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So are the new iMacs projected to have retina displays?
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hmm, macbook pros are rumored to so i don't see why not.
remember the term retina is linked to the typical viewing distance and so the imac retina resolution might not not be as high and iphone etc.
i think its possible. their GPUs are powerful enough, its just getting samsung/lg/sharp to make a 27 inch hi res display.
remember the term retina is linked to the typical viewing distance and so the imac retina resolution might not not be as high and iphone etc.
i think its possible. their GPUs are powerful enough, its just getting samsung/lg/sharp to make a 27 inch hi res display.
I think it would be also a question of cost - can they keep the price the same? I don't want a retina display if it adds $300 to the cost of the base system.
MacBook Pros are 17" at most. iMacs are minimum 21.5", so that itself is a good reason we won't see retina display iMacs. I don't see retina iMacs coming anytime soon, honestly.
apple do seem to be going retina for more and more products now though, i think its only a matter of time.
You're right. Matter of time.. and money. When they can be produced for fairly cheap, we'll see it. Until then, we won't. I think it's just too expensive to do on a large iMac screen still.
Also I wouldn't be one of the first to embrace retina iMacs. I would buy after 1-2 years of it been around. Everyone is different but I don't need bragging right round my mates but the silently dragging the computer to Apple store cos of issue with new tech.