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mrmarts
Jun 15, 2010, 06:10 AM
Hey all while I'am waiting for my first imac just want to know peoples thoughts whether or not apple will redesign the imac after the quiet redesign of the mac mini.


miles01110
Jun 15, 2010, 06:11 AM
Possibly, but probably not today.
zedsdead
Jun 15, 2010, 06:13 AM
The iMac was just redesigned last november. Don't expect a design change anytime soon. The next update will be a minor bump only.
Hellhammer
Jun 15, 2010, 06:16 AM
iMac just got redesigned along the with the last update. Mini got a new design but it was time to, it's been the same forever and iMac is already full aluminum.
iMacdude313
Jun 15, 2010, 11:40 AM
I highly doubt a redesign will be out anytime soon, but perhaps apple will silently update the lower end iMacs with i3's, and i5's. Maybe better graphics cards too.
iMacmatician
Jun 15, 2010, 12:11 PM
Mini got a new design but it was time to, There was a Mac mini update??!!

*goes to check*

Wow. I completely missed that.
2005CTS
Jun 15, 2010, 01:33 PM
I highly doubt a redesign will be out anytime soon, but perhaps apple will silently update the lower end iMacs with i3's, and i5's. Maybe better graphics cards too.

Looking at the refresh rate on the Mac's this spring Apple has updated one every month. I strongly suspect the trend will continue. I predict the MacBook Air next month and the iMac in August just before school starts.

By the way...I finally bought my first Mac just last week - a MacBook Pro 13" for my wife to use in the kitchen. We are waiting to replace the PC in the office once the iMac's get refreshed this summer. As soon as the refresh is announced we will go online and order a 27" i7...or whatever is top of the line then. I can't wait. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad for work and compared to our new MacBook Pro it is a piece of junk...I never thought I would say that about a PC. But - in every way the MacBook is better.
Hellhammer
Jun 15, 2010, 01:35 PM
There was a Mac mini update??!!

*goes to check*

Wow. I completely missed that.

Haha, be more awake next time ;) Innards are about the same as we expected (link (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=920288)) but they dropped the high-end and kept low-end and server. Price increase shocked me at least, 250€ more for 320M!
Yamcha
Jun 15, 2010, 02:10 PM
Yeah, I doubt the iMacs will have a new look.. probably just hardware updates, I'm hoping to see HDMI port and USB 3.0.. and if we are lucky Core i3/i5
2005CTS
Jun 15, 2010, 03:04 PM
Yeah, I doubt the iMacs will have a new look.. probably just hardware updates, I'm hoping to see HDMI port and USB 3.0.. and if we are lucky Core i3/i5

Don't want a new look...just perfect the monitor and make some speed upgrades with the HDMI out back.
spice weasel
Jun 15, 2010, 03:20 PM
Why is HDMI important in an iMac? Just use a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter. For a small computer like the mini, it makes sense. But the majority of people aren't going to put a honkin' iMac next to their big screen HDTV. Besides, if you get the 27" model you practically have a big screen display right there.
Mav3067
Jun 15, 2010, 03:42 PM
Why is HDMI important in an iMac? Just use a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter. For a small computer like the mini, it makes sense. But the majority of people aren't going to put a honkin' iMac next to their big screen HDTV. Besides, if you get the 27" model you practically have a big screen display right there.

Speaking only for myself here but I would LOVE if the iMac had both the HDMI and DisplayPort because I want to run HDMI to my projector in my basement and to my TV in my living room. If I have both ports I can use a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter for one and standard HDMI for the other.

-Mav
SXR
Jun 15, 2010, 03:43 PM
What can they possibly do to the design. Its already in-line with the rest of the Mac products. Just the mini wasn't but now it is with the updated model.
ksolano
Jun 15, 2010, 05:17 PM
The only redesign i want is a freaking HDMI in and out
Eduardo1971
Jun 15, 2010, 06:13 PM
Why is HDMI important in an iMac? Just use a DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter. For a small computer like the mini, it makes sense. But the majority of people aren't going to put a honkin' iMac next to their big screen HDTV. Besides, if you get the 27" model you practically have a big screen display right there.

As someone who is awaiting the 27 inch iMac refresh-I am also not hankering for HDMI out. I don't see the point-unless I'm missing something.

As far as HDMI in-umm; maybe I do see a point with HDMI in. That way those who want Blu-Ray on their iMac will have their wish.:p
Dont Hurt Me
Jun 15, 2010, 06:15 PM
The only redesign i want is a freaking HDMI in and outDont expect it, Mini is growing up.
ValSalva
Jun 15, 2010, 07:02 PM
By the way...I finally bought my first Mac just last week - a MacBook Pro 13" for my wife to use in the kitchen.

Congratulations. I'm sure you'll be more happy with, and get more out of the MBP than you would have if you purchased an iPad.
iBookG4user
Jun 15, 2010, 07:04 PM
The one redesign that I want for the iMac is a Matte display, anything else is extra :)
santaliqueur
Jun 15, 2010, 07:08 PM
They will not update the design quietly, they would only do small speed increases quietly. Any redesign would be expensive for them, and therefore would be displayed in grand fashion.
iBookG4user
Jun 15, 2010, 07:10 PM
They will not update the design quietly, they would only do small speed increases quietly. Any redesign would be expensive for them, and therefore would be displayed in grand fashion.

Err, what about the new Mac Mini that was just refreshed with a new design?
iMacmatician
Jun 15, 2010, 07:32 PM
Err, what about the new Mac Mini that was just refreshed with a new design?There's also the late 2009 iMac and the original MacBook.
santaliqueur
Jun 16, 2010, 12:54 AM
Err, what about the new Mac Mini that was just refreshed with a new design?

