I think it will happen. I suspect all Macs (except maybe the cMBP) will switch over to the PCIe SSD when they are updated. Apple gains economy of scale by not using 2 different types of SSDs.Since Apple is going PCIe with the mac range, it looks good for a speed increase for our SSDs! This alone is worth the wait to upgrade. What are your thoughts? Think it will happen?
Probably the same speed.Think they will have faster reads/writes than the MBA?
For me, the faster SSD and hopefully improved GPU are the important factors as well. And any increase in the processor performance is a plus as well. I wouldn't mind a bigger SSD portion to the fusion drive either.I'll be waiting for that and GPU. Haswell doesn't seem that important for the iMac, but the stuff it brings with it should be nice.
Given the relative chaff (for desktops) Intel is putting out and the weaker 2013 mobile GPU market, standard Fusion drives using PCIe is about the only way they'll be able to claim a marked speed boost over last year's offering on everyday tasks. Yes/No is a little too black & white at this stage in the game.. I went Yes but I think it's like 60/40.
I'm not sure they will delay the iMac for Thunderbolt 2. I think they may want that exclusive to the new Mac Pro for a few months.But also Thunderbolt 2. I think that is probably what has delayed the update to the Retina Display. Depending on when these features are ready, the next iMac might end up being a late 2013 into 2014 release.
Pardon my ignorance, though what is the PCI-SSD? Is this just a faster connection for an internal SSD drive? How much of a speed gain does it result in vs. the current SSD technology?
Thanks.
i do not really care for PCI - E as the cost will be too high
If Apple does put PCI-E flash in the iMac as a lot of us think is going to happen, the SSD portion of the Fusion drive will be PCI-E and the fusion option won't cost more than it does now. Either it will cost less or the SSD portion of the fusion drive will be larger based on the SSD prices in the Air.i do not really care for PCI - E as the cost will be too high, if i intended to hang onto my machine for 5 years maybe but it would cheaper to go fusion and less loss of money when you come to sell. ...
If Apple does put PCI-E flash in the iMac as a lot of us think is going to happen, the SSD portion of the Fusion drive will be PCI-E and the fusion option won't cost more than it does now. Either it will cost less or the SSD portion of the fusion drive will be larger based on the SSD prices in the Air.
If Apple does put PCI-E flash in the iMac as a lot of us think is going to happen, the SSD portion of the Fusion drive will be PCI-E and the fusion option won't cost more than it does now. Either it will cost less or the SSD portion of the fusion drive will be larger based on the SSD prices in the Air.
i if i intended to hang onto my machine for 5 years
I am curious, how long do you intend to hang on to your mac? I consider 5 years on the low side for a mac and am just now looking at replacing my '07. In reality I could hold out another couple of years but my household budget has me making a computer purchase this year.
While companies tend to replace their PCs every 2 or 3 years whatever mac I have at home almost never dies (also keeping them for many years after I replace them and they never have died on me). I usually want to upgrade long before something would break (and if it did I would just take it in for repairs). Aside from battery failures once a decade on my Centris I have only had one internal hard drive ever have problems and it was under applecare.
I long ago learned they were built to last and that was why the high cost. Which is why I try to guess what specs I would want a few years from now rather than my computer needs today.
My philosophy is that I cannot justify spending money on updating a machine when in reality it's already outdated when you take it out of the box the first day. I prefer to hang on to it about 3 to 4 years sell it and use that money to get a new one. Rather than keeping it along time and canning it. As I simply would not have the heart to let a machine go waste.
If my iMac fails out of warranty, I would look at replacing it if the repair cost is too high in my opinion. I do buy AppleCare and my current iMac has had repairs done twice. Either the logic board of the display failing (for example) out of warranty would be enough to cause me to replace it as each would be over $500 to replace.I am curious, how long do you intend to hang on to your mac? I consider 5 years on the low side for a mac and am just now looking at replacing my '07. In reality I could hold out another couple of years but my household budget has me making a computer purchase this year.
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If my iMac fails out of warranty, I would look at replacing it if the repair cost is too high in my opinion. I do buy AppleCare and my current iMac has had repairs done twice. Either the logic board of the display failing (for example) out of warranty would be enough to cause me to replace it as each would be over $500 to replace.
The other reason to replace my iMac would be if it could no longer meet my needs. I expect this to happen within a year or 2 and the main reason would be that the graphics card in my current iMac can't handle what I want it to.
All they have to do is increase the resolution of the 27" display to about 2816 x 1584 and it would become a Retina display by definition. And actually for what I use my computer for, I don't care about Retina. Also, if I am ever just watching a movie on my computer, I usually push my chair back away from the iMac and at that distance the iMac display is considered Retina.Another 2 years and there will be a retina iMac which will be a good enough reason to change.
Another 2 years and there will be a retina iMac which will be a good enough reason to change.