iSight then it's not good enough then it's a bit strange to can it so early. I'm sure there's still a market for the standalone camera with the mac mini as an awful lot of them are stuck under people's TVs as media boxes. The guy even said they get a lot of queries about them so the market is there.

All very odd.

Beepcake · 22 Dec 2006 at 23:35

Al Vallario said:
The iSight only went missing from the US store (presumably at the same time as other stores) a few days ago, on the 17th.

Yeah, by discontinued I meant stopping production of new ones, which apparently happened back in September. I don't think there's much chance of me buying an ACD purely for a camera so I guess I'll have to try and find something non-Apple to do the job.