"Err"...It's on Apple's front page, and it's about as much fanfare as the mini has ever received. A new iMac design would not only be absolutely huge, but would be entirely unexpected.
mrmarts
Jun 16, 2010, 08:27 AM
I didnt suspect this thread would get this many comments anyways after reading over everyones comments i believe a revision in the design will not occur this year for these reasons:

1. Steve Jobs will present the Imac at WWDC
2. Change comes with major revision of OSX blu ray support more hotter components
3. looking at a timeline i found on the web apple seems to keep the same design for about 4 years sightly modifying its apperance making it thinner
2005CTS
Jun 16, 2010, 08:31 AM
Congratulations. I'm sure you'll be more happy with, and get more out of the MBP than you would have if you purchased an iPad.

Yes - we were considering an iPad...I really want one...but the wife is a big picture taker and wanted something portable that she could work with using iPhoto. That was the deal breaker for us in not getting an iPad...for now. I still plan on getting one but replacing our aging PC's is first priority.

I am looking forward to the refreshed iMac which I doubt will see any form factor change..but will have some small updates to the GPU or other processor speed. Also - I suspect that the next iMac will offer either the Magic Mouse or the touch pad we have been seeing spy shots of. My six year old PC is ready to be retired...but I want the latest iMac...so I must wait another month or two.
tooz
Jun 16, 2010, 08:31 AM
just going to be a spec bump
2005CTS
Jun 16, 2010, 08:33 AM
I didnt suspect this thread would get this many comments anyways after reading over everyones comments i believe a revision in the design will not occur this year for these reasons:

1. Steve Jobs will present the Imac at WWDC
2. Change comes with major revision of OSX blu ray support more hotter components
3. looking at a timeline i found on the web apple seems to keep the same design for about 4 years sightly modifying its apperance making it thinner

I agree about a major change in design...but I do expect an update to the existing line on either July 13th or August 17th. Probably a jump in GPU and/or processor speed and more memory.
BobHail
Jun 16, 2010, 08:36 AM
What are you guys talking about!? :eek:

iMacs just had major updates. i7, 27", 2560x1440... Go buy! Thereīs not gonna be updates this year.

We need new Mac Pros next!
zaffle
Jun 16, 2010, 08:43 AM
What are you guys talking about!? :eek:

iMacs just had major updates. i7, 27", 2560x1440... Go buy! Thereīs not gonna be updates this year.

We need new Mac Pros next!
yeah that's the top end though, and the revision was end of 2009, six months later some would be expecting at least a boost in cpu in the base models and an all-round gpu update.
BobHail
Jun 16, 2010, 08:47 AM
six months later some would be expecting at least a boost in cpu in the base models and an all-round gpu update.

Yes, but this is Apple we are talking about. :apple:
2005CTS
Jun 16, 2010, 09:00 AM
yeah that's the top end though, and the revision was end of 2009, six months later some would be expecting at least a boost in cpu in the base models and an all-round gpu update.

The average update/refresh timeline on the iMacs is 221 days or a little over seven months. It has been 239 days...or eight months. If you look at Apple's update pattern for Macs this year - the iMac is probably set for an update in August - on the 17th of August if I were a betting man. I suspect there will be a bump in the specs (better GPU, more memory, etc) but the form factor will remain the same. This would still be three months later than their normal refresh rate...but in time for the back to school crowd.
2005CTS
Jun 16, 2010, 09:02 AM
What are you guys talking about!? :eek:

iMacs just had major updates. i7, 27", 2560x1440... Go buy! Thereīs not gonna be updates this year.

We need new Mac Pros next!

For some reason Apple has focused their Mac updates on the more common Macs - not the super high end Mac Pro. I suspect the Mac Pro will be updated in September and be released with a new 27" LED display.
BobHail
Jun 16, 2010, 09:10 AM
...released with a new 27" LED display.

I donīt get this 27" display agenda. Why would they downgrade their 30" ACD?

Why they donīt make bigger than 30"? 30" is too small.
ouimetnick
Jun 16, 2010, 04:04 PM
I donīt get this 27" display agenda. Why would they downgrade their 30" ACD?

Why they donīt make bigger than 30"? 30" is too small.

30" is to small for you?
vixducis
Jun 17, 2010, 04:14 AM
30" is too small.

Then you're just blind or something.
SXR
Jun 17, 2010, 04:43 PM
Yeah , 30 inch isn't small at all. 21.5 is all my desk can handle anyway.
Queso
Jun 17, 2010, 05:24 PM
A quad-core i5 in the 21.5" would see my wallet open. I don't think that will happen this year though. A dual-core i5 is very likely, but not quad.
SXR
Jun 18, 2010, 12:48 PM
A quad-core i5 in the 21.5" would see my wallet open. I don't think that will happen this year though. A dual-core i5 is very likely, but not quad.

I agree with that. I would have easily gone with an 21.5 inch i5. I just cant really accomodate that large screen lol.
NyArtboy
Jun 18, 2010, 03:03 PM
The only redesign i want is a freaking HDMI in and out

I have to admit, I was duped by Apple on this, and it was my first dupe by Apple ever. The new iMac advertised it can be used as a Target Monitor. It did not mention that it will ONLY work as a monitor for other mac products that have a miniDisplayPort. I mean they have all the cable connecters IN THE STORE that seems it would convert the signal but it only converts the signal out. In order to convert the signal in you have to use an expensive 'active' converter box of which I can only find 2 and they're $100-$200+. I have to say, I am a bit annoyed by it. :mad: